With only a handful of uncommitted top-150 players headed into the college basketball regular signing period, each last pledge can help the programs that receive them. So during a signing day that went largely as expected, the Seton Hall Pirates and LSU Tigers emerged as key winners of the day. Seton Hall landed the best unexpected recruit [...]

It was a busy Monday on the recruiting trail for Texas A&M, both for good and bad reasons. The Aggies gained a pledge from a sought after junior college transfer in Jamal Jones, but also lost a prospect as Chad Frazier, a junior college guard, reportedly decommitted from the program. This will be Jones’ second chance in [...]

Eight elite boys’ high school basketball teams are set for the fifth annual National High School Invitational (NHSI). Every NHSI boys’ team is currently ranked in the Hoopniks Terrific 30, presented  by Krossover and four are in the top 10 including No.1 Findlay Prep (NV) and No. 2 Montverde Academy (FL). ESPN will televise the [...]

Hey Day for Jayhawks After landing a recruiting class that includes five stellar prospects, there is no doubt that the Kansas Jayhawks holds the top 2013 class during the men’s college basketball early signing period in the Big 12. With five players ranked among the Hoopniks.com Top 150 for 2013, the class brings unique talents [...]

Once a recruit decommits from a college, historically it has been very difficult for the two sides to come together again. With a Sunday pledge from 6′-4″ shooting guard Darrick Wood, St. John’s now has two rare players back in the fold after committing once and reconsidering in their 2012 recruiting class. Wood joins 2011 [...]

The torrent of transfers in the college basketball ranks appears to have temporarily slowed, but some late pickups and additions of note have occurred for members of the 2012 class over the last several days. Florida State landed 7′-3″ center prospect Boris Bojanovsky, a prospect from the Canarias Basketball Academy. He’s the fifth prospect in [...]