UCLA gets a lot of LOVE

UCLA gets a lot of love, translating their NCAA Final run into the signing of big Oregon bigman Kevin Love (2007). Ben Howland was in tears as UCLA managed to beat Ole Roy (North Carolina) for this recruit.

No wonder Ben Howland was in tears, he had been unable to get enough big men for UCLA. But this changes everything as he gets one of the top 5 players in the 2007 class, and the top rated big-man prospect.

This in turn brings another big in the Pac10, with Spencer Hawes and the Lopez twins expected to dominate while in college.

Meanwhile UCLA's crosstown rival is hoping to have OJ Mayo and friends in their shiny new arena in 2007, setting up some really interesting USC-UCLA matchups in 07-08.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/news/story?id=2529652

CSTV covers ABCD and Big Time

CSTV will broadcast a highlights show Sonny Vacaro's summer camps, the ABCD camp (debuts July 27, with many repeats) and the Big Time camp (debuts August 17, with many repeats).

Those with a broadband internet connection can watch a lot more, as CSTV.com has a few games, features and player profiles available: http://www.cstv.com/cstv/programming/abcd/

And don't forget the debut of a new series of Seth Davis Generation Next on CSTV.

CSTV covers ABCD and Big Time

CSTV will broadcast a highlights show Sonny Vacaro's summer camps, the ABCD camp (debuts July 27, with many repeats) and the Big Time camp (debuts August 17, with many repeats).

Those with a broadband internet connection can watch a lot more, as CSTV.com has a few games, features and player profiles available: http://www.cstv.com/cstv/programming/abcd/

And don't forget the debut of a new series of Seth Davis Generation Next on CSTV.

CSTV covers ABCD and Big Time

CSTV will broadcast a highlights show Sonny Vacaro's summer camps, the ABCD camp (debuts July 27, with many repeats) and the Big Time camp (debuts August 17, with many repeats).

Those with a broadband internet connection can watch a lot more, as CSTV.com has a few games, features and player profiles available: http://www.cstv.com/cstv/programming/abcd/

And don't forget the debut of a new series of Seth Davis Generation Next on CSTV.

Seth Davis on Recruiting

Seth Davis has a write-up on the latest happenings in the crazy world of summer recruiting. Seth Davis at Yahoo Sports. Included are recaps of his visits at Peach Jam, ABCD, NBAPA, Nike camp and the obligatory mention of OJ Mayo. In that article Seth Davis reveals his age - in case anyone cares ;-)

On top of that, Seth Davis's recruiting show returns on CSTV. You can't miss it in your local listings as it is aptly named "Seth Davis Next Generation". More details after it airs.

Scout recruits from Florida on FoxCollegeSports!

Fox College Sports (typically available on digital cable or satellite) is showing reruns of all the Florida high school state championships. This is a good chance to scout the recruits that will be entering the 2006-07 college basketball season and beyond. Check local listings for air dates and times.

Billy Walker must wait

As reported on CSTV and many other places, super-prep Billy Walker cannot jump to the NBA Draft in 2007 - he must wait until 2008. The new NBA draft rules take effect here as Billy Walker's senior class is graduating in 2007, even though he is not eligible to play in high school. He has to be one year removed from his senior year in HS, therefore he won't be NBA-eligible until the 2008 NBA draft.

This no doubt adds more fuel to the speculation of sneaker companies signing up the highly touted recruits to lucrative contracts and doing showcase tours (ala AND1 or the Globetrotters). Since things are so competitive among sneaker companies, one of them maybe likely to pull the trigger on such a venture. This will no doubt make both David Stern/NBA and the elite college coaches unhappy.