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On Wednesday, the Michigan State Spartans announced that they signed Alvin Ellis, a 6′-4″ shooting guard from De La Salle (IL). Head coach Tom Izzo remarked on the signing in a release: “Alvin will be a great addition to our backcourt. We like his offensive skill set, especially his shooting touch, hitting 40 percent from three [...]
Posted: April 24, 2013, 9:16 pm
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected eight standout freshmen as finalists for the Integris Wayman Tisdale Award. Members of the association’s board of directors chose the finalists and the entire 900-member USBWA will vote on the awards as well as the annual All-America and All-District teams. The recipients are to be announced on Friday, April 5 in Atlanta [...]
Posted: March 5, 2013, 7:50 pm
Make no mistake, 6-8 forward Jabari Parker of Simeon (IL) is not the “best high school basketball player since LeBron James”, as touted by Sports Illustrated last year. In fact, several class of 2013 members, like 6-8 forward Andrew Wiggins of Huntington Prep (WV), twin Kentucky guards Aaron and Andrew Harrison of Fort Bend Travis (TX), and beastly power forward Julius Randle of Prestonwood Christian (TX) [...]
Posted: December 21, 2012, 3:08 am
Hoosiers continue talent grab The relative shambles that the Indiana Hoosiers‘ basketball program was in when coach Tom Crean took over has all but been erased from the minds of college basketball fans at large in a few short years, and a significant reason is because of their outstanding success on the recruiting trail. After [...]
Posted: December 18, 2012, 5:02 am
With arguably the best all-around prospect in the 2013 class, skilled forward Jabari Parker of Simeon (IL), the depth and overall talent among small forwards is palpable. The group extends beyond Parker, though, and has a dozen or more prospects that elite high majors will find are worth landing for next season. The hype behind [...]
Posted: August 7, 2012, 3:04 am
Fresh off a key role in winning the gold medal for USA Basketball in the FIBA World Championships at the U17 level, 6′-8″ wing forward Stephen Domingo, who previously pledged to Georgetown, made the decision to forgo his senior year of high school at St. Ignatius (CA) and enroll early to play for the Georgetown [...]
Posted: July 14, 2012, 3:57 am
Incoming Verbal Commitments and Signings
Class of 2013
| Name | Height | Position | School (State) | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Schilling | 6'-9" | PF | Findlay Prep (NV) | HS | Signed |
| Alvin Ellis | 6'-4" | SG | De La Salle (IL) | HS | Signed |
Past Recruiting Classes
Class of 2012
| Name | Height | Position | School (State) | Type | Status |
| Kenny Kaminski | 6′-8″ | PF | Medina (OH) | HS | Signed |
| Matt Costello | 6′-9″ | C | Bay City Western (MI) | HS | Signed |
| Denzel Valentine | 6′-4″ | SG | Sexton (MI) | HS | Signed |
| Gary Harris | 6′-4″ | SG | Hamilton Southeastern (IN) | HS | Signed |
Class of 2011
| Name | Height | Position | School (State) | Type | Status |
| Dwaun Anderson | 6′-3″ | SG | Suttons Bay (MI) | HS | Signed |
| Branden Dawson | 6′-6″ | SF | Wallace (IN) | HS | Signed |
| Brandan Kearney | 6′-6″ | SF | Southeastern (MI) | HS | Signed |
| Travis Trice | 6′-0″ | PG | Wayne (OH) | HS | Signed |
