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It’s another year of ranking recruiting classes at the end of the regular signing period on Hoopniks.com, but there’s been no change at the top of the list in years, as the Kentucky Wildcats have yet another No. 1 ranked class. With an almost embarrassing six McDonald’s All-Americans set to join their squad next year, Kentucky has some [...]
Posted: May 17, 2013, 9:53 pm
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 [...]
Posted: April 21, 2013, 11:23 am
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 [...]
Posted: April 18, 2013, 4:42 am
On Monday, The Recruit Scoop announced its star-filled roster for the 3rd annual Mary Kline Classic, taking place on Sunday, June 2 at Philadelphia University’s Gallagher Center in Philadelphia, P.A. Following a tremendous second year in which $21,000 was raised for cancer research, and featured Mary Kline Classic alumni Rondae Jefferson, Ryan Arcidiacono, Georges Niang [...]
Posted: April 15, 2013, 6:26 pm
Saturday’s completion of the National High School Invitational (NHSI) marks the end of the 2012-2013 high school basketball season, and also the end of this season’s weekly Hoopniks Terrific 30, presented by Krossover rankings. The No. 1 ranked squad this year is Montverde Academy (FL) which captured the NHSI after three compelling victories over La Lumiere School (IN), previous No. 1 [...]
Posted: April 7, 2013, 8:51 pm
Jordan Brand, a division of NIKE, Inc., announced on Tuesday the rosters for the Jordan Brand Classic’s Regional Game, which will feature the top prep players from the greater New York area. The regional game will be played at Barclays Center on Saturday, April 13 along with the JBC International and All-American games. The Regional [...]
Posted: March 5, 2013, 7:57 pm
Incoming Verbal Commitments and Signings
Class of 2013
| Name | Position | Height | School (State) | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Hill | 6'-5" | SG | Belleville East (IL) | HS | Signed |
| Maverick Morgan | 6'-10" | C | Springboro (OH) | HS | Signed |
| Kendrick Nunn | 6'-3" | SG | Simeon (IL) | HS | Signed |
| Jaylon Tate | 6'-1" | PG | Simeon (IL) | HS | Signed |
| Austin Colbert | 6'-9" | PF | Gill St. Bernard (NJ) | HS | Signed |
Class of 2014
| Name | Height | Position | School (State) | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finke | 6'-9" | PF | Centennial (IL) | HS | Verbal |
Past Recruiting Classes
Class of 2011
| Name | Height | Position | School (State) | Type | Status |
| Tracy Abrams | 6′-1″ | PG | Mount Carmel (IL) | HS | Signed |
| Nnanna Egwu | 6′-10″ | C | St. Ignatius (IL) | HS | Signed |
| Mycheal Henry | 6′-6″ | SF | Orr (IL) | HS | Signed |
| Mike Shaw | 6′-8″ | PF | De La Salle (IL) | HS | Signed |
| Devin Langford | 6′-7″ | SF | Lee (AL) | HS | Signed |
| Ibrahima Djimde | 6′-9″ | PF | Huntington Prep (WV) | HS | Signed |
