By ALEX KLINE & ADAM ZAGORIA
Chris Hill, a 6-foot-8, 210-pound shooting guard from Creedmoore (N.C.) Christian Faith Academy, is receiving interest from Memphis, Nebraska, USC and Kansas State, according to Christian Faith head coach Ro Russell.
Hill is a skilled forward but must sort out his academic situation before he can become qualified.
“Right now, he’s 6-7, 6-8. [...]

Maurice Walker is one of the most sought after big men in the Class of 2010.
The 6-foot-10, 280-pound Toronto native is currently playing at Wolfeboro  (N.H.) Brewster Academy and plans to cut his list with his father later this week.
“We plan on sitting down this week to hash out our top five and see if [...]

There can’t be many high school teams in the nation with a better 1-2 punch than Burlington (N.J.) Life Center Academy.
With the transfer of 6-foot-8 junior wing LaQuinton Ross of Mississippi to Life Center, coach Wilson Arroyo now can pair Ross with 6-3 Syracuse-bound guard Dion Waiters.
Playing in just their second game together, Ross and [...]

Once again it’s one of those days where I wish someone could clone me (like a sheep) and I could be in 2 or 3 places at once…Look at what’s going on today in the New York area:
12:30 – Knicks practice in Greenburgh,  N.Y. Knicks are coming off just their second win of the season last night in [...]

Lance Stephenson didn’t look ‘Born Ready’ in his college debut.
The 6-foot-5 Brooklyn native started and shot 2-for-10 for 7 points in Cincinnati’s season-opening come-from-behind 69-62 victory over Prairie View A&M.
He was 0-for-3 from beyond the arc while adding 4 rebounds, 2 assist and 1 turnover in 22 minutes.
“He was a nervous wreck,” Bearcats coach Mick [...]

Russ Smith, a 6-foot-2, 170-pound postgraduate point guard from Brooklyn who plays for South Kent (Conn.), officially committed to Louisville on Sunday.
“Yes,  Sunday night at about 9 o’clock,” Russ Smith Sr. said. “We had dinner with Coach [Rick] Pitino, Coach [Ralph] Willard and Coach [Steve] Masiello.”
Smith Sr. said his son chose Louisville over offers from Wake [...]

Memphis added Jelan Kendrick to its recruiting haul for 2010.
Kendrick, a 6-foot-6 guard/small forward from Marietta (Ga.) Wheeler, joins Antonio Barton, Will Barton, Chris Crawford, Joe Jackson and Hippolyte Tsafack as members of head coach Josh Pastner’s first recruiting class.
He chose Memphis over Indiana, Alabama and Oregon.
Kendrick is ranked No. 2 among small forwards in the [...]

Latavious Williams made history Thursday when he became the first high school player ever to jump straight to the NBA D-League.
The Tulsa 66ers chose Williams with the 16th overall pick. Tulsa is an affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
His high school coach said Williams turned down a $100,000 guaranteed contract to play in China in [...]

Brandon Knight, the top prospect in the Class of 2010, may well wait until the late signing period next spring.
“Looks that way,” Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Pine Crest coach Dave Beckerman wrote in a text.
The early signing period runs Nov. 11-18.
The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Knight took an official to Kansas last weekend and Beckerman confirmed that Knight [...]

When Midnight Madness tips off around the nation Friday night, many of the top New York-area prospects won’t be in the Big Apple.
They’ll be taking in the show at Kentucky.
“I’m excited, it should be good,” said Dix Hills (N.Y.) Half Hollow Hills West forward Tobias Harris, who leaves Friday for Kentucky’s “Big Blue Madness.”
“I heard it’s a really great atmosphere [...]