Gerald Fitch of Macon-Westside, Ga., who averaged 26.5 points as a senior, picked Kentucky over Clemson, followed by Florida State. Others were Auburn, Alabama and Georgia Tech.

"Kentucky was the best choice for me," Fitch said. "I am very happy with my decision. I had some great schools interested in me, but Kentucky stood out from all of them."

John Grice, a forward/guard from Shelby State JC, Tenn., and Erik Daniels, a senior forward from Cincinnati-Princeton, Ohio, have both visited Lexington. Kentucky had cancelled Grice's visit, but then reconsidered. Daniels, who is also considering Temple, Michigan, Clemson and Xavier, may make an announcement shortly. Grice is also looking at Memphis or Mississippi.

Senior forward/center Darius Manciel of Detroit-Pershing, Mich., has reportedly chosen TCU over interest from West Virginia and Iowa. The Horned Frogs also added center/forward Percy Green of Oklahoma City-Western Heights, Okla./Seminole State College, Okla.

Memphis has signed senior forward/center Modibo Diarra of Fitchburg-Notre Dame Prep, Mass. Diarra drew interest from such powers at Cincinnati, Louisville, Boston College, Providence, Kentucky and Syracuse.

Four members of Southeastern CC, Iowa, which won the NJCAA National Championship, have made decisions, as forward Johnnie Selvie signed with UConn over South Florida and Louisville; guard Monte Cummings chose Florida State over Georgia; forward Carl Pullian signed with Chattanooga; and guard Curtis McFall chose Wichita State.

Among other top prospects, outstanding senior guard Brandon Brooks of Portland-Jefferson, Ore., has signed with Arizona State. Others were Oklahoma and UCLA. Cincinnati had been dropped.

Touted center Mark McCarroll of New York-Christ the King, N.Y./Milford Academy, Conn., and the top scorer among junior colleges, forward Zelimir Stevanovic of Belgrade, Yugoslavia/Gulf Coast CC, Fla., are headed for Pittsburgh. McCarroll, who had signed with Syracuse last year but did not qualify, also looked at Texas, Villanova and Utah. Stevanovic averaged 30.3 points for Gulf Coast and considered Miami, Providence, Cleveland State, Utah and the USC Trojans.

Decision-making:
If qualified, forward Trevon Bryant of Long Beach-Jordan, Calif., is considering Missouri (probable), California and Kansas (no longer recruiting heavily).

Forward/center Garner Meads of Salt Lake City-Brighton, Utah, is looking at BYU, Stanford and Utah. Meads is expected to go on a two-year mission before attending college.

Swingman Jerome Harper of Columbia-W.J. Keenan, SC., will attend junior college.

Big 12:
Forward/guard Danai Young of Cowley County CC, Kan., and guard Kedrick Ford of Neosho County CC, Kan., have signed with Nebraska.

Oklahoma signed forward Ronnie Griffin of Louisville, Ky./Eastern Kentucky/Tallahassee CC, Fla. Griffin, who decommitted from Murray State, drew interest from Minnesota, New Mexico, Iowa State, Fresno State, Rhode Island and Temple.

Guard Larry Reid of Northern Oklahoma JC, Okla., has signed with Kansas State over Long Beach State and TCU.

The Kansas Jayhawks have a commitment from junior forward Wayne Simien of Leavenworth, Kan., who averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds last season. Sophomore guard Marlon London of Broadview, Ill., will transfer. He averaged 3.2 points as a reserve.

Guard Senque Carey of East Palo Alto, Calif., will transfer from Washington. Carey averaged 10.4 pts and 4.6 assists as a sophomore.

Atlantic 10:
Dayton signed center Sean Finn of Hays, Kan., over Kansas State.

Big Ten:
Northwestern signed guard Andrew Long of Houston-Stratford, Tex., over St. Mary's of California. The Wildcats had earlier added forward Casey Cortez of Concord-DeLaSalle, Calif./Hargrave Military Academy, Va. Two Northwestern transfers have found new homes: guard Steve Lepore of North Olmsted, Ohio, signed with Wake Forest and forward/center Brody Deren of Harlan, Ia., will play at Creighton.

Minnesota has a future commitment from junior college forward Jerry Holman of St. Paul-Humboldt, Minn./Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Minn., for the 2001-2002 season.

