Signing Day Rundown
by Alex Schwartz
Wednesday, November 10 was a huge day in the high school and college basketball world. It was the first day that basketball
players in the class of 2011 could sign a National Letter of Intent to their future college.
Throughout the course of the day I tweeted hundreds of updates players making their college choices official. Some of them were retweets, but many of them—especially later in the day—included information that I collected from a variety of sources.
In this post I will spell out much of what I tweeted so as to put it all in one place. While most of the committed players signed on Wednesday, some are signing later in the week, some will sign late, and some are unsure. In addition, other news came up about some of the players during the day on Wednesday.
Without further ado, here is my signing day rundown:
- The biggest news of the day was actually a decommitment. According to multiple reports, Michael Chandler of Lawrence North (IN) decommitted from Xavier and is back on the board. Jerry Meyer of Rivals reported that UConn, Oregon, and Providence are the schools in play, and Brian Snow of Scout reported that UConn is the heavy favorite. Chandler is the #52 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150 and is fourth amongst centers.
- Rashad "Ky" Madden of East Poinsett County (AR), the #40 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, reportedly did not sign with Arkansas today. Madden committed to the Razorbacks over Ole Miss and Baylor a few weeks ago, but there have been conflicting reports about whether or not he will sign this week. Jeff Borzello of Busting the Bracket reported that Madden is undecided as to whether he will sign Friday or in the spring. This will be one to watch.
- According to Evan Daniels of Scout, JuCo star Karron Johnson of Midland College (TX) wil not sign with Oklahoma State this week, yet is still committed to the Cowboys.
- After months of speculation that Brad Beal of Chaminade (MO) would not end up at Florida, he signed with the Gators on Wednesday, putting all the rumors to rest. Beal is the #5 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150.
- Ohio State signed three of its four ranked commits on Wednesday, as #36 Shannon Scott of Milton (GA), #57 Sam Thompson of Whitney Young (IL), and #87 Trey McDonald of Battle Creek Central (MI) all made it official for the Buckeyes. The other OSU commit is #67 ranked LaQuinton Ross of Life Center Academy (NJ). Reports indicate that Ross is still committed to the Big Ten school, but is waiting to sign until after he visits Columbus this weekend.
- The #7 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, Adonis Thomas of Melrose (TN), officially signed with the Memphis Tigers.
- One high-major commitment came down on Wednesday, as Angel Rodriguez of Dr. Krop (FL) selected Kansas State. "Angel Rodriguez has verballed to Kansas State over Louisville and NCState," said Miami Tropics AAU coach Art Alvarez via text. "Very tough decision. [Angel] has committed but wont sign til the late signing period in April." As for why Rodriguez is waiting to sign, Alvarez commented, "We went to make [sure] that Frank Martin is still there come april. Frank is real hot now and the kid wants to play for him."
- St. John's signed four of the five members of its tremendous class on Wednesday. D'Angelo Harrison of Dulles (TX), JaKarr Sampson of Brewster Academy (NH), Maurice Harkless of South Kent (CT), and JuCo prospect Nurideen Lindsey of Redlands CC (OK) all signed with the Red Storm. Harrison, Sampson, and Harkless are ranked 21st, 24th, and 60th respectively in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150. The other STJ commit, Dominique Pointer of Quality Education Academy (NC), was expected to sign Thursday.
- Illinois received NLIs from all four members of its recruiting class, three of whom are ranked in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150. Tracy Abrams of Mount Carmel (IL) is #44, Mycheal Henry of Orr Academy (IL) is #66, Mike Shaw of De La Salle (IL) is #72, and Nnanna Egwu of St. Ignatius College Prep (IL) is unranked.
- Johnny O'Bryant of East Side (MS), ranked #28 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, has officially signed with LSU.
- Rutgers has NLIs from three of its seven commits. The #82 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, Greg Lewis of St. Frances Academy (MD), #88 ranked Myles Mack of St. Anthony's (NJ), and Mike Taylor of Boys & Girls (NY) are officially Scarlet Knights. Jereome Seagears of Flora MacDonald Academy (NC), ranked #77, informed me that he plans to sign with RU on Friday or Saturday. The two other ranked commitments, #81 Kadeem Jack of CJEOTO Academy (NJ) and #107 Derrick Randall of South Kent (CT) may finish the process on Thursday, while Malick Kone of Blue Ridge (VA) could take a bit longer.
- Aaron Cosby of Northfield Mt. Hermon (MA) signed with Seton Hall. NMH coach John Caroll said that the team's four uncommitted seniors—Vince Van Nes, John Golden, Jvonte Brooks, and Ethan Mackey—will sign in the spring. Seton Hall's other commit, Haralds Karlis of Canaries Basketball Academy, is expected to sign with the Pirates on Thursday.
- The #90 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, Brewster Academy (NH) guard Naadir Tharpe, has inked with the Kansas Jayhawks.
