Syracuse extended a scholarship offer to Tyus Battle, a 6-4 guard who is regarded as one of the top incoming freshmen in the nation.

The 14-year-old Battle has offers from Rutgers, Miami and Rhode Island.

Kris Jenkins verbally committed to Villanova after taking an official visit to the school on Sunday.

“I just felt like coach (Jay) Wright and his staff has presented me with an opportunity and a plan that I couldn’t turn down,” Jenkins said. “I’m really excited. It’s another big chapter in my life, and I’m looking forward to another challenge just to show everybody that I can just play the game of basketball.”

A top-75 recruit in the 2013 class, Jenkins chose the Wildcats over Clemson, Miami, Xavier and Rutgers.

Nick King will announce his college decision at 10 a.m. Monday, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.

King is down to Memphis, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Texas.

The 6-foot-6 forward averaged 21 points and almost 10 rebounds as a junior for Memphis East High.

Xavier Rathan-Mayes has narrowed his list of suitors to five schools -- Baylor, Florida State, Connecticut, Illinois and Texas.

Rathan-Mayes, a 6-3 shooting guard, is from Canada and plays at Huntington Prep Academy.

Kendrick Nunn will visit Illinois (Sept. 14-16), Memphis (Sept. 21-23), UCLA  (Sept. 28-30), Ohio State (Oct. 5-7) and Marquette (Oct. 12-14), according to Kendrick’s father, Melvin Nunn.

Nunn, a top-60 recruit, helped guide Team USA to a gold medal in the FIBA U17 World Championship this summer.

Aquille Carr will not participate in this weekend’s Under Armour Elite 24 showcase following his arrest on a domestic assault charge.

The Seton Hall signee is accused of attacking his former girlfriend outside a Southeast Baltimore trade school.

Troy Williams will play his senior season at Oak Hill Academy, a small preparatory school located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern Virginia.

"Everybody talks about all the players who went there," Williams said. "I'm mainly focusing on the maturity process. You play basketball and go to school. There's no outside distractions there. Everything you need is right there.

"Really, that's all I've been doing all summer, anyway. It won't be that much different. There will be video games there. I don't go out and party and all that, anyway. It won't be that much of a change."

Williams, a top-50 recruit in the 2013 class, expects to commit on or shortly after Nov. 14, when the early signing period begins.

The 6-foot-6 forward has offers from Kentucky, North Carolina, Georgetown, Louisville, Florida and South Carolina.

Aquille Carr has been arrested on charges of assaulting his former girlfriend.

Carr, a 5-foot-6 point guard, committed to Seton Hall last year over offers from Connecticut, Texas, South Florida and Memphis.

Roddy Peters has seemingly become Maryland’s top priority for the 2013 class.

The 6-foot-4 point guard from District Heights (Md.) took an official visit to College Park earlier this week.

“It went really good. I liked it,” said Peters, whose rapid summer ascent landed him as a consensus top-50 recruit. "They took me around to see everything, I got to see the dorms, talked to a couple of the players (Nick Faust and Pe’Shon Howard), met the trainers … They just said that they really want me at Maryland. That’s what (my mom) liked. Coach (Mark) Turgeon told me he really wanted me. She likes them.

“He told me how I can come in and be a point guard, how he thinks I fit the style,” he continued. “Of course, they were all saying that I should commit, but I still want to weigh my options.”

Peters is also considering Georgetown, Xavier, UCLA, Memphis and Rutgers.

“At first everyone thought I would commit [when Maryland offered], but I have all types of schools now. It’s really all about where I’m most comfortable,” he said. “I’ve got some thinking to do. I think I’ll commit during basketball season.”

Terrence Samuel has a top six of Tennessee, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Dayton and Temple.

“It’s wherever I feel comfortable,” said Samuel, who led South Shore High School to the Smartball Classic title on Thursday with seven points, eight rebounds and seven assists in a 62-51 victory over Bayside at Abraham Lincoln Playground in Harlem. “Good graduation rate, where I’m going to play. Distance [from home] doesn’t matter. It’s whoever I like. Every school is a good opportunity. At the end of the day, it’s what fits me.”

Samuel will visit all six schools prior to making a decision on Nov. 1.

“It’s tough, but I have to go somewhere,” Samuel said. “I’m trying to go to college, play ball, achieve my goals.”