In addition to Kentucky and North Carolina, Troy Williams is now considering Louisville, Florida, South Carolina and Georgetown.

Williams, a top-5 forward in the class of 2013, indicated the six schools are currently even.

Aaron Gordon has narrowed his list to five schools.

"My top five are Washington, Oregon, Kentucky, Arizona, and Kansas," said Gordon.

Goreon will be a senior next year at Mitty of San Jose.

"I would say my favorite at this point is probably Washington just because I have a good relationship with the coaches," said Gordon.

Gordon, who is a consensus top-five member of the 2013 class, recently suffered a fractured toe.

"Everybody has a decent shot because I'm probably not going to decide until after my senior season. Oregon, Washington, and Arizona are probably recruiting me the hardest right now, though."

Amile Jefferson, the top uncommitted senior in the country, will announce his college destination on Tuesday.

"The process has been long and tough, for sure," Jefferson said. "But it's time for me to make a decision. I have to do it."

Jefferson, a 6-foot-8, 200-pound forward, will choose from Kentucky, NC State, Duke, Ohio State, and Villanova.

"I'm still looking at all the schools on my list," he said.

Nerlens Noel said he's "in great position" to qualify academically to play at Kentucky.

Noel also responded to a recent New York Times report that said he was the subject of an inquiry by the NCAA.

“At the end of the day, the media is going to be the media and do what they do but I mean, the main thing is just staying positive and never really letting the media get you down,” Noel said.

Noel has not been contacted by the NCAA regarding the investigation.

Troy Williams, a top-10 prospect in the class of 2013, plans to add at least two schools to his previous list of Kentucky and North Carolina, with Florida, Villanova, Georgetown and Louisville under consideration.

“We’ll probably let two more schools back in, just to see what else is out there,” Williams said. “It’s probably going to be between Florida, Villanova, Georgetown and Louisville. It will probably be Georgetown and Florida.”

Williams said his decision will depend on his comfort level with the coach.

“That’s the deciding factor, which head coach I like more,” Williams said. “I care about my relationship with the head coaches, not just the assistants. It all depends on the coaching staff.”

Two NCAA enforcement staff members went to Massachusetts this week to inquire about Nerlens Noel.

Noel committed to Kentucky in April.

The assistant directors of enforcement met with school officials from Everett High where Noel spent his freshman and sophomore years.

The Everett High School principal, Louis Baldi, said the meeting lasted an hour and 15 minutes and centered on “concerns we had as adults” for Noel.

A person who has been briefed on the N.C.A.A.’s inquiry said the topics officials were planning on inquiring about included Noel’s relationship with Chris Driscoll, a former Providence assistant who is close to Noel. 

NCAA officials also planned to inquire about Noel’s finances, according to the person briefed on the inquiry. He flew on unofficial visits this year to Kentucky and Louisville that were not paid for by the universities.

Anthony Bennett has trimmed his list to UNLV and Oregon.

Bennett has eliminated Kentucky from consideration, according to his AAU coaches.

“He really likes Kentucky,” CIA Bounce coaches Tony McIntyre and Mike Georgetold said. “He loves what they’re doing there. But Anthony feels it would be a better fit at UNLV or Oregon.

“He likes Oregon and UNLV better. He has a chance to be an immediate impact” at those schools.

John Calipari is getting a raise after guiding Kentucky to the 2012 NCAA title.

Calipari's guaranteed annual income will rise to $4.2 million for the 2012-13 season, with endorsements and bonuses pushing the prospective total to $5.2 million.

Calipari’s assistant coaches -- Orlando Antigua, John Robic and Kenny Payne -- have also signed new contracts with Kentucky.

"It's rare, in this day and age, to be able to keep a staff together that has helped produce a national championship and back-to-back Final Four runs," UK athletics director Mitch Barnhart said. "We want to show them how appreciative we are of their hard work and dedication, and how much they mean to this program."
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Anthony Bennett has trimmed his list to Kentucky, Oregon and UNLV, eliminating Florida from consideration.

The 6-foot-8 forward plans to make his decision in the next two weeks.

Bennett is a top-10 prospect in the class of 2012.

James Young, a top-10 prospect in the class of 2013, said that Kansas, Kentucky and Ohio State are the schools that stand out most to him.

“I have a lot of colleges looking at me but I’m staying open,” Young said. “My top three so far is Kansas, Kentucky and Ohio State.”

Michigan State is aggressively pursuing the 6-foot-6 Young, who stars at Troy High School.