The Kansas State Wildcats added the fifth member of their recruiting class and second point guard on Saturday night, 6′-1″ Nigel Johnson of Riverdale Baptist (MD), according to DMVElite. Johnson, a former George Washington pledge, was also considering Missouri, which landed another point guard in Shane Rector earlier in the day. Rector was formerly committed to [...]

The men’s college basketball regular signing period is set to begin Wednesday and runs through May 15, though much to the dismay of recruiting junkies, heavy drama is not expected. Still there are a few items of note as prospects make their verbal commitments official. Here’s what we will be monitoring the most: 1. The [...]

On Thursday, the St. John’s Red Storm landed a huge verbal pledge from the top uncommitted guard in the country, 6′-4″ Rysheed Jordan of Roberts Vaux (PA). Jordan picked St. John’s over the Temple Owls and UCLA Bruins. The news was first reported by Reggie Rankin of ESPN, via Twitter. Jordan becomes the first commit to [...]

The men’s college basketball regular signing period kicks off on April 17, and outside of a few stars, the vast majority of the difference-making talent for next season is already signed or verbally committed. Only five of the top-50 players in the Hoopniks Top 150 for the 2013 class have yet to declare their intentions, [...]

Solid signing classes, uncertain future It’s a fair statement to say that no one knows exactly where Big East basketball will be five years from now. With some of its most prominent members bound for the ACC and an imminent breakaway of the remaining Catholic schools, the status of the Big East as a high-major [...]

As the door closes on the 2012 portion of the men’s college basketball season, it’s a great time to recognize the early season results of the freshmen class, which has already made a big impact on the game, nationally. This All-American squad reflects the early efforts of freshmen players, largely through the first two months [...]