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Trey Lyles Visits Butler, Targets Trips To Michigan State, Illinois, Louisville, Ohio State

Aug 31, 2012 11:12 PM

Trey Lyles took an official visit to Butler on Friday.

The 6-foot-9 small forward, ranked as a top-10 player in the class of 2013, is likely to visit Michigan State, Illinois, Louisville and Ohio State in the near future.

“It’s a new thing for him to be highly recruited like this, so I want him to learn as much as he can and listen to what is said and what is not said,” Lyles’ father, Tom Lyles said. “So that’s what these visits will be about.”

Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State , Florida, Texas and UCLA could receive visits as well.

Kyle Neddenriep/Indianapolis Star

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Illinois Back Under Consideration By Jabari Parker

Aug 28, 2012 10:26 AM

Illinois did not make a July 11th list of 10 schools Jabari Parker was considering, but the school continues to recruit him. Parker's father confirmed that the Illini could still be considered.

BYU, DePaul, Duke, Florida, Georgetown, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, North Carolina and Stanford were on Parker's list.

Bruce Weber was replaced as head coach by John Groce following the 11-12 season. Weber and the Parker family developed a relationship over the past few years.

"They're still in touch," Parker's father, Sonny Parker, said of Illinois. "You never know. You never know how things are going to pan out."

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Xavier Rathan-Mayes Narrows List To Five Schools

Aug 24, 2012 11:19 PM

Xavier Rathan-Mayes has narrowed his list of suitors to five schools -- Baylor, Florida State, Connecticut, Illinois and Texas.

Rathan-Mayes, a 6-3 shooting guard, is from Canada and plays at Huntington Prep Academy.

Adam Zagoria/ZagsBlog

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Kendrick Nunn Sets Official Visits

Aug 22, 2012 10:51 AM

Kendrick Nunn will visit Illinois (Sept. 14-16), Memphis (Sept. 21-23), UCLA  (Sept. 28-30), Ohio State (Oct. 5-7) and Marquette (Oct. 12-14), according to Kendrick’s father, Melvin Nunn.

Nunn, a top-60 recruit, helped guide Team USA to a gold medal in the FIBA U17 World Championship this summer.

ESPNChicago

Tags: Kendrick Nunn, Illinois Fighting Illini, Marquette Golden Eagles, Ohio State Buckeyes, UCLA Bruins, Memphis Tigers, Big Ten Conference, American Athletic Conference, Pacific-12 Conference, Conference USA, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting

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Tyler Ennis To Announce College Decision, Syracuse Considered Frontrunner

Aug 15, 2012 8:06 PM

Tyler Ennis will announce his college decision on Thursday.

Ennis, who plays AAU for CIA Bounce, will choose between Syracuse, Illinois, Louisville, Memphis and UCLA.

Syracuse is considered the frontrunner and is the closest school to Ennis' home in Toronto.

Adrian Autry, assistant coach for Syracuse, attended every game Ennis played in during the month of July.

Adam Zagoria/ZagsBlog

Tags: Tyler Ennis, Illinois Fighting Illini, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, Memphis Tigers, Syracuse Orange, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting

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ACC/Big Ten Challenge Schedule Announced

Aug 7, 2012 5:17 PM

The ACC/Big Ten Challenge announced their schedule for the 12-13 season.

November 27th

- Iowa at Virginia Tech
- Minnesota at Florida State
- N.C. State at Michigan
- Nebraska at Wake Forest
- Maryland at Northwestern
- North Carolina at Indiana

November 28th

- Virginia at Wisconsin
- Purdue at Clemson
- Georgia Tech at Illinois
- Boston College at Penn State
- Ohio State at Duke 

Gary Parrish/CBS Sports

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Kendrick Nunn Narrows List To Illinois, Ohio State, UCLA, Marquette, Memphis

Aug 3, 2012 1:56 PM

Kendrick Nunn of Simeon in Chicago has narrowed his list of colleges to five.

Nunn, a 6-foot-2 shooting guard, is considering Illinois, Ohio State, UCLA, Marquette and Memphis.

Nunn had previously given a verbal commitment to Texas A&M, but backed out of it in September of 2011.

Joe Hendricksen/Chicago Sun-Times

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Xavier Rathan-Mayes Narrows List Of College Choices

Aug 1, 2012 2:55 PM

Xavier Rathan-Mayes has narrowed his list of college choices to UCLA, Kentucky, Florida, Florida State, UConn, Baylor, Illinois, Kansas, Alabama, and Illinois.

Rathan-Mayes is a member of CIA Bounce and is a top-50 recruit.

Daniel Martin/College Basketball Talk

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