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Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari is set to visit with 2021 5-star forward AJ Griffin on Thursday, according to Pat Lawless of Prep Circuit. The 6-7 small forward, who attends Archbishop Stepinac in New York, continues to attract a lot of attention as one of the top players in the class. Duke, Villanova, Illinois, Michigan, […]

Ty Berry, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has committed to play for the Northwestern Wildcats. How do we know this? Well, tickle me glad you asked. He took to the mean streets of Twitter to make the announcement himself by way of a nifty tweet. https://twitter.com/Ty_Berry23/status/1182084390010183687 Here’s where things […]

Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self isn’t happy with the narrative going around that the college basketball coach is trolling the NCAA. Following the governing the governing body of college sports sending the school and coach a formal notice of allegations, the official Kansas Jayhawks Twitter account tweeted the following: Big Late Night in the Phog […]

DJ Gordon, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has committed to play for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Prior to the commitment, the youngest had a final list of six schools left in the mix for his services. For the sake of context, those programs were the Pittsburgh Panthers, VCU […]

Jaden Springer, a five-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has narrowed his potential landing spots list to just three programs. Those schools are the Memphis Tigers, Tennessee Volunteers and Michigan Wolverines. This news was broken by reputable reporter and writer Adam Zagoria on his nifty website ZagsBlog, which is obviously named […]

Hunter Sallis, a 4-star guard in the 2021 recruiting class, has received an offer from Nate Oats and the Alabama Crimson Tide, according to Corey Evans of Rivals. The 6-3 combo guard, who attends Millard North High School in Nebraska, already holds numerous offers as one of the top combo guards in the class. Arkansas, […]

Former Connecticut Huskies coach Jim Calhoun has been accused of sex discrimination by a former associate athletic director at the University of Saint Joseph. For those unaware, that is where the Hall of Fame coach is currently applying his trade. The AP was one of the many outlets to relay the story to the masses. […]

N’Faly Dante, a former five-star college basketball prospect, is apparently still waiting to get cleared to play for the Oregon Ducks this season. For those unaware, the young man was originally a member of the 2020 recruiting class, but then decided to join the 2019 grouping instead. According to head coach Dana Altman, the entire […]

New Mexico basketball coach Paul Weir joined us on the Marching to Madness podcast to preview the 2019-20 season for the Lobos. Some of the topics Weir discussed included: Building chemistry with transfers joining the program How Vance Jackson could put together another big season for the Lobos JaQuan Lyle’s return to the court after […]

Alex Tchikou, a four-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, has been offered a scholarship by the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The youngster made the announcement of the offer himself on the mean streets of Twitter. https://twitter.com/tcalex0/status/1181393416007163907 The 6-11 power forward, who attends Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, is drawing plenty of interest, recently […]

Gethro Muscadin, a four-star big man out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, is slated to be seen by the Kansas Jayhawks on Thursday. In fact, it will be head coach Bill Self who will see the young man. This news was relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Rivals […]

Duke Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski made a lot of noise on Tuesday when discussing player rights, but the college basketball legend also discussed the ACC in a way that shouldn’t go unnoticed. With the Blue Devils embracing one-and-done players more and more over the years, Coach K acknowledged roster turnover, pointing to a very […]

GaQuincy McKinstry, a five-star cornerback prospect in the 2021 college football recruiting class, has been offered a basketball scholarship by the Florida Gators. Yes, we know, that’s a bit to take in. In a tweet relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Rivals and Stockrisers reporter Jake Weingarten, it was revealed […]

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats is set to visit with 2020 5-star guard Nimari Burnett on Wednesday, according to Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers. The 6-3 combo guard, who attends Prolific Prep in California, continues to be a high priority target for the Crimson Tide after taking his official visit to Tuscaloosa back in late September. […]

Mike Aresco, the commissioner of the American Athletic Conference (AAC), didn’t hold back when asked about college sports moving in a direction where athletes were able to profit off their name, image and likeness. The man partially responsible for the Big East Conference becoming a basketball-only league again, as he was busy chasing college football […]

Things between Kennedy Chandler, a five-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, and the North Carolina Tar Heels appear to be heating up. According to a report from Stockrisers and Rivals reporter Jake Weingarten, UNC has reached out to the young man, showing heavy interest and wanting to set up a visit […]

Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, a 5-star forward in the 2022 college basketball recruiting class, has set an unofficial visit with the Kentucky Wildcats for the Louisville game on Dec. 28, according to Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers. The 6-8 power forward, who currently attends IMG Academy in Florida, is the cousin of former Kentucky star Alex Poythress and […]

Niels Lane, a 4-star guard in the 2020 recruiting class, has committed to Mike White and the Florida Gators, according to Corey Evans of Rivals. The 6-5 shooting guard, who attends Roselle Catholic in New Jersey, took his official visit to Gainesville back in early September and clearly he was impressed to the point of […]

Brad Underwood and the Illinois Fighting Illini will visit with 2020 4-star guard Andre Curbelo on Tuesday, according to Andrew Slater of The Athletic. The 6-0 point guard, who attends Long Island Lutheran in New York, is set to take his official visit to Illinois on Oct. 18. Curbelo named his final five schools in […]

