In the wake of this weekend’s holiday events, here are a few recruiting tidbits on three of the top unsigned guards in the Class of 2010:
**Cory Joseph — Despite published reports that the Findlay Prep guard is down to UConn and Villanova, Joseph insists he’s still also considering Minnesota, Texas and UNLV.
“No, I still have [...]

The next visit Josh Selby takes will be to Arizona, not Kentucky.
The 6-foot-2, 183-pound point guard out of Lake Baltimore (Md.) Clifton postponed a planned visit Saturday to Kentucky for the Louisville-Kentucky game, according to a report by Jody Demling of the Louisville Courier Journal.
“We won’t be able to make the visit right now,” Maeshon [...]

The lastest National Prep Poll is out and Kevin Boyle’s St. Patrick Celtics (3-0) are No. 2 behind top-ranked Ohio State-bound Jared Sullinger and Columbus (Ohio) Northland (3-0).
Northland handed Findlay Prep, the reigning high school national champ, its lone loss of the season.
Oak Hill (16-0) and once-beaten Findlay (Nev. ) Prep (16-1) are 3-4, respectively.
Damon [...]

John Calipari on Friday responded to Bob Knight’s comments.
Sweating after a strenuous practice, Calipari told reporters in Kentucky:
“What I can tell you is, I’m a big fan, respect him as a basketball coach, always have,” Calipari said. “Matter of fact, I took my [Memphis] staff down to Texas Tech, spent a day, watched him practice. [...]

NEW YORK — Syracuse, Villanova and West Virginia all won high-profile tournaments around Thanksgiving to stake early claims as the beasts of the Big East.
 
Georgetown didn’t play in a holiday event but can join that elite group this week with victories over two Top 25 teams.
 
Sophomore center Greg Monroe notched career-highs with 24 points and [...]

NEW YORK – Former Fordham point guard Jio Fontan is here at Madison Square Garden watching his former St. Anthony teammate Travon Woodall play for Pittsburgh against Indiana in the Jimmy V Classic.
The 6-foot-1 Fordham just received his conditional release from Fordham and said he plans to visit Indiana this coming weekend and USC the [...]

Jio Fontan got a conditional release from Fordham Monday and has already heard from a handful schools.
Southern Cal, Miami, Indiana, Oklahoma State and Kansas State have reached out to the Fontan family and Jorge Fontan said they may visit USC this coming weekend.
“Yeah, we’re probably gonna go,” Jorge said. ”USC already called and offered him a scholarship. They [...]

Josh Selby, the No. 2 point guard in the Class of 2010, will visit Arizona Jan. 9-10, according to sources.
Selby’s mother, Maeshon Witherspoon, told Bruce Pascoe of the Arizona Daily Star that the date is not yet confirmed because she must check with his coaches.
“There has been talk about possibly setting a date, but I don’t know where [...]

Sometime after 4 o’clock Eastern Friday afternoon, Harrison Barnes is going to make some college basketball program very happy by announcing on ESPNU.
We don’t know which program because Barnes is keeping his cards very close to the vest.
Barnes, ranked No. 2 in the Class of 2010 by Rivals and out of Ames (Iowa) High, will [...]

Tobias Harris, Brandon Knight and Josh Selby are several of the top recruits in the Class of 2010 and all are making news this weekend…
Tobias Harris, a 6-8 forward from Dix Hills (N.Y.) Half Hollow Hills West, is on an official to Louisville with his father.
Since arriving, Harris has Tweeted that he was “Hanging with [...]