Two Espn 100 power forward prospects came off the board tonight. Jalen Smith to Maryland and J'raan Brooks to USC. Smith is loaded with potential as he combines a wiry frame and a springy lift in the paint. Brooks can post-up or face-up to 15' with success.
Hameir Wright on his commitment to Washington and reclassification to 2017: "Coach [Mike Hopkins] is an amazing coach with amazing plans for this program and was the best fit for me to grow as a player and be the best me. It was a great opportunity to be a part of his building process year one and also it was nice having one of my close friends, Naz [Carter], commit too."
ESPN 100 forward Hameir Wright tells ESPN he committed to Washington and will reclassify into 2017.
ESPN 100 forward Hameir Wright visits Washington this weekend. Mike Hopkins recruited him while at Syracuse. Wright said he's still weighing reclassifying to 2017.
Interesting bit from LSU coach Paul Mainieri on fireball-throwing freshman pitcher Zack Hess: He was committed to Virginia Tech out of high school in Forest, Virginia, but broke his pledge after the Hess family grew upset with the ACC when Hess' father, veteran basketball official Karl Hess, was fired by the league in 2015. Karl was accused of making a racist comment to a fan who sat courtside at a Wake Forest game.
ESPN 100 guard Robby Carmody announced his commitment to Notre Dame. He's ranked No. 74 in 2018. The Fighting Irish now have a pair of top-100 prospects in the fold, with Carmody joining Prentiss Hubb.
ESPN 100 Dane Goodwin on his decommitment from Ohio State: "I thought it would be better for me to go through the recruiting process and look at other options, while getting to know the coaches at Ohio State because I had not known them from before."
UT-Rio Grande Valley transfer Antonio Green told ESPN he committed to Middle Tennessee. Averaged 16.7 PPG.
Former Butler signee ESPN 100 Kyle Young announces he's following Chris Holtmann to Ohio State.
Shaun Wade tells ESPN that he is headed to play at East Carolina for Jeff Lebo. Wade 6'1" 205 PG (Miller School, VA) is both a fearless leader and a winner. He plays his summer ball for Team Felton. Strong pick up for Jeff Lebo.
Six-foot-eight Corey Douglas has committed to VCU, per source. At Tallahassee CC now, transferred from Rice.
Five-star point guard Jahvon Quinerly told ESPN he will take his first official visit to Arizona on June 24-26.
Colorado State guard Kevin Little is transferring. Averaged 14.7 points two seasons ago at Maine, sat out last season.
Chuck Smrt, who has led Louisville's defense of the NCAA allegations, said at a press conference that 108 regular-season games and 15 NCAA tournament games are in jeopardy because the Cards used ineligible players. That includes the 2013 NCAA championship game.
If it wasn't clear before, it should be clear now: The NCAA has clear expectations for the way a head coach must monitor his program. Rick Pitino got a suspension because, as the panel noted, "a head coach does not meet his monitoring responsibility by simply trusting an individual to know NCAA rules and do the right thing."
It could take up to 45 days before we know whether Louisville must vacate its 2012 Final Four appearance and 2013 NCAA men's basketball championship. The NCAA has ordered the Cardinals to vacate games in which ineligible student-athletes played between December 2010-July 2014, and now the university must provide a written report listing each game impacted within 45 days.
Louisville coach Rick Pitino must sit out the first five ACC games of the 2017-18 season, and the men's basketball program must vacate all records from December 2010-July 2014, two among a wide-ranging set of penalties the NCAA handed down for violations involving former basketball operations director Andre McGee. In addition, Louisville has been placed on four years probation; McGee was given a 10-year show cause penalty; former assistant Brandon Williams was given a one-year show cause penalty; more scholarship reductions and recruiting restrictions have been imposed; the school was fined $5,000, and the university must return money received through conference revenue sharing for its appearances in the 2012-2015 men's basketball tournament.
Butler's last two coaching searches began on July 3 and June 9, and took a combined six days. Efficient.
Butler has agreed to deal in principle with Milwaukee head coach LaVall Jordan, source told ESPN.
Butler has targeted Milwaukee coach LaVall Jordan, source told ESPN. No offer has been made .:. yet, source said.
Italian point guard Davide Moretti just commited to Texas Tech, source told ESPN. Scouts spoke highly of him in the winter. Good pickup for the Red Raiders.
Butler's statement on Chris Holtmann's departure:
Ohio State officially announces Chris Holtmann as its new head coach.
Chris Holtmann's contract is an eight-year deal worth $3 million per year, sources told ESPN.
Would expect Boston Celtics assistant coach Micah Shrewsberry to be among the main names at Butler. Milwaukee's LaVall Jordan, too.
