College recruits and commits coming soon to your TV

With the various high school championships under way there will be increased tv coverage with some of the top caliber players potentially making it to a tv near you. Most of the games will be shown on regional FSNs and Fox College Sports. I will post a schedule later on as more details become available. For now, you can rewatch Kevin Love this week as Fox College Sports will be replaying his game at Mater Dei for a 2-3 times, including right now.

McDonalds All American Selections for 2007

The McDonalds All American Selections for 2007 has been announced!. The game will be played at Freedom Hall in Louisville and carried by ESPN on Wednesday, March 28, 2008 (as usual).

Most of the expected prep stars were included, but as always, there is politics and favoritism among other things, prime examples being Taylor King, and Jai Lucas. Funny how players get selected in the McDonalds game after they committed to Duke (Taylor King, Nolan Smith). Would they be selected if they committed elsewhere? (Maybe yes, maybe NO!)

The undecided (college-wise) players are:
* Pattrick Patterson (Florida, Kentucky, duke, ...)
* Jai Lucas (Maryland, Florida, Kentucky, Oklahoma State, Duke?, ...)


More coverage at other sites:

Chat with CSTV's Van Coleman on Wednesday 330pm eastern/1230pm pacific.

CSTV commentary by Van Coleman who voted for Anthony Randolph (LSU) and Jamelle Horne (Arizona) who were not included.

Rival's ranking of the selected players

AOL Sports blog

Google Search Results

Basketball-heavy Sports Stars of Tomorrow

This week's edition of Sports Stars of Tomorrow is basketball heavy as it has features on some high profile 2007 basketball players: Kevin Love (UCLA), Anthony Randolph (LSU), Jerryd Bayless (Arizona; no relation to reporter Skip Bayless) and Michael Beasley (Kansas State). Beasley said that he is trying to get a couple of his (basketball) friends to commit to Huggins State as well. Looks like Huggins is thriving away from Nancy and the other University of Cincinatti administrators/beauraucrats.

Update Tue 2/27/07: Thanks Kansas State fans for reading this blog. Fortunately I did not delete that episode, so I went back and played that segment again: The player names mentioned by Michael Beasley were Thomas Manzano and Greg Hill from Bridgeton. The episode aired last Saturday, however, I do not know when the interview actually took place. Sports Stars of Tomorrow is a magazine-type show with some features repeating. The Scout.com profiles: Manzano, Hill

TV Review: Generation Next, Episode IV

In a galaxy far away, ... ooops, wrong Episode IV :-)

Episode review

Recruiting expert guests: Van Coleman and Tom Konchalski. Grade: Good!

Show started with a recap of recent commitments, including the son of one of Seth's classmates at Dook. Grade: Good feature!

A review of the "commitments" in the 2009 class (sophomores) and a discussion on the silliness of very early commitments (freshmen or sophomores). Grade: Good discussion!

Top three classes in the ACC for 2007, including top commits and top targets and two sleeper classes. Grade: Good step in the right direction, but it would be nice if they spent more time on this and covered the whole conference (similar to what FSN's Countdown to Signing Day used to do by going through each school/class).

Video profile on Danny Hurley (son of Bobby Hurley, brother of Dookie Bobby Hurley), head coach at St Benedict's Prep in New Jersey. Grade: Interesting.

Nano-interviews of recruits but not about basketball. Grade: Silly. (but if you like reality tv crapola, or think "Idol" is not a glorified karaoke show, you may like it).


Show details

The show's webpage is at CSTV and it includes recruiting coverage from Van Coleman and Bill Hodges.

For airtimes of Seth Davis Generation Next, check my daily college basketball tv listings at Ncaa Hoops Today or CSTV's TV schedule page

OJ Mayo mania on ESPN2 Today (Huntington vs Saint Patricks)

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LIVE GAMES and new shows!

4pm,OJ Mayo mania on ESPN2!. Huntington of West Virginia has two of the top players of the class of 2007 hosts Saint Patrick's of New Jersey. The other top player being also the top uncommitted player of the class, Patrick Patterson. The game will be played at Marshall's home court (capacity 9000 give or take). OJ Mayo has returned to action without incident in two games. Coverage of the Top 25 prep teams at USA Today Sports. While OJ Mayo is the biggest star, recruiting wise Patrick Patterson is the biggest story because he is the top uncommitted player with everyone going after him. His top teams are (in no order) Kentucky, Florida and duke. But don't count out West Virginia!

430pm, 730pm, 12am, Seth Davis Generation Next, Episode IV, on CSTV.



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DePaul signee a Face in the Crowd...

Thanks to Jeff Rutherford for the story and links: DePaul-bound senior Darquavis Tucker, a future college wing player, is featured in SI's Video Faces in the crowd. Tucker was chosen by users of Takkle.com, a social-networking website for high school student-athletes.

Speaking of DePaul, their coach, Jerry W (Weinwright) is going to be - in my opinion - the next John Beilein with a dose of Thad Matta. His Richmond teams were able to bite some of the big names, and this year they beat Kansas and its boatload of McDonalds stars. Beating top-rated teams gives one street-cred with top caliber talent. A college/coach is more likely to get a high-level recruit if they beat Kansas but lose to Iona, rather than beat Iona but lose to Kansas. DePaul is struggling with consistency, but that is not unexpected with college basketball teams. DePaul is on its way to become one of the top recruiting destinations in the upper/lake-midwest. Having said all that, they still have to earn it between the lines...

Bobby Hurley Senior nominated for the Basketball Hall of Fame

Bobby Hurley Senior: IN!. If you are not sure, read the book, The Miracle of Saint Anthony. (this is a basketball book, not to be confused with books on religion with similar names). Also available as a $5.49 bargain hardcover (Bargain hardcover books are brand new - but with marks/stamps that they are overstocked books, not to be sold at full price).



A detailed look at all the 2007 nominees for the Basketball Hall of Fame at NcaaHoopsToday