FEBUARY 2006
Nebraska picks up a commitment from IMG (FL)’s KRIS DOUSE. Douse is a 6’8 forward originally from Toronto, Canada. He is a versatile forward with the ability to average double digits in points and rebounds.

South Kent’s ROB THOMAS is headed to St John’s and not South Florida. The 6’6 forward committed to South Florida in the fall.

Virginia Tech got a commitment from Friendly's AUGUSTUS GILCHRIST . The 6’9 junior is averaging 16 points and 12 rebounds.

Taravella’s DAMIAN HOLLIS picked George Washington over Seton Hall, Nebraska, Florida Atlantic and others. The 6’7 talented wing has played well this season averaging 21 points and 8 rebounds a game. They also picked up a commitment from Redemption (NY)’s Jeremy Wise.

Alabama got two big commitments. The first was from Wilkinson County (GA) combo guard SENARIO HILLMAN . Hillman is one of the country’s top 25 players in the 2007 class. He has been Wilkinson top scorer since he was a freshman. Hillman is also one of the most athletic players in the country. He displayed his full array of skills playing with the Atlanta Celtics this summer. He was also offered by LSU, Wake Forest, Georgia and others. Hillman’s 6’7 teammate DONTRELL TAYLOR also committed to Alabama. Taylor is averaging 12 points and 11 rebounds this season.

LANDRY FIELDS committed to Stanford. Field’s is a 6’5 wing from Los Alamitos High (CA). Fields was also recruited by Gonzaga and Arizona.

St. John's picked up one of the country’s top big man in JUSTIN BURRELL. The 6’8 athletic forward caught everyone’s attention this summer playing with the Long Island Lightning. He has also had a very success season this year with Centereach (NY).

Michigan continues to roll as the picked up a commitment from speedy guard KELVIN GRADY.

Dunwoody High (GA) sophomore guard PIERRE JORDAN committed to Clemson.

Jeannette High (PA)’s wing TERRELLE PRYOR committed to Pittsburg.

Notre Dame got a commitment from JONATHAN PEOPLE

Texas Tech picked up DECENSAE WHITE. White is a 6’6 wing from Serra High in California. He was once headed to Loyola Marymount.

UMASS picked up guards JOEY RODRIGUEZ and RICKY HARRIS. Harris is a high scoring guard from Winchendon School. Rodriguez is pass first (top in Florida in assists) guard from Lake Howell.

Jones High School (AL) point guard KEEGAN BELL picked Georgia. He also had offers from Illinois, Alabama, Auburn and others


Taravella’s DAMIAN HOLLIS picked George Washington over Seton Hall, Nebraska, Florida Atlantic and others. The 6’7 talented wing has played well this season averaging 21 points and 8 rebounds a game. They also picked up a commitment from Redemption (NY)’s Jeremy Wise.

Alabama got two big commitments. The first was from Wilkinson County (GA) combo guard SENARIO HILLMAN . Hillman is one of the country’s top 25 players in the 2007 class. He has been Wilkinson top scorer since he was a freshman. Hillman is also one of the most athletic players in the country. He displayed his full array of skills playing with the Atlanta Celtics this summer. He was also offered by LSU, Wake Forest, Georgia and others. Hillman’s 6’7 teammate DONTRELL TAYLOR also committed to Alabama. Taylor is averaging 12 points and 11 rebounds this season.

LANDRY FIELDS committed to Stanford. Field’s is a 6’5 wing from Los Alamitos High (CA). Fields was also recruited by Gonzaga and Arizona.

St. John's picked up one of the country’s top big man in JUSTIN BURRELL. The 6’8 athletic forward caught everyone’s attention this summer playing with the Long Island Lightning. He has also had a very success season this year with Centereach (NY).

Michigan continues to roll as the picked up a commitment from speedy guard KELVIN GRADY.

Dunwoody High (GA) sophomore guard PIERRE JORDAN committed to Clemson.

Jeannette High (PA)’s wing TERRELLE PRYOR committed to Pittsburg.

Notre Dame got a commitment from JONATHAN PEOPLE

Texas Tech picked up DECENSAE WHITE. White is a 6’6 wing from Serra High in California. He was once headed to Loyola Marymount.

UMASS picked up guards JOEY RODRIGUEZ and RICKY HARRIS. Harris is a high scoring guard from Winchendon School. Rodriguez is pass first (top in Florida in assists) guard from Lake Howell.

