American Athletic Conference WiretapMay 2012 American Athletic Conference Wiretap

Dorian Pickens Visits Syracuse

Sep 28, 2012 11:21 PM

Dorian Pickens took an unofficial visit to Syracuse on Thursday, according to a source close to the program.

Pickens, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard who is considered a top-60 prospect in the 2014 class, has scholarship offers from Arizona, Stanford, Oregon State and California, among others.

Mike Waters/Syracuse Post-Standard

Tags: Syracuse Orange, American Athletic Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting

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Xavier Rathan-Mayes Postpones UConn Visit

Sep 28, 2012 9:25 AM

Xavier Rathan-Mayes is in the process of re-scheduling an official visit to UConn.

The highly regarded combo guard was slated to make an official visit to UConn this weekend.

Rathan-Mayes was vague as to why he postponed the visit, saying only that he "just had to be at Huntington (Prep) this weekend."

Rathan-Mayes will announce his college decision from his Toronto home on Oct. 13.

David Borges/New Haven Register

Tags: Xavier Rathan-Mayes, UConn Huskies, American Athletic Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting

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Rysheed Jordan Sets Visit To Syracuse

Sep 28, 2012 9:22 AM

Rysheed Jordan, a 6-foot-3 point guard out of Vaux Roberts (Penn.) High School, has scheduled a trip to Syracuse.

Jordan will travel to Syracuse on Oct. 12, he confirmed on Thursday night.

Jordan has offers from Maryland, Georgetown, Kansas and Rutgers.

Matt Breen/Philadelphia Inquirer

Tags: Syracuse Orange, American Athletic Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting

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UConn Made Pitch To Jabari Parker During In-Home Visit

Sep 28, 2012 9:21 AM

New UConn coach Kevin Ollie visited the home of Jabari Parker on Thursday night.

Simeon Academy coach Robert Smith confirmed Parker’s interest in the Huskies.

“If Jabari wasn’t seriously interested in UConn, he wouldn’t have them come in for a visit,” Smith said. “They don’t waste people’s time, that’s not how Jabari and his family is.”

Don Amore/Hartford Courant

Tags: Jabari Parker, UConn Huskies, American Athletic Conference, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting

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Marquette Receives Commitment From John Dawson

Sep 27, 2012 12:05 AM

John Dawson verbally committed Thursday to Marquette.

Dawson, a 6-foot-2 combo guard from Clovis High School in New Mexico, was reportedly pursued by Texas-El Paso Wyoming, Creighton, Auburn and Colorado State.

Michael Hunt/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Tags: Marquette Golden Eagles, American Athletic Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting, NCAA Commitment

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Reggie Cameron Commits To Georgetown

Sep 26, 2012 9:37 AM

Reggie Cameron announced his college decision on Wednesday.

“I’ve committed to Georgetown,” Cameron said. “I loved the campus and the area of D.C. it’s in. The coaching staff did a great job recruiting me and I could really see myself playing there and having a great career.”

The 6-foot-7 small forward also considered Seton Hall, UConn, N.C. State, North Carolina and Miami.

Adam Zagoria/ZagsBlog

Tags: Reggie Cameron, Georgetown Hoyas, American Athletic Conference, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting, NCAA Commitment

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Demetrius Jackson To Choose Between Illinois, Notre Dame

Sep 24, 2012 11:11 PM

Demetrius Jackson will announce his college decision between Illinois and Notre Dame on Thursday.

Jackson, a top-20 player in the 2013 class, made an official visit to Notre Dame last weekend and previously visited Illinois in early September.

Jackson’s decision will be televised on ESPNU.

Scott Powers/ESPNChicago

Tags: Illinois Fighting Illini, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Big Ten Conference, American Athletic Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting

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St. John's Hosts Rysheed Jordan

Sep 21, 2012 10:50 PM

St. John's welcomed Rysheed Jordan, a 6-foot-3 point guard out of Vaux Roberts (Penn.) High School, on Friday afternoon.

The 6-foot-3 Jordan is a consensus top-70 player in the 2013 class.

Jordan has an offer from the Red Storm, along with Villanova, Maryland, Georgetown, Kansas and Rutgers.

Matt Breen/Philadelphia Inquirer

Tags: St. John's Red Storm, American Athletic Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting

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Devin Williams Narrows List To Five

Sep 21, 2012 9:40 AM

Devin Williams has trimmed his list of schools to UCLA, Memphis, North Carolina State, Ohio State, and West Virginia.

 The 6-foot-8 Williams eliminated Xavier from consideration.

Williams has scheduled visits to West Virginia (Sept. 27), UCLA (Oct. 6) and Memphis (Oct.19).

Brian Snow/Scout

Tags: Devin Williams, Xavier Musketeers, NC State Wolfpack, West Virginia Mountaineers, Ohio State Buckeyes, UCLA Bruins, Memphis Tigers, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, American Athletic Conference, Pacific-12 Conference, Conference USA, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting

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Jabari Parker Adds UConn To List

Sep 20, 2012 10:55 PM

Jabari Parker has added Connecticut to his list, which was previously cut to 10 schools in July.

"It was Jabari's decision," Sonny Parker said. "He's picking all the schools for the home visits. He's talked to Coach (Jim) Calhoun previously before. That's one of the schools that showed some interest to him. He's had conversations with them previously. Of course, coach Kevin Ollie came in, and (Jabari) wanted them for a home visit."

New Huskies coach Kevin Ollie will make an in-home visit to Parker next week.

Parker previously had listed 10 possible schools: BYU, DePaul, Duke, Florida, Georgetown, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, North Carolina and Stanford.

Scott Powers/ESPNChicago

Tags: Jabari Parker, UConn Huskies, American Athletic Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting

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Pittsburgh Receives Commitment From Josh Newkirk

Ray Fittipaldo/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

UMass Receives Commitment From Seth Berger

Jayson Jenks/Seattle Times

Xavier Rathan-Mayes To Visit Illinois, Connecticut

Evan Daniels/Scout

Dakari Johnson To Visit Syracuse

Mike Waters/Syracuse Post-Standard

Kendrick Nunn Set To Visit Illinois, Targets November Decision

Matt Daniels/Champaign-Urbana News Gazette

Harrison Twins Narrow List To Three

Reggie Rankin/ESPN (via Ben Roberts/Lexington Herald-Leader)

Notre Dame To Join ACC For All Sports Except Football

Brett McMurphy/ESPN (via Twitter)

Beejay Anya Set To Visit Pittsburgh

Ray Fittipaldo/Pittsburgh-Gazette

UConn Set To Visit Xavier Rathan Mayes

Kevin Duffy/Connecticut Post

Harrison Twins Set In-Home Visits With Five Finalists

Reggie Rankin/ESPN

Big East Won't Change Name

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Stephen Clark To Host Seven In-Home Visits, Including Baylor, UCLA

Ed Godfrey and Scott Wright/Oklahoman

Terrence Samuel Commits To UConn

Zach Braziller/New York Post