Recruiting Wars

Where are the top recruits going for Midnight Madness?

2009-10-15T10:57:00.001-07:00

Midnight Madness is just hours away folks! Yes, the time has come again for a brand new season, and the wheels of the recruiting engines continue to turn! Attending midnight madness is one of the big things in the world of recruiting, and Making the Dance has posted a list of where the top recruits are going to be visiting for Midnight Madness.

Don't forget the Jordan Classic is on today, Saturday April 18

2009-04-18T08:35:00.000-07:00

Don't forget the last of the major all-star games of the season is on TODAY! The Jordan Classic will tip off at 8pm eastern (5pm pacific) on Saturday April 18, 2009. The game will be broadcast live from Madison Square Garden in New York on ESPN2 and ESPN2-HD. In past years, they used to show a tape-delayed edit of the game, but a couple of years ago, thankfully, they switched to showing the game

Signing Day is today - check ESPNU for specials

2009-04-15T00:05:00.000-07:00

Today is the beginning of the spring signing period, so there may be some hoopla and excitement, so players wanting to make a splash. Make a splash because there will be some specials on ESPNU. Unfortunately not many people have access to ESPNU, and as of a few minutes ago, we didn't notice any of the major ESPN channels (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN-News, ESPN-Classic) having any recruiting or signing-day

Tax Day means Signing Day

2009-04-13T11:35:00.000-07:00

It's always a dramatic April 15, because it's not only the deadline for filing taxes, but it's also a new signing period for college hoops that usually lasts for a whole month.And with the wild coaching carousel of the last couple of weeks, things have been re-arranged in the world of recruiting, not just for the 2010+ and beyond classes, but also for the 2009-2010 recruits, commits and

Rise Invitational Final today on ESPN at 3pm eastern

2009-04-05T10:01:00.000-07:00

Don't forget to tune in or record the final of the Rise Invitational today on ESPN and ESPN-HD. The game will tip-off at 3pm eastern (12pm pacific). The girls game is underway on ESPN2 as we speak. In case that game goes to six overtimes, then obviously the men's games will start later than 3pm eastern.This game is a great way to scout some of the upcoming great players in the world of college

Don't forget the McDonalds All American game tonight!

2009-04-01T10:27:00.000-07:00

With the Calipari to Kentucky news, and a possible wild ride in the coaching carousel, some of the committed or otherwise unavailable recruits playing in tonight's McDonalds All American Game may become available in the next few days! So, you never know, some of them may end up on your team!The game will air live at 8pm eastern tonight on ESPN, and will repeat a few times on the ESPN family of

Vitale makes outrageous comments about restricting recruits while coaches fly away to millions

2009-03-31T22:09:00.001-07:00

Dick Vitale is loud and obnoxious, but this time he was serious when he claimed that players should not be allowed to "follow" a coach if there is a coaching change before they arrive on campus.This is BULLCRAP! The coaches are leaving the universities just like that because someone offers 2 million instead of 1 million, yet the players, according to Vitale, should not be free to follow the

How do you get two big centers to commit together?

2009-03-14T17:39:00.001-07:00

If you have been watching Louisville play in the Big East, you would ask yourself, "how did Rick Pitino manage to get two top freshmen centers"? You would be asking of course about Samardo Samuels and Terrence Jennings. Both have their specialties and skills set but they are both very very promising collegiate players. So how do you manage to convince both of them to commit together in the same

Oak Hill Academy vs Montrose Christian (March 6)

2009-02-27T08:11:00.001-08:00

ESPN2 is planning to show another high profile high-school game on March 6, at 7pm eastern (4pm pacific). The game will feature the "high school team" of the college-star-factory Oak Hill Academy visiting Montrose Christian of Bethesda (Maryland, not Israel). The stars colliding in these game are two Villanova forwards, Isaiah Armwood and Mouphtaou Yarou, going up against Stephen Smith's crew,

Classic High School games on ESPN Classic

2009-02-21T18:32:00.000-08:00

There are two classic high-school basketball games scheduled to be shown on ESPN Classic in the next few days, so set up your VCRs and VCRs!First up, tomorrow, Sunday February 22nd, at 11am eastern, you can watch a one-and-a-half hour edit of the classic 1954 game of Milan vs Muncie, a true Hoosiers story. That's right, the game is from 1954. Don't expect the footage to shine on your 50" HDTV,

McDonalds all-American selection show recap on ESPN2

2009-02-18T10:59:00.000-08:00

Tonight, well actually, Thursday very early in the morning, ESPN2 will be showing a 30-minute recap of the 2009 McDonalds All-American selection show. The show will air (obviously tape-delayed) at 4:30am (Thursday) on ESPN2.We do not have access to ESPNU, so we don't know if there is a longer special or a live special there. Sadly ESPN and Comcast continue their petty squabble and until they

T-Mobile Showcase 2009 highlights on CSTV (CBS College Sports)

2009-01-31T11:43:00.000-08:00

If you missed the 2009 version of the T-Mobile Showcase (Invitational) that aired on CBS College Sports (CSTV) during the holiday season, fear not!CBS-CS has created a one-hour highlights special and it is showing it multiple times on CSTV. Check CSTV.com or your local tv listings for the exact dates and times. Or if you have a localized edition of CSTV, eg "the Mtn".There were four men teams and

Teamate star-wings end up being over-rated?m

2009-01-28T21:49:00.000-08:00

We have seen this theme in the last few years. Look at Henderson and Ellington. They are nowhere near as good as their hype coming out of high-school.And ask the Oregon and Kentucky fans about Hairston and Crawford, not exactly the players that were supposed to be when they were playing together in HS.We are only talking about two wings on the same team, not any two teammates; for example, Oden

