Kentucky, Michigan State and Kansas are considered to be the frontrunners in Cliff Alexander’s recruitment.

Alexander's girlfriend will be a freshman on the Kansas women's basketball team this season.

"They say he's going to Kansas because the girl he dates goes to Kansas," Alexander’s high school coach, Mike Oliver said. "People are always spouting rumors."

Oliver added that Alexander talks about Michigan State and Tom Izzo "all the time."

Bill Self continues to heap praise on Andrew Wiggins.

Self, however, has noticed Wiggins’ tendency to float through stretches of games.

"Andrew will be the best athlete I've ever been around," Self said. "He's a 6-8 guard. His stroke has gotten better. The biggest thing with me and him is making sure he's plugged into every possession. When he was in high school, he could really turn it on but he hasn't been able to do it for an entire game. That's what worries me a little bit."

Wiggins has been called the best prospect since LeBron James.

"He weighs 200 pounds,” Self said of Wiggins. “He's not LeBron.”

Tom Izzo was voted the best X's and O's coach in college basketball in an informal poll of his peers.

“Tom’s guys not only understand what they want; they execute details to make sure it happens,” said Lon Kruger.

John Beilein of Michigan, Rick Pitino of Louisville, Bill Self of Kansas and Bob McKillop of Davidson placed in the top-5.

Mike Krzyzewski was ranked seventh, while John Calipari placed 16th.

The matchups for the 2013 Big 12/SEC Challenge have been announced.

The Kentucky/Baylor and Kansas/Florida games are the clear headliners.

Baylor will host Kentucky at AT&T Stadium (formerly Cowboys Stadium).

Jahlil Okafor and Tyus Jones are widely expected to choose the same school.

Both players have included Baylor, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State and Ohio State on their lists.

Okafor and Jones will make official visits together to Baylor on Aug. 30, Kansas on Oct. 18 and Duke on Oct. 25. Okafor will visit Kentucky on Sept. 9 and Arizona on Oct. 11 without Jones. Okafor will also make unofficial visits to Illinois, Michigan State and Ohio State.

Okafor would like to make a decision in November, but his father said that is not set in stone.

Duke is rumored to be the frontrunner, which Okafor's father says his unfortunate.

"It's disappointing. It's taking the fun out of the process for the two boys," Okafor's father, Chukwudi Okafor, said by phone. "That's a shame. Let the kids go through the process. I just want them to enjoy it, not the media, not Twitter, not the coaches, not the AAU coaches. Those kids are highly intelligent. They know what to do. Let it play out, and I think the world is in for something special."

Myles Turner has cut his list to eight schools after finishing off a summer in which his stock has risen considerably.

Turner went from unranked to No. 10 in the ESPN 100. Turner has great length and is a skilled shot blocker with a high motor.

Turner is considering Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Arizona, Ohio State, Oklahoma State and Texas. 

"I have done my research and after studying demographics, coaching staffs, head coaches' records and history, these are the schools I have settled on at this point in the process," Turner said. 

Bill Self is not considering leaving Kansas to coach in the NBA as of now, but he acknowledged he could be enticed by the challenge at some point.

“It hasn't really tempted me because I haven't had that many people talk to me about it,” Self said. “But at some point and time, sure, I think it would (tempt me). It would be great to be able to match wits with the best athletes in the world, but I'm certainly happy where I'm at.

“I'm not saying I never would (coach in the NBA) but I'm locked in.”

Self last fall signed a contract extension that guarantees he will make $52.2 million in total compensation over the 10-year period, not including incentive bonuses.

John Calipari is unsurprisingly rated as the best head coach in college basketball when it comes to recruiting as he has built a pipeline to the NBA while at Kentucky.

Bill Self of Kansas and Sean Miller of Arizona rank second and third.

Rick Pitino, Billy Donovan, Tom Izzo, Mike Krzyzewski, Steve Lavin, Leonard Hamilton and Scott Drew round out the top-10.