The earlier the better!

Dick Hoops Weiss is a great resource for summer recruiting information! His latest post informs us about upcoming events, and spotlights a number of east coast prospects. He also informs us that Lance Stephenson (the next big thing?) will skip AAU ball, stay in the N-Y-C, workout with Tiny Morton and streetball. Readers not familiar with the NYC scene, may remember seeing the Rucker league games on national TV. But wait, there's more from Dick Hoops Weiss!

Another great resource for recruiting is John Clay's Sidelines blog. Today he talks about Tyreke Evans, one of the most touted players of 2008. According to a Philly paper (Evans plays in that area) his top two teams are Villanova (local team) and PitinoVille (Louisville). The other three in the running: The Calipari Experiment, the Calhoun Empire, and Texas. Out of the running: Ole Roy, Billy the Repeat Diva, and Ga Tech.

The Hodge Report of CSTV informs us that another player is coming to college early, this time Malcolm White at Ole Miss. White was scheduled to arrive in 2008-2009, but managed to qualify already, so he will be joining the Rebels in 2007-2008. A nice boost for Andy Kennedy's squad. Jeff Goodman had a short write-up on this yesterday as well.

Speaking of the brawl, DeCourcy has a profile on Leonard Washington. Once a USC commit, Leonard is now a member of the 2008 class and is currently considering Arizona, ASU, Kentucky, Ole Miss and USC. DeCourcy describes him as "thickly muscled 6-6 power forward" which would earn him points among physical defense coaches.

If you have been following recruiting, you will recall that Billy Gillispie has been picking up commitments left and right. A Sea of Blue and WildCats Thunder tally them up for the rest of us. As you may recall from his early days at Texas A&M, Gillispie was not shy about picking up as many commits as possible, and sorting out the 13 scholarships later on.

What to do during the season in-between the seasons? Read college basketball books! Dane Bradshaw's book is already out and Wes Miller's new book on North Carolina is coming out by September.

Today's update from Goodman talks about Vance Walberg offense mania (and that's a good thing, who wants to sit through 41-39 slugfests?), has a clarification on the Vegas brawl, and a couple of tidbits on Allan Chaney, Dion Dixon, Derrick Favors and Renaldo Sidney

2007 NCAA College Basketball Tournament games on DVD!