Former Duke guard Elliot Williams is headed to Memphis.
“I’m a Memphis Tiger,” Williams told the Memphis Commercial Appeal in a text.
“The most important thing in this situation was coming closer to my family,” Williams said today. “As far as basketball, I’m playing for a great coach in [Memphis head coach Josh] Pastner.
“I mean, I’m playing [...]

Despite an Internet report saying Tobias Harris had narrowed his list to three schools, Torrel Harris says his son still has a list of about a dozen schools.
“Tobias’ list is open ONLY to his top schools,” Torrel wrote in an email. “My son likes the following schools: Tenn, UCONN, West Virginia, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Maryland, [...]

Kyrie Irving plans to cut his list of schools down later this summer, but right now Indiana ranks right up near the top.
Irving, a 6-foot-1, 175-pound guard from St. Patrick of Elizabeth (N.J.), visited Indiana two weeks ago for an AAU event and really enjoyed his time there.
“They’re at the top of my list for [...]

ESPN RISE has issued a list of 25 Athletes and Teams of the Year from around the country and Brooklyn’s Lance Stephenson, Michael Gilchrist of Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick (pictured) and Derrick Favors of South Atlanta (Georgia Tech) were among those honored in their respective regions.
Florida State-bound Michael Snaer of Rancho Verde High School in [...]

Tobias Harris, a 6-foot-8 junior forward, was named the New York State Class A co- player of the year, according to Syracuse.com.
Harris shared the honor with Syracuse-bound guard Brandon Triche of Jamesville-Dewitt, who averaged 23 points per game.
The two players faced off last month when Harris scored 27 points and added 15 rebounds to lead [...]

Georgia Tech-bound big man Derrick Favors posted 21 points to earn co-MVP honors and lead the Black Team to a 110-103 victory over the White Team in the Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden.
USC-bound big man Renardo Sidney scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half for the White Team.
In the Regional [...]

Derrick Favors, the No. 1 big man in the Class of 2009, made his college announcement Wednesday night on ESPNU.
“I made my mind up and my decision is ….,” the 6-foot-9 Favors, an Atlanta native, said before putting on a black and gold Georgia Tech hat.
“I want my friends and family to come see me [...]

Derrick Favors, the No. 1 big man in the Class of 2009, will announce his decision Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the ESPN Zone in Buckhead, Ga.
“I just feel a relief about it,” Favors told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I’m happy to get it over with so I don’t have nothing else to think about.”
“I’m pretty [...]

Lance Stephenson is the No. 1 senior basketball player in the nation.
Pittsburgh is the No. 1 college team in the land.
Could the two be destined for a match?
Pitt associate head coach Tom Herrion watched Stephenson drop 37 points last week on Brooklyn Boys & Girls in a loss and a source close to the situation [...]

Great job by Alex Schwartz of Northstar Basketball getting this update on Derrick Favors of South Atlanta High. Favors told Schwartz he has eliminated Florida State from his list and is down to Georgia, Georgia Tech, Memphis and N.C. State.
The 6-foot-9 Favors did not sign in the early signing period and will now wait to [...]