VCU picked up a verbal commitment on Friday, when 2014 forward Justin Tillman pledged via Twitter.

Tillman, a 6-7 forward, is believed to be a good fit for the “HAVOC” style of play favored by Shaka Smart.

Providence secured a commitment from 7-foot center Paschal Chukwu.

Chukwu chose the Friars over a host of schools, including St. Joseph.

Chukwu is regarded as a top-70 player in the 2014 class.

Cornell received a verbal commitment from Pat Smith, a 6-foot-5 guard/forward out of Archbishop Wood HS in Pennsylvania.

Smith had offers from Lafayette and Binghamton.

The two-time All-Catholic selection averaged 17 points per game last season.

Houston picked a verbal commitment from JaQuel Richmond.

Richmond, generally considered a three-star prospect, played point guard for Wesleyan Christian Academy last season.

Richmond had offers from Georgetown, Oklahoma State and Wake Forest.

Fairfield got a commitment Monday from guard Tyler Nelson of Central Catholic HS in Boston.

Nelson visited the Fairfield campus a few months ago.

"I really liked the campus," Nelson said. "I met the coaches and really liked them. I think I can go there and have a chance to play as a freshman. I also liked the academics, I'm looking at business and a few other things (to major in)."

The 6-foot-2 Nelson averaged 16.2 points per game last season.

Emmanuel Mudiay has committed to SMU, picking Larry Brown over Baylor, Kansas, Kentucky and Oklahoma State.

Mudiay is the highest rated prospect to ever commit to SMU

SMU hasn't reached the NCAA tournament since 1993.

"I want to do something different," Mudiay said. "The program is changing under Coach Brown and I really believe in him. When he talks with me it's not only about basketball, it's about life after the game: What are my interest outside the game and how I will be able to take care of myself and my family. My dream is to play in the NBA and I feel he can help prepare."

UNLV received a verbal commitment from Jamal Aytes, a 6-foot-6, 225-pound power forward who is a top-70 prospect at his position.

Aytes chose the Rebels over Gonzaga, Arizona, West Virginia and BYU.

Kaleb Joseph, a 6-foot-3 guard from Nashua, N.H., committed to Syracuse on Saturday.

"It's something I've always wanted to do," Joseph said of playing for Syracuse. "In the back of my mind it's always where I wanted to be. I've always been a Syracuse fan. It just felt right."

A top-60 player in the 2014 class, Joseph chose the Orange over Providence and West Virginia, among others.

Seton Hall picked up a verbal commitment from Angel Delgado, a 6-foot-9 forward from the Dominican Republic.

Delgado chose Seton Hall over Kentucky, Virginia, Florida State and Fordham.

Arizona received a verbal commitment from Craig Victor, a highly-touted 6-foot-8 forward out of New Orleans St. Augustine.

Victor turned down offers from LSU and Oklahoma State.

“The situation with (head coach) Sean Miller and Arizona as a program is that they are a big-time college basketball program,” said Graegg Holmes, director of Victor’s AAU program, New Orleans Elite. “He’s seen the draft picks that they’ve been having. His ultimate goal, and hopefully it happens for him, is to become a pro.

“(College) is just a stepping stone to what he ultimately wants to do. Oklahoma State and LSU could have prepared him as they’ve had people get drafted too. But how things have happened in the past, that really swayed him.”

Victor is a top-25 prospect in the class of 2014.