Alex Fudge, a 4-star forward in the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, has picked up an offer from Josh Pastner and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The 6-6 small forward, who attends Robert E. Lee High School in Florida, continues to raise his profile on the recruiting trail as one of the top players in […]

Alex Tchikou, a 4-star forward in the 2021 recruiting class, has picked up an offer from Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks. The 6-11 power forward, who attends Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, continues to rack up a ton of interest on the recruiting trail as one of the best players at his position. Baylor, […]

Moses Moody, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has scheduled an official visit with the Arkansas Razorbacks. The visit will begin on October 18 and run for a few days. News of this recruitment happening was relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Rivals and Stockrisers […]

DaRon Holmes, a four-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, has been offered a scholarship by the Virginia Cavaliers. How do we know this? An announcement was made on the mean streets of Twitter to let the general public know about the information we’re now presenting to you. 2019 is great! Congratulations […]

Kerwin Walton, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, was checked on by a Texas Longhorns assistant coach. This all went down on Monday. This report was relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Rivals and Stockrisers reporter Jake Weingarten. Recently, the North Carolina Tar Heels hurled […]

According to those in the know, JJ Traynor not only had a visit with the Louisville Cardinals recently, but said visit went extremely well. How do we know Chris Mack made it all sorts of appealing to the young man? Well, tickle me glad you asked, as it was reported on the mean streets of […]

Kendall Brown, a five-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, has lined up an official visit with the Marquette Golden Eagles. The visit will begin on October 25 and will run through the 27th. News of this official visit was relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Stockrisers […]

If you had Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway comparing James Wiseman to Chris Bosh in your college basketball offseason pool, go collect your money. Also, for good measure, the man who wants all the smoke wanted to credited John Calipari for how one-and-dones are coached. Penny Hardaway tells me that Chris Bosh is the best […]

Loyola Marymount basketball coach Mike Dunlap joined us on the Marching to Madness podcast back in September to preview the 2019-20 season for the Lions. Some of the topics Dunlap discussed included: The prestigious honor of being named a candidate for the Alaska Hall of Fame How Loyola Marymount has rebranded the school’s athletic programs […]

Washington basketball coach Mike Hopkins joined us on the Marching to Madness podcast back in August to preview the 2019-20 season for the Huskies. Some of the topics Hopkins discussed included: Washington’s success in Hopkins’ first two seasons on the job The importance of the Huskies making it back to the NCAA Tournament Replacing five […]

West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins joined us on the Marching to Madness podcast to talk expectations for the 2019-20 season for the Mountaineers, his involvement in promoting cancer research, and much more. Some of the topics Huggins discussed included: How the enthusiasm is back in the West Virginia program Young players getting valuable experience […]

The Texas Tech Red Raiders are set to visit with 2020 5-star guard Nimari Burnett on Tuesday, according to Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers. Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard and assistant coach Ulric Maligi will meet with the 6-3 combo guard, who currently attends Prolific Prep in California. Burnett announced his top four back in […]

Isaiah Todd, a five-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, is down to just the Kansas Jayhawks and Michigan Wolverines. He’s projected to be an NBA-level player. The kid broke the news himself on the mean streets of Twitter by way of a nifty tweet: https://twitter.com/zaytodd/status/1181166896512667648 Obviously, as the picture indicates, he’ll […]

Jakobe Coles, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has committed to play for the Butler Bulldogs. This is a relatively important get for the program, as Coles isn’t only a talented kid who can probably help immediately, but should end up being in school for four years. With the double-draft […]

Terren Frank, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has committed to play for the TCU Horned Frogs. This news was actually broken by several different people, and inevitably the young man himself. For the sake of crediting someone, Rivals and Stockrisers grassroots guru Jake Weingarten did relay the information to […]

Jaden Jones, a wing prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, will be checked in on by Arizona Wildcats head coach Sean Miller. This will go down on Monday. This news was relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Rivals and Stockrisers reporter Jake Weingarten. The 6-foot-7 talent is […]

John Wooden. Echoes stirring. Bill Walton yelling about whoever is the coach when it turns sour. The UCLA Bruins are a blue-blood program in history, but this university only needs a rubber duck without holes in it to get clean in the college basketball tub known as life. Hello there, man without holes Mick Cronin! […]

Cade Cunningham, a 5-star guard in the 2020 recruiting class, will now take his official visit with Kentucky basketball during Big Blue Madness on Oct. 11, according to Rivals recruiting insider Corey Evans. The 6-6 combo guard, who attends Montverde Academy in Florida, was originally set to visit Lexington in early November before making the […]

Dallan Coleman, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has finished a visit with the Florida Gators. Mike White had the youngster on campus in an unofficial capacity; though it’s worth noting he’s also already offered the young man a scholarship. This news was relayed to the masses on the mean […]

Jalen Green, a five-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, is getting heavy late interest from the UCLA Bruins. Mick Cronin is attempting to get the youngster to come to campus for an official visit despite Green’s current scheduled visits having been wrapped up after a visit with the Memphis Tigers. This […]