Jones High School (AL) point guard KEEGAN BELL picked Georgia. He also had offers from Illinois, Alabama, Auburn and others

Arizona picked a commitment form standout junior JAMELLE HORNE.


JANUARY 2006
Seven foot center MIKE TISDALE from Riverton High (IL) committed to Illinois. Tisdale joins Eric Gordon and Bill Cole to form an impressive 2007 recruiting class for Illinois.

Monroe Excelsior Christian’s 6’4 guard LACEDARIUS DUNN committed to Baylor. Dunn is averaging close to 30 points a game this season and led his team to a state championship last season.

Michigan State beat out Michigan and Wake Forest to get St Mary (Mich) point guard KALIN LUCAS.

KENNY BELTON committed to Maryland. Belton is a 6’7 forward from Dudley High in Greensboro, NC.


DECEMBER 2005
TREVOR FERGUSON committed to North Carolina State
while he was on a visit. Ferguson built a national name for himself in the summer of 2004 while playing with Team Breakdown. He also drew great reviews while playing with Oldsmar Christian High where he averaged 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists his last two years.


NOVEMBER 2005
The nation’s 8th ranked junior, ERIC GORDON committed to Illinois. Colleges from all around the country have watched Gordon light the nets on fire en route to a 26 point per game average last season and an excellent summer. So what was it about Illinois that made Gordon turned down schools like Duke, North Carolina, Arizona, Ohio State, and others. For Gordon it was the communication between the coaches, the close proximity from his home in Indianapolis to Illinois, and the fact that they play and develop future NBA guards.

Florida Prep’s CHRIS SINGLETARY committed to Missouri. Singletary has been one of the nation’s hottest guards after a standout performance at the National Elite Athletic Association in early November. He was also offered by Memphis and Iowa State.

2007 ALEX LEGION became the 5th top 20 junior to commit when he announced that he will be heading to the University of Michigan after high school. He took a visit to the school last month and he was sold. As a matter of fact, he had serious thoughts about committing while he was on his visit, but he decided to give it some more thought. It was during that time that he decided to turn down other top programs like Kansas, ULCA, Duke, Michigan State, and others.

It has been a rollercoaster for WILL HARRIS . First he signed with Nebraska, but than he decided that he would enroll at Brewster Prep. Next he committed to UConn at the ABCD Camp in July, but decommitted from UConn last month. Harris brought the ride to a stop when he recently signed with Virginia. He joins a talented class that includes Solomon Tat, Johnny Lett, and Jamil Tucker.

Worcester Academy’s seven foot center CHAS MCFARLAND committed to Wake Forest. McFarland was an all state player for Lovington High (IL) after averaging 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 8 blocks. He joins a class that includes LD Williams, Jamie Skeen, Ishmael Smith and Anthony Gurley. McFarland picked Wake Forest over Marquette and Boston College mainly because of the opportunity for immediate playing time in the ACC.

DONEAL MACK signed with the University of Florida. Mack is a 6’5 guard from Statesville Christian High School in North Carolina. He spent his sophomore season at Independence High (NC) where he averaged 23 points a game. He used his sharp shooting to averaged 24 points a game last season. This season Mack is off to a great start as he is currently averaging 35 points a game.

KALVIN BAY (6’2 Marcos de Niza, AZ) signed with Colorado

2007 RAXTON DUPREE committed to Maryland. Dupree is a 6’8 forward from Calvert Hall College High in Baltimore, Maryland.

2007 LAMAR LEE of McCutcheon High School committed to Evansville.

New Orleans got one of the nation’s most explosive guards when JERMONTE BUSH signed his LOI. Bush is a 5’10 guard that is prepping at Genesis One in Mississippi. He was a four year varsity starter for Rickards High in Tallahassee, FL. Bush averaged 23 points a game his senior year and help led his team to the state final four. Bush’s former high school coach Andy Colville was hired by New Orleans this summer. Colville was instrumental in Bush’s recruitment. Colville also coached New Orleans starting center Ben Elias.

Bush’s Genesis One teammate, GARY FLOWERS, signed with Oklahoma State. He decommitted from Texas A&M.

Dunwoody (GA)’s ANJUAN WILDERNESS signed with Charlotte

QA’RRAAN CALHOUN signed with St Johns last week. He is prepping at Bridgton Academy in Maine. He averaged 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks for Raritan High last year.

Montrose Christian’s GREIVIS VASQUEZ signed with Maryland. The 6’5 guard averaged 13 points a game last season.


