Southern Methodist University offered a scholarship to Ja'Quan Newton, a 6-foot-3 guard who plays at Neumann-Goretti (PA) High School.

Larry Brown visited Newton on Monday.

"He just told me how he really is," Newton said. "He didn't lie to me or sugarcoat anything."

Newton has drawn interest from Arizona, Georgetown, Temple, Villanova, Wake Forest, Miami, Syracuse and Seton Hall.

Sterling Brown has verbally committed to play for SMU for the 2013-14 season.

“This was just the best fit for him,” says Sterling Brown’s father, Chris Brown. “He feels he can learn, grow and develop as a player under Larry Brown. He’s comfortable there. It’s a great atmosphere there and a great opportunity for him.”

Sterling is the younger brother of Phoenix Suns guard Shannon Brown.

Larry Brown is the only coach to have won an NBA title and an NCAA title.

“Every kid you recruit all think they’re going to the NBA after one year,” the SMU coach said Tuesday at Conference USA media day. “From that standpoint, I’m relevant. A lot of them have to Google me up, though.”

Brown said it’s important to be realistic with incoming players about their NBA chances.

“Our job is to make sure they have some alternatives,” he said. “So many kids think they’re a failure when they don’t get drafted after their first year, but they’re not. There are some special stories of kids who have been successful in college and gone on to be successful in the pros.”

Andrew and Aaron Harrison have committed to Kentucky for the 13-14 season.

The twins out of Travis High in Texas picked Kentucky over Maryland and SMU.

"We liked coach (John) Calipari's fire to win and we want to win a national championship," Andrew said.

Added Aaron: "Also, Coach Calipari did not guarantee anything and we liked that."

Andrew is the top-rated point guard in the class, while Aaron is rated as the top shooting guard. Both players are consensus top-five prospects.

"I am very happy that Andrew and Aaron made their own decision," said their father, Aaron Harrison Sr. "They weighed all the facts and made their decision and it never changed."