Words. Aron Phillips

On Friday, former Kentucky sophomore guard Stacey Poole decided to transfer to Georgia Tech. But in the high school world, it’s his younger brother, Solomon Poole, that’s making all the noise. As one of the top high school juniors in the country, the five-star point guard from Terry Parker High School (Jacksonville, Fla.) recently had one of the most ridiculous in-game dunks of the season. MORE >

Words. Kevin Zimmerman

While most top prospects in the Class of 2012 have already been noticed and solidified their status by elite college teams, perhaps nobody has done a better job at continuing to move up the recruiting boards than Northeast High School’s Alex Poythress out of Clarksville, Tenn. How much of a jump as he made? Poythress received an official offer from the Duke Blue Devils on July 28, alluding to just how much he’s helped himself in moving up in the Top 20 players of his class. MORE >

Words. Michael Aufses

The questions surrounding Kevin Ware’s college destination have finally been put to rest as the shooting guard from Rockdale County High School (Conyers, Ga.) signed with Louisville. Ware bolsters Louisville’s already strong recruiting class, which ranks ninth in the nation. Before signing with Louisville, Ware backed out of verbal commitments he had made to both Tennessee and Central Florida this spring. MORE >

Words. Arie Stark

Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, MA) junior Ricardo Ledo has had a sudden change of heart. The 44th-ranked player in the HSH National Top 50 had verbally committed to Providence on Christmas Eve 2010, but he announced Monday that he has de-committed from the Friars and reopened the recruiting process. MORE >

Words. Shabazz Muhammad

Few players, if any, had as productive a summer as Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV) shooting guard Shabazz Muhammad — evidenced by his 32 ppg scoring average on the AAU scene. Now every school from North Carolina to UCLA is in hot pursuit of the 6-5 junior, making his one of the most intriguing recruiting stories in the country.

Muhammad, who is ranked No. 8 in the HSH National Top 50, has agreed to give us exclusive access by chronicling his thoughts in this regular diary where he’ll keep everyone updated on his high school season and the recruiting process: MORE >

Words. Jason Jordan

Upper Room Christian Academy (Raleigh, NC) combo guard Rodney Purvis ended his recruitment Friday night, verbally committing to Louisville over Duke.

“I just really felt comfortable when I went on my visit,” said Purvis, a junior who is ranked No. 11 in the HSH National Top 50. “I really built a great relationship with the coaching staff and I knew it was where I wanted to go.” MORE >