Words. Jason Jordan

When Kentucky knocked off Washington in a matchup of Top-15 nationally ranked teams in the Maui Invitational last night, Garfield H.S. (Seattle, WA) guard Tony Wroten knew that, as a man of his word, he’d have to do something that was going to be tough.

Wroten, a Washington signee in the Class of 2011, and St. Patrick (Elizabeth, NJ) swingman Michael Gilchrist, a Kentucky signee, had made a friendly wager before the game. The consequence of the Huskies losing was that Wroten would have to post some uncomfortable tweets: MORE >

Words. Austin Burton

It’s no secret that every high school star is looking ahead to a potential future in the NBA, but thanks to the League’s rulebook, any talk of “the next level” for now has to apply to college ball (or an overseas pro league).

With the NCAA season getting underway last week, we’ve gotten a look at some of the national Class of 2010′s best in their freshman debuts. Here is a recap of how the members of last season’s Dime/2K Sports H.S. All-American Team fared early in their next-level careers: MORE >

Words. Aron Phillips

If you missed it on National Signing Day, John Calipari is rebuilding another monster at Kentucky. Right after five of his underclassmen went pro, he immediately landed Brandon Knight, the top senior PG in the country, and Michael Gilchrist, maybe the top player period in the 2011 junior class. In addition to them, Calipari has two blue chip commits in swingman Stacey Poole and Turkish big man Enes Kanter. It’s time to add one more. While All-American senior shooting guard Doron Lamb is formally announcing his decision tomorrow at the Jordan Brand Classic, we already know what it’s going to be. Doron Lamb is headed to Kentucky. MORE >

Words. Jason Jordan

Stoneridge Prep School (CA) center Enes Kanter has been on nearly every school’s radar since coming over from Turkey this summer.

This week, Kanter, a 6-9 senior, picked Washington over heavy interest from Southern Cal and UCLA, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. MORE >