Rutgers lands St. Benedict’s (NJ) JR. Greg Echenique

On Monday, Greg Echenique ended his college search choosing to stay in New Jersey and attend Rutgers University. He is rising prospect in the class of 2009 who helped St. Benedict’s (NJ) to a 24-1 record this season well averaging 11.2 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game.

2008 AAU Coverage Schedule

 

2008 Tentative AAU Coverage Schedule

March 22-26, 2008 - McDonald’s All-American Game @ Bradley Center (WI) *

March 29-30, 2008 - MA Adidas JR. Phenom Camp @ Boston (MA)

March 29, 2008 - Dave Telep’s Carolina Challenge @ Carey Academy (NC) *

April 5-6, 2008 - Delaware Adidas JR. Phenom Camp @ Wilmington PAL Center (DE)

Tyreke Evans (American Christian, PA) Planning to announce April 16, 2008

Tyreke Evans the top unsigned player in the class of 2008 is watching the NCAA tournament very closely. He is planning to announce his college decision on April 16, 2008 on ESPN. Tyreke is picking from Texas, Memphis, Connecticut and Villanova which our all playing the the tournament.

He is a program changing player when he arrives on campus and will make a big-time impact in college next year. He will be focused on many different things well watching each team compete in the tournament. He wants to see how they react to the pressure of playing in March. Another factor will be the players staying or leaving for the NBA Draft this year.

Devin Ebanks (St. Thomas More,CT) De-Commits From Indiana

It has been reported on Adam Zagoria blog that Devin Ebanks will re-open his recruitment after the buyout of Kelvin Sampson at Indiana University. Devin Ebanks is a 6′9 athletic wing who is a big time scorer that can fill it up on an array of different moves.

He is looking to have a list of schools cut down to 2-4 by next week. He is considering Rutgers, Texas and Memphis right now. So you can look for a update in the near future about his final list and scheduled visits.

Tyreke Evans (American Christian, PA) Recruiting Update

Tyreke Evans visit to Memphis

I had a chance to catch up with Tyreke the other night after his game about how the recruiting process is going and how his visit to Memphis was. Tyreke Evans is the top unsigned player in the class of 2008 and is down to Memphis, Texas, Villanova, Uconn and Seton Hall. Tyreke and his American Christian team are trying to capture the Prep School National Championship at Fordham University this week.

DeMarcus Cousins (Leflore, AL) Class of 2009 Picks UAB

UAB gets a huge pick up from class of 2009

On Friday Coach Mike Davis landed his first major prospect since arriving at UAB in DeMarcus Cousins from the class of 2009. He is a 6′9 power forward who has the ability to take over a game with his extreme talent and NBA potential. He has been balancing around from school to school over the last year but really seems to have found a home at Leflore High School in Alabama.

Tristan Thompson (St. Benedict’s, NJ) Class of 2010 Picks Texas

Texas lands a big commitment from 2010 Forward

On Tuesday afternoon Coach Rick Barnes received a huge verbal commitment from elite prospect Tristan Thompson from the class of 2010. He had the option to attend any school that he wanted to in the country with his unlimited upside. He was receiving interested from some of the elite programs in land before pulling the trigger for Texas.

Mason Plumlee (Class of 2009) (Christ School, NC) Picks Duke

Mason Plumlee (Christ School, NC) Class of 2009

On Wednesday, Coach K landed a promising prospect from the class of 2009 in Mason Plumlee. He is a 6′11 power forward who has continued to show improvement this season and caught the eye of a handful of Division 1 coaches with his play. He picked Duke over offers from Indiana, Wake Forest, Georgetown, Stanford, Northwestern, Miami and Louisville.

Rakeem Buckles (Class of 2009) (Pace, FL) Picks Coach Pitino & Louisville

On Monday Rakeem Buckles verbally committed to Coach Pitino and Louisville. He picked Louisville over Miami, Florida, Florida State and Cincinnati.

Brad Tinsley (Oregon City, OR) Recruitment is on the rise

Brad Tinsley has seen his recruitment take off since being released from his letter of intent with Pepperdine University. He has helped lead his Oregon City High team to a undefeated regular season heading into the state playoffs.

 He just picked up a offer from Arizona on Monday. Brad led his team to a 20 point victory over Lake Oswego for the Three Rivers League Title on Tuesday night. He had 23 points and 11 assists in the 63 to 43 victory.