Lance Stephenson has cut his list of potential schools down to three, according to a report in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
 
 
The newspaper reports that the 6-foot-5 Stephenson of Brooklyn Lincoln is down to USC, UCLA and Kansas, although no quotes are in the story.
 
 
Stephenson has visited USC and UCLA, as well as Louisville, Seton Hall, Arkansas [...]

Sean Kilpatrick of White Plains has not yet committed to St. John’s, desipte a report indicating he had earlier this week.
 
 
“There was a misunderstanding and we’re still deciding,” said Gerard Jones, Kilpatrick’s advisor and the older brother of West Virginia commit Kevin Jones.
 
 
The 6-3 Kilpatrick, who averaged 25 points and 7 rebounds last season, earlier [...]

 
 
See what one great recruiting class can do?
 
 
In the wake of Fred Hill’s massive recruiting haul for next season, school officials extended his contract for two years through the 2012-13 season.
 
 
Introduced in March 2006, Hill initially signed a five-year contract worth $500,000 annually counting base salary and other considerations, and the current contract maintains his [...]

 
 
The big news in the basketball world today is that former Chicago Bulls coach Doug Collins is headed back to the team he began his head coaching career with.
 
 
As soon as Collins completes his broadcasting duties with TNT, he will take over the reins. It has been 20 years since Collins, one of the top [...]

 
 
One of the top New York-area prospects in the Class of 2009 is Mount Vernon shooting guard Sherrod Wright.
 
 
The 6-foot-4, 190-pound Wright is the next up in a line of recruits to come out of the storied program that lately has included Rutgers freshman Mike Coburn and Rutgers transfer Jonathan Mitchell, as well as West [...]

 
 
Sean Kilpatrick is on the verge of committing to St. John’s, although “nothing is definite,” White Plains coach Spencer Mayfield said.
 
 
Kilpatrick, a 6-foot-3 senior shooting guard from White Plains, is awaiting approval from his mother on the decision.
 
 
“It’s been in discussion and we are still in the process of choosing,” Gerard Jones, Kilpatrick’s advisor and [...]

Plainfield guard Isaiah Epps will visit Maryland unofficially June 24-25, Plainfield coach Pete Vasil said.
 
 
“There’s a camp going on,” Vasil said.
 
 
Maryland recently offered the 6-foot-2 Epps and told Vasil they’re targeting him to be their lead guard in the Class of 2010.
 
 
“Playing time is important to me,” Epps recently told Terrapin Times. “It would be [...]

 
In his cover story on Brandon Jennings in the current Basketball Times, John Akers confirms what we reported here earlier this month.
 
 
“Jennings has yet to attain a qualifying test score that correlates to his grade-point average,” Akers wrote.
 
 
The 6-foot Jennings is committed to Arizona.
 
 
“He doesn’t have his test score,” Oak Hill coach Steve Smith told [...]

 
Former St. John’s coach Mike Jarvis will be introduced today as the new head coach at Florida Atlantic.
 
 
Jarvis’ four-year contract must be approved Wednesday by university trustees, according to the AP.
 
 
Jarvis replaces Rex Walters, who announced on April 14 that he was leaving after two seasons for San Francisco, causing R.J. Hall of Bloomfield Tech [...]

 
 
Thanks to Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com, here is the list of players at the Orlando Pre-Draft Camp, which begins today. See below for the TV schedule.
 
 
Ramel Bradley, Kentucky
Tyrone Brazelton, Western Kentucky
Takais Brown, Georgia
Keith Brumbaugh, Junior College
Stanley Burrell, Xavier
Brian Butch, Wisconsin
Jamar Butler, Ohio State
Pat Calathes, St. Joe’s
Joe Crawford, Kentucky
Chris Daniels, Texas A&M- Corpus Christi
Joey Dorsey, Memphis
Marcus [...]