Miller landed a verbal commitment Sunday from Derrick Williams, a 6-foot-7 forward from La Mirada, Calif., who initially committed to USC.

“Yeah I did,” Williams wrote by text.

Williams visited Arizona late last week and ultimately chose the Wildcats over Arizona State, Gonzaga and Memphis. He had visited Memphis earlier in the week.

Williams is one of eight recruits to leave USC. Head coach Tim Floyd resigned in the wake of the O.J. Mayo scandal.

The Williams signing would appear to take Arizona firmly out of the Lance Stephenson mix. Stephenson, as first reported on ZAGSBLOG, could be headed to Cincinnati.

Williams joins a five-man recruiting class at Arizona that includes New York guards Kevin Parrom and Lamont “Momo” Jones; Los Angeles small forward Solomon Hill; and Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy center Kyryl Natyazhko.

Like Williams, Jones and Hill also initially committed to Southern Cal.

HOLY CROSS DOWN TO 2

Holy Cross is down to two candidates for its head coaching job, according to FoxSports.com.

Either Notre Dame associate head coach Sean Kearney or Pittsburgh associate head coach Tom Herrion will get the job vacated by Ralph Willard, according to the report.

Kearney will interview with Holy Cross AD Richard Regan on Monday and Herrion on Tuesday, and Regan could decide by Wednesday.

Andy Katz is reporting that a source close to the Florida International program says they are no longer recruiting the 6-foot-5 Stephenson.

Actually, I reported this more than a month ago when I quoted Latavious Williams saying he had spoken to Isiah Thomas, who said they were out.

For those keeping track at home, the following schools have let it be known that they’re out: Florida, Florida International, Kansas, Maryland and St. John’s.

Arizona coach Sean Miller has made it clear that he’s probably not interested, but I’m not completely willing to shut the door on Arizona yet.

But unless a USC, a Providence or a Seton Hall gets involved late, I’m at a loss as to where Stephenson will end up.

Prep school? JUCO? Europe?

Memphis still leads the poll I posted with about 38 percent of the vote, followed by Europe (29 percent) and then Arizona (15).

Stay tuned for my column on this subject on SNY.tv on Wednesday.

EDWIN ENJOYS PROVIDENCE

Fuquan Edwin, a 6-6, 190-pound rising senior forward from Paterson (N.J.) Catholic, tripped to Providence on Tuesday and will hit Seton Hall on Thursday.

“I enjoyed myself, got to see the campus a little bit,” Edwin said of Providence. “I went in the library. I met the lady that travels with the basketball team.”

Edwin, who helped PC win the Passaic County championship last year and beat St. Anthony of Jersey City in the State tournament, knows Providence redshirt freshman Bilal Dixon, who played at Queen of Peace High School in North Jersey.

He also visited the Dunkin’ Donuts Center and met with head coach Keno Davis, who told him he would be held accountable, like all players, during practice.

“He’s saying you gotta earn your spot and in practice they do your stats, too,” he said.

Edwin will next hit Seton Hall, which features former PC point guard Jordan Theodore.

His mother, Anisa Thomas, stepfather, Hassan Hargrove, and grandfather will make that trip with him.

“I know I’m going to be a 2/3 and both of the teams like to run and gun so I’ll fit into either one of the teams,” Edwin said.

DERRICK WILLIAMS’ LIST

Despite my post earlier today that 6-7 forward Derrick Williams of La Mirada, Calif. will decide between Arizona and Memphis, Williams actually said his list includes several other teams.

“Memphis, Arizona, Arizona State, Gonzaga, Miami,” Williams, who is on an official to Memphis, wrote in a text. “I’m going to look over all my options and then decide.”

As for when he might decide, he said: “Anytime, probably during the first week of July.”

DUO TO VISIT KENTUCKY

New York guard Doron Lamb will visit Kentucky on Wednesday, per Jody Demling of the Louisville Courier Journal.

The 6-4 Lamb, now at Oak Hill Academy, also recently visited St. John’s while in New York for the Rumble in the Bronx.

