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BeeJay Anya Trims List To Sixteen

BeeJay Anya is considering 16 schools, including Final Four members Ohio State, Kansas, Louisville.

“I’m just trying to take it one step at a time right now,” Anya said.

The 6-foot-9, 270-pound Anya is also looking at Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Rutgers, Memphis, UCLA, Arizona, Indiana, Notre Dame, Seton Hall and DePaul.

He is considered a top-20 prospect in the class of 2013.

Via Washington Post

Muhammad Trims Arizona, UNLV Off List Of Suitors

Arizona and UNLV are out of the race to sign basketball star Shabazz Muhammad

"It's at three right now, yeah," Muhammad said. "UCLA, Kentucky and Duke. Right now, those are probably the last three before I make my decision."

Muhammad, Naismith National Player of the Year, said he liked UNLV and Kansas, but wanted to be honest with coaches who kept ringing his phone.

"I just think it was the calls," Muhammad said. "The schools that I took out, I liked them, but I wasn't really interested in going. I didn't want to lead them on. I want them to do the best they can to recruit other players and not recruit me anymore. I just thought that was the mature thing to do."

Muhammad was awarded MVP honors Wednesday in the McDonald's All-American Game, scoring 21 points to lead the West to a 106-102 victory.

"When you come to every event, you want to be known as the best player at the event," he said. "Knowing everybody's talented, this is the elite 24, top 24 guys in the country, and just coming in knowing everybody's competing, competing is a beautiful thing."

Via Las Vegas Review Journal

Muhammad Puts Three Schools At Top Of List

Shabazz Muhammad seems to have narrowed his college choices.

“I’m considering five but there are three that [stand out],” Muhammad announced.

UCLA, Duke, and Kentucky (in no order) have put themselves in the forefront, with Kansas and UNLV rounding out the top five.

Muhammad is expected to announce his decision on April 11 — the first day of the spring signing period which runs through May 16.

Via ESPN.com

Jared Cunningham Intends To Test Draft Waters

Jared Cunningham intends to test the NBA draft waters.   

Cunningham, a 6-foot-4 junior, will not hire an agent.

He he plans to work out with former Oregon State and NBA great Gary Payton this summer in Las Vegas.

Via Oregonian

Tony Parker Will Announce Decision April 11

Tony Parker will announce where he intends to go to college “on the 11th,” his father, Virgil, confirmed.

Parker, a 6-foot-8, 270 pound power forward, averaged 18 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks a game this season for Lithonia Miller Grove High School as the team captured its fourth-straight state title.

He is seriously considering UCLA, Kansas, Duke, Ohio State, Memphis and Georgia.

Via ZagsBlog.com

Shabazz Muhammad To Announce Decision April 11

Shabazz Muhammad will announce where he intends to go to college on April 11 — the first day of the spring signing period which runs through May 16.

“This is a lifetime decision for me. I have to make sure I make the right decision,” Muhammad said. “I’m still being patient with it. The process is going good right now. April 11 is when I will announce it.”

Muhammad, the consensus No. 2 overall prospect, is considering UCLA, Duke, Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky and UNLV.

Via Las Vegas Sun

Anthony Bennett Narrows List To Five

Anthony Bennett has narrowed his list of schools to Florida, Kentucky, Oregon, UNLV and Washington.

"A lot of pressure is now lifted off of me by cutting my list down,” Bennett said. "Now I can deal just with those schools and watch the teams play and how the coaches coach their team. I feel like I took a step a step forward in the process."

Bennett, the top unsigned power forward in the country, is ranked No. 7 overall in the 2012 class.

Via ESPN.com

Trent Lockett Asks For Scholarship Release From Arizona State

Trent Lockett has asked for his scholarship release so he can transfer to a school closer to his home in Minnesota.

Lockett, whose mother has been diagnosed with cancer, averaged 13 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists this past season.

Via Arizona Republic

Muhammad To Take Official Visit To UCLA, Make Decision Shortly Thereafter

Shabazz Muhammad is scheduled to make an official visit to UCLA in early April.

“I think Coach [Ben] Howland wanted him to come at the beginning of April, for that weekend in the beginning April [6-8], but I know that’s close to the Jordan Game, so I have to look at those dates,” Muhammad’s father, Ron Holmes confirmed. “I’m not exactly sure but that’s when I’ve got it penciled in for.”

Muhammad, who is seriously considering UCLA, Duke, Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky and UNLV, plans to announce his college decision within a week or two of his visit with the Bruins.

“That’s going to be our last official visit,” Holmes said of the UCLA visit. “Then I think he’s going to decide on the 9th or the 10th, something like that. He’ll do something at his high school [to announce].”

Via ZagsBlog.com

Colorado Wins 2012 Pac-12 Tournament

Colorado defeated Arizona by a final score of 53-51 to win the 2012 Pacific-12 Tournament.

The Buffaloes came into the tournament as the sixth seed and won four games to qualify for the NCAA Tournament in their first season in a new conference.

Carlon Brown received MVP honors and was joined on the All-Tournament Team by teammate Andre Roberson, Arizona's Kyle Fogg, Solomon Hill and Jesse Perry, and Oregon State's Jared Cunningham.

Via RealGM Staff Report

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NCAA Attendance Drops For Fourth Consecutive Year

Regular season attendance is down in six of the biggest-name conferences.

Joshua Smith Foregoing Draft, Returning For Junior Season

Joshua Smith’s scoring and rebounding numbers dipped from his freshman season.

Kevin O'Neill Will Return As USC Coach

Kevin O'Neill has posted a 41-55 record with the Trojans.

Amile Jefferson Near Collegiate Decision

Amile Jefferson is closing in on making his college choice.

Jorge Gutierrez Named 2012 Pac-12 POY, DPOY

Jorge Gutierrez is joined on the All-Pac-12 First Team by teammate Allen Crabbe, Arizona's Kyle Fogg and Solomon Hill, Terrence Ross and Tony Wroten of Washington, Devoe Joseph of Oregon, Andre Roberson of Colorado and Jared Cunningham of Oregon State.

Kyle Anderson Scoring More Off Ball, Undeterred By UCLA Allegations

Five-star prospect Kyle Anderson has won 61 straight games.

NCAA Investigating Shabazz Muhammad's Amateur Status

The NCAA is investigating Shabazz Muhammad’s connections to financial advisers Benjamin Lincoln and Ken Kavanagh.
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