A few weeks ago, 6-9 super recruit Tony Parker (Miller Grove, Atlanta) decided to make the 10 or so schools he was stringing along dangle a little bit longer before he made his final college decision.

This afternoon, Parker finally announced his decision. He will be joining the MONSTER recruiting class that will be arriving at UCLA in the fall. Parker joins Shabazz Muhammad, Kyle Anderson and Jordan Adams in a crew that rivals and arguably surpasses Kentucky’s haul.

Ayinde Sprewell is a 6-3 Class of 2013 guard who plays for Agape Christian in Orlando, Florida. He also happens to be the nephew of one Latrell Sprewell.

Watch this Ayinde mixtape from various tournaments, showcases and high school games from the last year or so. Vintage Spree.

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While other high school players rack up headlines, junior Jabari Parker (Simeon Career Academy, Chicago), keeps racking up awards.

The latest comes today, with the announcement that Parker has been name the Gatorade National Boys Player of the Year. The way he found out is pretty special: Alonzo Mourning popped into his spanish class to surprise Jabari with the news.

From the official press release:

“When I received the award in 1988, it was such a pivotal moment for me as an athlete. I’m grateful to be a part of this moment for Jabari, who is truly a phenomenal student-athlete on and off the court,” said Mourning, a Gold Medalist, seven-time NBA All-Star, and two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year. “Gatorade has been on the sidelines fueling athletic performance for years, so to be recognized by a brand that understands the game and truly helps athletes perform is a huge honor for these kids.”

As the recipient of the 240th Gatorade National Player of the Year trophy to be awarded since 1985, Parker becomes the first student-athlete from the state of Illinois to earn Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year honors.

The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the court, distinguishes Parker as the nation’s best high school boys basketball player. A national advisory panel comprised of sport-specific experts and sports journalists helped select Parker from more than 545,000 boys basketball players nationwide. Parker is now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade Male High School Athlete of the Year award, to be presented at a special ceremony prior to The ESPY Awards in July.

The 6-foot-8, 220-pound junior wing led the Wolverines to a 33-1 record and a third consecutive Class 4A state championship this past season. Parker averaged 20.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 3.4 blocks and 1.5 steals per game. The Player of the Year as named by ESPNChicago.com and the Chicago Sun-Times, Parker shot 55 percent from the field, 39 percent from 3-point range and 72 percent from the free throw line. Also the ESPNHS National Player of the Year for the Class of 2013 each of the past two seasons, he averaged 15.4 points and 6.4 rebounds for USA Basketball’s U16 National Team during an unbeaten, five-game run to the 2011 FIBA Americas U16 Championship this past summer, capturing tournament Most Valuable Player honors and earning USA Basketball’s prestigious 2011 Male Athlete of the Year award.

Now the world waits to find out where Parker will play ball in college. Kentucky, Duke, Michigan State, Louisville, Ohio State, North Carolina, Kansas, and others are all thought to still be in the mix.

After months and months of speculation, the nation’s two best uncommitted high school athletes – Shabazz Muhammad and Nerlens Noel – made their college announcements today.

First up, the 6-6 Muhammad (Bishop Gorman, Las Vegas) made his announcement during a nationally televised special, where he officially committed to UCLA over Duke and Kentucky. Here he was on the broadcast, citing UCLA’s recent struggles as a deciding factor:

“I just think it’s a challenge, knowing how bad they were these last two years and it’s a challenge to really get them back up to the top knowing they’re the leaders in championships with 11. And with Kyle Anderson as a great addition to that program and Jordan Adams and hopefully if Tony Parker will come, then there’s a lot of bits and pieces to that team that could make it a really great team.”

He will join fellow blue-chip recruits Kyle Anderson and Jordan Adams in one of the best recruiting classes the Bruins have arguably ever brought to Westwood.

Nerlens Noel is considered one of the best high school prospects in the country, and is undoubtedly the best defensive big man that’s come out of high school since perhaps Greg Oden. Schools want him. Fans want him. Big-time basketball collegiate programs want him. Now the only question is what does the 6-10 shot blocker from The Tilton School in New Hampshire want?

He’s dwindled his schools down to three: Georgetown, Syracuse and Kentucky, and recently started penning a free agent/recruiting blog for ESPN detailing everything he was going through. In his most recent journal entry, Noel says he was in New Orleans over the weekend for the All-American Championships, and of course, that was the site of the Final Four with thousands of Kentucky fans littered all over the city. They hounded him, hassled him, showed him love and took LOTS of pictures. But some even went a little further.

Noel wrote:

Now, of course that had a lot to do with the fact that they were playing there, but I’m always just shocked at how dedicated Kentucky fans are. One man asked me if I wanted to take his wife home with me, ha ha. I couldn’t believe it. I was like, “Nah, I’m good,” but that’s just how insane the fans were down there. Great atmosphere.

Well, damn. I guess John Calipari isn’t the only guy down there who knows how to recruit. No wonder Kentucky loads up every year.

Noel plans on announcing his decision next Wednesday at the same time as the other top undecided recruit, Shabazz Muhammad. I’m hoping he sides with the school who’s been on him since the start: Syracuse.

But earlier today, Ben Roberts of The Lexington-Herald tweeted: “Gary Parrish says if UK is able to lure Shabazz from UCLA/Adidas, ‘It will be the most John Calipari/Nike thing ever done.’” If those two, widely considered the two best high school players in the country, both end up at Kentucky, we could be looking at a Kentucky repeat next year.

Where do you think he’ll go?

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On Monday night, 6-9 Altanta-area high school superstar Tony Parker (Miller Grove) told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he thinks he will announce his college plans on April 11th.

He had reportedly though about announcing last week, but decided to keep the speculation going a little longer. So who’s in the mix for his commitment?

It is believed that Duke, Ohio State, Kansas, Georgetown, Memphis, and hometown Georgia are all in the mix. The AJC breaks down each school’s chances HERE.