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.

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.

Braeden Anderson, a 6-foot-8 power forward from Alberta, Canada, who originally planned to play basketball at Kansas University, on Friday announced plans to attend Fresno State.

Anderson was deemed an NCAA partial qualifier at KU in September, but was not approved for aid by the Big 12 Conference, which made him ineligible for participation at KU. The Mountain West Conference, of which Fresno State is a member, accepts partial qualifiers and is allowed to provide aid. 

“I did not want to commit to two years at a junior college,” said Anderson, who would have needed a juco degree to qualify for a two-year career at KU. “Fresno is a really good fit for me. I really like the coaches there. I’m a West Coast kid at heart. I have a ton of family in California — a lot of cousins.”

Anderson is disappointed he will be unable to play for Kansas.

“My ultimate goal is the NBA. Before that, my ultimate goal was to make a high-major Div. I school. In my mind, I made it there,” Anderson said of attaining an offer at powerhouse KU. “Kansas is where I wanted to go. I would have picked Kansas over any school in the country. I love all the people there. My heart will always be in Kansas. I’ll always have a really soft spot for Lawrence and the people there.”

Anderson will live with relatives and train in California until reporting to Fresno State second semester.

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.

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.

Combo guard D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera has committed to Georgetown.

Smith-Rivera was committed to Xavier at the end of last year and while Georgetown was seen as a frontrunner after he de-committed, there had been a surge of interest for the high scoring guard from the likes of Louisville, UCLA, NC State and Memphis.

Smith-Rivera is ranked as high as 22nd by Rivals and as low as 45h by ESPN.

Smith-Rivera is originally from Indianapolis and now attends Oak Hill

A.J. Hammons has verbally committed to Purdue.

Hammons, a 7-foot center from Oak Hill Academy, also considered Cincinnati and Minnesota.

Hammons is ranked by ESPN as a top-80 recruit of the 2012 class.

Grant Verhoeven, a 6-foot-8 forward/center from Central Valley Christian High-Visalia, has committed to Stanford.

Verhoeven picked Stanford over Cal and Saint Mary's.

Verhoeven is ranked as the No. 78 prospect in the class of 2012 by Scout.

"After that I knew Stanford was the place I wanted to go to college and play basketball," he said. "I loved the family aspect the team had. I'm really excited to be a part of it."