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Saturday, 06/30/07

Tide has verbal from Tony Mitchell

# Top 100 forward Tony Mitchell of Swainsboro, Ga., rated No. 85 in Class 2008, has pledged to Alabama over Cincinnati, Clemson, South Carolina and Georgia.

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Saturday, 06/30/07

Beavers sign Laurinburg big man

# Center/forward Sean Carter of Laurinburg Prep, NC., has signed with the Oregon State Beavers.

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Saturday, 06/30/07

Brad Bald to UNC-Wilmington

# 2008 forward Brad Bald of Severna Park, Md., has committed to UNC-Wilmington.

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Friday, 06/29/07

Maalik Wayns to Villanova

# 2009 guard Maalik Wayns of Philadelphia-Roman Catholic, Pa., pledged to Villanova.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 04:09 PM | Comment

Friday, 06/29/07

Gators roll on with verbal from Kadji

# Rated No.35 overall in Class 2008, center Kenny Kadji of Bradenton-IMG Academy, Fla., has chosen the Florida Gators and coach Billy Donovan over Kansas State and Memphis. He also considered Florida State, Georgia Tech and UConn, among many others.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 10:51 AM | Comment

Thursday, 06/28/07

Spartans land Draymond Green

# Top 100 forward Draymond Green of Saginaw, Mich., rated No. 81 in Class 2008, has committed to Michigan State over Michigan and Indiana. He was once set for Kentucky before the coaching change.

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Thursday, 06/28/07

Eshaunte Jones decommits from Hoosiers

# Top 100 guard Eshaunte Jones of Fort Wayne-Northside, Ind., rated No. 49 in Class 2008, has decommitted from Indiana. He was already scheduled to attend prep school next season.

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Thursday, 06/28/07

LaSalle signs Partin

# 2007 guard Darryl Partin of Goldsboro-Charis Prep, NC., has signed with LaSalle.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 09:40 AM | Comment

Wednesday, 06/27/07

Transfers:

# Leslie Jackson from Louisiana Tech to Blinn CC, Tex., and Ronnie Morgan from Louisiana Tech to Paris CC, Tex., according to TexasHoops.Com.

# Ollie Bailey from Rutgers to NAIA Oklahoma City

# Gary Garris from American to NJIT

# Robert Lee from Houston to D-II West Texas State

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 11:52 PM | Comment

Wednesday, 06/27/07

Gilbert transfers from Canes

# Freshman forward Lawrence Gilbert of Houston-Wheatley, Tex., is transfering from Miami-Florida to Louisiana-Monroe. He played in 20 games for the Canes last season.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 11:40 PM | Comment

Wednesday, 06/27/07

Hofsfra pledges Chaz Williams

# 2009 guard Chaz Williams of Brooklyn-Bishop Ford, NY., has pledged to Hofstra.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 11:38 PM | Comment

Wednesday, 06/27/07

JC forward signs with Long Beach State

# Forward Cornell Williams of San Diego CC, Cal., signed with Long Beach State.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 11:35 PM | Comment

Wednesday, 06/27/07

Burns to Robert Morris

# 2008 guard Jason Burns of Arlington-Bishop O'Connell, Va., picked Robrt Morris.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 11:33 PM | Comment

Wednesday, 06/27/07

DeAndre Liggins picks Kentucky

# Top 100 guard/forward DeAndre Liggins of Chicago-Washington, Ill., rated No. 38 in Class 2008, has committed to Kentucky over Memphis, Illinois and Kansas.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 07:27 PM | Comment

Wednesday, 06/27/07

Theodore to Seton Hall

# 2008 guard Jordan Theodore of Paterson-Catholic, NJ., committed to Seton Hall over St. John's, Gonzaga, Cincinnati, Marquette and Rutgers.

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Tuesday, 06/26/07

Anthony Brown picks Washington State

# 2009 guard Anthony Brown of Spokane-Shadle Park, Wash., committed to Washington State.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 01:36 PM | Comment

Tuesday, 06/26/07

TexasHoops.Com:

# Aldric Reynolds, Eric Young, Roderick Rodgers and Abe Donlon from Texas-San Antonio to Rogers State.

# Bryson Krueger from Arizona State to Rogers State.

# Jermaine Bolden of Baltimore-Douglass, Md/South Plains CC, Tex., signed with Morgan State.

# Jay Smith of Terre Haute-South Vigo, Ind/Trinity Valley CC, Tex., made a 2008 pledge to Eastern Illinois. He had chosen Centenary in Class 2007.

# Brice Nengsu of Creighton to D-II Angelo State.

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Tuesday, 06/26/07

Transfers:

#Johnny Wolf from Xavier to UNC-Wilmington.

