No News on Wall; Pettis to La Salle; Brownlee to St. John’s

John Wall says he hasn’t committed to Kentucky or anywhere else, despite a slew of rumors to the contrary on Thursday.
“No, I haven’t,” Wall wrote Thursday in a text.
A source at Kentucky also said the school did not issue any kind of ultimatum requiring Wall to choose a school within any time frame.
As I previously [...]

Sources: John Wall Down to Two Schools; Fordham Releases a 3rd Player; Recruiting Notes

John Wall is down to two schools — Kentucky and Miami — according to multiple sources close to the situation.
“It’s down to the two of them, no question about it,” one source said. “It is Kentucky and Miami. The kid is leaning toward Kentucky. There is a little bit of a concern with the [...]

Malik Stith to St. John’s

You can never have enough skilled guards in the Big East and St. John’s just added another one.
Point guard Malik Stith, a Hempstead, N.Y. native who spent this year at Bridgton (Me.) Academy,  verbally committed to St. John’s on Tuesday morning.
“I made [the decision] last night on my own,” the 5-foot-11, 175-pound Stith said Tuesday [...]

La Salle’s Murray, Pitt’s Taylor Win All-Star MVPs

LaSalle-bound big man Aaric Murray was named MVP of the Senior Showcase in Orlando Saturday after scoring 19 points in Team USA’s 118-111 win over Team Florida.
Arizona State commit Victor Rudd had 16 points in the game. Darius Morris (Michigan) and Jeronne Maymon (Marquette) each scored 13 points  and  Glen Rice Jr. (Georgia Tech) [...]

Plainfield, St. Anthony, Neptune Win at Tip-Off; St. Benedict’s Reaches Semis of Kreul Classic

Below are some highlights from today’s Hoop Group Tip-Off Classic at Seton Hall. I’m told the following coaches / schools were on hand to watch the action: Bob Huggins and Billy Hahn of West Virginia, Fred Hill and Jim Carr of Rutgers, David Cox of Georgetown, Scott Adubato and Dermon Player of Seton Hall, Jared [...]

James Lists Seton Hall as Favorite; Former Hall Commit Looking at Marquette

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Seton Hall may not yet have any commits from the Class of 2009, but one 2010 prospect lists the Pirates as his favorite.
Paterson Catholic junior point guard Jayon James says Seton Hall is at the top of his list.
“They’ve been recruiting me since going into my freshman year,” the 6-foot-5, 225-pound [...]

Big Man Williams Likes Fordham

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Derrick Williams has just begun his career at St. Anthony and he isn’t complaining about legendary coach Bob Hurley’s discipline just yet.
“It’s worth it,” he said. “I like the team and everybody on the coaching staff.”
At 6-foot-7, 255 pounds, Williams is built like a defensive end. In fact, he played that [...]

Malcolm Gilbert Getting Looks

One player to keep an eye on the Class of 2011 is Malcolm Gilbert, an athletic 6-foot-11, 215-pound big man from Smyrna, Del.

Gilbert played his first two years of high school ball at St. Elizabeth High School in Wilmington, Del, but transferred to Academy of the New Church (Pa.), where he has reclassified to [...]

Cheek to Headline Event in Jersey

Dominic Cheek opted to skip a visit to Tennessee this weekend for the Florida football game, and instead will participate in the Gym Rat Midnight Madness event in his home state of New Jersey. The event on Saturday also includes La Salle commit Aaric Murray, Syracuse-bound Dion Waiters and Villanova commit Maalik Wayns.
Here are the [...]

Aaric Murray to La Salle

La Salle coach Dr. John Giannini scored a major coup Monday when he landed 6-foot-10 senior big man Aaric Murray out of Glen Mills in Philly.
The story was first reported by Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com.
Ranked the No. 6 center in the Class of 2009 by Rivals and No. 35 overall, Murray averaged 19 points, 11 [...]