Every spring, unheralded unsigned senior sleepers seem to emerge on the grassroots circuit. This spring, one of those hot names was Luke Kornet, a 6′-10″ forward from Argyle Christian (TX). He drew acclaim with his play for the very strong Texas Select squad in several events, and on Wednesday he ended his short recruitment, pledging to [...]

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 [...]

As observers caught the Team Texas Titans in action over the summer, it wasn’t hard to see that the center of attention was elite 2013 prospect Julius Randle and his sidekick, Duke Blue Devils pledge Matt Jones. Still, other members of the squad also benefited from the attention, notably Scotlandville (LA) big man Damian Jones. At 6-9, [...]

While the profile of the Memphis Tigers basketball program expands beyond their geographic area of the country, the reality is that they don’t have to travel far to capitalize on that stature. The talent-rich Memphis high school basketball scene has plenty of talent, more than enough to buoy the Tigers as they attempt to determine [...]

Score another solid pickup on the recruiting trail to the Florida Gators. While it isn’t a top-10 pledge like early commits Chris Walker and Kasey Hill, Florida nabbed in-state big man Schulyer Rimmer of Boone (FL) on Sunday, adding another player to their very early No. 1 ranked recruiting class nationally in the 2013 class. With a potential one-and-done star [...]

The 2012 LeBron James Skills Academy came to its conclusion on Monday, with a bracketed tournament based on previous results for the eight squads composed of the camp participants. The games started in the morning and wrapped up with a championship contest to end the event. Hoopniks.com was not able to observe the afternoon contests due [...]