On Monday morning he cut his list down to Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, Oklahoma, TCU, Alabama and Wake Forest.
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He recently took unofficials to Wake Forest and Alabama and will trek to Kentucky for his first official visit on Wednesday. While a commitment isn’t likely, Kentucky has been on a bit of a hot streak lately, so they may turn the heat up and try to garner a commitment from the big man after this weekend. Regardless, his recruitment should be an interesting one to follow.
A five-star center who is equally skilled scoring on the block as he is blocking shots, Bolden has a chance to break into the top ten of most rankings before his senior season is over and seems like he will have a good shot at all of the All-American games as well.
Brian Flinn is a national recruiting analyst covering high school hoops across the country. You can follow him on Twitter at @F150Bflinn.