Anderson, Gibbs to Play for USA Basketball; Hoop Scoop’s Rankings for 2010 and 2011

Paterson (N.J.) Catholic freshman guard Kyle Anderson and Seton Hall Prep sophomore guard Sterling Gibbs were among those named to the inaugural USA Developmental National Team.
The 6-foot-7 Anderson is a star on the rise at Paterson Catholic, which this past year won the Passaic (N.J.) County championship and beat St. Anthony of Jersey City in [...]

Sources: John Wall Down to Two Schools; Fordham Releases a 3rd Player; Recruiting Notes

John Wall is down to two schools — Kentucky and Miami — according to multiple sources close to the situation.
“It’s down to the two of them, no question about it,” one source said. “It is Kentucky and Miami. The kid is leaning toward Kentucky. There is a little bit of a concern with the [...]

Calm Before the Point Guard Storm

Call it the calm before the storm.
Things are quiet on the point guard front right at this moment.
Eric Bledsoe, John Wall, James Beatty, Malcolm Armstead….even Jio Fontan.
No one honestly knows where these guys are going to end up, but the dominoes are on the brink of falling…and falling quickly.
The 6-foot-2 Bledsoe (pictured) is due to [...]

Wall Charged with Misdemeanor; Baskin Visiting Manhattan

John Wall, the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2009, has been charged with breaking and entering by Raleigh police, according to WRAL in Raleigh.
Authorities said Wall, 18, was charged with misdemeanor breaking and entering in connection with an April 27 break-in at an unoccupied home in Raleigh.
An officer saw Wall leaving from the [...]

Wall Skipped N.C. Central Visit

John Wall did not make his visit to North Carolina Central on Friday as planned.
“Didn’t go,” Wall wrote in a text. “Had SAT class.”
The No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2009, Wall said he didn’t know if he would take the visit some other time.
Wall has reportedly known N.C. Central assistant coach LeVelle Moton [...]

Wall to Visit N.C. Central

John Wall isn’t done taking visits quite yet.
The No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2009 will visit North Carolina Central today and won’t cut his list until Monday at the earliest.
“I want to find out what a historically black school has to offer,” Wall told The News & Observer Thursday night of N.C. Central, [...]

G.J. Vilarino to Gonzaga

G.J. Vilarino is headed to Gonzaga.
The 6-foot, 168-pound point guard out of McKinney (Texas) High committed after a weekend visit. Vilarino initially signed with Kentucky and then obtained a release after John Calipari took over.
He chose Gonzaga over Baylor and VCU.
“It’s a great fit,” Gerry Vilarino told the Louisville Courier-Journal. “He was born in Spokane. [...]

John Wall to Cut List This Week; Renardo Sidney to Mississippi State?; Dixon to Western Kentucky

John Wall is back from his official visit to Miami and plans to cut his list later this week.
“I’m going to go home and talk about my decision,” Wall said Sunday night by phone. He added that he would cut his list to “probably two or three this Thursday or Friday.”
Wall, the 6-foot-4 point guard [...]

Hall to The Hall; Cheek Signs with ‘Nova

As first reported here this morning, Ferrakohn Hall, a 6-foot-8, 210-pound power forward out of Memphis (Tenn.) White Station, picked Seton Hall over UAB and Baylor on Friday.
“The visit was great,” Hall said of his visit to Seton Hall last weekend, according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal. “I liked the city [New York], I loved [...]

High School Junior Heading to the Pros; Dennis to Baylor; Slice to Kentucky?

In perhaps the most significant development on the basketball front since Kevin Garnett jumped from high school to the pros in 1995, Jeremy Tyler announced that he will skip his senior year – of high school — to play professionally in Europe.
“This is what I want to do,” Tyler, a 6-foot-10 17-year-old from San Diego [...]