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While our early season Freshmen All-American team focused primarily on the performances of players from high-major conferences and programs, there is certainly room for recognizing the accomplishments of those newcomers that are excelling under the radar at mid-major or lower programs. It’s perhaps too early to tell if these freshmen were missed as high school [...]
Posted: December 29, 2012, 7:41 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
Make it Five for Kentucky The unprecedented and remarkable streak of success that the Kentucky Wildcats has amassed on the college basketball recruiting trail continues with the 2013 class, as far as returns from the early signing period are concerned. By the most conservative measure, Kentucky has far and away the best class in the [...]
Posted: November 27, 2012, 4:56 am
In terms of non-BCS college basketball programs, there’s no doubt that VCU has rightly earned more than its share of attention following their Final Four run two seasons ago. That on court success has translated to dynamic commits on the recruiting trail, as coach Shaka Smart and his staff are locking down a strong percentage [...]
Posted: September 2, 2012, 2:40 am
The 2012 LeBron James Skills Academy tipped off on Friday evening, with a brief skills training session for the 80 high school players and 20 collegians in attendance. The first full day of action was Saturday, which included two workouts for both the high school and college participants in the camp in Las Vegas, Nevada. [...]
Posted: July 8, 2012, 4:51 am
The news broke Saturday evening from multiple outlets that outgoing Mississippi State wing forward Rodney Hood, who was down to the Duke Blue Devils and Ohio State Buckeyes for his new college basketball destination, decided on Duke. A top-30 player from the 2011 class before his solid freshman season for the Bulldogs, Hood is a [...]
Posted: July 1, 2012, 2:00 pm
Incoming Verbal Commitments and Signings
Class of 2013
| Name | Height | Position | School (State) | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imara Ready | 5'-11" | PG | Parkview (AR) | HS | Signed |
| Quantel Denson | 6'-9" | C | Mineral CC (KS) | JC | Signed |
| Travis Daniels | 6'-8" | SF | Shelton State (AL) | JC | Signed |
| Fallou Ndoye | 6'-11" | C | Findlay Prep (NV) | HS | Signed |
Class of 2014
| Name | Height | Position | School (State) | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Dunlap | 6'-2" | SG | Amanda Elzy (MS) | HS | Verbal |
Past Recruiting Classes
Class of 2012
| Name | Height | Position | School (State) | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Sword | 6'-2" | SG | Carver (AL) | HS | Signed |
| Fred Thomas | 6'-5" | SF | Jim Hill (MS) | HS | Signed |
| Gavin Ware | 6'-8" | C | Starkville (MS) | HS | Signed |
| Andre Applewhite | 6'-5" | SF | Central (TN) | HS | Signed |
| Jacoby Davis | 6'-0" | PG | St. John's NW Military Academy (WI) | HS | Signed |
| Colin Borchert | 6'-8" | PF | East Mississippi CC (MS) | JC | Signed |
| Trivante Bloodman | 6'-0" | PG | Olney Central College (IL) | JC | Signed |