# Donald Cloutier from Western Michigan to D-II Indianapolis

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 12:44 PM | Comment

Monday, 06/25/07

Top center Withey to Arizona

# Top 100 7-0 center Jeff Withey of San Diego-Horizen, Cal., has given a Class 2008 commitment to Arizona. He recently decommitted from Louisville.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 06:25 PM | Comment

Sunday, 06/24/07

Fourth commitment for Saint Louis

# Class 2008 guard Femi John of Florissant-McCluer North, Mo., pledged to Saint Louis.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 11:19 PM | Comment

Saturday, 06/23/07

NC State gains 2010 CJ Leslie

# Class 2010 forward CJ Leslie of Holly Springs, NC., has committed to North Carolina State.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 04:50 AM | Comment

Friday, 06/22/07

Tyler Smith cleared to play for Vols

# Forward Tyler Smith of Pulaski, Tenn/Hargrave MA, Va., a transfer from Iowa who averaged 14.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists as a freshman, has been cleared to play this upcoming season at Tennessee. The Vols put out a statement announcing that the NCAA has approved a waiver in which Smith won't have to sit out the season after transfering closer to home. Smith's father is sick with lung cancer.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 05:14 PM | Comment

Friday, 06/22/07

Gillenwater decommits from Oklahoma State

# Class 2008 Top 100 forward Troy Gillenwater of Simi Valley-Stoneridge Prep, Cal., has decommitted from Oklahoma State by mutual consent.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 02:19 PM | Comment

Friday, 06/22/07

Miles Plumlee to Stanford

# Class 2008 forward Miles Plumlee of Arden-Christ School, NC., has committed to Stanford. He also considered Indiana, Miami-Florida, Northwestern, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Xavier.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 11:09 AM | Comment

Friday, 06/22/07

Johnson qualifies for Wake Forest

# Top 100 forward James Johnson of Cheyenne-East, Wyo., has qualified and will play for Wake Forest. He averaged 20 points and nine rebounds as a senior.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 11:07 AM | Comment

Friday, 06/22/07

Davidson signs two

# Guards Brendan McKillop of Charlotte-Catholic, NC; and Aaron Bond of Bethesda-Georgetown Prep, Md., have signed with Davidson. Brendan's father, Bob, is head coach at Davidson.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 11:01 AM | Comment

Thursday, 06/21/07

Shipman picks the Gators

# Outstanding 2008 forward/guard Ray Shipman of Miami-Pace, Fla., committed to the Florida Gators. Among many others were Clemson, Georgia Tech, Kansas State, Miami-Florida, Florida State and Mississippi.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 08:20 PM | Comment

Thursday, 06/21/07

Beasley leaves A&M for Rice

# Freshman guard Bryan Beasley of Pfugerville, Tex., who redshirted last season, is transfering from Texas A&M to Rice.

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Thursday, 06/21/07

Eastern Michigan snares Janton

# 2008 center/forward Kamil Janton of Bartlett, Ill., has committed to Eastern Michigan.

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Thursday, 06/21/07

More Transfers:

# Adam Templeton from UC Irvine to Drake.

# Landon Shipley from Austin Peay to Illinois State.

# Stephan Gilling from Colorado State to Long Beach State.

# Jonathan Cruz from Rhode Island to Quinnipiac.

# Chris Brown from Wichita State to Central Arkansas.

# Rich Flemming from Fairfield to Maryland-Baltimore County.

# Brian Grimes from LaSalle to Columbia.

# Jonathan Huffman from Louisville to Iona.

# Rob Sisca from Vermont to May Archives/June Archives.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 12:28 PM | Comment

Thursday, 06/21/07

Harden to leave Irish

# Freshman guard/forward Joe Harden of Acampo/Stockton-St. Mary's, Cal., is transfering from Notre Dame. He played in 14 games for the Irish last season.

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 11:39 AM | Comment

Thursday, 06/21/07

Transfers:

# Avery Patterson from St. John's to D-II Tarleton State

# Lorenzo Taylor from Western Illinois to D-II Kentucky Wesleyan

# Brandon Hickson from Stony Brook to Central Florida CC

# Jason Killeen from Winthrop to D-II Augusta State

# JaQuay Bray from James Madison to D-II Valdosta State

# Dusty Driggs from New Orleans to D-II St. Leo

# Norman Plummer from Dayton to D-II Southern Indiana

# Jason Green from Vermont to D-II Bloomsburg

# Andy Hampton from IUPUI to NAIA Bethel (IN)

# Brian Hill from Texas State to NAIA Oklahoma Baptist

# Tony Passley from Tennessee to D-II Southern Indiana

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 09:57 AM | Comment

Thursday, 06/21/07

Trojans rob the cradle, then add a JC for now or later

# The USC Trojans have collected two unusual commitments in 5-10 eighth-grader Ryan Boatright of Aurora, Ill., who has yet to even decide on a high school ... East or West; and Class 2008 guard Donte Smith of Mt. San Antonio CC, Cal., who is seeking to enter USC this fall instead of next year.

For recent news, also check May Archives/June Archives.