- King James AAU coach Don Anderson said that Markus Crider of Wayne (OH) and Zach Price of Jeffersontown (KY), the #51 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, signed with Providence and Louisville, respectively.
- Julian Royal of Milton (GA), ranked #55 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, signed with Georgia Tech, per his father.
- Jahii Carson of Mesa (AZ), the #43 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, is going to sign with Arizona State on Friday afternoon.
- Maryland-commit Sterling Gibbs of Seton Hall Prep (NJ) said the he will be signing his Letter of Intent on Thursday. He is ranked #71 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150. Fellow Maryland-pledge, #26 ranked Nick Faust of Baltimore City College HS (MD) will sign his NLI on Monday morning.
- Imoh Silas out of Holderness School (NH) is officially bound for Siena for his collegiate career.
- All three Southern Miss pledges signed with the C-USA school. A pair of JuCo players, Keith DeWitt of Chipola JC (FL) and Anthony Nieves of East Central CC (MS), join Christian Robbins of Columbia (MS) in the Golden Eagles' class.
- Richmond's four commitments all faxed in their NLIs on Wednesday. Luke Piotrowski of Atlantic Christian (NJ), Trey Davis of Benedictine (VA), Alonzo Nelson-Ododa of Norcross (GA), and Kendall Anthony of Liberty Tech (TN) are all set to be Spiders.
- Myck Kabongo (Texas) and Nick Johnson (Arizona) both signed on Wednesday, per Findlay Prep (NV) assistant coach Todd Simon. Kabongo is ranked #8 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150 and Johnson is #22. Findlay Prep's other two seniors, #65 Amir Garrett and unranked Kevin Kaspar, plan to wait until the spring to sign.
- Omhar Carter, the coach of MBA Elite, said that Deville Smith of Callaway (MS), ranked #54 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, has signed with Mississippi State.
- The #127 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, Adrian Diaz of Miami-Hialeah Lakes (FL), is looking to sign with Kansas State on either Thursday or Friday.
- Michigan State's full four-man class signed on the first day of the period. Branden Dawson of Lew Wallace (IN), ranked #18 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, is the headliner of the bunch. The Spartans also signed #112 Dwaun Anderson of Suttons Bay (MI), Brandan Kearney of Detroit Southeastern (MI), and Travis Trice of Wayne (OH).
- Phelps School (PA) had a pair of players sign on Wednesday, as Kyle Vinales inked with Central Connecticut State and Mykel Harris made it official for Monmouth. That is per coach Brian Shannahan, who also informed me that Ben Mingledough is no longer committed to Delaware. Mingledough is totally open in his recruitment and will wait until the spring to sign.
- Wayne Martin of Providence School (FL), ranked #133 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, has signed with Central Florida.
- Patrick Connaughton of St. John's Prep (MA), ranked #94 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, is offically a member of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
- Wisconsin has officially landed Traveon Jackson of Westerville South (OH), the #115 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150.
- All four Penn State commitments signed and faxed in their NLIs on Wednesday. Pat Ackerman of Worcester Academy (MA), Trey Lewis of Garfield Heights (OH), Ross Travis of Chaska (MN), and Peter Alexis of Holy Redeemer (PA) are all set to be Nittany Lions.
- Both Bernard Sullivan of Davidson Day (NC), the #69 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, and Daniel "TJ" Sapp of Northeast (FL) signed with Clemson.
- Kyan Anderson of North Crowley (TX) signed his Lettter of Intent with the Providence Friars.
- Seven players from prep school powerhouse Hargrave Military Academy (VA) signed on Wednesday, according to head coach Kevin Keatts. Five of the players are ranked in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150: #33 Dezmine Wells signed with Xavier, #34 PJ Hairston signed with North Carolina, and Virginia Tech got three in #76 CJ Barksdale, #108 Marquis Rankin, and #131 Robert Brown. The other two signees from Hargrave were Craig Ponder (UNC-Wilmington) and Corey Hensley (Gardner-Webb).
- Mychal Ammons of Vicksburg (MS), ranked #125 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, signed with the South Alabama Jaguars on Wednesday.
- The #53 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, Jamal Branch of Atascocita (TX), has signed with Texas A&M. Jordan Green of Flower Mound (TX) also signed with the Aggies on Wednesday.
- Michael Carter-Williams of St. Andrew's (RI), the #30 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, will sign with Syracuse on Thursday, per his high school head coach Mike Hart. Fellow Syracuse pledge, #85 Trevor Cooney of Sanford School (DE) made it official on Wednesday.
- Shaq Boga of McCluer (MO), the #149 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, is not 100% certain that he will sign with UW-Milwaukee in the early period. "I play [sic] on signing it sometime this week most likely," Boga said via text. On whether there is a chance he does not sign in November, he said, "Its a slight possibility. I kind of wanna see the college season first." Boga will decide whether or not to sign early "this weekend."
