By SAM LANCE<\/p>\n
ROCK HILL, SC \u2014 It\u2019s been quite the summer for five-star class of 2026 prospect Cameron Williams, the 6-foot-11 power forward out of St. Mary\u2019s (AZ) and the Compton Magic Adidas 3SSB AAU program. <\/p>\n
Williams has been a top performer on the Adidas circuit, attended camps including NBPA Top 100 and has seen his stock soar to a top-10 player in the class. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m starting to blow up a little bit, schools are reaching out to me and all of that. But my main thing is to stay focused,\u201d Williams said. \u201cIt\u2019s been stressful, I\u2019m not going to lie, all these schools reaching out and stuff like that. But I have my parents to help me out with that, and I\u2019m just going to take my time to make this decision.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With his stock rising, Williams has picked up an offer from Duke and has also scheduled an official visit to the Blue Devils on Oct. 3. The other visits Williams has set in stone right now includes Texas (Sept. 5), Purdue (Sept. 12) and USC (Oct. 11). <\/p>\n
He previewed all those trips and discussed what stands out about those programs to ZAGSBLOG:<\/p>\n
Duke: \u201cIt means a lot [to be offered]. That\u2019s one of the biggest schools. [Jon] Scheyer called my dad first and talked to him for about 10 minutes and then handed me the phone and talked to me and offered me. Duke was my favorite school last year. I was rooting for them, like Cooper [Flagg], Kon [Knueppel] and all of them. It really means a lot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Purdue: \u201cI love Matt [Painter]. I\u2019d say Purdue has been the most communicative with me. They talk to me and both my parents and we\u2019re really building a relationship. Him and P.J. [Thompson] have been really good at reaching out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Texas: \u201cJust to see the atmosphere. They\u2019re big on sports \u2014 like volleyball, baseball, basketball, football \u2014 everything. I just want to see that environment and how they do things down there. I\u2019m excited because I\u2019m going to be going to the football game [vs. San Jose State]. So that\u2019s going to be cool.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Sean Miller: \u201cI know he was at Arizona and Xavier previously. He has a good background and is well respected in the industry. I talk to him every other week, but he\u2019s a cool guy. He tells me about the program and all that stuff.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
USC: \u201cEric Musselman, he\u2019s really cool man. He FaceTime\u2019s me like every other day. Just a good guy. Him and Etop [Udo-Ema] have a good connection, so that\u2019s how he really found out about me. But yeah, he\u2019s really cool and reaches out a lot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Williams said he\u2019s also working on setting up a date to officially visit Arizona. He had a date set in stone, but he\u2019ll now be going to Jayson Tatum camp and needs to reschedule. Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Stanford, TCU and Virginia are some other schools involved. <\/p>\n
In Rock Hill, ZAGSBLOG spotted Alabama\u2019s Nate Oats, Duke\u2019s Jon Scheyer, Indiana\u2019s Darian DeVries, Kansas\u2019 Bill Self, Kentucky\u2019s Mark Pope, North Carolina\u2019s Hubert Davis, Purdue\u2019s Matt Painter, Texas\u2019 Sean Miller and assistants from Arizona, TCU and Virginia, among others, courtside to watch Williams play. <\/p>\n
Has Williams given any thought to narrowing it down? <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m starting to now,\u201d Williams said. \u201cMy list should be coming soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
The five-star power forward is currently unsure of his decision timeline.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was thinking of going the Nate Ament route, but I don\u2019t know,\u201d Williams said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of factors. We\u2019ll see. After these visits I might really like a school and all that.\u201d <\/p>\n
At 6-foot-11, Williams is one of the most versatile defenders in the class. He\u2019s athletic enough to switch onto guards, and his long arms make him an elite rim protector. His 2.6 blocks per game ranks third on the Adidas circuit, and Williams has added 15.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game to supplement his defensive prowess. <\/p>\n
He was able to attend NBPA Top 100 camp in June and learned many valuable lessons. But one stood out amongst the rest from NBA players. <\/p>\n
\u201cJust be you,\u201d Williams said. \u201cA lot of people who get what they want out of this game, they like tend to change. You know, get money or whatever. So just stay true to yourself and your goals and everything will be fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Williams is ranked the No. 10 overall prospect in the 2026 class by 247Sports and the No. 1 player in Arizona. You can read our previous story on him here<\/a>. <\/p>\n Follow Sam Lance on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitte<\/a>r<\/a><\/p>\n