Ohio State extended a scholarship offer to VJ King, a 6-foot-6 guard who is regarded as one of the top freshman in the country.

King will play the 2012-13 season for Akron, Ohio's St. Vincent-St. Mary High School.

Sindarius Thornwell will visit Ohio State the weekend of Oct. 19.

Thornwell, a 6-foot-5 guard who plays at Oak Hill Academy, sports offers from Syracuse, Clemson, North Carolina State and Missouri, among others.

Devin Williams has trimmed his list of schools to UCLA, Memphis, North Carolina State, Ohio State, and West Virginia.

 The 6-foot-8 Williams eliminated Xavier from consideration.

Williams has scheduled visits to West Virginia (Sept. 27), UCLA (Oct. 6) and Memphis (Oct.19).

Kameron Williams committed to sign a letter of intent with Ohio State in November.

“I feel relieved. Very relieved. And actually excited, too, at the same time,” Williams said. “I told [Ohio State] coach [Thad] Matta Sunday night. We were yelling. I couldn’t even understand. He was just yelling. He was ecstatic. He was excited. It’s almost like he couldn’t believe it.”

Buckeyes assistant coach Dave Dickerson sees similarities between Williams and Juan Dixon, a former Maryland guard who played seven years in the NBA.

“He was constantly harping on it when I was down there,” said Williams, who grew up following the Terps. “He was telling me stories about Juan Dixon at Calvert Hall, how he would score in a variety of ways. I’ve always heard the comparisons about me and him.”

Kendrick Nunn has committed to John Groce and Illinois over Marquette, Memphis and Ohio State.

Nunn is a 6-foot-2 shooting guard from Simeon High School of Chicago, the same school as Jabari Parker.

Nunn is rated No. 56 in the ESPN 100.

"It means for Illinois now they have secured a commitment from a high-level player not only from the state of Illinois, but the city of Chicago," ESPN recruiting coordinator Reggie Rankin said. "I think that possibly can open doors for future players. I think it's a great fit for Nunn because he'll be terrific in Groce's style of play. He'll be able to attack on the break, slash in the halfcourt and play on and away from ball screens. I think it's just a win-win situation for both of them."

Kendrick Nunn is set to visit Illinois this weekend, his father, Melvin Nunn, confirmed.

"It was the way the schedule best fit in," the elder Nunn said, "and it's our state school."

Kendrick, a standout guard at Chicago Simeon, plans to visit Memphis from Sept. 21-23, UCLA from Sept. 28-30, Ohio State from Oct. 5-7 and Marquette from Oct. 12-14.

"It's going to be maybe days after his last visit, probably mid-October by that third week of October," Melvin said of plans to announce his son's college decision. "But we want to be completely done and signed in November."