Brandon Knight’s father says “nobody is leading” for the services of his son, the No. 1 player in the Class of 2010.
“Nobody’s leading. Brandon can flourish at any one of the schools that he’s going to,” Efrem Knight said by phone. “It still where it’s been. He’s considering all the same schools.”
The elder Knight said [...]

You’ve heard of the Sports Illustrated jinx.
Is this the Barack Obama jinx?
Before newly-minted No. 1 Kentucky played at South Carolina Tuesday night, John Calipari and company received a phone call from Obama thanking them for raising money for Haiti.
“There is that tendency, once you get to be No. 1, to start letting down a little [...]

Brandon Knight took his final official visit to Miami this weekend and the nation’s No. 1 prospect is set to decide this spring.
“There’s a lot of pressure on him [to go there] because it’s in Florida,” one source close to the situation said.
Knight, who did not immediately return a phone message, lists Kentucky, Kansas, Florida, [...]

Oak Hill Academy guard Doron Lamb has cut his list to four schools.
The 6-foot-4 Lamb, a Queens, N.Y. native ranked No. 3 among shooting guards in the Class of 2010, is considering West Virginia, Kentucky, Kansas and Arizona.
UConn and Oklahoma had previously been in the mix.
The news was first reported by BlueGoldNews.com.
Lamb scored 20 points  [...]

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 [...]

John Calipari will spend Martin Luther King Jr. Day watching Brandon Knight.
Knight, the top-rated recruit in the Class of 2010, and his Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Pine Crest teammates are in Dayton, Ohio at the Flyin’  to the Hoop event.
“We’re only 45 minutes from the University of Kentucky. The early rumor is that all of Kentucky’s [...]

St. Patrick forward Michael Gilchrist played Thursday night in the team’s 82-48 victory over The Hun School and should be ready to play Saturday against Christian Brothers in the 2010 Hoop Group Boardwalk Showcase at Monmouth University and Monday against Findlay (Nev.) Prep at the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass.
The top junior in the nation, [...]

Oak Hill Academy guard Doron Lamb enjoyed his weekend visit to Arizona but says he likely won’t decide on a school until April.
“It was nice when I went out there,” the 6-foot-4 Lamb said Monday by phone. “It was hot. The team was good. I like the campus and everything and all that. I’m thinking [...]

Baltimore (Md.) Lake Clifton guard Josh Selby is currently on his official visit to Arizona and was having dinner with the staff on Saturday night.
The No. 2 point guard in the Class of 2010, Selby is coming off a 27-point outing in his team’s 64-25 victory over Mervo on Friday.
The 6-3 Selby decommitted from Tennessee [...]

Michael Gilchrist, the No. 1 junior in the nation out of Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick High School, will miss approximately two weeks with a right knee strain after his MRI results came back negative Friday.
The 6-foot-7 Gilchrist could miss the Celtics’ nationally televised game against Findlay (Nev.) Prep  Jan. 18 in the Hoophall Classic in [...]