- Washington (IA) star Josh Oglesby has made it official that he will stay in-state and attend Iowa.
- Belmont-commit Marvin Williams said that he, Minnesota-bound Andre Hollins, and Southeast Missouri State-pledge Nino Johnson will sign at their high school, White Station (TN), on Monday the 15th. Hollins is ranked #142 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, while Johnson is #103.
- Oak Ridge Military Academy (NC) had a pair of players sign with BCS programs on Wednesday, per head coach Stan Kowalewski. Chris Jones inked with Tennessee and Jacob Lawson sealed the deal with Purdue. They are ranked #70 and #119 respectively in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150.
- Florida Atlantic signed shooting guard Brett Comer out of Winter Park (FL).
- JuCo prospect Andre Jackson of Lee College (TX) and T. Jordan Omogbehin of Atlantic Shores Christian (VA) both signed the dotted line to attend South Florida.
- Corey Edwards from Christ the King (NY) and Vaughn Gray out of St. Benedict's (NJ) both signed with the George Mason Patriots.
- Durand Johnson of Brewster Academy (NH), ranked #147 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, signed with Pitt, per Cecil Kirk AAU coach Anthony Lewis. In addition, #129 ranked Jaylen Bond of Plymouth-Whitemarsh (PA) and Malcolm Gilbert of Academy of the New Church (PA) signed with the Panthers as well.
- Indiana officially added Austin Etherington of Hamilton Heights (IN) to the future of the program.
- The #13 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, BJ Young of McCluer North (MO), signed with Arkansas, as did #42 ranked Hunter Mickelson of Westside (AR).
- Tavon Allen of Worcester Academy (MA) and Aquil Younger of Simon Gratz (PA) both signed with Drexel. The third member of the class, Kazembe Abif of Lawrenceville School (NJ), said he will sign shortly, get the papers to his mother to sign, and then get them over to Drexel.
- Manhattan signed a JuCo player in Zachary Lamb of Miami-Dade CC (FL), per coach Matt Eisele.
- The two players committed to Quinnipiac, Zaid Heart of Salisbury School (CT) and Ousmane Drame of Marianapolis Prep (CT), are expected to sign Thursday or Friday.
- Alaska native and Hotchkiss School (CT) point guard Derrick Wilson, ranked #99 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, signed with Marquette after popping to the Golden Eagles on Monday.
- Both Thomas Schalk of Apple Valley (MN) and Marcus Thornton out of Bishop McNamara (MD) are signed, sealed, and delivered to the William & Mary Tribe.
- Both Jabarie Hinds of Mount Vernon (NY), ranked #89 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, and Aaron Brown of Penn Wood (PA) signed with West Virginia on Wednesday.
- Mario Moody of East Orange (NJ) and Marcus Burton of Butler (NC) inked with Wagner.
- David Appolon of Imhotep Charter (PA) was expected to sign with Robert Morris at his school on Wednesday night. The Colonials officially landed Keith Armstrong of Fishburne Military Academy (VA) earlier on.
- Aaron Thomas of Aiken (OH), ranked #136 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, signed with Florida State.
- Trahson Burrell has his paperwork for Rhode Island, yet has not had a chance to fill it all out just yet. The New York native said that he is tranferring from Notre Dame Prep (MA) to Summit Christian Academy (MI), where he will arrive on Thursday.
- Stephen Zack of Red Land (PA) signed his paperwork for La Salle, according to York Ballers AAU coach Pat McGlynn. Fellow La Salle commit Jerrell Wright of Dobbins Tech (PA) was expected to sign by Friday.
- The #100 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, Kedren Johnson of Marshall County (TN), signed with the Vanderbilt Commodores.
- John Schoof of WT Woodson (VA) and Kyle Kager of Deerfield Academy (MA) are signed, sealed, and delivered for American.
- Tyler Poole of Hickory (NC) signed a basketball scholarship with Coastal Carolina, where it is expected he will play both hoops and baseball.
- East Coast Fusion AAU coach Cade Lemcke said that Dylan Sherwood of Hun School (NJ) has inked with UNC-Wilmington and Jerome Alexander of Radford (VA) signed on with Navy.
- Darion Atkins of Landon School (VA) and the Virginia Cavaliers are officially a pair.
- Like David Appolon, his Imhotep Charter (PA) teammate, Ameen Tanksley was expected to sign his NLI on Wednesday night. Tanksley's fellow Niagara pledge Juan'ya Green of Archbishop Carroll (PA) was supposed to be signing with the Purple Eagles on Thursday or Friday.
- Notre Dame Prep (MA) forward Angel Nunez has officially signed with the Louisville Cardinals.