University of Arizona got an early Christmas present when JERRYD BAYLESS committed to the school. Bayless is a high scoring point guard from St. Mary's High in Arizona. He is also the 7th ranked junior in the country and the top player in Arizona. As a matter of fact, he is the highest ranked guard to ever commit to the University of Arizona. You can tell just how good Bayless is when you consider the fact that Bayless was ranked higher than Arizona’s standout pro guards like Mike Bibby, Damon Stoudamire, Jason Terry, Salim Stoudamire, and Steve Kerry when they were in high school.

DeMatha’s standout 6’4 guard AUSTIN FREEMAN committed to Georgetown last week. Freeman was DeMatha’s leading scorer last year as a sophomore. He was named Washington Post All-Met and ALL WCAC. He spent this summer putting up big numbers with the DC Assault summer team. He was offered by Maryland, North Carolina, Notre Dame, and others. However Georgetown’s strong academics were the main reason Freeman picked the Hoyas.

Seton Hall picked up a commitment from Woodward High (OH) 6’10 center ORLANDO ALLEN. Allen gained a lot of attention playing at the ABCD Camp and with OJ Mayo and Bill Walker on the D1 Greyhound summer team. Allen has showing a lot of progress despite only the fact that he has been playing basketball less than a year.

The nation’s 4th ranked senior point guard, DJ AUGUSTIN, committed to Texas. He plays for Hightower High in Houston Texas, after transferring from Brothers Martin in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The commitment was somewhat of a surprise because many thought LSU was Augustin’s leader. Remember Augustin’s former New Orleans Jazz summer teammate Tasmin Mitchell plays for LSU and LSU is Augustin’s home school. However, when all was said and done Texas snag another top player from the back door. Augustine averaged 21 points and 7 assists while leading his team to a state championship last season. He joins a very good class that includes Kevin Durant, Matt Hill, Dexter Pittman, Justin Mason and Harrison Smith

JEREMY MAYFEILD committed to Oklahoma. The 6’9 forward is prepping this season at Gulf Shores Academy in Houston, Texas. He picked Oklahoma over Texas, South Florida, Miami, and others.

New Orleans got one of the nation’s most explosive guards when JERMONTE BUSH signed his LOI. Bush is a 5’10 guard that is prepping at Genesis One in Mississippi. He was a four year varsity starter for Rickards High in Tallahassee, FL. Bush averaged 23 points a game his senior year and help led his team to the state final four. Bush’s former high school coach Andy Colville was hired by New Orleans this summer. Coleville was instrumental in Bush’s recruitment. Coleville also coached New Orleans starting center Ben Elias.

Bush’s Genesis One teammate, GARY FLOWERS, signed with Oklahoma State. He decommitted from Texas A&M.

Dunwoody (GA)’s ANJUAN WILDERNESS signed with Charlotte

QA’RRAAN CALHOUN signed with St Johns last week. He is prepping at Bridgton Academy in Maine. He averaged 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks for Raritan High last year.

Montrose Christian’s GREIVIS VASQUEZ signed with Maryland. The 6’5 guard averaged 13 points a game last season.

2007 Cole Aldrich committed to Kansas. The 4th ranked junior power forward averaged 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks a game last season at Jefferson High in Minnesota. He picked Kansas over North Carolina and Minnesota.

As expected DOUG WIGGINS committed to Connecticut after decommiting from St John’s.

Madison High (OH)’s 6’7 CHRIS WRIGHT committed to Dayton

USC picked up a commitment from Taylor High 6’5 wing DEWIGHT LEWIS.

Boston College landed 6’4 guard DAYE KABA. Kaba attends Our Savior New American in New York.

Shane Clarke is set to join Villanova December 21.Clarke was prepping at Hargrave after committing to Maryland University last year. He was denied admission to Maryland this fall, but he will now join his good friend and former teammate Kyle Lowery at Villanova.

Harmony Prep’s standout point guard DEONTA VAUGHN decommitted from Indiana.

Virginia brought their 2005 recruitment to an end with the commitment of JOHNNIE LETT. He is a 6’8 forward from B.C. Rain High in Mobile, AL. Lett is a fierce rebounder that led the 2004 ABCD camp in rebounding. His 15 rebounds and 17 points a game allowed him to be a finalist for Alabama Mr. Basketball as a junior last season. He spent his summer showcasing his skills with the Atlanta Explosion and the Smyrna Stars. Lett picked Virginia over Alabama and Miami. The class includes Lett, Solomon Tat and Jamil Tucker.

