Hodge Report reports that SoCal scoring machines and Memphis Tigers bench player Tre'Von Willis will transfer to Kruger State (aka UNLV). Playing time should be available for him at UNLV. Willis was already behind Kemp and Allen at Memphis, and that was before Derrick Rose came along. Needless to say Tre'Von would have probably had to redshirt because there would be no PT in the Memphis backcourt.
Other Hodge Report updates will delight TCU, Denver and UCSB fans as they all get new players. Also a handful of D1 players downgrade or go the JuCo route, the most high profile being a Purdue forward. (By downgrade I mean go to a low-major, or NAIA or Division II or III ).
Gary Parrish had his fill of peaches at the Peach Jam in Georgia. This is his report. Chris Fouch was the hero of the games, while his AAU coach is rumored to be heading to Xavier, right after AAU summer play ends. Parrish also bets an autographed picture of Ashley Judd (???), has a story on Kenny Payne, infighting among the NY Gauchos, and a short profile on 2009 up-and-comer DeShonte Riley, a 6'9" center recruited by Izzo, Matta, Amaker (ooops Beilein), Huggins (ooops Martin) and JT III.
Dick Hoops Weiss writes up on Ernie Kent stealing two top 100 midwestern recruits from Chicago. (Hello Illinois and DePaul?) Weiss also gives us a local perspective on Mr Jersey landing space-eater Christian Morris. Weiss thinks he increases Rutgers chances with local super prospect Olu Ashaolu, a prospect Clark Francis of Hoop Scoop has been talking about for decades (it seems).
Mike DeCourcy evaluates the summer circuit changes, and spotlights class of 2011 (yes 2011) forward Alex Orlakhi. Apparently tattoes were an issue, as Butch Pierre pointed out that there were no visible tattooes. This seems like a "cure the symptoms" type of thing, but what do I know? :)
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