- Five players from Christian Life Center (TX) signed on Wednesday, per coach Carlos Wilson. Hersehy Robinson (Texas Tech), Frank Williams (Detroit), Michale Kyser (Lamar), Darnell Harris (Florida International), and Jacoby Harrison (McNeese State) all signed their NLIs. Coach Wilson said that Chris Coleman, ranked #146 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, no longer attends CLC, but noted that he is "almost positive" the big man was signing with Florida International.
- Timken (OH) teammates Jehvon Clarke and Desmond Rorie both put the pen to the paper and signed with Bowling Green.
- Holy Cross signed a trio of players on Wednesday, as Justin Burrell of Fishburne Military Academy (VA), Taylor Abt of Georgetown Prep (MD), and Malcolm Miller of Gaithersburg (MD) all sent in their NLIs.
- The #140 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, E. Victor Nickerson of Norcross (GA), signed with Charlotte, as did Mike Thorne of Trinity Christian (NC).
- Miami signed one player, the #113 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, Bishop Daniels of Word of God Academy (NC).
- Tilton School (NH) big man Ryan Canty just recently committed to Fordham, and though he has yet to sign with the Rams said he plans to do so soon.
- BYU officially inked Damarcus Harrison of Christ School (NC).
- Trey Burke of Northland (OH) is set to sign with Michigan tomorrow night. He is the #96 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150.
- Boston University signed a pair of players on Wednesday, as James Kennedy of Cushing Academy (MA) and Zach Chionuma of Marianapolis Prep (CT) put the pen to the paper.
- TaShawn Thomas of Killeen (TX) has made it official that he will stay in-state and play at Houston.
- Shaq Thomas of NIA Prep (NJ), ranked #124 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, officially became a Cincinnati Bearcat on Wednesday.
- Queen City Prep (NC) point guard Derrick Millinghaus, a New York native, said that he was planning to sign his NLI to St. Bonaventure on Thursday.
- Mendenhall (MS) big man Derrell Robertson signed with DePaul on Wednesday, just several days after committing to the Blue Demons.
- Colorado Springs (CO) big man Xavier Ford was set to sign with Buffalo on Wednesday night.
- UMBC signed a trio of players, all of whom have attended high school in New Jersey for at least two years. Jordan Wejnert of Worcester Academy (MA), Will Wise of Hun School (NJ), and Jarrel Lane of St. Patrick's (NJ) signed with the Retrievers.
- St. Patrick's (NJ) wing Derrick Gordon signed with the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers according to Long Island Lightning AAU coach Abdu Torrence. Coach Torrence also said that Kareem Canty of Bridgton Academy (ME) is going to visit Alabama, Arizona, and Seton Hall and will sign in the spring.
- Michael Hundley of Renaissance (MI) has inked with The Citadel.
- Mike Neal of Oak Ridge Military Academy (NC) and Tabarris Hamilton of Fishburne Military Academy (VA) both signed with Appalachian State.
- Bishop O'Connell (VA) big man James Bourne is wrapped up and ready to go for Winthrop.
- Jamir Hanner, a Philadelphia native at Evelyn Mack Academy (NC), has signed the dotted line to attend Marshall next fall.
- According to Neumann-Goretti (PA) assistant coach John Mosco, guard Lamin Fulton will sign with St. Peter's on Thursday.
- Both Keith Hornsby of Oak Hill Academy (VA) and Corey Littlejohn of Heathwood Hall (SC) were expected to ink with UNC-Asheville on Wednesday.
- Isaiah Morton of St. Augustine's (NJ) signed the paperwork to attend Marsit for his college ball.
- Evan Wessel to Wichita State is official, as according to Joe Auer, his high school coach at Wichita Heights (KS), Wessel signed his NLI to the Shockers.
- George Fant of Warren Central (KY) made it official for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
- Butler has inked Roosevelt Jones of O'Fallon (IL) to a National Letter of Intent.
- Linn-Mar (IA) shooting guard Matt Bohannon has put his signature on an NLI to attend Northern Iowa.
- Four McGlynn of Dallastown (PA) signed with Vermont on Wednesday. The Catamounts' other commit, Chris Santo of Cherry Hill East (NJ), was expected have his papers ready to go on Thursday.
- Grant Fiorentinos of Hun School (NJ) filled out the paperwork to offiically attend Tulane.
- Colgate signed a quartet of players on Wednesday in Paul Gombwer of Montverde Academy (FL), Isaiah McCray of Milford Mill (MD), Nathan Harries of Centennial (GA), and Matt McMullen of Christian Brothers Academy (NJ).
- Eastern York (PA) wing Andrew Nicholas was planning to sign with Monmouth on Thursday.
- Northern Colorado got a signature from Brendan Kane of St. Joseph's-Notre Dame (CA).
- Presbyterian signed a couple of players on the first day of the early signing period as Eric Washington from Keenan (SC) and Ryan McTavish of South Carroll (MD).
- Bryant, Kent State, and Tennessee Tech are amongst the schools not expected to sign any players in the early signing period.
