**UPDATE: The Sun Sentinel is reporting that Knight has cut Miami from his list and has added Syracuse.**

Brandon Knight’s parents would like him to attend Kentucky while Knight himself is more inclined to stay local, multiple sources close to the situation said.

“The parents like UK. Brandon likes the idea of staying local, but he’s definitely not opposed to going away,” one source said.

A second source with direct knowledge of the situation went so far as to say Knight’s parents had already made up their mind in favor of Kentucky.

“You’re right,” the source said. “Do I think they made up their mind already? Yes, I do. It’s hard for me to believe they’ll stay locally.”

Added the first source: “Kentucky is probably where he ends up.”

The 6-3, 185-pound Knight is now considering Kentucky, Kansas, Florida, UConn and Syracuse. Miami is now out.

“I’m pretty ready,” Knight told Gainesville.com on Tuesday. “I’m not bothered or anything. I want to make a decision.

“It’s my future.”

The first source said Knight’s parents liked Kentucky coach John Calipari’s “no-nonsense” style and his track record of sending players to the pros.

“They are going program and where he can be an impact player with the ball in hand, and get better to play in the NBA,” the source said.

6-9 power forward Patric Young of Jacksonville has committed to Florida and could try to sway Knight when the two play together in the McDonald’s All-American Game and the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Ore.

“He would mean a great deal to Florida,” Young told Gainesville.com. “He’s a great player who would make a big difference as a freshman. He’s a gym rat who loves the game and always works to get better. He’s also going to be great in the pros.

“I’ve been trying a little bit [to convince Knight to be a Gator], but I don’t push. He’s got to do what he wants to do.”

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Josh Selby

The 6-2 senior point guard from Baltimore (Md.) Lake Clifton lists Kansas, Kentucky, Arizona and UConn as his final four, but Tennessee coaches Bruce Pearl and Steve Forbes recently went to watch him play.

“At one time Josh was going to announce his decision when he finished his visits,” Selby’s mother, Maeshon Witherspoon, told Rivals.com. “Now we are waiting ’til the Jordan Game, so we can see how all the teams play in the tournament. It has nothing to do with us being concerned with what Brandon [Knight] is doing.”

The 6-3 Knight is the nation’s No. 1 recruit according to Rivals and lists  Kansas, Kentucky, UConn, Florida and Miami.

His father, Efrem, told me Sunday his son still hadn’t decided but would do so over the next few weeks.

Dave Beckerman, Knight’s coach at Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest, said he expected many of the top players to discuss their options with one another during the McDonald’s All-American Game March 31 in Columbus, Ohio.

Selby, Knight, Cory Joseph and Doron Lamb — the top four unsigned guards in the nation — will all be together and presumably will talk about their college options.

That group will also reconvene April 17 in New York, when Selby will announce.

Coast to Coast Recruiting & Season Updates

By Alex Kline

The high school hoops season is coming down to the wire and what a great few months it has been. With April signing periods creeping up on recruits, visits are being made and decisions are coming. In this article we will profile some players who are weighing their options all around the country.

Perry Ellis, 2012, Heights (KS)

Perry’s Mom, Fonda Ellis, On Her Son’s Offers and List: He has six offers. In order by who offered first Kansas, Memphis, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Wichita State and Kansas State. The others that stay in close touch are UNC, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Arizona. They all stay in touch with coach.  He has over 40 colleges sending him info; not any order just started making a list.  I did the same thing for my daughter.

Fonda Ellis On When Her Son Might Commit: He said when he is ready. It could be his junior year or the beginning of senior year.

Fonda Ellis on Whether Location Would Be a Factor: We have family in S.C. that would love him to go on the East Coast.  He really doesn’t say anything about location he just wants the right fit for him.

Kadeem Jack, 2010, Rice (NY)

On His Current List: Arizona, Arkansas, UConn, Georgetown, Providence, Miami, Florida, Kentucky, UCLA, California, Seton Hall, and West Virginia. All of the schools have offered except for Kentucky.

On Rumors That Arizona Is His Favorite: I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite. It’s the only school I have visited. As of now they kind of have the edge over other schools.

On His Only Visit to Arizona: It was a great experience. The fans and the whole environment was great.

On other possible visits: I’m not really sure yet. I’m still in the process of figuring it all out.

On When He Will Commit: I will most likely commit to a school in April.

To read the Q&A in its entirety, go here.

Todd Mayo, 2010, Germantown (TN) Memphis Grizzlies Star OJ Mayo’s Younger Brother

On His Current List: Memphis, Tennessee, Missouri, and West Virginia

On When He Will Commit: I will commit at the end of the season.

Myles Davis, 2011, St. Peter’s Prep (NJ)

On His Current List: UConn, George Mason, Georgetown, Rutgers, Providence, Seton Hall, Wake Forest, Virginia, Maryland, UMass, St. Joe’s, Marquette, and some more. There is no favorite.

