Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Wednesday Morning Dump

- Jeff Eisenberg provides a must-read Q&A session with ex-Robinson High coach Scott Wagers, who was the high school coach of former-Kentucky Desmond Allison. The former-Wildcat was murdered on Monday in Columbus, Ohio

- Great-stuff from Andy Katz about Skip Prosser, who passed away four years ago yesterday

- Yeah, I didn't agree with the Top-100 either

- Meet Zeke Horton, a 2013 recruit with a knack for marketing and promotions

- UCLA's Josh Smith puts the "big" in "big-man". The sophomore power forward was listed at 6-foot-10, 305lbs last season, and according to Gary Parrish, Smith has had some trouble shedding the weight

- Former-Butler star Ronald Nored dreams of being able to return to his Alma Mater to coach along side Brad Stevens

- Butler University generated nearly $500mil from it's back-to-back National Championship appearances. There is nothing mid-major about $500mil


- Doug Gottlieb gives us his top 12 returning seniors in college hoops (Insiders Only)

- Last week, we mentioned that New Mexico head coach Steve Alford had placed a ban on players using Twitter. But could his program's lack of tweetage effect recruiting?

- I know this is a day late, but it's well worth the read. Burnt Orange Nation debates which is more important: Talent or experience

- Jason King tells us that defense will be the key for Oklahoma in Lon Kruger's first season in charge of the Sooners

- An interesting tidbit on how former-UNLV foe Jimmer Fredette might actually be helping the Runnin' Rebs

- Stanford forward Andy Brown has torn his ACL three times in the past 18 months

-It's quite possible that Terrence Jones won't be the best sophomore named Terrence in the country

- Is this the year Kansas finally fades in the Big-XII? Bill Self thinks it is possible, but believes in his squad

- Former-DePaul center Kene Obi will use his final year of eligibility at Oklahoma Baptist

- The Arena Pulse previews the top-5 freshman centers

- Matt Norlander details the necessary evils of the Las Vegas recruiting circus

- Justin Young explains how the signing of Dominic Artis to UCLA effects other top programs

- "The Aircraft Carrier Game" between UNC and MSU will be broadcast in 3-D

- A Rush The Court summer update on the Sun Belt Conference

- Speaking of Michigan State and the military, senior forward Delvon Roe will appear in the upcoming Vietnam War-era film "AWOL"

- Shabazz Muhammad, the top recruit in 2012, sprained his ankle at the Super 64 recruiting tournament


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