Atlantic Coast Conference WiretapApril 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference Wiretap

Wake Forest Picks Up Commitment From Miles Overton

Sep 23, 2012 11:43 PM

Miles Overton committed to Wake Forest Sunday after visiting the school over the weekend.

"He loved it there," Overton’s prep coach Speedy Morris said. "He likes the coaches, and he enjoyed the time he spent with the players."

Overton had scholarship offers from Xavier and Marquette.

Overton’s father, Doug, had an 11-year NBA career and is now an assistant with the Brooklyn Nets.

Rick O'Brien/Philadelphia Inquirer

Tags: Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Atlantic Coast Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting, NCAA Commitment

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Kyle Washington Picks N.C. State

Sep 23, 2012 12:21 PM

Kyle Washington committed to N.C. State on Sunday morning.

Washington, a 6-foot-9 forward who plays at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, chose the Wolfpack over Ohio State, Louisville, Marquette and Iowa State.

Washington joins Anthony "Cat" Barber in N.C. State’s 2013 recruiting class.

Bret Strelow/ Fayetteville Observer

Tags: Kyle Washington, NC State Wolfpack, Atlantic Coast Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting, NCAA Commitment

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N.C. State Makes Gottfried Third Highest-Paid Coach In ACC

Sep 22, 2012 1:23 PM

Mark Gottfried received a pay raise from N.C. State to make him the third highest-paid coach of the ACC.

Gottfried's annual salary remains at $750,000 per year, but his supplemental compensation was boosted from $450,000 to $1.2 million.

Athletic director Debbie Yow says Gottfried's "competitive and recruiting success has accelerated our vision of excellence in an impressive way."

CBS Sports

Tags: NC State Wolfpack, Atlantic Coast Conference, NCAA, NCAA Misc Rumor

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Troy Williams Plans Visits To North Carolina, Indiana

Sep 21, 2012 11:11 PM

Troy Williams has scheduled visits to Oklahoma State and UCLA, though he is looking at other schools as well.

“I’m still looking to trim [my list] down,” said Williams.

Louisville, Ohio State, Arkansas and Alabama have also been among colleges Williams has considered.

Williams recently had an in-home visit with Indiana.

“I like Tom Crean a lot, we get along well,” he said. “I like the style of play that they have, too.”

Adam Zagoria/ZagsBlog

Tags: Troy Williams, North Carolina Tar Heels, Indiana Hoosiers, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting

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Miles Overton Visits Wake Forest

Sep 21, 2012 10:53 PM

Miles Overton is taking an unofficial visit to Wake Forest this weekend.

The 6-foot-3 guard has offers from La Salle, Penn, St. Joe's and Temple.

Matt Breen/Philadelphia Inquirer

Tags: Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Atlantic Coast 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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Duke Makes Scholarship Offer To Trey Lyles

Sep 20, 2012 10:56 PM

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.

Kyle Neddenriep/Indianapolis Star

Tags: Trey Lyles, Duke Blue Devils, Atlantic Coast Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting

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Rodney Purvis Ruled Eligible To Play For N.C. State

Sep 18, 2012 9:27 AM

Rodney Purvis was cleared to play for N.C. State this season.

Purvis was originally ruled ineligible because his class was the first to graduate from Raleigh’s Upper Room Christian Academy.

“I felt from the beginning that the right thing was for him to play because I know all the facts of the school and the courses he took,” Gottfried added. “The truth of the matter, he’s a really bright student. It’s unfortunate he was even in a situation where anything was questioned.”

Carrie Doyle, associate athletics director for compliance, processed Purvis’ appeal with the NCAA.

“I’ve never been involved in a circumstance like this where it’s a brand new high school and the brand new high school has never had any of their courses reviewed by the (NCAA) eligibility center to determine if they’re core courses,” said Doyle, who was an NCAA employee from 1987-1999 and a compliance director at New Hampshire for six-plus years.

Bret Strelow/Fayetteville Observer

Tags: Rodney Purvis, NC State Wolfpack, Atlantic Coast Conference, NCAA

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Quinton Stephens Commits To Georgia Tech

Sep 17, 2012 9:25 AM

Quinton Stephens, a three-star forward out of Marist (GA) High School, committed to Georgia Tech over Clemson, Tennessee and Miami on Sunday.

Stephen officially visited with the Yellow Jackets on Sunday.

“I went to Clemson the previous week and really enjoyed it,” Stephens said. “But coming here [to Georgia Tech], it really stood out to me that it was a great place. I fit in really well with the players and coaches. And just the atmosphere and all around … it really was a good fit for all the things I was looking for.”

Georgia Tech has one more scholarship available for 2013.

Michael Carvell/Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Tags: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Atlantic Coast Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting, NCAA Commitment

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Harrison Twins Narrow List To Three

Sep 14, 2012 9:36 AM

Andrew and Aaron Harrison have narrowed their focus to Kentucky and Maryland, while SMU is in a distant third.

The Harrisons have eliminated Baylor and Villanova from consideration and plan to make a decision in late October.

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

Tags: Aaron Harrison, Andrew Harrison, Maryland Terrapins, Baylor Bears, Villanova Wildcats, Kentucky Wildcats, Southern Methodist Mustangs, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 Conference, American Athletic Conference, Southeastern Conference, Conference USA, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting

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Tyus Jones Recovering From Torn Thumb Ligament, Conducts In-Home Visits

Chip Scoggins/Minneapolis Star Tribune

Tyus Jones Plans To Visit Duke, North Carolina

Amelia Rayno/ Minneapolis Star Tribune

Jabari Parker Sets Eight In-Home Visits

Evan Daniels/Scout (via Mark Strotman/CSNChicago)

Notre Dame To Join ACC For All Sports Except Football

Brett McMurphy/ESPN (via Twitter)

Duke Receives Verbal Commitment From Semi Ojeleye

Evan Daniels/Scout (via Bret Strelow/Fayetteville Observer)

Harrison Twins Set In-Home Visits With Five Finalists

Reggie Rankin/ESPN

Maryland In Lead For Dion Wiley

Jeff Ermann/Baltimore Sun

Dez Wells Narrows Transfer Options To Maryland, Oregon, Memphis

Alex Prewitt/Washington Post