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At the recent HoopHall Classic in Springfield, Mass., prized Tilton School (N.H.) 6-10 shot-blocking monster Nerlens Noel told media members that he’s going to remain in the Class of 2013 instead of reclassifying to enroll in college after the season.

He told FiveStarbasketball.com: MORE >

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Last week we brought you the unique case of Memphis native Jarnell Stokes – basically one of the country’s elite programs was in line to get 6-9 skilled power forward added to their lineup in January.

Among the top contenders were thought to be Florida, Kentucky and his hometown Memphis Tigers. Late today though, Stokes surprised lots of people when he announced that he’s headed to Tennessee. MORE >

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Troy Williams is a beast. The 6-7, Class of 2013 small forward from Hampton, Va., and nephew of AAU godfather Boo Williams, is building his own legend in Virginia. The web is overflowing with Williams highlights, and it when a new mix of his clips drops, it’s kind of a big deal.

Check out this one that was just unleashed: MORE >

Words. Aron Phillips

Landing Shabazz Muhammad is akin to winning the lottery. And while at the City of Palms Tournament in Fort Myers, Fla., Muhammad made it clear that four schools of his final six stand apart from the rest.

Muhammad told Rivals.com that Duke, Kentucky, UCLA and UNLV are the four schools that stand out to him, leaving Kansas and USC on the outside looking in. He also noted that UCLA’s recent struggles have definitely affected his recruitment. MORE >

Words. Patrick Cassidy

One of the country’s top programs is about to get very lucky. Think of some of the top teams you’ve seen play so far this year, particularly Kentucky, UConn and Florida. Now picture those lineups suddenly infused with a 6-9 power forward with the strength to clean house and finish in the lane and the touch to knock down a 15-foot jumper. That’s what we’re looking at with the case of Memphis, Tenn.’s Jarnell Stokes and his potential to be playing for one of those programs in January.

Here’s Jarnell’s situation: MORE >

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Unless you live under a rock, you know that Indiana shocked the world this weekend, when their program came back from the dead to get No.1 Kentucky in Bloomington.

Credit for the resurgence of the Hoosiers program can be attributed to a lot things, but there’s nothing more vital to their comeback than Tom Crean landing local freshman center/forward Cody Zeller. The best of the three D1 Zeller Brothers, it doesn’t take a genius to see that the foundation for an NBA Lottery pick are in place. He’s just about 7-feet, supremely skilled, and as we saw on Saturday, not fazed by the bright lights. MORE >