Pacific-12 Conference WiretapApril 2012 Pacific-12 Conference Wiretap

Marcus Lee To Pick Between Cal, Kentucky

Sep 27, 2012 9:41 AM

Marcus Lee will choose between Cal and Kentucky.

“It changes every few days,” Brian Lee, Marcus’ brother, said. “It’s a tougher decision than most think. He likes both situations.”

Lee, a top-30 player in the 2013 class, hosted Cal and Kentucky in separate visits earlier this week.

Lee will visit Kentucky on Oct. 12 for Big Blue Madness.

Adam Zagoria/ZagsBlog

Tags: Marcus Lee, California Golden Bears, Kentucky Wildcats, Pacific-12 Conference, Southeastern 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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Delon Wright Commits To Utah

Sep 20, 2012 10:58 PM

Delon Wright, a 6-foot-5 point guard from San Francisco City College, has committed to Utah.

Wright, the younger brother of Sixers small forward Dorell Wright, said he was sold on the Utes last week during a campus visit that included attending the Utah-BYU football game.

"I really wanted to go to a school that had a good sports tradition," he said. "I just liked the coaches and the players."

Bill Oram/Salt Lake Tribune

Tags: Utah Utes, Pacific-12 Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting, NCAA Commitment

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Stanford Picks Up Commitments From Marcus And Malcolm Allen

Sep 17, 2012 9:18 AM

Malcolm and Marcus Allen, fraternal twins out of Las Vegas Centennial High School, committed to Stanford after a visit last week.

“We’ve always wanted to play basketball together since second grade, always wanted to play together in college,” Marcus Allen said.

The twins, who own 4.8 weighted GPAs, considered scholarship offers from Rice, Drake, St. Mary’s, Boston College and Wyoming, among others.

Tristan Aird/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Tags: Stanford Cardinal, Pacific-12 Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting, NCAA Commitment

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Kendrick Nunn Set To Visit Illinois, Targets November Decision

Sep 14, 2012 9:38 AM

Kendrick Nunn is set to visit Illinois this weekend, his father, Melvin Nunn, confirmed.

"It was the way the schedule best fit in," the elder Nunn said, "and it's our state school."

Kendrick, a standout guard at Chicago Simeon, plans to visit Memphis from Sept. 21-23, UCLA from Sept. 28-30, Ohio State from Oct. 5-7 and Marquette from Oct. 12-14.

"It's going to be maybe days after his last visit, probably mid-October by that third week of October," Melvin said of plans to announce his son's college decision. "But we want to be completely done and signed in November."

Matt Daniels/Champaign-Urbana News Gazette

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, NCAA

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Rondae Jefferson Commits To Arizona

Sep 14, 2012 9:34 AM

Rondae Jefferson, a top-15 recruit, made his commitment to Arizona during an in-home visit on Thursday.

The 6-foot-6 small forward visited Arizona unofficially last month and officially last weekend.

Bruce Pasco/Arizona Daily Star

Tags: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Arizona Wildcats, Pacific-12 Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting, NCAA Commitment

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Jabari Parker Sets Eight In-Home Visits

Sep 13, 2012 12:15 AM

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.

Evan Daniels/Scout (via Mark Strotman/CSNChicago)

Tags: Jabari Parker, North Carolina Tar Heels, Duke Blue Devils, Kansas Jayhawks, DePaul Blue Demons, Michigan State Spartans, Brigham Young Cougars, Stanford Cardinal, Florida Gators, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, Mountain West Conference, Pacific-12 Conference, Southeastern Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting, NCAA Misc Rumor

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Larry Drew II To Start At PG For UCLA

Sep 12, 2012 8:51 AM

Larry Drew II will start at point guard for UCLA.

“That’s going to happen,’’ said coach Ben Howland. “He’s our most indispensable player.’’

The Bruins are still waiting to learn the eligibility status of Kyle Anderson.

Anderson is capable of directing the Bruins’ offense, but lacks the foot-speed to keep up with the more athletics point guards in the college game.

Andy Katz/ESPN

Tags: Larry Drew, UCLA Bruins, Pacific-12 Conference, NCAA

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Marcus Lee Narrows List To Cal, Kentucky, Louisville

Sep 12, 2012 8:43 AM

Marcus Lee has trimmed his list of finalists to three schools: California, Kentucky and Louisville.

Lee eliminated Duke and Indiana from consideration.

The 6-foot-9 forward has offers from Cal and Louisville and is expected to visit Kentucky in mid-October.

Bret Strelow/Fayetteville Observer

Tags: Marcus Lee, Louisville Cardinals, California Golden Bears, Kentucky Wildcats, Pacific-12 Conference, Southeastern Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting, NCAA Misc Rumor

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Oregon State Receives Verbal Commitment From Hallice Cooke

Sep 11, 2012 9:29 AM

Oregon State has received a verbal commitment from Hallice Cooke, a 6-foot-3 guard out of St. Anthony (N.J.) High School.

Cooke chose the Badgers over offers from from St. Joe's, Richmond and Xavier.

John Hunt/Oregonian

Tags: Oregon State Beavers, Pacific-12 Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting, NCAA Commitment

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Aaron Gordon Schedules Official Visits

Steve Jones/Louisville Courer-Journal

Arizona State Receives Commitment From Chance Murray

Evan Daniels/Scout

Jordan Mathews Commits To Cal

Jeff Faraudo/Contra Costa Times

Al Freeman Commits To UCLA

Adam Zagoria/ZagsBlog

Musselman, Greer Expected To Help Attract Top-Level Recruits To ASU

Master Tesfatsion/Arizona State Press

Jabari Bird Expected To Commit To Cal

Jeff Faraudo/Oakland Tribune

Dez Wells Narrows Transfer Options To Maryland, Oregon, Memphis

Alex Prewitt/Washington Post

ASU To Announce Hirings Of Larry Greer, Eric Musselman On Tuesday

Andy Katz/ESPN

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

Ed Godfrey and Scott Wright/Oklahoman

Report: NCAA Investigating Eligibility Of UCLA Recruits Kyle Anderson, Tony Parker

Tracy Pierson/Scout (via Sporting News)