Basketball recruiting: East star James Wiseman will announce top 5 schools Wednesday

Khari Thompson
Memphis Commercial Appeal
James Wiseman

East High School star James Wiseman announced on Twitter that he will release his list of top five schools on Wednesday. The 7-footer is ranked by ESPN and 247Sports as the No. 1 player in this year's class. 

Wiseman, who played for Penny Hardaway at East, is scheduled to visit the University of Memphis on Oct. 19-21. He took an unofficial visit to Memphis on Sept. 13, and was seen with marquee 2020 recruits Jalen Green and R.J Hampton there. 

Memphis will be the fourth of Wiseman's five official visits this fall. He has already visited Kansas and Kentucky, with trips to Vanderbilt (Oct. 5), Memphis (Oct 19), and Florida State (Oct. 25) still on the schedule.