On The Storybook Season: It’s going good for now. I mean, we got this far and were trying to go farther. So the job isn’t done yet. The season is still going on so I don’t wanna curse anything yet.

On Potential Visits: Not yet. I haven’t really done anything about the schools. I’m thinking more about States. That’s the main focus.

On When He Will Commit: I will probably commit before my senior season.

Dwayne Polee, 2010, Westchester (CA)

On His Current List: Georgia, Gonzaga, Arizona, USC, Rutgers, and UNLV with no favorite.

On When He Will Commit: I plan on making my commitment in late March or early April.

Gorgui Dieng, 2010, Huntington Prep (WV), Soon To Be Louisville Commit

On His Intentions of Committing to Louisville: I like the people, Coach Pitino, Walter McCarty. He was like 17 years old when he was being recruited by Pitino; now they work together. That shows it can improve a friendship and family at Louisville.

On When He Will Commit: I will not commit until March 15^th. I will most likely commit then.

For more on Gorgui’s potential commitment, go here.

Nigel Williams-Goss, 2013, Findlay Prep (NV)

On His Current List: UConn, Mississippi State, Washington State, UNLV, Oregon, Oregon State, Arizona, Hawaii, Washington, and Tulane.

On If He Has Plans To Commit Despite His Age: No I’m just taking it one step at a time. I’m more focused on winning now.

St. Patrick’s Seniors Reflect upon Abrupt Ending

Chase Plummer, 2010, UMBC Commit: It is unbelievable. I didn’t think that a great season and my high school career would end like that.

Kyrie Irving, 2010, Duke Commit: It’s sad because all these guys are family and we here at St. Patrick’s are built on brotherhood. This season was really special because although it was my senior season, I’ve become so close with all my teammates. It’s heartbreaking the way the season had to end but now all of the seniors can move on to their endeavors that are waiting for them. I love St. Patrick’s, from the coaching staff teachers and my brothers.

**Also check out this recent interview with Kyrie below.

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‘No, no he hasn’t committed to Kentucky,” Efrem Knight said Sunday afternoon by phone. “Everything’s still the same.”

Asked when Brandon might make a decision, Efrem said, “Probably in a couple of weeks.”

The 6-foot-4 Knight lists Florida, Kentucky, Kansas, UConn, and Miami as his final five.

One assistant coach of a school recruiting Knight told me that, “They [Kentucky] are leading.”

Efrem said the family would decide over the next few weeks and that Brandon had no plans to take additional visits.

“No visits,” he said. “We’re done with that. We might watch some conference tournaments.”

Knight scored 18 points Thursday but his Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest team lost to Tallahassee Rickards 70-46 in the Class 3A Florida boys basketball final.

With his season done, Knight is committed to play in the McDonald’s All-American Game (March 31) and the Jordan Brand Classic (April 17), as well as at the Nike Hoop Summit April 10 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore.

“It’s over,” Efrem said of his son’s regular season. “[We have] McDonald’s and Jordan and USA Basketball.”

He once again said Brandon had not committed

“There is no commitment,” he said.

GILCHRIST VISITS UK

Michael Gilchrist, the 6-7 junior wing from Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick ranked No. 1 in his class, attended the Florida-Kentucky game Sunday.

Gilchrist’s season ended prematurely when St. Patrick was banned from the New Jersey state tournament because head coach Kevin Boyle admitted to holding six out-of-season practices.

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Terrence Jones,

“Nothing’s changed. We still have our five people and we’re going to wait until April,” his mother, Linda Mashia-Jones, said Sunday afternoon.

“Kentucky, Oregon, UCLA, Washington and Oklahoma,” she added.

Jones dropped 31 points and 7 blocks Saturday night, when Jefferson beat South Albany, 122-78, in an Oregon Class 5A boys basketball second-round playoff game.

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Peck believes Joseph will choose from his orginal five but said anything is possible in recruiting.

“Cory hasn’t done anything in terms of adding anybody to the list of five,” Peck said. ”I spoke with him the other day. We end our regular season this weekend at home. He’s going to use March as his month to really isolate and spend some time thinking about his options and hopefully by the first part of April he’ll have a good idea about what he’s gonna do.”

Still, Peck didn’t rule out that Joseph would consider Kentucky, which is also involved with guards Brandon Knight, Josh Selby and Doron Lamb.

“You and I both know we’ve seen crazier things happen with kids,” Peck said. “Could that happen? Absolutely. Could a 16 seed beat a 1 seed? I don’t know and I dont’ know if I expect that.”

Calipari likes long and athletic guards and will need at least one to replace John Wall, the likely No. 1 pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, and possibly two if fellow frosh Eric Bledsoe goes to the NBA.

Could his sudden interest in Joseph reveal an indication that he’s not as confident about getting some combination of Knight, Lamb and Selby?

