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Notes: Cats say theyve grown since Arkansas

Notes: Cats say theyve grown since Arkansas

Notes: As Kentucky prepares for a rematch with Arkansas, the Cats say they've grown since their loss to the Razorbacks.

 • Aaron Smith
Harrison recovers after nasty spill against LSU

Harrison recovers after nasty spill against LSU

Despite a nasty first-half spill, Andrew Harrison scored 21 points to help lead Kentucky to a 77-76 win against LSU.

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 • Aaron Smith
Notes: Cats make clutch free throws to beat LSU

Notes: Cats make clutch free throws to beat LSU

Notes: Kentucky made clutch free throws against LSU, including two big ones from point guard Andrew Harrison.

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 • T.J. Walker
Notes: LSUs size a challenge for Cauley-Stein

Notes: LSUs size a challenge for Cauley-Stein

Notes: Physical play has given Willie Cauley-Stein fits, and LSU presents another challenge for the Kentucky forward.

 • Aaron Smith and Brett Dawson
LSU hungry for second shot at top-ranked Cats

LSU hungry for second shot at top-ranked Cats

LSU beats Arkansas, gets second shot at top-ranked Kentucky in SEC Tournament.

 • Brett Dawson
Hickey gets first crack at home-state Kentucky

Hickey gets first crack at home-state Kentucky

Notebook: Kentucky native Anthony Hickey gets his shot at Wildcats.

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 • T.J. Walker and Ben Jones
All State Basketball Awards

All State Basketball Awards

Meridian (Miss.) High's Rodney Hood takes home the Player of the Year Award from MagnoliaPreps.com and leads a start sudded cast on the 2010-11 Magnol

 • Lavel Johnson
Ask the experts: McDonalds thoughts

Ask the experts: McDonalds thoughts

This week's Ask the Experts is focused entirely on Wednesday's McDonald's All-American game and the practices that have led to it. Rivals.com basketba

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
What we learned: East squad edition

What we learned: East squad edition

All that's left of McDonald's week is for the East and West squads to hit the floor of a near sold-out United Center on Wednesday night. After three d

 • Eric Bossi
McDs East breakdown: Day 2

McDs East breakdown: Day 2

Going into McDonald's All-American Game practice week, shooting was considered the strength of the East squad. What wasn't expected is that Mike Gilch

 • Jerry Meyer
OBryant joins select company

OBryant joins select company

The LSU basketball team had a difficult travel day Thursday. The Tigers were unable to fly back to Baton Rouge following their game against Ole Miss

 • Bryan Lazare
Closer look at McDonalds AA rosters

Closer look at McDonalds AA rosters

The McDonald's All-American squads were announced on Thursday. Twenty-four of the top prospects in the country, including No. 1-ranked Austin Rivers,

 • Jerry Meyer
Capital City Challenge Recap

Capital City Challenge Recap

The first edition of the Capital City Hoops Challenge hosted at Tougaloo Collge was a huge success. The event attracted some of the top teams from ac

 • Lavel Johnson
UK class on top in strong SEC

UK class on top in strong SEC

The SEC is the top 2011 recruiting conference with nine teams in the top 30 national team rankings. Kentucky once again has the top recruiting class i

 • Jerry Meyer
Two sign with Tigers

Two sign with Tigers

Pickering's John Isaac fulfilled more than a year-and-a-half-long commitment Wednesday when he signed with the LSU men's basketball program. Afterward

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 • William Weathers
Top 10: Surprise commitments

Top 10: Surprise commitments

As the early signing period opens Wednesday, Rivals.com takes a look at the top 10 surprise commitments expected to ink their names sometime within th

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 • Jerry Meyer
OBryant chooses LSU

OBryant chooses LSU

Following his official visit to LSU there were still two more official visits for four-star power forward prospect Johnny O'Bryant of East High in Cle

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 • William Weathers
OBryant decision coming

OBryant decision coming

TigerBait.com has learned that one of LSU's top basketball targets, Johnny O'Bryant, will be announcing his decision next week.

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 • Justin Rowland
OBryant off board

OBryant off board

Four-star prospect Johnny O'Bryant had a number of college options, and the physical 6-foot-9, 235-pounder will play in the SEC.

