Here are a few notes from around the world of recruiting…
**Patterson (N.C.) head coach Chris Chaney says point guard Vincent Council of New York has offers/interest from Providence, Rutgers Charlotte and Arkansas and is “leaning toward Providence.” The 6-foot-2 Council is averaging 13 points and 10 assists for Patterson, ranked No. 3 in the National [...]

Here are a few quick notes from the world of college hoops and recruiting…
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski checked out John Wall, the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2009 according to Rivals, on Friday night, according to Dave Telep of Scout. N.C. State coach Sidney Lowe was also in attendance for every game of [...]

Lots of holiday week action on the hardwood…
**No. 2 UConn beat No. 19 Wisconsin, 76-57, to win the Paradise Jam in the first ever meeting between the schools. Jerome Dyson led the Huskies with 21 points and 3 steals, former Rice standout Kemba Walker continued to excel by notching 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 [...]

Durand Scott, a 6-foot-4, 187-pound shooting guard out of Rice High School in Manhattan, made his college announcement this afternoon in the SNY studio.
Read the full story here and click the video above for Durand’s announcement.
Speaking of UConn and Pittsburgh…

ESPN is running 23 straight hours of college hoops to kick off the season. Here are some quick news and notes from the world of college hoops.
**Tyler Hansbrough won’t play in Tuesday night’s tilt against Kentucky (9 p.m., ESPN) because of his injured shin. The game features the two winningest teams in college basketball history.
“Last [...]

NEWARK, N.J. — Seton Hall hopes their future big man was in the building for today’s 71-50 victory over Columbia at the Prudential Center.
Jarrid Famous, a 6-foot-11, 235-pound center from Westchester Community College, sat behind the Seton Hall bench and was greeted by chants of “We want Famous.”
“It was a good experience watching the Seton [...]

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Despite a slew of cramps, poor foul shooting and a pesky opponent, Rutgers narrowly escaped with a 63-61 victory in its season opener against Marist at the Rutgers Athletic Center.
A win is a win, but this one came against a team projected to finish last in the 10-team MAAC.
Rutgers was picked [...]

Count Louisville among those trying to get Famous.
Jarrid Famous, that is.
Louisville head coach Rick Pitino and assistant Steve Masiello are slated to come watch Famous work out at Westchester Community College on Nov. 25.
The 6-foot-11, 235-pound Famous has said he will wait until the spring signing period to commit, at which point he’ll have [...]

Durand Scott was invited to attend UConn’s season opener Friday night against Western Carolina, but he did not make the trip.
The 6-foot-4 Scott out of Rice High School is still considering Pitt, along with UConn and Miami, according to Dwayne Mitchell, Scott’s coach with the Gauchos.
“Everybody is still in,” MItchell said.
Mitchell said Scott expected to [...]

Today is the first day of the NCAA early signing period and Rice guard Durand Scott is not expected to make an announcement on this day.
The 6-foot-4 Scott previously said he was down to Miami, UConn and Pitt, but his former teammate, UConn freshman guard Kemba Walker, says he will choose between Miami and [...]