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. Lucas Shapiro

With the NCAA’s early signing period in full effect, Kentucky is once again making headlines. For the third straight year, John Calipari has lined up the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation — his 2011 haul includes Michael Gilchrist (St. Patrick, NJ), Marquis Teague (Pike, IN), Anthony Davis (Perspectives Charter School, IL) and Kyle Wiltjer (Jesuit, OR).

As a 6-9, 220-pound forward coming out of the Northwest with a wide-ranging offensive skill set, Wiltjer has naturally drawn some comparisons to Kyle Singler and Luke Jackson, but a closer look at his game reveals more accurate comparisons. We talked with the reigning Elite 24 co-MVP about those comparisons, Canadian basketball, and his hobbies off the court: MORE >

Words. Jason Jordan

On the first day of the Early Signing Period, you’d be hard-pressed to find a college coach more relieved than Texas’ Rick Barnes. That’s because the prize of his 2011 recruiting haul, Findlay Prep (NV) point guard Myck Kabongo, faxed his signed Letter of Intent, making him an official member of the Longhorns. MORE >

Words. Jason Jordan

Before he commits to a college in an scheduled Oct. 7 press conference, Garfield High School (Seattle, WA) point guard Tony Wroten Jr. has one pressing question that he needs answered.

On Monday, Wroten, a 6-5 senior who is ranked 20th in the HSH National Top 50, went on Twitter to hit up Kentucky coach John Calipari. “@UKCoachCalipari aye coach. I just wanna know why u stopped recruiting me?” MORE >

Words. Casey Mack

Think about the greatest players in the game. Names like Jordan, Bird and Robertson come to mind. Most of these legends can be identified just by their last names, which rings bells in our basketball memories.

Many of today’s high school hoop stars have a familiar ring to their names. These players have the gift and curse of being connected to other greats of the game: It’s a gift that they know what it takes to be great, have inherited some talented DNA, and were often raised around the highest levels of basketball. However, they have big shoes and huge expectations to fill. MORE >

Words. Austin Burton

All over the country, high school basketball players are headed back to the classroom (or will be soon) following another summer of AAU tournaments, elite skills camps, and national showcase games. The crew at YAY AREA’S FINEST put together a comprehensive highlight of this year’s best rising seniors and the work they put in on the summer circuit.

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