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It came down to Rutgers and Harvard, and in the end the sharp-shooting guard decided he wanted to play in the Big East. ScarletReport.com got a phone call from Rutgers' newest basketball commitment within minutes of his telling the Scarlet Knights staff where he was heading. Find out what the player said, and why he chose Rutgers.   Full Story

Austin Carroll has wanted to play in the Big East all his life. He will now get that chance. He made a verbal commitment to a Big East program.   Full Story

Lavonte Dority is headed to the Big East. The talented point guard made his decision Sunday night.   Full Story

Football may be getting all the headlines but there’s some basketball recruiting news to report as well. USF basketball coach Stan Heath recruiting efforts have him looking in Illinois, a state always loaded with high school basketball talent, and this past weekend, one of the top players in the state made a trip to check out the Bulls   Full Story

Rick Majerus still has the golden touch in the living room. A strong effort on Tuesday precipitated a pledge from one of the top seniors in Illinois.   Full Story

The Saint Louis University basketball program picked up its first verbal commitment for the 2010-11 season on Wednesday when one of the top uncommitted prospects from Illinois decided he wanted to be a Billiken.   Full Story

Since getting a commitment from and signing Indiana point guard Justin Jordan in early May, there hasn’t been much recruiting news for the Saint Louis University basketball program.   Full Story

Dwayne Evans, a 6-foot-5 small forward from Naperville (IL) Neuqua Valley High, helped lead the Illinois Warriors to the Best Buy Summer Classic 17-and-under title. Evans is receiving plenty of recruiting interest and CollegeBasketballNews.com caught up with Evans to learn the latest on his recruitment.   Full Story

Three sport star Jack Isenbarger of Zionsville (IN) High School came away from Miami’s Elite Camp quite impressed with the Oxford, Ohio school and now has the RedHawks at the top of his list.   Full Story

The parade of visiting Michigan basketball prospects continues. Yesterday we recounted the visit of Kalamazoo Central G/F Devin Oliver. Today we focus on the youngster that arrived just as Oliver was leaving… Utica Eisenhower C Corey Petros. The Wolverines are apparently keeping a close eye on the versatile big man.   Full Story

Scout.com was on hand at the Attack Athletics Center in Chicago on April 10th & 11th to take in the Chicago Showdown AAU tournament. In this report, we recap the action and look at prospects for the Classes of 2010, 2011, & 2012.   Full Story

Reporter Mike Sullivan discusses the individual game of Josh Elbaum and his future as a basketball player/student...Elbaum has been a favorite player of ours to watch over the past couple of years ...   Full Story

On Friday, April 3rd, 2009 the Chicago High School Classic boy’s basketball senior All-Star game will take place at Niles North High School (9800 N. Lawler Ave, Skokie, IL 60077). The classic will feature the best of Illinois’ high school basketball stars.   Full Story

Reporter Brian Towey has the story on senior Josh Elbaum and where the talented senior stands with this future. Elbaum had helped his school to the CHSAA Class "A" state finals ....   Full Story

Lavonte Dority raised his play this year. The talented 2010 prospect is making improvements on the court and high major coaches are taking interest.   Full Story

ST. LOUIS — The second edition of the Midwest Showdown Shootout on Saturday at Normandy High School in suburban St. Louis featured eight games (seven boys games and one girls game) that including several outstanding performances.   Full Story

St. Louis area basketball fans will be able to check out some exciting action on Saturday (Dec. 13) with eight games at the CricKet Wireless Midwest Showdown Shootout at Normandy High School.   Full Story

Reporter Mike Sullivan has a player profile update on Long Island prospect Josh Elbaum, who was impressive during the IS8 Fall League ...   Full Story

Mike McCall has picked up a handful of scholarship offers and interest from a host of colleges. But the talented scorer isn't in a hurry to make a college decision.   Full Story

Reporter Mike Sullivan has a free look at the individual game of Josh Elbaum, who competes for St. John The Baptist in West Islip, New York ...   Full Story

Mark Phelps initial class at Drake is on the books and it’s a good one. Ben Simons, a forward out of Michigan, pulled the trigger for the Missouri Valley program this week.   Full Story

Reporter Brian Towey was at IS8 to watch a playoff game between New Rochelle and the Rising Stars ... Towey has the details on the gritty victory by New Rochelle ...   Full Story

Reporter Mike Sullivan has a free player profile look at the individual game of Josh Elbaum, who has looked like he is progressing on the court ...   Full Story

Swingman Nate Hutcheson of Linn-Marr High School in Marion, Iowa, narrowed his college choices to three schools: Western Michigan, Santa Clara and Saint Louis. But after taking two official visits, he found the right fit.   Full Story

Nate Hutcheson impressed a lot of college coaches on the AAU circuit with his Martin Bros. team this summer. Now, the versatile swingman from Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa, is beginning to take his official visits and getting closer to a decision.   Full Story