Since the start of the season, and the end of the early signing period, recruiting news has died down a bit. But here are some tidbits on UK targets, commits, and general recruiting news…
[B]Targets: [/B]
Shabazz Muhammad [URL=”http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/dec/09/shabazz-muhammad-has-30-points-gorman-opener/”]dropped 30 points[/URL] in home opener to chants of ‘Hometown Hero’.
The Harrison twins combined for [URL=”http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/fort_bend/sports/boys-basketball-bush-elkins-travis-advance-at-outback-tournament/article_f391cd50-22e3-11e1-bfa6-0019bb2963f4.html”]39 points[/URL] on friday and [URL=”http://www.chron.com/sports/highschool/article/Travis-boys-outlast-Bush-55-44-to-win-Outback-2395165.php”]34 on saturday[/URL] in back to back tourney wins.
Anthony Bennet had a [URL=”http://www.nevadapreps.com/Balanced-Findlay-Prep-cruises-to-win-135394458.html”]quiet 11 points[/URL] on friday.
Jabari Parker [URL=”http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/ct-spt-1210-prep-bkb-farragut-simeon-20111209,0,1787727.story”]had 17[/URL] in a tough win.
Julius Randle to visit [URL=”http://www.zagsblog.com/2011/12/09/randle-to-visit-duke-carolina-in-same-day/”]UNC and Duke[/URL] in the same day. Also, though I missed the link for this one, I read a quote from him recently, stating that there was a very strong possibility that he would go to Duke but that he was still wide open…huh?
[B]Commits:[/B]
Willie Cauley had [URL=”http://www.kansascity.com/2011/12/10/3313530/olathe-northwest-boys-roll-past.html”]13 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks[/URL].
Alex Poythress had [URL=”http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20111210/HSSPORTS/112100318/Another-day-at-office-for-Poythress-Eagles?odyssey=tab|mostpopular|text|FRONTPAGE”]36 points, 25 rebounds, and 9 blocks [/URL]on friday…are you kidding?
[B]Recruiting News:[/B]
Coach Cal [URL=”http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2011-12-09/some-college-better-than-none-one-and-done-here-to-stay”]spoke with Mike Decourcy of the Sporting News [/URL]and among other things, told him that One n Done is here to stay. Like, for good.
Forbes.com blasts the NCAA for the [URL=”http://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook/2011/12/09/ncaa-kicks-high-school-basketball-tournaments-off-its-campuses/”]’John Calipari Rule'[/URL]