Note- photo is of Brad Beal and is from http://scouthoops.scout.com/
Wednesday, November 10 was a huge day in the high school and college basketball world. It was the first day that basketball
players in the class of 2011 could sign a National Letter of Intent to their future college.Throughout the course of the day I tweeted hundreds of updates players making their college choices official. Some of them were retweets, but many of them—especially later in the day—included information that I collected from a variety of sources.
In this post I will spell out much of what I tweeted so as to put it all in one place. While most of the committed players signed on Wednesday, some are signing later in the week, some will sign late, and some are unsure. In addition, other news came up about some of the players during the day on Wednesday.
Without further ado, here is my signing day rundown:
- The biggest news of the day was actually a decommitment. According to multiple reports, Michael Chandler of Lawrence North (IN) decommitted from Xavier and is back on the board. Jerry Meyer of Rivals reported that UConn, Oregon, and Providence are the schools in play, and Brian Snow of Scout reported that UConn is the heavy favorite. Chandler is the #52 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150 and is fourth amongst centers.
- Rashad "Ky" Madden of East Poinsett County (AR), the #40 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, reportedly did not sign with Arkansas today. Madden committed to the Razorbacks over Ole Miss and Baylor a few weeks ago, but there have been conflicting reports about whether or not he will sign this week. Jeff Borzello of Busting the Bracket reported that Madden is undecided as to whether he will sign Friday or in the spring. This will be one to watch.
- According to Evan Daniels of Scout, JuCo star Karron Johnson of Midland College (TX) wil not sign with Oklahoma State this week, yet is still committed to the Cowboys.
- After months of speculation that Brad Beal of Chaminade (MO) would not end up at Florida, he signed with the Gators on Wednesday, putting all the rumors to rest. Beal is the #5 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150.
- Ohio State signed three of its four ranked commits on Wednesday, as #36 Shannon Scott of Milton (GA), #57 Sam Thompson of Whitney Young (IL), and #87 Trey McDonald of Battle Creek Central (MI) all made it official for the Buckeyes. The other OSU commit is #67 ranked LaQuinton Ross of Life Center Academy (NJ). Reports indicate that Ross is still committed to the Big Ten school, but is waiting to sign until after he visits Columbus this weekend.
- The #7 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, Adonis Thomas of Melrose (TN), officially signed with the Memphis Tigers.
- One high-major commitment came down on Wednesday, as Angel Rodriguez of Dr. Krop (FL) selected Kansas State. "Angel Rodriguez has verballed to Kansas State over Louisville and NCState," said Miami Tropics AAU coach Art Alvarez via text. "Very tough decision. [Angel] has committed but wont sign til the late signing period in April." As for why Rodriguez is waiting to sign, Alvarez commented, "We went to make [sure] that Frank Martin is still there come april. Frank is real hot now and the kid wants to play for him."
- St. John's signed four of the five members of its tremendous class on Wednesday. D'Angelo Harrison of Dulles (TX), JaKarr Sampson of Brewster Academy (NH), Maurice Harkless of South Kent (CT), and JuCo prospect Nurideen Lindsey of Redlands CC (OK) all signed with the Red Storm. Harrison, Sampson, and Harkless are ranked 21st, 24th, and 60th respectively in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150. The other STJ commit, Dominique Pointer of Quality Education Academy (NC), was expected to sign Thursday.
- Illinois received NLIs from all four members of its recruiting class, three of whom are ranked in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150. Tracy Abrams of Mount Carmel (IL) is #44, Mycheal Henry of Orr Academy (IL) is #66, Mike Shaw of De La Salle (IL) is #72, and Nnanna Egwu of St. Ignatius College Prep (IL) is unranked.
- Johnny O'Bryant of East Side (MS), ranked #28 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, has officially signed with LSU.
- Rutgers has NLIs from three of its seven commits. The #82 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, Greg Lewis of St. Frances Academy (MD), #88 ranked Myles Mack of St. Anthony's (NJ), and Mike Taylor of Boys & Girls (NY) are officially Scarlet Knights. Jereome Seagears of Flora MacDonald Academy (NC), ranked #77, informed me that he plans to sign with RU on Friday or Saturday. The two other ranked commitments, #81 Kadeem Jack of CJEOTO Academy (NJ) and #107 Derrick Randall of South Kent (CT) may finish the process on Thursday, while Malick Kone of Blue Ridge (VA) could take a bit longer.
- Aaron Cosby of Northfield Mt. Hermon (MA) signed with Seton Hall. NMH coach John Caroll said that the team's four uncommitted seniors—Vince Van Nes, John Golden, Jvonte Brooks, and Ethan Mackey—will sign in the spring. Seton Hall's other commit, Haralds Karlis of Canaries Basketball Academy, is expected to sign with the Pirates on Thursday.
- The #90 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, Brewster Academy (NH) guard Naadir Tharpe, has inked with the Kansas Jayhawks.