 • Jerry Meyer
Rebels entertain top targets OBryant, Hollins

Rebels entertain top targets OBryant, Hollins

Four-star power forward Johnny O'Bryant is pretty sure he knows where he's going to play college basketball. However, the 6-foot-8 Cleveland, Miss., s

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 • Neal McCready
Four-star power forward set for final official visit

Four-star power forward set for final official visit

Johnny O'Bryant doesn't have a firm date set to announce his college decision. However, the four-star power forward from Cleveland (East Side), Miss.,

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 • Neal McCready
Meyers Mailbag: Kansas looks for the point

Meyers Mailbag: Kansas looks for the point

When point guard Josiah Turner chose Arizona over Kansas, the Jayhawks were left scrambling a bit. But coach Bill Self has a target in mind. Rivals.co

 • Jerry Meyer
OBryant talks LSU visit

OBryant talks LSU visit

The Jackson (Miss.) Tigers AAU team was extremely good to the LSU basketball program this past recruiting period with the signings of point guard Andr

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 • William Weathers
Basketball Insider: Looking to 2011

Basketball Insider: Looking to 2011

Now that Isaiah Austin has committed to the Bears, giving the Class of 2012 a great start, the focus for the Baylor coaching staff turns to 2011. Basi

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 • Todd Wills
OBryant cuts list

OBryant cuts list

Coming off a strong performance at the Nike Global Challenge, four-star post man Johnny O'Bryant has cut his list to seven schools.

 • Jerry Meyer
All USA final

All USA final

The athleticism of the USA South and Midwest was just to much for Canada and France in the semifinals of the Nike Global Challenge. One of Saturday n

 • Jerry Meyer
USA goes 2 and 2

USA goes 2 and 2

The USA was facing the possibility of losing three out of four opening round games of the Nike Global Challenge, but P.J. Hairston led the USA South i

 • Jerry Meyer
Gilchrist, Miller are 1-2 in Rivals150; Teague 5th

Gilchrist, Miller are 1-2 in Rivals150; Teague 5th

UK commitment Mike Gilchrist is still the nation's No. 1 prospect in the new Rivals150, but a top UK target, forward Quincy Miller, leaped to No. 2 an

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 • Steve Jones
OBryant plans to trim list this summer

OBryant plans to trim list this summer

One of the things Johnny O'Bryant wants to do before the start of his senior season is narrow his expansive list to about five or six schools and the

 • Adam Gorney
OBryant eager to represent U.S., pare down list

OBryant eager to represent U.S., pare down list

It promises to be quite a busy summer for Johnny O'Bryant. First, the five-star power forward from Cleveland, Miss., is going to try to earn a spot on

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 • Neal McCready
Meyers Mailbag: Whos next for UNC

Meyers Mailbag: Whos next for UNC

North Carolina needs help in the frontcourt with the departure of Ed Davis. Who are the Tar Heels targeting to help fill the void? Is Kadeem Jack in t

 • Jerry Meyer
Class of 2011 takes center stage

Class of 2011 takes center stage

The Magnolia State hoops class of 2011 takes center stage this weekend with the playing of the Mississippi AAU 17 & under State Tournament at Northwes

 • Lavel Johnson
OBryant hoping to narrow list soon

OBryant hoping to narrow list soon

Mississippi has perhaps the most talented and deep basketball class in state history coming out in 2011. One of the headliners among that group is

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 • Logan Lowery
OBryant is Considering Hoyas

OBryant is Considering Hoyas

Johnny O'Bryant, a Cleveland, MS native, is on the Hoyas' recruiting board. They are on his as well.

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 • Ron Bailey
UGASports goes west to Real Deal in the Rock

UGASports goes west to Real Deal in the Rock

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - UGASports traveled to Little Rock to check out some of the top basketball talent in the whole country. The Real Deal in the Rock i

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 • Dan McDonald
Three tournaments dominate weekend landscape

Three tournaments dominate weekend landscape

After a big opening weekend on the AAU circuit, Friday brings the start of another round of impressive action. Though there isn't one dominant tournam

 • Brian Snow
AAU season tips off in high gear

AAU season tips off in high gear

For the first time all summer AAU teams will be out in full force. Though there have been some tournaments over the past few weeks, this weekend marks

 • Brian Snow
MHSAA State Tournament Finals Set

MHSAA State Tournament Finals Set

With the close of semi-final action on Thursday night, the preliminaries are over and it's time for the main event, the championship games. The match-

 • Lavel Johnson
OBryant ponders life as a Jacket

OBryant ponders life as a Jacket

Georgia Tech head basketball coach Paul Hewitt has developed a lot of NBA-level forwards in the last few years and one of the best for 2011 is giving

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 • Kelly Quinlan
In-state programs make strong impression on five-star forward

In-state programs make strong impression on five-star forward

Johnny O'Bryant sat impassively behind Ole Miss' bench during the Rebels' loss to Mississippi State this past Saturday at Tad Smith Coliseum. O'Bryant

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 • Neal McCready
Five-star power forward clears things up

Five-star power forward clears things up

Lately there has been some confusion about the recruitment of five-star power forward Johnny O'Bryant. Rumors came out that the 6-foot-9, 235-pound

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 • Logan Lowery
MagnoliaPreps Hoops Preview and Preseason Rankings

