Roy Williams had R&R on his mind last week.

“I am going on a vacation before the summer recruiting period starts. I’m only going to play golf on any day that ends in a ‘y,”’ Williams, Kansas University’s basketball coach, quipped.

He spent last week watching fireworks at his beach house in South Carolina and playing golf every day, trying to work on his handicap.

“The only thing is my handicap keeps going in the wrong direction,” Williams said. “I’m not playing enough and I’m not playing well when I do play.”

No report yet on how he played last week, but it’s safe to say he will be refreshed for the July recruiting evaluation period, which will last 20 days.

Williams and assistants Joe Holladay, Steve Robinson and Ben Miller will be out and about, scouting and recruiting talent at various sites across the country.

Upcoming events include the Nike camp, set for July 5-10 in Indianapolis; adidas ABCD camp, July 7-11 in Teaneck, New Jersey; and NIKE Peach Jam, which runs July 13-17 in North Augusta, S.C.

After a mandatory week off in accordance with new NCAA recruiting rules, the rest of the month will be spent recruiting events such as the Big Time Tournament July 21-26 in Las Vegas and the AAU national championships at the end of the month in Orlando, Fla.

KU has already filled two of five scholarship slots for the 2003 class.

Williams has received oral commitments from J.R. Giddens, a 6-foot-5 swingman from Oklahoma City John Marshall High, and Jeremy Case, a 6-1 guard from McAlester High in Oklahoma.

Both those athletes will be at Nike camp, along with 6-8 Keith Wooden of Free State High, who is considering KU, Kentucky, Louisville, Indiana, Missouri, Arizona State and others.

“I’ll enjoy watching a couple of guys play who have said some awfully nice things about us,” Williams said, apparently referring to Case and Giddens. Williams cannot comment about those future Jayhawks specifically until November when they sign their national letters of intent.

Recruiting might be getting younger and younger, but Williams said a vast majority of time would be spent scouting seniors-to-be at the camps.

“We have three more guys we want to get,” Williams said.

The Jayhawks are hoping to land a big man or two in recruiting and are continuing to look at small forward prospects. Here’s a list of some recruits who have indicated an interest in KU:

Ronnie Brewer, 6-6, Fayetteville (Ark.) High: The son of former Arkansas great Ronnie Brewer, who has made an unofficial visit to Kansas, Brewer is said to be favoring KU, Oklahoma State and Arkansas over Oklahoma, Tulsa, UConn, Kentucky, Florida, Tennessee and Texas.

Brewer, who averaged 26 points and 10 rebounds last year, will attend Nike camp.

David Padgett, 6-11, Reno, Nev.: Padgett, who has made an official visit to KU, won’t attend the Nike or adidas camps. He’ll be participating in the USA Under-19 Junior National Team Tryouts July 14-22 in Miami. If he makes the U.S. team, he’ll play in Venezuela later this summer. Padgett, whose dad, Pete, is his high school coach, has also visited Stanford and Arizona and still may visit North Carolina and Louisville in the fall with Oregon a possibility. He is believed to be KU’s No. 1 priority in recruiting.

Shannon Brown, 6-2, Maywood, Ill.: Brown, a Proviso East guard who scored 50 points in a game last season, likes Michigan State, Illinois, KU, Duke, Cincinnati and others. He’s made an unofficial visit to DePaul. Brown will be attending Nike camp.

Omar Wilkes, 6-2, Los Angeles: The Loyola High player and son of former UCLA great Jamaal Wilkes made an official visit to KU with his buddy, Padgett. He also likes Arizona, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Maryland, Duke and Cal. Wilkes, who has a 3.6 grade point average, will be attending adidas camp.

Brian Butch, 7-0, Appleton, Wis.: Butch, who has visited Arizona, says he’ll visit North Carolina this fall for sure and likely will visit KU, Tennessee and Arizona. The 215-pounder, who averaged 21 points and 12 points last year for Appleton West, also likes Wisconsin, Iowa, Marquette and Stanford. He’ll be attending adidas camp.

Thomas Gardner, 6-4, Portland, Ore.: Gardner, who was a teammate of KU’s Aaron Miles and Michael Lee at Jefferson High, will attend adidas camp. The guard has already visited UConn and says he’ll visit KU, Missouri and Michigan State this fall. He also has been offered a scholarship to Florida and is seriously considering staying home and attending Oregon.

Antonio Porch, 6-7, Denver: Porch likes KU so much he attended the Roy Williams basketball camp two weeks ago. He’ll be trying to prove himself at Nike camp and other summer venues. It’s believed he’d take a KU offer if one is tendered.

Ekene Ibekwe, 6-9, Carson, Calif.: The 200-pounder, who is considering North Carolina, KU, Maryland, Arizona, USC and Tennessee, is headed to Nike camp. He’s another candidate for the 19-Under Junior national team, which is coached by Oregon’s Ernie Kent. It’s believed Arizona and Maryland have made Ibekwe top-priorities.

Devon Evertson, 6-7, Phoenix, Ariz.: The Moon Valley High product, who will attend Nike camp, is considering KU, Arizona, USC, UCLA, Utah, UNLV, Syracuse and Wake Forest. He already has made unofficial trips to Vegas, Arizona and Utah.

Brian Randle, 6-8, Peoria, Ill.: The Notre Dame High player, who will attend Nike camp, may be favoring Illinois over Indiana, KU, Michigan State, Michigan, Notre Dame and Iowa.

Some other players who have mentioned KU include Tyrone Nelson, 6-11, Hempstead, Texas; Nick Bahe, 6-3, Lincoln, Neb.; Tyler Koenig, 6-8, Fargo, N.D.; and Fred Washington, 6-5, Los Angeles. It is not known which camps these players will be attending. Leon Powe, 6-9 from Oakland, Calif., is injured and won’t be attending any summer camps. It should be noted the Jayhawks likely have their eyes on several other players, since the coaches will not comment publicly on recruiting.