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CHICAGO -- It was a busy week of practices, college commitments and game action at the McDonald's All American Game, culminating in No. 4 recruit Aaron Gordon earning MVP honors in Wednesday's main event, one day after he made headlines by pledging t...

Dave Telep's Starting 5: The story behind Georgetown's latest commitment, visitors galore over the weekend for North Carolina and Georgetown, who Kentucky is targeting in the Class of 2014 and an introduction to a freshman at LeBron James' alma mater.

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As talent evaluators, we have our biases. Over the course of my 16 years in basketball recruiting, I've developed a huge bias toward rebounders. I once learned a difficult lesson. In 2001, Emeka Okafor led the city of Houston with an average of 1...

HYATTSVILLE, Md. - There was plenty of excitement on the opening day of the Team Takeover High School Hoops Festival. Andrew Wiggins, the nation's No. 1 player was in the building and he drew a capacity crowd. However, the biggest excitement came in ...

After watching a week of college basketball, it struck me how few teams have two legitimate big men worth playing together. The game has evolved so much that we're seeing a different style of play. The trend is to trade bigs for guards, and it's hard...

We're coming up on the dawn of early signing period and many of the big dogs in the Class of 2013 plan on tabling decisions until the late period, while begins in April. While we're likely to have a new member of the 2013 class (Dakari Johnson) as so...

It's called a ripple effect, and when you it comes to recruiting this time of year, one must take it into account. Every movement an uncommitted ESPN 100 prospect makes creates movement from another and another until none are left standing. Word...

There are five uncommitted ESPN 100 centers remaining. While Joel Embiid (Cameroon/The Rock) is not currently ranked, his recent play should land him on the next list so we'll count him as one. The clear top dog out of the men in the middle is 6-foot...

The Kentucky Wildcats are on the verge of a historic recruiting class. James Young, rated No. 5 overall in the ESPN 100, committed to Kentucky on Thursday, choosing the Wildcats over Michigan State, Syracuse and Kansas.

There are times when a commitment comes in and it's an outlier. On the surface, the fan base goes nuts because its head coach just landed a headlining type player. If you take a moment, let the euphoria wear off and dig deeper, one wonders about the ...

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. -- The Peach Jam is one of the travel-team tournaments that is easiest on the eyes. Coaches are taken care of in the hospitality room with fresh peaches, and the play on the court takes care of itself. Many of the best players are...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Evaluating camps is a dicey situation because not everybody fares well in that type of setting. Plenty of outstanding players have gone into big camps and come out humbled or frustrated. You have to be sure to reward greatness...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The media room at the NBPA Top 100 Camp is a lot like the NFL combine but without the actual traipsing of players on stage. Here prospects are requested, herded into the room for what amounts to a media cattle call. In the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. - It happens every year. Maybe he's a high-level guy, maybe a mid-major but some senior gets hot in a state tournament and earns himself a scholarship. This year, that guy in the state of North Carolina is shooting guard Thomas Johnson ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Kennedy Meeks (Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte) is a different player in the postseason. Meeks, one of the top junior centers in the country, is an interesting prospect from an evaluation standpoint. However, I'm going to make the c...