Shouldering The Load
With twin brother Andrew in foul trouble, SG Aaron Harrison carried the load for Travis HS by scoring a school playoff record 44 points. Top performances of the week 
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MUST SEE
- Rappin' With Randle
- A visit from Coach Cal, wishing Coack K happy birthday. Just a normal week for Julius Randle.
- KY On The Prowl
- Kentucky wants the best talent in the country. No surprise its going after '14 SF Andrew Wiggins.
- KY On The Prowl
- In The Zone
- How would Nerlens Noel fit in Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim's famous 2-3 zone defense?
- In The Zone
- Welcome To Waco
- ESPNU 100 PF Ricardo Gathers, a St. John's decommit, has committed to Baylor.
JORDAN BRAND CLASSIC
East meets West in Charlotte, N.C., for another stellar event, featuring 20 of high school's best players.
| School | ESPNU 100 | Commits |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Arizona | 4 | 4 |
| 2. Kentucky | 3 | 3 |
| 3. Texas | 4 | 5 | 4. Baylor | 3 | 4 |
| 5. North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 6. Michigan State | 4 | 4 |
| 7. North Carolina State | 3 | 3 | 8. Providence | 3 | 3 |
| 9. Indiana | 3 | 5 |
| 10. Kansas | 2 | 5 |
| View the complete class rankings » | ||
| School | ESPNU 100 | Signed |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kentucky | 4 | 4 |
| 2. Duke | 5 | 5 |
| 3. St. John's | 6 | 8 |
| 4. Texas | 4 | 6 |
| 5. North Carolina | 2 | 5 |
| 6. Ohio State | 4 | 5 |
| 7. Arizona | 4 | 4 |
| 8. Louisville | 4 | 5 |
| 9. Arkansas | 3 | 5 |
| 10. Syracuse | 3 | 3 |
| View the complete class rankings » | ||
| School | ESPNU 100 | Signed |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kentucky | 5 | 5 |
| 2. Ohio State | 4 | 6 |
| 3. North Carolina | 3 | 3 |
| 4. Memphis | 4 | 8 |
| 5. Syracuse | 3 | 4 |
| 6. Duke | 2 | 3 |
| 7. NC State | 2 | 3 |
| 8. Texas | 2 | 2 |
| 9. Florida | 2 | 6 |
| 10. Michigan State | 3 | 4 |
| View the complete class rankings » | ||
| School | ESPNU 100 | Signed |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kentucky | 4 | 6 |
| 2. North Carolina | 5 | 5 |
| 3. Villanova | 4 | 4 |
| 4. Texas | 3 | 3 |
| 5. Kansas | 3 | 3 |
| 6. Oklahoma | 4 | 5 |
| 7. Georgia Tech | 4 | 6 |
| 8. Connecticut | 2 | 4 |
| 9. Duke | 2 | 2 |
| 10. Oklahoma State | 3 | 7 |
| View the complete class rankings » | ||
| School | ESPNU 100 | Signed |
|---|---|---|
| 1. UCLA | 5 | 5 |
| 2. Florida | 5 | 5 |
| 3. Ohio State | 3 | 6 |
| 4. West Virginia | 3 | 5 |
| 5. Kansas | 3 | 7 |
| 6. Wake Forest | 3 | 3 |
| 7. North Carolina | 3 | 4 |
| 8. Georgetown | 3 | 3 |
| 9. Arizona | 1 | 5 |
| 10. Florida State | 2 | 6 |
| View the complete class rankings » | ||
SEARCH FOR RECRUITS
| Player | Pos | Grade | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Nerlens Noel | C | Undecided | |
| 2. Shabazz Muhammad | SF | Undecided | |
| 3. Isaiah Austin | C | Baylor | |
| 4. Kyle Anderson | SF | UCLA | |
| 5. Kaleb Tarczewski | C | Arizona | |
| 6. Steven Adams | C | Pitt | |
| 7. Anthony Bennett | PF | Undecided | |
| 8. Cameron Ridley | C | Texas | |
| 9. Grant Jerrett | C | Arizona | |
| 10. Brandon Ashley | PF | Arizona | |
| View the complete ESPNU 100 » | |||
| How Recruiting Nation grades each prospect » | |||
| Player | Pos | Grade | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Anthony Davis | PF | Kentucky | |
| 2. Andre Drummond | C | UConn | |
| 3. Austin Rivers | SG | Duke | |
| 4. Michael Gilchrist | SF | Kentucky | |
| 5. Bradley Beal | SG | Florida | 6. James McAdoo | PF | North Carolina |
