Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin probably owes John Calipari a nice steak dinner or at least a round of drinks.
If Calipari hadn’t left Memphis for Kentucky, Lance Stephenson would probably have landed at Kansas instead of Cincinnati.
But after Calipari took the Kentucky job, Xavier Henry, a 6-foot-6-inch wing out of Oklahoma who had initially [...]

I’ve been following the recruitment of Lance Stephenson for the better part of two years and I’m still a little shocked and awed that it’s come to a conclusion. Cincinnati was never in the mix throughout Lance’s recruitment, but became involved in recent weeks, when assistant coach Tony Stubblefield took the lead.
Cincinnati head coach Mick [...]

Mike Taylor was among the talented local players who spent this week at the Rutgers Skills Development Camp.
The 6-foot-3 rising junior shooting guard out of Brooklyn Boys & Girls is a star on the rise and holds a slew of major offers.
“It was good, it was a nice workout,” Taylor said by phone. “We didn’t [...]

Lance Stephenson will graduate from Lincoln High School in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon, his future awash in uncertainty.
Just over 24 hours later, the NBA Draft will take place just 10 miles away at Madison Square Garden.
Had Stephenson graduated in 2004 instead of 2009, he likely would be hearing NBA commissioner David Stern utter his [...]

Chris Fonti, a 6-foot-7, 320-pound offensive tackle from Wayne (N.J.) Hills High, verbally committed to Rutgers Monday after attending the Rutgers Big Man Academy this past weekend.
“Yes, I did,” Fonti said by phone. “I’m just happy to be a Scarlet Knight.”
Fonti, who also had offers from East Carolina, Louisville and Florida International,  said he decided [...]

Despite an Internet report saying Tobias Harris had narrowed his list to three schools, Torrel Harris says his son still has a list of about a dozen schools.
“Tobias’ list is open ONLY to his top schools,” Torrel wrote in an email. “My son likes the following schools: Tenn, UCONN, West Virginia, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Maryland, [...]

Great story by the fellas over at the Daily News today on Lance Stephenson and where he may end up.
The story examines a number of factors complicating Lance’s recruitment, from his father to his pending sexual assault case to the BornReady.tv website to his academics to his on-court demeanor.
At this point, Florida, Kansas, Maryland and [...]

***Read the feature on Ashton and Sterling Gibbs here.***
I’m working on a feature story on brothers Ashton and Sterling Gibbs of Scotch Plains, N.J., both of whom are playing for USA Basketball teams this summer.
Check back later for the full story, but I’m posting this college update first.
Sterling, a 6-foot point rising junior guard out [...]

**For more on Memphis, read my feature on Tyreke Evans here.**
Memphis could be the last team standing in the Lance Stephenson Sweepstakes.
With Florida, St. John’s, Kansas, Maryland and possibly Arizona all out, Memphis may have the best chance to land the 6-foot-5 Stephenson.
“If the kid wants to come here, Memphis will take him. There’s no [...]

**Check out my feature on Brandon Jennings wanting to play for the Knicks.
**For more Knicks, check out point guard Chris Duhon with Tommy Dee tonight on TKB Radio.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. – OK, now I officially have no idea where Lance Stephenson is going to college.
Just a week after I said I thought Maryland was the leader [...]