- King James AAU coach Don Anderson said that Markus Crider of Wayne (OH) and Zach Price of Jeffersontown (KY), the #51 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, signed with Providence and Louisville, respectively.
- Julian Royal of Milton (GA), ranked #55 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, signed with Georgia Tech, per his father.
- Jahii Carson of Mesa (AZ), the #43 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, is going to sign with Arizona State on Friday afternoon.
- Maryland-commit Sterling Gibbs of Seton Hall Prep (NJ) said the he will be signing his Letter of Intent on Thursday. He is ranked #71 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150. Fellow Maryland-pledge, #26 ranked Nick Faust of Baltimore City College HS (MD) will sign his NLI on Monday morning.
- Imoh Silas out of Holderness School (NH) is officially bound for Siena for his collegiate career.
- All three Southern Miss pledges signed with the C-USA school. A pair of JuCo players, Keith DeWitt of Chipola JC (FL) and Anthony Nieves of East Central CC (MS), join Christian Robbins of Columbia (MS) in the Golden Eagles' class.
- Richmond's four commitments all faxed in their NLIs on Wednesday. Luke Piotrowski of Atlantic Christian (NJ), Trey Davis of Benedictine (VA), Alonzo Nelson-Ododa of Norcross (GA), and Kendall Anthony of Liberty Tech (TN) are all set to be Spiders.
- Myck Kabongo (Texas) and Nick Johnson (Arizona) both signed on Wednesday, per Findlay Prep (NV) assistant coach Todd Simon. Kabongo is ranked #8 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150 and Johnson is #22. Findlay Prep's other two seniors, #65 Amir Garrett and unranked Kevin Kaspar, plan to wait until the spring to sign.
- Omhar Carter, the coach of MBA Elite, said that Deville Smith of Callaway (MS), ranked #54 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, has signed with Mississippi State.
- The #127 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, Adrian Diaz of Miami-Hialeah Lakes (FL), is looking to sign with Kansas State on either Thursday or Friday.
- Michigan State's full four-man class signed on the first day of the period. Branden Dawson of Lew Wallace (IN), ranked #18 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, is the headliner of the bunch. The Spartans also signed #112 Dwaun Anderson of Suttons Bay (MI), Brandan Kearney of Detroit Southeastern (MI), and Travis Trice of Wayne (OH).
- Phelps School (PA) had a pair of players sign on Wednesday, as Kyle Vinales inked with Central Connecticut State and Mykel Harris made it official for Monmouth. That is per coach Brian Shannahan, who also informed me that Ben Mingledough is no longer committed to Delaware. Mingledough is totally open in his recruitment and will wait until the spring to sign.
- Wayne Martin of Providence School (FL), ranked #133 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, has signed with Central Florida.
- Patrick Connaughton of St. John's Prep (MA), ranked #94 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, is offically a member of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
- Wisconsin has officially landed Traveon Jackson of Westerville South (OH), the #115 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150.
- All four Penn State commitments signed and faxed in their NLIs on Wednesday. Pat Ackerman of Worcester Academy (MA), Trey Lewis of Garfield Heights (OH), Ross Travis of Chaska (MN), and Peter Alexis of Holy Redeemer (PA) are all set to be Nittany Lions.
- Both Bernard Sullivan of Davidson Day (NC), the #69 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, and Daniel "TJ" Sapp of Northeast (FL) signed with Clemson.
- Kyan Anderson of North Crowley (TX) signed his Lettter of Intent with the Providence Friars.
- Seven players from prep school powerhouse Hargrave Military Academy (VA) signed on Wednesday, according to head coach Kevin Keatts. Five of the players are ranked in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150: #33 Dezmine Wells signed with Xavier, #34 PJ Hairston signed with North Carolina, and Virginia Tech got three in #76 CJ Barksdale, #108 Marquis Rankin, and #131 Robert Brown. The other two signees from Hargrave were Craig Ponder (UNC-Wilmington) and Corey Hensley (Gardner-Webb).
- Mychal Ammons of Vicksburg (MS), ranked #125 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, signed with the South Alabama Jaguars on Wednesday.
- The #53 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, Jamal Branch of Atascocita (TX), has signed with Texas A&M. Jordan Green of Flower Mound (TX) also signed with the Aggies on Wednesday.
- Michael Carter-Williams of St. Andrew's (RI), the #30 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, will sign with Syracuse on Thursday, per his high school head coach Mike Hart. Fellow Syracuse pledge, #85 Trevor Cooney of Sanford School (DE) made it official on Wednesday.
- Shaq Boga of McCluer (MO), the #149 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, is not 100% certain that he will sign with UW-Milwaukee in the early period. "I play [sic] on signing it sometime this week most likely," Boga said via text. On whether there is a chance he does not sign in November, he said, "Its a slight possibility. I kind of wanna see the college season first." Boga will decide whether or not to sign early "this weekend."