A Yankee Kansas in the rotation (most unusual recruit of the year)

2008-11-22T06:31:00.000-08:00

This story broke in the summer, but it wasn't really that big so you may have missed it. The Memphis Tigers have another player on their roaster who we have yet to see play this year. The player is CJ Henry. The name sounds familiar, because, i) he is the brother of touted recruit Xavier Henry and ii) yes, he was a walk-on in 2005 for KansasHe is currently nursing injuries but eventually he

Calipari strikes gold once again

2008-11-20T09:34:00.000-08:00

After a series of major NBA disappointments way back in the era of high-school freshmen being allowed to go directly to the NBA, John "used car salesman" Calipari has managed to string a trio of lottery pick recruits. The one that started it all was Derrick Rose, and he led the Tigers to being the co-champions of 2008. Next up was Tyreke Evans, who may end up being more of an OJ-Mayo type,

Tyreke Evans commits to the Memphis Tigers

2008-04-16T12:00:00.000-07:00

The most highly sought after available super-wing of the 2008 class has finally committed. And the winner is the almost-champion John Calipari and the Memphis Rose-Tigers... He made the announcement around 330pm eastern on live TV, about half an hour after the 3pm time that was publicized earlier. He revealed his decision to ESPNU's studio host (and boy-band member look-a-like?) Lowell

CSTV posts their Top 30 classes of 2008!

2008-04-16T11:27:00.000-07:00

Van Coleman of CSTV and HoopMasters leads the way as CSTV publishes their latest top 30 recruiting classes of 2008. Oh my!We won't reveal which school has the #1 class, but here's a hint: They were #1 on April 7, 2008 :) Two is the magic number as this team adds a pair of twins, and two JuCos!Pitino and Donovan have similar classes, they both bring in a brand new line-up! Also making impact in

Tyreke Evans to announce on Wednesday April 16, at 3pm eastern!

2008-04-15T21:05:00.000-07:00

Tyreke Evans, the most highly sought after player from the list of available recruits from the 2008 class is set to announce on Wednesday April 16, at 3pm eastern, live on ESPN News and ESPNU! Mark your calendars, set your VCRs, Wednesday at 3pm eastern.And how nice of Tyreke to schedule the press conference after tax day, that way people won't get distracted from the mad rush to finish their

The 2008 Jordan Classic Roster has been announced!

2008-04-14T20:59:00.000-07:00

The rosters for the 2008 Jordan Classic were announced yesterday! Who were the lucky hoopsters to be selected to play at this prestigious game with the blessings of Mr #23 himself? And when will this game be played?The game will be played at MSG, on Saturday April 19, 2008, at 9pm eastern (6pm pacific) and will air live on ESPN2 and ESPN2-HD! In previous years, ESPN2 showed the game a few days

The 2008 Nike Hoop Summit tips off in Oregon on April 12, 2008

2008-04-10T21:49:00.000-07:00

The most competitive of the all-star games, the Nike Hoops Summit, will take place in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday April 12, 2008! Technically it doesn't count as an all-star game, because it falls under the umbrella of FIBA and USA Basketball, but it is an all-star game :)Information directly from the source, at the Nike Hoops Summit website, along with the official USA Basketball mini-site for

Is the Roundball Classic cancelled? (looks like it!)

2008-03-26T15:06:00.000-07:00

The fourth of the all-star games, the Roundball Classic, seems to have gone the way of Sonny Vaccaro, out of the spotlight, and into the limelight. We did not find any information online about a potential 44th annual Roundball classic.The Roundball website does not mention 2008, and it doesn't seem to have been updated since the 2007 roundball classic.This story from last year in the Chicago

The 2008 McDonalds All American game tips off on Wednesday!

2008-03-25T08:47:00.000-07:00

It's all-star season again basketball fans! The 2008 McDonalds All-American game is set to tip off on Wednesday March 26, at 930pm eastern (630pm pacific) on ESPN and ESPN-HD. The 31st McDonalds game may tip-off a bit later, as there is an NBA game right before it on ESPN, Phoenix visits the Boston Celtics.According to the tv listings, there will be a repeat at 1230pm pacific (330pm eastern) on

The Devin Ebanks sweepstakes

2008-03-19T15:11:00.000-07:00

The Kelvin Sampson situation has created a chain reaction of events which led to super-forward recruit Devin Ebanks to use the Kelvin Sampson escape clause in his letter of intent and break free!So who wants a newly available and super talented Devin Ebanks? Well, everyone of course. But from what is written on the net and reported on CSTV (Brian Curtis), into the mix now are John Calipari and

Kentucky gets Kevin Galloway

2008-03-11T09:45:00.000-07:00

Kentucky Ink has posted new recruiting news, Billy Clyde Gillispie, hot on the deals of the amazing in-season burn-in and comeback, has picked up yet another player, Kevin Galloway. For more details and to join in the discussion, be sure to sign-in or register with the KI forums.

Roy Williams on Recruiting

2008-03-09T22:30:00.000-07:00

During the episode of "Halls of Fame" on FSN and Fox College Sports that spotlighted the life and career of Roy Williams, Ole Roy made this interesting comment on recruiting:Recruiting is like shaving. When you take a day off, somebody notices!How true! And also how crazy is the world of recruiting! For repeats, check your local FSN and Fox College Sports listings, or check their respective