MagnoliaPreps Hoops Preview and Preseason Rankings

As the high school football season moves to the playoffs, high school basketball teams are approaching the tip off of their season. With the first gam

 • Lavel Johnson
2009 NIKE Global Challenge

2009 NIKE Global Challenge

Beaverton, Oregon – For the third consecutive year, the world's best basketball players will travel to the Northwest to compete in the NIKE Global Cha

 • Press Release
Brown on the mark at Peach Jam

Brown on the mark at Peach Jam

There have been the usual top prospects on top of their game at the Nike Peach Jam, and there have also been some lesser known prospects like Jeremy L

 • Jerry Meyer
PHOTO GALLERY: More from KCC

PHOTO GALLERY: More from KCC

The Nike King City Classic wrapped up on Thursday in Cleveland with some of the nation's elite basketball prospects in the Class of 2010 and 2011 goin

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 • Jeff Drummond
King City Classic: Teague rules

King City Classic: Teague rules

Make no mistake about it. The vast majority of the country's basketball talent is at Nike's King City Classic. A number of prospects stood out durin

 • Jerry Meyer
King City Classic: Wednesday Notebook

King City Classic: Wednesday Notebook

CLEVELAND -- Kentucky's top-rated 2009 signing class has yet to step onto the court for its first game, but it's common knowledge that Wildcat fans ar

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 • Jeff Drummond
PHOTO GALLERY: King City Classic

PHOTO GALLERY: King City Classic

Several of Kentucky's top recruiting targets in the Class of 2010 and 2011 are on display this week at the Nike King City Classic in Cleveland. This C

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 • Jeff Drummond
Gilchrist tops expanded 2011 hoops ranking

Gilchrist tops expanded 2011 hoops ranking

There is a new No. 1 prospect in the 2011 class. In fact, Mike Gilchrist isn't just the top prospect in the 2011 class, but the top prospect in the c

 • Jerry Meyer
Whispers: Stephenson running out of options

Whispers: Stephenson running out of options

In one of the more ironic recruitments in recent history, top-10 prospect Lance Stephenson's school list is shrinking. And it is not because Stephenso

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 • Jerry Meyer
OBryant wrapped in Red, White and Blue

OBryant wrapped in Red, White and Blue

Cleveland (Miss.) Eastside big man Johnny O'Bryant will take the court tonight in Mendoza, Argentina as a member of the inaugural USA U16 National tea

 • Lavel Johnson
USA 16-U trials: Cook shines at the point

USA 16-U trials: Cook shines at the point

The action picked up during the second day of the 16-Under USA National Team trials with a competitive scrimmage. Class of 2011 point guard Quinn Cook

 • Jerry Meyer
USA 16-U trials: Drummond on display

USA 16-U trials: Drummond on display

The 16-Under USA National Team trials began Saturday with a heavy dose of drill work with a little bit of scrimmaging over the course of two long prac

 • Jerry Meyer
AAU State Hoops Tourney Wrap-Up

AAU State Hoops Tourney Wrap-Up

AAU state tourney action concluded a few weeks ago with champions being crowned for 2009 in age groups for 12 & under thru 17 & under. While the 16 &

 • Lavel Johnson
Mississippi State signs Top 25 class

Mississippi State signs Top 25 class

Coming into the spring signing period Mississippi State had only inked one player in three-star shooting guard Shaunessy Smith. But over the last t

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 • Logan Lowery
Boo Williams: Smith among Day 1 stars

Boo Williams: Smith among Day 1 stars

The travel circuit kicked into gear Friday night with impressive showings from three elite prospects in the 2010 class, including a 34-point performan

 • Jerry Meyer
Five offers for OBryant

Five offers for OBryant

Every team needs a high energy, athletic forward who can rebound and score, and Cleveland (Miss.) East Side product Johnny O'Bryant is going to fill t

 • Jerry Meyer
Fastbreak Friday: First official for No. 1

Fastbreak Friday: First official for No. 1

Kansas, Michigan State, Tennessee and others are all gearing up for huge visit weekends from recruits. John Wall, the nation's top player in the Class

 • Justin Young
Three stand out in initial 2011 ranking

Three stand out in initial 2011 ranking

There are three prospects that could potentially be the No. 1 prospect in the class of 2011, but it is 6-foot-8 shooting guard LaQuinton Ross who sits

 • Jerry Meyer
Nike Hoop Jamboree: 2011 prospects

Nike Hoop Jamboree: 2011 prospects

There were a number of talented 2011 prospects at the Nike Hoop Jamboree, and none were more impressive than combo guard Austin Rivers. The son of Cel

 • Jerry Meyer
NMDC underclassmen wrap up

NMDC underclassmen wrap up

With such a large number of top prospects involved in the three different age divisions of the NIKE Memorial Day Classic, it is a daunting task to cov

 • Jerry Meyer