Aaron Scales, a 6-foot-9, 250-pound power forward prospect from the American Basketball Institute in Charlotte, N.C., announced he has de-committed from Missouri.

His coach, John Jordan, who made the announcement in an email to several media members, cited the uncertain outcome of the NCAA investigation into allegations of impropriety by Frank Haith while at Miami as the reason for Scales to change his mind.

“Actually, he’s been thinking about it for the last few weeks. It’s just a tough situation,” Jordan said in a phone interview Monday morning. “He really likes Coach Haith. He’d love to play for him, but with these allegations pending, it’s a situation where we just can’t gamble on this kind of situation.”

Willie Cauley has committed to Kentucky as a member of the class of 2012.

Cauley is a 7-foot, 230 pound center generally considered as a top-40 member of his class.

Cauley plays at Olathe (Kan.) Northwest.

“I would say he’s a very, very high-level run and jump athlete,” Rivals.com Eric Bossi said. “And he’s also very fluid from side-to-side. He can get from one end of the floor to the other better (than most big men). His offense needs some work but I wouldn’t say he’s totally raw.

Shabazz Muhammad is on an official visit to USC this weekend with Dewayne Dedmon as his host.

Muhammad made an unofficial visit in August.

Muhammad's father, Ron Holmes, played for the USC men's basketball team from 1981 to 1985.

DaJuan Coleman has committed to Syracuse.

Coleman, a 6-foot-10, 280 pound big, is one of the top-20 players in the class of 2012.

Coleman also considered Kentucky and Ohio State.

Cole Huff, a 6-foot-7, 200-pound small forward from Campbell Hall High in North Hollywood, tweeted Monday night that he has orally committed to play for Nevada next season.

Huff took an official recruiting visit to Nevada last weekend. He was scheduled to take a trip to UTEP this weekend but decided to end his recruitment.

"There aren't that many players with his body and length that can shoot it like he can," Campbell High coach Steve Wachs said. 

Huff, who originally committed to San Diego State before de-committing over the summer, chose Nevada over offers from Pepperdine, UC Irvine, Denver and UTEP, among others.

Richard Longrus of Bishop O'Dowd has verbally committed to Washington State, according to a source.

Longrus, a 6-foot-6 small forward, also was considering Colorado, Stanford and Utah.

Kaleb Tarczewski is visiting Arizona on Thursday, which will be his final official recruiting visit.

Tarczewski has narrowed his choices between Arizona and Kansas.

The big man visited Kansas last weekend."He had a great visit at KU but is looking forward to Arizona this weekend," John Carroll, Tarczewski's travel-team coach, told the Star via text message.

Jordan Hare has verbally committed to Rhode Island.

"It wasn't a case of wanting to make a decision so I wouldn't have to worry about it during the season," Hare said. "Everything just felt comfortable when I went to Rhode Island.

"I liked the coaches, the system, the school. I had no problem seeing myself playing there."

Hare also had offers from Michigan and Michigan State, along with several other schools.

Some of the comfort level comes from Rhode Island assistant coach Preston Murphy, a Saginaw native who played for Nouvel Catholic Central and Rhode Island.

"Rhode Island has been kind of recruiting me since ninth grade, so there was that familiarity," Hare said. "Plus Coach Murphy is from Saginaw, so that made it even more comfortable."

Hare averaged 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks per game during his junior season.

Hare said Rhode Island coach Jim Baron did not tell him what position to focus on during his senior season.

"His system is that they find the best place for your skills, instead of trying to change your skills to fit into a position," Hare said. "They'll work with me and play me where I can best help the team.

"I love their system. Defensively, they pressure on every possession and they run. It's a lot like how we play in Saginaw."

Logan Adams, a forward of the class of 2013, has committed to North Carolina-Wilmington.

Adams who attends South Gwinnett (GA) High School made his decision public on Twitter. He made an unofficial visit to Wilmington in September.

“I felt really comfortable being on campus. I feel like I have a pretty good relationship with Buzz and Coach Lee,” Adams said in a telephone interview. “They’ll make me the best player I can be.”

Adams has played primarily in the post but is making the transition to the wing. He visited Wright State and Appalachian State over the last two weekends and also considered Murray State and Tennessee Tech.

Justise Winslow, one of the top 20 prospects of the 2014 class is now receiving interest from Kentucky.

Arizona, Houston and Baylor are “showing the most interest,” while he also has offers from Arizona State, Florida, Rice, Texas and Harvard.

“A lot of schools, I just have to stay humble and not let it all get to my head,” Winslow said. “I’m going to wait around and see how it plays out.”

Winslow's father Rickie Winslow was a member of Houston's famous Phi Slamma Jamma team and a first round pick in 1987 by Chicago.

“I know about Kentucky,” he said. “I know it’s the dribble-drive (offense) and most of the guys are one-and-done when they go there.”