Some college coaches hoped to lure Julius Randle to their school by speaking negatively about other programs.

Randle is the top player in the class of 2013, along with Jabari Parker.

Some coaches said that Duke and North Carolina didn't properly develop players, while others said Kentucky had too many highly talented players.

"It's crazy," Randle said. "But I have a mind of my own. Every school has pros and cons and the same school that's dissing a certain school isn't talking about their cons. I look at it as the coaches just hating."

Mike Krzyzewski paid Trey Lyles a visit on Thursday and offered a scholarship.

Lyles, a former Indiana commit, has attracted interest and offers from many of the top programs in the country since opening up his recruitment last month.

Lance Thomas has settled a lawsuit that accused him of failing to pay nearly $68,000 for jewelry purchased while he was at Duke.

Thomas started 39 games for Duke during the 09-10 season.

NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn said Tuesday the organization would not comment on the settlement and what it might mean in terms of investigating the matter.

Tyus Jones, a top-five prospect in 2014, plans to unofficially visit Duke and North Carolina in October.

Jones intends to narrow his list before the high school basketball season starts.

The 6-foot-2 point guard has scholarship offers from Duke, North Carolina, Michigan State and Baylor, among others.

Jabari Parker will meet with eight schools over the next three weeks.

Florida met with Parker on Tuesday, and DePaul, BYU and Kansas will also meet with the nation’s top ranked senior this week.

The following week, North Carolina, Michigan State and Duke will meet with Parker. The week after that, Stanford is set to make a trip to visit him.

Parker tweeted a list of ten schools he was considering in July. His list featured Georgetown, Florida, BYU, Stanford, North Carolina, Kentucky, Duke, DePaul, Michigan State and Kansas.

Semi Ojeleye, a 6-foot-6, 215-pound forward who is ranked as a top-40 prospect in the 2013 class, verbally committed to Duke on Sunday night.

Ojeleye chose the Blue Devils over Indiana, Oregon and Stanford.

Lance Thomas purchased five pieces of custom diamond jewelry worth $97,800 on Dec. 21, 2009 while in the middle of his senior season at Duke. Thomas is being sued be a New York firm for failing to pay the balance of his bill.

Documents included with the suit indicate Thomas made a $30,000 down payment and received $67,800 in credit from the firm, the balance that remains unpaid.

Thomas started 39 games during the 09-10 season, which saw Duke go on to win the national championship.

Thomas played last season for the New Orleans Hornets.

A Duke spokesman said the university knows about the lawsuit and is looking into it.

''We have been made aware of a lawsuit filed by a jeweler against former men's basketball player Lance Thomas and we are currently looking into the matter,'' said Jon Jackson, the school's associate athletic director for media relations.

Mike Krzyzewski is beginning a series of in-home visits with 2013 recruits this week.

Krzyzewski will begin with Semi Ojeleye, the No. 22 overall player in the class. Ojeleye is considering Duke, Indiana, Oregon and Stanford.

Krzyzewski will then visit Austin Nichols, followed by Julius Randle and Matt Jones. Jones has already committed to Duke.