Men’s basketball prospect Andre Hollins has confirmed that Harvard is one of his final five schools, as was predicted by The Crimson in late July.

After making a trip to Auburn this weekend, the White Station High School (Memphis, Tenn.) senior will travel to Cambridge for an official visit the weekend of Sept. 17-19 (the same weekend of the Crimson football team’s home opener against Holy Cross).

Next month the 6’2.5”, 195-pound guard will be visiting the campuses of his other three choices: Ole Miss, Minnesota, and Stanford. Hollins said all five schools are even at this point.

One of the Crimson’s top recruiting targets, Hollins is rated as a three-star prospect and No. 30 at his position by Scout.com and No. 126 in the nation by Rivals.

He said that his “first and foremost” priority in picking a school is academics—a statement reflected by his transcript. Hollins carries a 4.5 weighted (3.5 unweighted) GPA and has scored a 25 on the ACT, which he will retake in order to obtain a writing score.

Hollins had nothing but positive things to say about the Crimson.

“Academics [at Harvard] is one of the best in the world—I know I can’t go wrong there,” Hollins said. “Athletically, they’re doing some good things.”

He cited recent graduate Jeremy Lin ’10’s professional success as part of the draw of Harvard.

“That’s a big incentive coming from Harvard, because it shows they’re coming along athletically also,” Hollins said.

Hollins said he plans on making a decision in early November, after his visits and before his high school season begins.