James Wiseman, 2019’s top-ranked overall prospect, and his Hoop Cite Elite AAU team were in California this past week for the Adidas Summer Championship. The 7-foot-1 center took to the court in their second game against Game Elite Gold to face off against top-100 prospects Jaylin Williams and Josh Nickelberry. Wiseman tallied 10 points and 9 rebounds as Hoop City won by a score of 55-51. Afterward, Bill Embody caught up with Wiseman for GoTigers247.

“They have a great team, but we have a great team too. We just went out there and executed the plays and played hard on both ends," Wiseman said. "I can see progress in my game, and I'm getting better every day and that's all that matters."

Earlier last week, Wiseman said Memphis and Kentucky are his top two schools. He also said his recruitment is still open and that there are still multiple schools actively recruiting him, including North Carolina, Kansas, Duke and Vanderbilt, among others.

The biggest advantage Memphis has is the relationship between Wiseman and head coach Penny Hardaway. Hardaway coached Wiseman at East High School this past season before taking the Memphis job.

"Penny Hardaway was my high school coach, so I have a great relationship with him,” Wiseman said.

Wiseman also talked about the vision that Coach Hardaway has for the program, and how he plans on bringing basketball back in Memphis. Hardaway is currently after multiple top prospects including Wiseman's Hoop City teammate and five-star recruit Trendon Watford.

"He's just trying to get people back to watching the games, and they didn't have enough people there to watch their games," Wiseman said. "He's just recruiting top players, so he can get [the program] back into form."

Wiseman and his teammates — including Watford and four-star point guard Kira Lewis — have discussed possibly playing together at the same school. Memphis has been coming at Watford very heavily. The Tigers currently have a 73 percent chance of landing him according to the Crystal Ball Predictions. (It gives Alabama a 27 percent shot.)

"Trendon and many other players from my team, Kira, and just a lot more players," Wiseman said of teaming up with his AAA teammates in college. "It's cool to team up with them. They're great guys, so for me to play with them is great.”

Wiseman said he is planning on taking a visit to both Kentucky and Kansas next month, and he will also possibly have some in-home visits. He said he still has no timeline on a decision, and he wants to take his visits before announcing a commitment.