Painter to N.C. State

DeShawn Painter, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound center from Chatham (VA) Hargrave Military Academy, chose N.C. State over Maryland and Virginia Tech on Wednesday.
“He’s going to N.C. State,” Hargrave coach Kevin Keatts said. “I just think he had two really good visits [to Maryland and N.C. State]. Both places were great. I think he just felt a [...]

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 [...]

Wall Still Considering Kentucky; Recruiting Notes; Legends Classic Field

To the surprise of absolutely no one, John Wall is still considering Kentucky even after Eric Bledsoe committed to the Wildcats on Wednesday.
“Yea,” Wall wrote in a text message Thursday.
The 6-foot-4 Wall is the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2009 and is considering Baylor, Duke, Florida, Kentucky, Memphis, Miami and N.C. State.
He said [...]

Calm Before the Point Guard Storm

Call it the calm before the storm.
Things are quiet on the point guard front right at this moment.
Eric Bledsoe, John Wall, James Beatty, Malcolm Armstead….even Jio Fontan.
No one honestly knows where these guys are going to end up, but the dominoes are on the brink of falling…and falling quickly.
The 6-foot-2 Bledsoe (pictured) is due to [...]

Wall Charged with Misdemeanor; Baskin Visiting Manhattan

John Wall, the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2009, has been charged with breaking and entering by Raleigh police, according to WRAL in Raleigh.
Authorities said Wall, 18, was charged with misdemeanor breaking and entering in connection with an April 27 break-in at an unoccupied home in Raleigh.
An officer saw Wall leaving from the [...]

Wall Skipped N.C. Central Visit

John Wall did not make his visit to North Carolina Central on Friday as planned.
“Didn’t go,” Wall wrote in a text. “Had SAT class.”
The No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2009, Wall said he didn’t know if he would take the visit some other time.
Wall has reportedly known N.C. Central assistant coach LeVelle Moton [...]

Wall to Visit N.C. Central

John Wall isn’t done taking visits quite yet.
The No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2009 will visit North Carolina Central today and won’t cut his list until Monday at the earliest.
“I want to find out what a historically black school has to offer,” Wall told The News & Observer Thursday night of N.C. Central, [...]

John Wall to Cut List This Week; Renardo Sidney to Mississippi State?; Dixon to Western Kentucky

John Wall is back from his official visit to Miami and plans to cut his list later this week.
“I’m going to go home and talk about my decision,” Wall said Sunday night by phone. He added that he would cut his list to “probably two or three this Thursday or Friday.”
Wall, the 6-foot-4 point guard [...]

John Wall Still Waiting to Cut List; Reynolds to Test NBA Draft Waters; Chillious to UW

John Wall said he probably won’t be able to cut his list down until next week after he visits Miami this weekend.
“To be honest it might be Monday,” Wall said Tuesday by phone. “I gotta go on my visit to Miami Friday and decide after that.”
The 6-foot-4 Wall said last week at Jordan Brand practice [...]

Wall Won’t Enter NBA Draft, Will Narrow List

NEW YORK - John Wall is not planning on entering the 2009 NBA Draft and says he will narrow his college list to “three or four” sometime next week.
Both Wall and his adviser Brian Clifton denied a report on ESPN.com that said Wall might enter the draft this year because he is 19 and a [...]