Charlottesville (Va.) forward Mychal Parker will visit later in the week, possibly Thursday.

DRAFT CENTRAL

The following players eligible for Thursday’s NBA Draft will be available to the media Wednesday in NYC:

§ Stephen Curry (Davidson)
§ Austin Daye (Gonzaga)
§ DeMar DeRozan (USC)
§ Tyreke Evans (Memphis)
§ Jonny Flynn (Syracuse)
§ Blake Griffin (Oklahoma)
§ Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina)
§ James Harden (Arizona State)
§ Gerald Henderson (Duke)
§ Jordan Hill (Arizona)
§ Jrue Holiday (UCLA)
§ Brandon Jennings (Lottomatica Virtus Roma, Italy)
§ Ricky Rubio (DKV Joventut Badalona, Spain)
§ Hasheem Thabeet (UConn)
§ Terrence Williams (Louisville)

GREENBURGH, N.Y.

The 6-foot-8 Harangody averaged 23.3 points and 11.8 rebounds last season as a junior and was projected as a second-round pick.

There were concerns that he was undersized for the four position and not athletic or quick enough for the three.

“First of all, we are thrilled that Luke has decided to return to Notre Dame and be a part of our program for his senior year,” Irish head coach Mike Brey said. “I believe that the past several weeks have been a great learning experience for Luke and his family. He has handled this as a man and I am very proud that he went through this whole process.

“Luke has had my full support from day one and whatever final decision he made, I was doing to support him,” Brey added. “With that being said, I am excited that he is going to be back. We have a great nucleus next year and I know one of Luke’s goals is to get back to the NCAA tournament. He also has the chance to carve a unique place in the long and storied history of the Notre Dame basketball program.”

Notre Dame lost Kyle McAlarney and Ryan Ayers to graduation, but returns point guard Tory Jackson and picks up transfers Scott Martin and Ben Hansbrough. Both are expected to start for the Irish and are considered more complete players, even if they’re not as good shooters.

**Maryland junior guard Greivis Vasquez will return to the Terps, boosting the school’s chances of getting to the NCAA Tournament.

“After a great deal of thought, consideration and research, I have decided to withdraw my name from the NBA Draft and return to the University of Maryland for my senior year,” Vasquez said. “It has always been a goal of mine to graduate from the University of Maryland and earn my degree. When I signed a scholarship to come to Maryland, I promised my family back home in Venezuela that I would graduate, and doing so in four years here at Maryland will be a great achievement. The experience that I have gained over the past few weeks has been invaluable and something that will help me to better prepare to play professional basketball after my senior season. I would like to thank my family, my coaches and all my teammates who have supported me throughout this process.”

A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Vasquez the Terrapins last season in scoring (17.5 ppg), rebounding (5.4 rpg) and assists (5.0 apg).

**UConn big man Ater Majok withdrew his name from the draft but could still play overseas. Read more on Majok here.

**6-10 DePaul junior Mac Koshwal is also returning to campus.

“That was the best decision, instead of second guessing it and not knowing where I’ll go [in the draft],” Koshwal told the Chicago Tribune.

**Wake Forest sophomore guard Jeff Teague will stay in the NBA Draft, according to FoxSports.com.

The 6-foot-2 Teague averaged 18.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists last season. He joins forward James Johnson among Wake players leaving.

**Gonzaga sophomore forward Austin Daye said he will also remain in the draft.

“We’re excited for Austin. It’s what he wants to do,” head coach Mark Few said. “He was great to coach and was a great teammate. He will be missed. We did a lot of research to provide as much information as possible so he could make an educated decision.”

This past season Daye averaged 12.7 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Zags, whose jersey I wear on the Ultimate field.

(Photos courtesy Notre Dame, Maryland)

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. A fairy tale ending.”

Meantime, Kentucky still desperately needs a point guard and is involved with John Wall and Eric Bledsoe.

Wall told me he will cut his list to “two or three” later this week.