Big East:
High-scoring guard Joe Gordon of Brevard CC, Fla., signed with Miami (Fla.) over Florida State and DePaul.

Conference USA:
UNC-Charlotte signed forwards Rodney White of Morrisville-Newport Prep, Pa., who picked UNCC in Class 1999, but did not qualify; and Cameron Stephens of Vincennes JC, Ind. Stephens, who averaged 13 points and 12 rebounds, played at Purdue. UNCC center Kenny Whitehead of Arlington, Va., has transferred to James Madison.

Guard Immanuel McElroy of Tyler JC, Tex., who previously verballed to Memphis, has committed to Cincinnati over Memphis, UNLV, Oklahoma State and Purdue.

ACC:
Northwestern guard Steve Lepore of North Olmsted, Ohio, will transfer to Wake Forest

Ohio Valley:
Huge 7-1 center Andi Hornig of Idstein, Germany, is set for Murray State. He had visited Texas Tech and Maine.

Colonial Athletic:
East Carolina has reportedly gained forward Erroyl Bing of Largo, Fla., who decommitted from Davidson.

Forward/guard Richard Tynes of Washington, D.C.-St. John's/Hargrave MA, Va., and guard Robert Sullivan of South Orange-Seton Hall Prep, N.J., will play for George Mason.

Northeast:
Forward Kenny Richardson of Cloud County CC, Kan., has chosen St. Francis, Pa.

Guard Lee Guinn of Champlain JC, Vt., has chosen Central Connecticut State.

Metro Atlantic Athletic:
Guard Daryl Boykins of East Elmhurst-Monsignor McClancy, N.Y., signed with St. Peter's.

Mid-Eastern Athletic:
Shaun McKie, a guard from Philadelphia-Simon Gratz, Pa., will play at Morgan State.

Trans America Athletic:
Guard Toby Frazier of Jacksonville-Paxon, Fla./Kilgore JC, Tex., is set for Jacksonville.

Southland:
Lamar signed forward Ben Jacobsen of Omaha-Central, Neb.

Forward Justin Pendleton of San Antonio, Tex./Garden City CC, Kan., will play for Texas-Arlington.

Sam Houston State signed forward Derrick Douglas of Porterville JC, Calif.

Missouri Valley:
Southern Illinois signed forward Tyrese Buie of Highland CC, Ill.

Forward Michael Stewart of Olney Central CC, Ill., is set for Bradley.

Guards Lucious Wagner of Leavenworth, Kan., and Mark Allaria of John A. Logan College, Ill., chose Evansville.

Northwestern forward/center Brody Deren of Harlan, Ia., will transfer to Creighton.

Mountain West:
Colorado State has signed forward Adrian Hayes of Crockett, Tex., over Furman.

Mid-Continent:
Seven-foot center Charles Ludwig of Fort Smith-Westark CC, Ark., has chosen Oral Roberts.

Southern:
Guard Demetric Stevens of Johnson City-Science Hill, Tenn., picked Appalachian State.

Midwestern Collegiate:
Guard Percell Coles of Philadelphia-Simon Gratz, Pa., signed with Cleveland State.

WAC:
San Jose State signed center Garvin Davis of Fayetteville-E.E. Smith, N.C./Xavier/Hargrave MA, Va./Atlanta Metro JC, Ga./Georgia Perimeter JC, Ga.

West Coast:
Portland signed forward George Rochin of Mesa CC, Ariz.

Guard Teohn Conner of Midland JC, Tex., picked St. Mary's.

Big West:
Forward Marcellus Wright of Garden City CC, Kan., signed with North Texas.

Football signings/commitments
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Kansas has a commitment from junior defensive/running back Banks Floodman of Wichita-Collegiate, Kan.

Arizona State has a commitment from junior running back Donny Booker of New Kensington-Valley, Pa.

North Carolina State signed junior college quarterback Olin Hannum of Ogden, Utah/Snow College, Utah. Hannum passed for 3,378 yards and 25 touchdowns last season.

Wake Forest has a commitment from junior linebacker Freddie Autry-Lindsay of High Point-T.W. Andrews, N.C.

Bill Hodge is the executive editor and director of recruiting coverage at FANSonly.com. For daily columns on prospects, commitments and signings, plus databases, go to FANSonly.com's recruiting index.