Eron Harris taking a closer look at three schools

West Virginia transfer Eron Harris is starting to whittle down his college options.

The 6-3 Harris, who averaged 17.2 points and 3.5 rebounds as a sophomore at West Virginia, visited Purdue on Monday and plans to visit Michigan and Michigan State once he can get it aligned. After that, the 2012 Lawrence North grad may be ready to make a decision.

"Those are my top three, basically," Harris said of Purdue, Michigan and Michigan State, adding that he's still hearing from a few other schools, including Auburn and Indiana.

Harris, who shot 42 percent from the 3-point line as a sophomore, will have to sit out the 2014-15 season per NCAA transfer rules before having two years of eligibility.

"I'm not trying to make it too complicated this time," Harris said of his recruitment. "There's not going to be a lot of outside influence, because it's all about me finding the right situation at the end of the day."

Harris visited Purdue for a half-day on Monday. He called it a "productive" visit, but said it's difficult to compare to anything yet since he still plans to get to Michigan and Michigan State.

"I learned some new things about Purdue," he said. "They basically let me know they wanted me and that is a good feeling. But I'm still planning to get to Michigan and Michigan State both. Their schedules and my schedule haven't matched up very well, but we'll work something out."

Harris said he hoped to make a decision "soon" but the timeline depends on when he can make his visits.

"I want to get situated as soon as I can," he said.