- Washington (IA) star Josh Oglesby has made it official that he will stay in-state and attend Iowa.
- Belmont-commit Marvin Williams said that he, Minnesota-bound Andre Hollins, and Southeast Missouri State-pledge Nino Johnson will sign at their high school, White Station (TN), on Monday the 15th. Hollins is ranked #142 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, while Johnson is #103.
- Oak Ridge Military Academy (NC) had a pair of players sign with BCS programs on Wednesday, per head coach Stan Kowalewski. Chris Jones inked with Tennessee and Jacob Lawson sealed the deal with Purdue. They are ranked #70 and #119 respectively in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150.
- Florida Atlantic signed shooting guard Brett Comer out of Winter Park (FL).
- JuCo prospect Andre Jackson of Lee College (TX) and T. Jordan Omogbehin of Atlantic Shores Christian (VA) both signed the dotted line to attend South Florida.
- Corey Edwards from Christ the King (NY) and Vaughn Gray out of St. Benedict's (NJ) both signed with the George Mason Patriots.
- Durand Johnson of Brewster Academy (NH), ranked #147 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, signed with Pitt, per Cecil Kirk AAU coach Anthony Lewis. In addition, #129 ranked Jaylen Bond of Plymouth-Whitemarsh (PA) and Malcolm Gilbert of Academy of the New Church (PA) signed with the Panthers as well.
- Indiana officially added Austin Etherington of Hamilton Heights (IN) to the future of the program.
- The #13 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, BJ Young of McCluer North (MO), signed with Arkansas, as did #42 ranked Hunter Mickelson of Westside (AR).
- Tavon Allen of Worcester Academy (MA) and Aquil Younger of Simon Gratz (PA) both signed with Drexel. The third member of the class, Kazembe Abif of Lawrenceville School (NJ), said he will sign shortly, get the papers to his mother to sign, and then get them over to Drexel.
- Manhattan signed a JuCo player in Zachary Lamb of Miami-Dade CC (FL), per coach Matt Eisele.
- The two players committed to Quinnipiac, Zaid Heart of Salisbury School (CT) and Ousmane Drame of Marianapolis Prep (CT), are expected to sign Thursday or Friday.
- Alaska native and Hotchkiss School (CT) point guard Derrick Wilson, ranked #99 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, signed with Marquette after popping to the Golden Eagles on Monday.
- Both Thomas Schalk of Apple Valley (MN) and Marcus Thornton out of Bishop McNamara (MD) are signed, sealed, and delivered to the William & Mary Tribe.
- Both Jabarie Hinds of Mount Vernon (NY), ranked #89 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, and Aaron Brown of Penn Wood (PA) signed with West Virginia on Wednesday.
- Mario Moody of East Orange (NJ) and Marcus Burton of Butler (NC) inked with Wagner.
- David Appolon of Imhotep Charter (PA) was expected to sign with Robert Morris at his school on Wednesday night. The Colonials officially landed Keith Armstrong of Fishburne Military Academy (VA) earlier on.
- Aaron Thomas of Aiken (OH), ranked #136 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, signed with Florida State.
- Trahson Burrell has his paperwork for Rhode Island, yet has not had a chance to fill it all out just yet. The New York native said that he is tranferring from Notre Dame Prep (MA) to Summit Christian Academy (MI), where he will arrive on Thursday.
- Stephen Zack of Red Land (PA) signed his paperwork for La Salle, according to York Ballers AAU coach Pat McGlynn. Fellow La Salle commit Jerrell Wright of Dobbins Tech (PA) was expected to sign by Friday.
- The #100 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, Kedren Johnson of Marshall County (TN), signed with the Vanderbilt Commodores.
- John Schoof of WT Woodson (VA) and Kyle Kager of Deerfield Academy (MA) are signed, sealed, and delivered for American.
- Tyler Poole of Hickory (NC) signed a basketball scholarship with Coastal Carolina, where it is expected he will play both hoops and baseball.
- East Coast Fusion AAU coach Cade Lemcke said that Dylan Sherwood of Hun School (NJ) has inked with UNC-Wilmington and Jerome Alexander of Radford (VA) signed on with Navy.
- Darion Atkins of Landon School (VA) and the Virginia Cavaliers are officially a pair.
- Like David Appolon, his Imhotep Charter (PA) teammate, Ameen Tanksley was expected to sign his NLI on Wednesday night. Tanksley's fellow Niagara pledge Juan'ya Green of Archbishop Carroll (PA) was supposed to be signing with the Purple Eagles on Thursday or Friday.
- Notre Dame Prep (MA) forward Angel Nunez has officially signed with the Louisville Cardinals.
- Five players from Christian Life Center (TX) signed on Wednesday, per coach Carlos Wilson. Hersehy Robinson (Texas Tech), Frank Williams (Detroit), Michale Kyser (Lamar), Darnell Harris (Florida International), and Jacoby Harrison (McNeese State) all signed their NLIs. Coach Wilson said that Chris Coleman, ranked #146 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, no longer attends CLC, but noted that he is "almost positive" the big man was signing with Florida International.