| 7. Quincy Miller | PF | Baylor | 8. Marquis Teague | PG | Kentucky |
| 9. Adonis Thomas | SF | Memphis | 10. LeBryan Nash | SF | Oklahoma State |
| View the complete ESPNU 100 » | |||
| Player | Pos | Grade | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Harrison Barnes | SF | 98 | North Carolina |
| 2. Jared Sullinger | PF | 98 | Ohio State |
| 3. Kyrie Irving | PG | 97 | Duke |
| 4. Brandon Knight | PG | 97 | Kentucky |
| 5. Josh Selby | PG | 97 | Kansas |
| 6. Tobias Harris | PF | 97 | Tennessee |
| 7. Perry Jones | PF | 97 | Baylor |
| 8. Will Barton | SG | 97 | Memphis |
| 9. Terrence Jones | SF | 97 | Kentucky |
| 10. Tristan Thompson | PF | 97 | Texas |
| View the complete ESPNU 100 » | |||
| Player | Pos | Grade | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Avery Bradley | SG | 98 | Texas |
| 2. Derrick Favors | PF | 98 | Georgia Tech |
| 3. Xavier Henry | SG | 98 | Kansas |
| 4. DeMarcus Cousins | C | 98 | Kentucky |
| 5. John Wall | PG | 98 | Kentucky |
| 6. John Henson | PF | 98 | North Carolina |
| 7. Renardo Sidney | PF | 98 | Mississippi State |
| 8. Jordan Hamilton | SF | 98 | Texas |
| 9. Kenny Boynton | SG | 98 | Florida |
| 10. Mason Plumlee | C | 98 | Duke |
| View the complete ESPNU 100 » | |||
| Player | Pos | Grade | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Brandon Jennings | PG | 98 | None |
| 2. Samardo Samuels | C | 98 | Louisville |
| 3. Tyreke Evans | SG | 98 | Memphis |
| 4. Jrue Holiday | SG | 98 | UCLA |
| 5. B.J. Mullens | C | 98 | Ohio State |
| 6. JaMychal Green | PF | 96 | Alabama |
| 7. Tyler Zeller | PF | 96 | North Carolina |
| 8. Demar Derozan | SF | 96 | USC |
| 9. Scotty Hopson | SF | 96 | Tennessee |
| 10. Willie Warren | SG | 96 | Oklahoma |
| View the complete ESPNU 100 » | |||
| Player | Pos | Grade | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Jabari Parker | SF | Undecided | |
| 2. Julius Randle | PF | Undecided | |
| 3. Aaron Gordon | PF | Undecided | |
| 4. Andrew Harrison | PG | Undecided | |
| 5. Aaron Harrison | SG | Undecided | |
| 6. Troy Williams | SF | Undecided | |
| 7. Chris Walker | PF | Undecided | |
| 8. Jabari Bird | PF | Undecided | |
| 9. Nick King | SF | Undecided | |
| 10. James Young | SG | Undecided | |
| View the complete ESPNU 60 » | |||
| How Recruiting Nation grades each prospect » | |||
| Player | Pos | Grade | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Andrew Wiggins | SF | Undecided | |
| 2. Jahlil Okafor | C | Undecided | |
| 3. Tyus Jones | PG | Undecided | |
| 4. Noah Vonleh | PF | Undecided | |
| 5. Dakari Johnson | C | Undecided | |
| 6. Wayne Selden | SG | Undecided | |
| 7. Tre Lyles | PG | Indiana | |
| 8. Emmanuel Mudiay | SG | Undecided | |
| 9. Theo Pinson | SG | Undecided | |
| 10. Justin Jackson | SG | Undecided | |
| View the complete ESPNU 25 » | |||
RECRUITING NATION BLOGS
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RECRUITING NATION VIDEO
MCDONALD'S ALL-AMERICAN GAME
Two dozen of the nation's best high shcool players will be on display in Chicago for the 35th-annual game.
RECRUITING CALENDAR
The recruiting calendar allows high school basketball players to sign National Letters of Intent twice during the year. Other dates to watch out for in 2011-'12:
Sept. 9-Oct. 5: Contact period
Oct. 6-March 31: Evaluation period
Nov. 9-16: Early signing period
April 1-5: Dead period
April 5-8: Recruiting period
April 11-May 16: Regular signing period
April 13-18: Recruiting period
April 20-22: Evaluation period
April 27-29: Evaluation period
July 6-15: Evaluation period
July 22-31: Evaluation period
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