GARDEN GROVE, Calif. -- Shortly before Adidas Nations, five-star utility guard Troy Brown cut his list down to eight finalists, next he'll look to set up visits. More on him and others as Rivals.com wraps coverage from SoCal.

Shortly before the start of Adidas Nations, 2017's No. 10 ranked player Troy Brown cut his list down to a final eight of Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgetown, Kansas, Oregon, Ohio State and Oregon.

At Nations, the versatile 6-foot-6 guard showed off his all-around game while averaging nine points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and just over two steals per game. At his best in transition, Brown has become much stronger over the past few months and is an elite playmaker and defender in the open floor.

Up next, Brown has to decide on his five official visits. He hopes to narrow that down sometime within the next few weeks and at least one of them is spoken for. Brown confirmed to Rivals.com that he will take an official visit to Kansas for their Late Night in the Phog festivities in October.

The last time five-star forward P.J. Washington slept in his own bed was the Fourth of July. After playing in the Peach Jam with Team Penny, heading to Chile with USA Basketball's 18U team and finishing up at Adidas Nations, Washington is due some rest before beginning his senior season at Henderson (Nev.) Findlay Prep.

Ranked No. 19 overall in the class of 2017, the 6-foot-7 power forward didn't put up huge numbers at Nations, but when needed he was there to clean the glass and he's understandably exhausted after a pretty busy dance card over the last month.

While Washington is looking forward to some rest in his own bed and a few home cooked meals, he's also looking forward to taking the next step in his recruitment. His list has stood at a 13 of Arizona, California, Kentucky, Michigan State, UCLA, Florida, Texas, Memphis, Michigan, Texas A&M, UNLV, Wake Forest and North Carolina but Washington plans to shave it very soon.

He told Rivals.com that he would like to get things down to somewhere between five and seven schools and while he was non-committal about who would or wouldn't make the final cut, Arizona, Kentucky, North Carolina and Texas look like good bets to make the next cut.

The No. 68 ranked player in the class of 2017, four-star power forward Alex Reese is ready to take the next step with his recruitment.

He listed Alabama, UAB, Georgia, Cincinnati and Vanderbilt as those he's been considering the most heavily. Speculation of late has been that the Crimson Tide is in strong position with Reese, who says that he wants to set up a few visits and that he's not quite ready to go public about any favorites or visits.

"I haven't really fully cut it down yet," Reese told Rivals.com. "Well, I kind of have (a list of visits) narrowed down in my mind but I haven't been ready to go public with it just yet.

Reese did admit that he's most likely going to stay relatively close to home and the list of those involved is already reflective of that. Outside of that, he's looking at the usual things.

"It's probably going to come down to style of play and academics are pretty big too," said Reese. "A lot could depend on what field I want to go into and which school has the department that is the best fit for me."

He's been hanging around on the fringe of the 2017 Rivals150 for the last few updates now and Thomas Allen is once again going to have another argument for making the next list. The six-footer is one of the best shooters in the country and has improved his playmaking for others over the summer. He will attend Wolfeboro (N.H.) Brewster Academy for his senior season and plans to cut a list that includes offers from programs like Illinois, N.C. State, Texas A&M, Nebraska, VCU and others.

Though he was one of the youngest players in attendance as a class of 2019 prospect, power forward Matthew Hurt proved that he belonged with the top players at Nations. Skilled and athletic, he hit shots from mid range, drove to the rim and did a nice job on the glass. He continues to look like a top 10 prospect in the rising sophomore class at this point.

Another class of 2019 prospect putting in work at Nations was combo guard Grant Sherfield. The 6-foot-2 combo guard showed off the high level of skill and crafty off the dribble cosring that he demonstrated all summer long while scoring nearly 14 points per game. Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, UCLA and SMU are among his most recent offers.

One of the best players on Team Canada was 6-foot-7 forward Ignas Brazdeikis. The four-star prospect from the class of 2018 is strong, tough and skilled with the ball. Though others are more explosive, he was a constant on the offensive glass getting easy buckets and earning trips to the free throw line when not hitting from deep. Oregon and Tennessee have given early offers.

A four-star prospect from the class of 2018, shooting guard Jules Bernard was a little out of his element having to run the point for some stretches. When playing off the ball, though, he showed versatile scoring punch as a three level (at the rim, mid-range and from deep) scorer who can create space with the dribble. San Diego State, UNLV, Alabama, Stanford, Oregon, USC, UCLA, Arizona State and others have offered.