*Doug Wiggins decommitted from St Johns. Wiggins is a 5’10 guard from East Hartford that averaged 27 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. At this time, Wiggins is most interested in UConn.

Memphis landed their second guard in the 2006 class when they picked up TREVON WILLIS. He is a 6’3 guard from Washington Union in California. He took a visit to Memphis the weekend of March Madness and sat on the bench during the festivities. Willis picked Memphis over UNLV.

Three Big 12 schools got commitments. Arizona all time scoring leader, LAWRENCE WESTBROOK, committed Iowa State. He is a guard from Winchendon Prep. Colorado picked up 6’10 SEAN KOWAL from DeSmet in St Louis. Nebraska picked up sharp shooter RYAN ANDERSON from Ranier Beach in Washington.

Creighton picked up 6’8 forward KENNY LAWSON from Vista High in California.

Auburn picked up their second commitment when LUCAS HARGROVE committed. He is a 6’6 wing from Northeast High in Columbia. He picked Auburn over Nevada and Tennessee State.


Brian Grimes (6’6 Brewster Acad) to LaSalle


OCTOBER 2005
DEVIN BRENNAN MCBRIDE had offers from Tulsa, Michigan, Xavier, and others. However there was only one school that he has been dreaming about since he watched them play as a sophomore. This is the same school he visited four times. As a result, it was no surprise that McBride committed to Syracuse after his fourth visit.

McBride is a 6'9 forward from St. Thomas Aquinas High in Canada. He averaged 17.6 points and 12 rebounds last season. He was also successful this summer playing at the Nike All American Camp and with Team Ontario. McBride maybe the best post player in Canada.

He joins a talented recruiting class that include do it all guard Paul Harris and South Carolina native Mike Jones.

XAVIER KEELING committed to Indiana. Keeling is a 6’6 wing forward from JO Johnson in Huntsville, Alabama. He averaged 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 assists. He was a standout for the Southeast Elite this summer. Keeling picked Indiana over offers Tennessee, Nebraska and Mississippi.

Liberty (TN)’s BRANDON EVANS committed to Liberty. Evans is a 6’2 guard that averaged 17 points a game last season. Evans become very familiar with Murray State after taken a visit and play at their team camp over the summer. He picked Murray State over UNC Wilmington, East Carolina, and Virginia Commonwealth

TONY DAVIS committed to Central Florida. Davis is a 6’7 combo forward from Riverview High School in Sarasota, FL. He is a sleeper nationally that was solid for Nike team Florida this past summer.

* RAMAR SMITH decommitted from UConn. Smith joins Will Harris as the second player to decommitted from UConn this month.

* University of Miami picked up a commitment from Arkansas Fort Smith juco big man FABIO NASS.

England native BEN EAVES (pictured top) committed to UConn after visiting this past weekend. Eaves is a 6'7 forward from Worcester Academy in Worcester, MA. He is a sleeper in the states, but a standout in England as he was on England’s 18u national team. He fills the scholarship void that Will Harris left. Eaves picked UConn over Pittsburg, Providence, Utah, and Rhode Island. He joins a class that includes Stanley Robinson, Ramar Smith, Curtis Kelly, Jerome Dyson and Jon Mandeldove.

Texas got a commitment from Lincoln Southeast’s 6’11 center MATT HILL. He followed up a 19 point 11 rebound junior season average with a breakout summer. Hill joined Princeton Curry (South Florida), Trevor Booker (Clemson), Bradis Raley, and Jerome Randle on Breakdown’s All Underrated Summer Team in August. Hill is one of the nation’s most skilled post players.

Hill also took official visits to Nebraska, Utah, and Purdue. In addition, he also had offers from Gonzaga, Purdue, Creighton. He joins a Texas recruiting class that includes the nation’s 2nd ranked senior Kevin Durant, Houston’s 6’3 guard Harrison Smith., 6’10 315 pound Dexter Pittman, and Amarillo Palo Duro guard Justin Mason.

VERICE CLOYD committed to Alabama. Cloyd is a 6’2 combo guard from Genesis I Prep in Mississippi. He averaged 24 points a game as a junior last season. Cloyd picked Alabama over LSU and Tennessee.

Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Xavier, and Seton Hall all put offers on the table for Hughes High (OH)'s ADRION GRAVES. In the end, Graves decided to stay with the school close to home. He picked Xavier and his reason was simple. Graves wanted to play at a school close to home and he like the fact that head coach Sean Miller had job security.

