J.P. Tokoto, a highly touted small forwardrecruit in the freshman class of 2012, could make his college decision by Thursday.

Tokoto appears to be leaning towards North Carolina, though Kansas, Marquette and Connecticut are also being considered.

Tokoto plays for Menomonee Falls of Wisconsin.

Angelo Chol announced his decision on Thursday to join Arizona's Class of 2011. Chol's addition gives Arizona one of its best classes in school history.

Chol, a 6-foot-9, 210 pound forward, is averaging 24.1 points, 14.9 rebounds and 8.0 blocked shots per game this season.

The other members of Arizona coach Sean Miller’s class of 2011 include Henderson (Nev.) Findlay Prep guard Nick Johnson, Winston-Salem (N.C.) Quality Education Academy guard Josiah Turner and Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill Academy forward Sidiki Johnson.

Kevin Davis of Tacoma Community College is taking a full course load and will be ready to play for the Washington Huskies next season.

"He has verbally committed to Washington and they have offered him a scholarship," TCC head coach Carl Howell said. "I've been in constant contact with the Huskies and I've been told that the scholarship is there him as long as he does what he's supposed to do and is able to graduate and enter in the fall quarter."

Davis, who is 6'9" and 221 pounds, is a former standout at Todd Beamer High.

"He runs like a deer and he fits their system to a tee," Howell said.

Davis put up big numbers at Beamer (21.3 points, 15.3 rebounds and 6.6 blocks a game), but has tapered off at TCC. This season Davis is averaging 8.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and 20 minutes per game.

"The thing about him is a lot of people expect he's going to put up huge numbers, but I don't care what level he's in, he's not a back-to-the-basket, go-to scorer," Howell said. "He's a really good rebounder and defender. He can shoot the ball in little bit on the perimeter. And he's got a huge upside. But his game is really as a rebounder and a defender."

Howell has spent 13 years at Tacoma CC head coach four years at the school's athletic director. He's also produced 30 four-year and 17 Division-I players.

"Kevin is just not a skilled low-post player yet," Howell said. "He's an exceptional athlete playing basketball. He's a runner, jumper, shot blocker and rebounder. Those are all good qualities to have."

Florida received a commitment from Walter Pitchford on Wednesday.

Pitchford is averaging 17.4 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game for Summit Christian Academy of Michigan.

"He’s a tremendous shooter for a kid his size and also a tremendous athlete," said Summit coach Steve Ernst, "and what he’s really learned tobe and what he’s worked on and what I’m proud of is he’s become a really good leader."

Pitchford had signed a Letter of Intent with DePaul coming out of high school but asked to be released after coach Jerry Wainwright was fired.

The participants of the 2011 Jordan Brand Classic were announced on Tuesday. The game will be held in Charlotte on April 16th.

Austin Rivers, Anthony Davis, Michael Gilchrist, Quincy Miller and James McAdoo will headline the event.

Also selected for this year’s event are Bradley Beal (St. Louis, MO/Florida), Khem Birch (Fitchburg, MA/Pittsburgh), Jabari Brown (Oakland, CA/Oregon), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Greenville, GA/Georgia), Michael Carter-Williams (Providence, RI/Syracuse), Rakeem Christmas (Bryn Athyn, PA/Syracuse), Michael Gbinije (Richmond, VA/Duke), P.J. Hairston (Chatham, VA/North Carolina), Myck Kabongo (Henderson, NV/Texas), Johnny O’Bryant (Cleveland, MS/LSU), Sir’Dominic Pointer (Winston-Salem, NC/St. John’s), Otto Porter (Sikeston, MO/Undecided), Shannon Scott (Alpharetta, GA/Ohio State), Marquis Teague (Indianapolis, IN/Kentucky), Adonis Thomas (Memphis, TN/Memphis), Kyle Wiltjer (Portland, OR/Kentucky) and Tony Wroten, Jr. (Seattle, WA/Washington).

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Myck Kabongo of Findlay Prep was one of 24 high school basketball players selected to participate in the McDonald's All-American Game. He’s the fourth player in the last three years from the Henderson-based program picked for the game.

Kabongo has signed to play next year at Texas, is averaging 17.1 points, 7.4 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 2 steals per game this winter. He’s rated as the nation’s No. 9 overall prospect for the class of 2011 by ESPN.

Avery Bradley, Cory Joseph and Tristan Thompson are the previous three Findlay Prep stars to play in the game. All three went onto Texas as well.

“It’s a tribute to the guys, to the individuals who made it,” Findlay coach Mike Peck said. “It’s a product of all of the hard work they have put in.”

Alex Murphy has committed to Duke and coach Mike Krzyzewski.

He choose the Blue Devils over Florida, Boston College, North Carolina, Kentucky, West Virginia and Villanova.

"I've had a feeling in my gut for a long time now and when I went down to Duke for my unofficial [visit] last month it just kind of solidified things," Murphy said.

"When I talked to Coach K at the end of that trip I knew that was where I wanted to be. The reason I didn't do it right then and there was that I wanted to come home and talk to my family and the people close to me."

Murphy had always maintained that Duke and Florida -- where his older brother Erik is currently a sophomore -- were the two schools recruiting him the hardest.

Larry Drew II has left North Carolina's team and will transfer, according to a source close to the situation.

Drew left campus Thursday, roughly 48 hours after recording nine assists in 19 minutes in North Carolina's 106-74 victory over Boston College.

The point guard has shared duties this season with Kendall Marshall, but lost the starting job to the freshman in January.

Drew is the son of Atlanta Hawks head coach Larry Drew.

If Drew transfers to another school, he would have to sit out one season and then have one season of eligibility remaining.

Billy Baron has decided to leave Virginia and is expected to join his father at Rhode Island.

The announcement of Baron’s departure was made late Thursday afternoon.

“I love my coaches and my teammates at Virginia,” Baron said in a news release issued by the Virginia athletic communications office. “Virginia is a great place, but I want to go home, be with my family and play for my dad.”

“I knew when Billy decided to come to Virginia he had a very hard decision and labored over it,” said Virginia head coach Tony Bennett. “Obviously we’re sad to see him go and appreciate his contributions to our program, but the desire to play for your father is very strong, as I can personally attest. We’ll miss him and wish him well.”

Baron played in 17 games for the Cavaliers and averaged 3.0 points.

Transfering from Sunset (Oregon) to Findlay College Prep was an opportunity Landen Lucas felt he couldn't pass up.

Lucas left Sunset after his sophomore season and will be in attendance on Friday to watch his former team. Sunset would have been considered a contender for the Class 6A state championship had he remained at the school.

"I'm not going to lie. That weighs on you," Lucas said by telephone. "I really believe we could have had a chance to win a state championship. But I have to remember that we have a chance to win a national championship at Findlay. It's hard, but you have to look ahead."

Lucas didn't go to Findlay for exposure, as it was about preparing for college. 

"If I had to make the choice again, I would still do it," Lucas said. "I wanted a new challenge, to push myself and get prepared to go college a year or two ahead of everyone else. (Findlay players) come out of here and make an immediate impact in college because they're so far ahead of everyone else."

As for his college decision, Oregon State and Oregon remain contenders.