Men’s basketball prospect Carton announces top-three schools

Highly touted Bettendorf point guard DJ Carton took to Instagram to announce his official list of top-three schools.

July 8, 2018

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during the Senior Day men’s basketball game between Iowa and Northwestern at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wildcats 77-70. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Five-star point guard DJ Carton announced his top three schools via Instagram on July 8, and Iowa was not one of those destinations.

Final 3‼

A post shared by DJ Carton (@djcarton) on Jul 8, 2018 at 3:00pm PDT

Carton’s top three are all Big Ten schools: Michigan, Ohio State, and Indiana. Carton took official visits to Michigan and Indiana on June 27 and 29, respectively. While he did make trips to Iowa, Carton was never involved with an official visit.

247 Sports ranks Carton as the 24th-best prospect in the country for the class of 2019, the second-best player at his position and the top recruit in the state.

The Bettendorf phenom’s list winnowed out some schools from his post in May, where he listed Ohio State, Iowa, Michigan, Marquette, Indiana, and Xavier as his top-six destinations.

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Adam Hensley, Pregame Editor

Email: [email protected] Twitter: @A_Hens83 Adam Hensley is the current Pregame Editor at the DI, covering football, men's basketball, and baseball. Formerly the DI Sports Editor, Hensley has been on staff for all four years of his time at the University of Iowa, covering a wide range of sports, including cross-country, track and field, and women's basketball.