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Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Latest commits and decommits

A Sea of Blue posts a clarification on Alex Legion and Kentucky. The player signed (non-binding) scholarship players but has not signed the (binding) letter of intent (LOI). More details at A Sea of Blue... Typically a letter of intent (LOI) is preferrable for a coach, while scholarship papers preferable for a player since they have more flexibility. This is perhaps a sign of Gillispie's understanding of the situation and being flexible enough to land the recruit as opposed to insisting on a LOI.


Latest from the Hodge Report at CSTV

  • Coaching Carousel Refugees: Arizona State gains a Ritchie McKay New Mexico signee
  • New signees for: Nebraska, UTEP, Marshall (3), West Virginia (Bob Huggins is doing it again!), North Florida .
  • Decommits: Clemson
  • Transfers: UT-Chatt gets a former Alabama freshman. And as reported yesterday by Pat Forde, Reginald Delk goes to play for Pitino at Louisville. I wouldn't be surprised if the other twin plays for a coach in the extended Pitino coaching tree.


    Don't forget the King James Classic this weekend The 2nd annual game will be played in Ohio and carried by some local FSNs. It will be shown nationally tape-delayed on Fox College Sports on Tuesday at 7amPT/10amET. More details as the FSN/FCS schedule gets more solid.

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    Tuesday, April 24, 2007

    Tuesday Commits!

  • Kentucky fans were expecting ...legions of new recruits from Billy Gillespie, and they got another one today, former Michigan-bound Top 100 wing, Alex Legion. Details at A Sea of Blue, and FireBilly.com. Not only is he a Top 100 player, but he also played at Oak Hill for Steve Smith (not the Philly/ESPN one), which may pave the way for more Oak Hill stars playing for Gillispie... A few days ago it was thought that UCLA was leading for Alex Legion, but perhaps Legion watched some tape of UCLA wrestling matches (oops! basketball games) and changed his mind.


    More news from the Hodge Report at CSTV:
  • New players added to: Utah, George Washington, Vandy, UAB, Larry Eustachy's Liquor Store (just kidding Southern Miss fans!), Charlotte, Providence, SDSU, Bradley, Albany and more
  • Visit their webpage for details and player profiles (free, no registration)

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    Wednesday, April 18, 2007

    The Patrick Patterson saga continues!

  • First of all, let me point out to all the fans finding this blog through the "Patrick Patterson to Pacific" Google search: Patrick Patterson (PP) did not commit to Pacific. It was a clever April Fool's day joke by the Pacific newspaper that managed to tie it in with the Billy Donovan/Kentucky rumors to make the story more believable. So again, Patrick Patterson did not commit to Pacific on April 1st, it was an April Fools day joke :-) So with that out of the way, here is wall to wall coverage on PP:
  • Lots of links at the Wildcat Maniacs board . And thanks for the link back here B2DB :-)
  • FireBilly.com looks at text messaging and recruiting, along with the available recruits that Kentucky is looking into such as Alex Legion, Jai Lucas, and more.
  • Wildcat Fan report shows that Billy Gillespie really has a plan for you (you = the recruit) and he can prove it! They also have updates on Alex Legion and Michael Sanchez.
  • A jam-packed article on Kentucky at Kentucky.com, including coverage of Big Brother pondering what to do with regards to text messaging and recruiting.
  • Jeff Goodman at Scout.com has a story on PP and his potential impact on the six programs that are recruiting him.
  • My opinion: PP, whatever you do, DO NOT GO TO DUKE!. The Dirty Rat will ruin your career, he will drain the life force out of you and steal 20 years out of your life expectancy, and turn you into another former Dookie zombie! Anywhere but Duke please!

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    Tuesday, April 17, 2007

    Tuesday (Day 2 of Spring Signing Period)

  • The latest commitments, transfers and decommitments are available for free and without registration at the Hodge Report on CSTV by Bill Hodges.
  • Follow the leader: Just as I mentioned yesterday that it is rare for a player to follow the coach to a new destiation, Dairese Gray follows Steve Alford from Iowa to New Mexico. (What do I know?)
  • Yesterday USC got a Trio, today Oral Roberts and newly extended coach Sean Sutton get a Trio of players.
  • Others getting new players: Oregon State (Juco), James Madison, Samford
  • Visit the Hodge Report for details and player profiles


  • Interesting recruiting news at A Sea of Blue. There you will find the latest on the most coveted remaining player in the class of 2007 (Patrick Patterson). A Sea of Blue also mentions that Kentucky is offering 6'8" forward Michael Sanchez, who lives just a few minutes away from the Arkansas campus. Gillespie was recruiting him when he was at A&M as well. Arkansas is obviously going to go after him as well being the home team.

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    Monday, April 16, 2007

    Spring Signing Period Starts Today!

  • Thanks to A Sea of Blue for the link! A Sea of Blue is a Big Blue Nation website, but its coverage of college basketball is extensive and of interest to all hardcore college basketball fans.
  • The Spring Signing Period officially begins today! The Hodge Report at CSTV has the latest updates including LSU, Wyoming, Iowa State, the silver fox of the South (Bobby Cremins), Cincy, Baylor (a 2010 player, how crazy is that?)... Meanwhile Tim Floyd just got a Trio (no, not the german music group of the 80s famous for Da-Da-Da), all from SoCal and in the class of 2008.
  • Don't forget the Jordan Classic, live this Saturday from MSG on ESPN2 and ESPN2-HD (do not know if the broadcast will be in HD).
  • The switch to Blogger2 has been completed! I will be experimenting with labels (aka tags) and other new features in the next few days


    Reverse Recruiting - A very unofficial definition: When a coach recruits a player back to the program, either from the NBA draft or after a coaching change.
  • A Sea of Blue has a story on DeAndre Jordan deciding to remain at Texas A&M and not follow Billy G to Kentucky.
  • Usually there is too much pressure on the player, parents and departing coach and new school not to take players with them, so it's very rare that we see a player follow a coach (for example Padgett wanted to go with Ole Roy to UNC but the pressure not to do that was such that Padgett went to Louisville.
  • Speaking of which, coverage of the NBA draft as it affects college basketball at NCAA Hoops Today

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