“I just think at this time of the year they’ve probably looked at it and he probably looks at thier roster and sees there’s a good chance that there’s a few guys that are going to leave next year.

“Like the fans and the the staff, they’ve enjoyed the success and they want to continue that success year in and year out. Everybody knows you need players.”

Findlay has two games this weekend before wrapping up the season at the ESPN Rise National Invitational April 1-3.

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A 6-foot-9, 237-pound power forward with a 7-3 wingspan, Abraham plays for Temple Hills (Md.) Progressive Christian. His advisor, Joe Boncore, said Abraham is in the Class of 2011 but will go to school in the fall of 2010 after picking a school in two weeks.

“He’s going to make his decision the first week of March. He’s got about six schools that’s he’s narrowed his list down to,” Boncore said by phone.

Boncore listed Georgetown, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Florida, Maryland and Seton Hall as the top seven.

Numerous other schools have offered, including Texas, UConn, UCLA, Rutgers and Kansas State.

Boncore said Abraham had just taken the SAT this past weekend and was awaiting his results.

Boncore said several coaches were expected to visit Progressive Christian in the next couple of days, including Bruce Pearl of Tennessee and Bobby Gonzalez of Seton Hall.

Abraham will be in Knoxville, Tenn. for Saturday’s Kentucky-Tennessee game (noon, CBS). He also visited Maryland and Georgetown, which are close to Progressive Christian.

He was to visit Indiana Thursday night for the Wisconsin game, but cannot make it because Progressive Christian has a game, Boncore said.

At this point, Boncore conceded that Georgetown may hold a slight advantage over the other schools.

“Georgetown has gone beyond what I would expect,” Boncore said.

Boncore said John Thompson Sr. often comes by on his own.

“Coach Thompson Sr. made it a point to come see a lot of Moses’ games. That’s made a big impression. He’s just a big basketball fan. He really likes Moses because the way Moses plays reminds him of Patrick [Ewing], defense, intimidation, clogging up the middle,” Boncore said.

Georgetown coach John Thompson III also visits with his brother, Ronny.

“They’ll play a game on CBS and all of a sudden the whole family’s here a couple hours later. Ronny Thompson. They bring the whole family. They really seem like they want to take care of him,” Boncore said.

As for Seton Hall, Boncore said he knows Abraham would get immediate playing time there.

“I know Seton Hall’s losing some guys,” Boncore said. “I’d like to send him somewhere that’s gonna help him out.”

Whoever lands Abraham could get a two-for-one situation because Boncore might send 6-9, 237-pound Gabriel Williams to follow Abraham next year. Williams, who is in the Class of 2011, is on his way from Nigeria.

“He’s on his way here. This kid is the same size as Moses and they grew up in the same town. I”d like to keep them together. They’d be quite an imposing front line,” Boncore said.

Boncore also coaches Jordan Goodman, a 6-9 sophomore shooting guard whom he called “the next Michael Beasley.”

Georgetown, Kentucky, Kansas State and UCLA are among the schools that are already on his radar.

Boncore has another player, 6-7 sophomore guard Daddy Echebo, who he says is “going to be better than all of them.”

“He’s going to Kentucky or Maryland,” Boncore said.

While Goodman’s decision is a ways off, Abraham’s is imminent.

“We’re going to sit down after next week and decide where we’re gonna go,” Boncore said.

FOR MORE RECRUITING NEWS ON SETON HALL & OTHERS:

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Michael Gilchrist,

The 6-foot-7 Gilchrist of Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick lists Oregon, Villanova, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan and Georgia Tech, according to Alex Schwartz of the NBE Basketball Report.

“I like Villanova a lot,” Gilchrist said.

A native of Somerdale, N.J. , Gilchrist has been to Villanova several times and was at the Wachovia Center Monday night when UConn upset the No. 3 Wildcats, 84-75, on ESPN’s “Big Monday.”

Former St. Patrick star Corey Fisher, a Bronx, N.Y. native, is currently a junior on Jay Wright’s team.

He has also been linked to Kentucky because William Wesley, aka “Worldwide Wes,” is a family friend and is also close with Kentucky coach John Calipari.

“Michael loves Villanova,” Cindy Richardson, Gilchrist’s mother, told the Philly Inquirer last summer. “It’s Kentucky, Villanova. Villanova, Kentucky.”

Gilchrist scored 28 points last Friday night when St. Patrick lost to Oak Hill Academy, 79-78, in the PrimeTime Shootout in Trenton, N.J. That same day, the Celtics were banned from the New Jersey state tournament after the NJSIAA ruled that the program had held six out-of-season workouts last October.

Gilchrist came back Saturday night and scored 20 points and grabbed 10 boards in a 74-56 win over Manhattan Rice. He was named the game’s Most Outstanding Player.

“It was alright,” Gilchrist said of the Primetime Shootut. “We went – really tough loss [to Oak Hill], it was alright, this weekend was cool. I did fine.”

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