St. Patrick's 6’7 forward YVES MEKOMGO-MBALA committed to La Salle. He joins a class that includes Kimmani Barrett from and Rodney Green

Troy Cage (6’5 Glen Oaks, LA) UNLV
Lawrence Ghoram (6’5 Zachary, LA) Rice
Rainer Blickle (6’7 Brewster Academy) Winthrope

After a long recruiting process TOM HERZOG was relieved to make his college decision. He announced that he will be attending Michigan State in a press conference Friday morning. Herzog is a 7’0 center from Powers Catholic in Flint, Michigan. He nearly averaged a triple double last season with 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 blocks a game. He was also one of the top shot blockers at the ABCD Camp in July. He had a successful summer playing with the Michigan Hurricanes.

Herzog final three schools were Michigan State, Michigan, and Notre Dame. However he had offers from numerous high major schools from all around the country. He joins a class that includes Raymar Morgan and Isaiah Dahlman. As a matter of fact, Morgan joined Herzog at his visit to Michigan State at the beginning of the month.

ARMON “The Hammer” BASSETT committed to Missouri after a senior year in which he averaged 22 points and 4 assists for Terre Haute South High in Indiana. However, Bassett has changed his mind and decided to decommit from Missouri and commit to his hometown school Indiana. Bassett is currently prepping at Hargrave Prep in Virginia.

Colorado picked up a commitment for XAVIER SILAS. The 6’4 guard has strong basketball genes as his father, James Silas, was a NBA standout. Xavier was a young high school senior so he is prepping this year at Brewster Academy.

Kentucky’s Midnight Madness of 23,000 helped to beat out Texas Tech, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Texas, and LSU for PERRY STEVENSON. He is a 6’9 forward that averaged a triple double (13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocks) for Northside High in Lafayette, Louisiana last year. Perry cancelled his trip to Georgia Tech due to bad weather from a tropical storm. This time last year Florida star Adrian Thomas had to cancel his GA Tech trip due to bad weather from a storm. Both players committed to different schools. Stevenson joins a class that includes Derrick Jasper, Jodie Meeks, and Michael Porter.

SHERRON COLLINS committed to Kansas. Collins is a 5’10 point guard from Crane High in Chicago, Illinois. He came close to averaging a triple double last season with 25 points, 10 assists, and 8 rebounds a game. He is ranked 28th among the seniors in Breakdown's latest rankings. Collins picked Kansas over Illinois. This is the second year in a row that the top player in Illinois has picked Kansas over Illinois. Julian Wright picked Kansas last year.

Tennessee got a big commitment from Breakdown's 32nd ranked senior DUKE CREWS. Crews is a 6’7 forward from Bethel in Virginia. He picked Tennessee over North Carolina, Georgetown and Wake Forest. He joins a tough recruiting class that includes standouts Marques Johnson and Wayne Chism. Crews averaged 16 points a game while leading Bethel to a 22-4 record. Crew was the top performer for Boo Williams summer team that was ranked 2nd in the country in our summer team rankings.

Seagoville High talented backcourt of DONALD SLOAN and DERRICK ROLAND committed to Texas A&M after taking a visit this past weekend. The talented backcourt combined to average 37 points last season. They will join their Dallas Mustang summer teammate, Gary Flowers, at Texas A&M Univ next season. The Aggies also got a commitment from Joseph Fulce.

Arizona dipped into the junior class to pick up a commitment from 7’0 ALEX JACOBSON. Jacobson will become the fourth Mater Dei player to play for Arizona. He averaged 10 points a game while teaming with standout junior Taylor King. Jacobson committed after an enjoyable Arizona Midnight Madness. Sophomore (2008) standouts Percy “Lil Romeo” Miller and Demar Dozan also attended Arizona’s Midnight Madness.

Other Commitments
Howard Crawford (6’8 Eutaw, AL) to UAB
Dexter Pittman (6’10 Rosenberg Terry, TX) to Texas
Evaldas Bainulis (6’6 Florida Air Acad, FL) to South Carolina
Kimani Barrett (6’3 Paterson Catholic, NJ). to Lasalle
Charles Baker (6’2 Word of God, NC) to UNC Wilmington
2007 Marcus Matthews (6’2 Bishop Loughlin, NY) UMass
2007 Dairese Gary (6'1 Concord High, Ind) to Iowa

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