- Timken (OH) teammates Jehvon Clarke and Desmond Rorie both put the pen to the paper and signed with Bowling Green.
- Holy Cross signed a trio of players on Wednesday, as Justin Burrell of Fishburne Military Academy (VA), Taylor Abt of Georgetown Prep (MD), and Malcolm Miller of Gaithersburg (MD) all sent in their NLIs.
- The #140 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, E. Victor Nickerson of Norcross (GA), signed with Charlotte, as did Mike Thorne of Trinity Christian (NC).
- Miami signed one player, the #113 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, Bishop Daniels of Word of God Academy (NC).
- Tilton School (NH) big man Ryan Canty just recently committed to Fordham, and though he has yet to sign with the Rams said he plans to do so soon.
- BYU officially inked Damarcus Harrison of Christ School (NC).
- Trey Burke of Northland (OH) is set to sign with Michigan tomorrow night. He is the #96 ranked player in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150.
- Boston University signed a pair of players on Wednesday, as James Kennedy of Cushing Academy (MA) and Zach Chionuma of Marianapolis Prep (CT) put the pen to the paper.
- TaShawn Thomas of Killeen (TX) has made it official that he will stay in-state and play at Houston.
- Shaq Thomas of NIA Prep (NJ), ranked #124 in the NBE Post-Summer Class of 2011 Top 150, officially became a Cincinnati Bearcat on Wednesday.
- Queen City Prep (NC) point guard Derrick Millinghaus, a New York native, said that he was planning to sign his NLI to St. Bonaventure on Thursday.
- Mendenhall (MS) big man Derrell Robertson signed with DePaul on Wednesday, just several days after committing to the Blue Demons.
- Colorado Springs (CO) big man Xavier Ford was set to sign with Buffalo on Wednesday night.
- UMBC signed a trio of players, all of whom have attended high school in New Jersey for at least two years. Jordan Wejnert of Worcester Academy (MA), Will Wise of Hun School (NJ), and Jarrel Lane of St. Patrick's (NJ) signed with the Retrievers.
- St. Patrick's (NJ) wing Derrick Gordon signed with the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers according to Long Island Lightning AAU coach Abdu Torrence. Coach Torrence also said that Kareem Canty of Bridgton Academy (ME) is going to visit Alabama, Arizona, and Seton Hall and will sign in the spring.
- Michael Hundley of Renaissance (MI) has inked with The Citadel.
- Mike Neal of Oak Ridge Military Academy (NC) and Tabarris Hamilton of Fishburne Military Academy (VA) both signed with Appalachian State.
- Bishop O'Connell (VA) big man James Bourne is wrapped up and ready to go for Winthrop.
- Jamir Hanner, a Philadelphia native at Evelyn Mack Academy (NC), has signed the dotted line to attend Marshall next fall.
- According to Neumann-Goretti (PA) assistant coach John Mosco, guard Lamin Fulton will sign with St. Peter's on Thursday.
- Both Keith Hornsby of Oak Hill Academy (VA) and Corey Littlejohn of Heathwood Hall (SC) were expected to ink with UNC-Asheville on Wednesday.
- Isaiah Morton of St. Augustine's (NJ) signed the paperwork to attend Marsit for his college ball.
- Evan Wessel to Wichita State is official, as according to Joe Auer, his high school coach at Wichita Heights (KS), Wessel signed his NLI to the Shockers.
- George Fant of Warren Central (KY) made it official for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
- Butler has inked Roosevelt Jones of O'Fallon (IL) to a National Letter of Intent.
- Linn-Mar (IA) shooting guard Matt Bohannon has put his signature on an NLI to attend Northern Iowa.
- Four McGlynn of Dallastown (PA) signed with Vermont on Wednesday. The Catamounts' other commit, Chris Santo of Cherry Hill East (NJ), was expected have his papers ready to go on Thursday.
- Grant Fiorentinos of Hun School (NJ) filled out the paperwork to offiically attend Tulane.
- Colgate signed a quartet of players on Wednesday in Paul Gombwer of Montverde Academy (FL), Isaiah McCray of Milford Mill (MD), Nathan Harries of Centennial (GA), and Matt McMullen of Christian Brothers Academy (NJ).
- Eastern York (PA) wing Andrew Nicholas was planning to sign with Monmouth on Thursday.
- Northern Colorado got a signature from Brendan Kane of St. Joseph's-Notre Dame (CA).
- Presbyterian signed a couple of players on the first day of the early signing period as Eric Washington from Keenan (SC) and Ryan McTavish of South Carroll (MD).
- Bryant, Kent State, and Tennessee Tech are amongst the schools not expected to sign any players in the early signing period.
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