Words. Jason Jordan

Norfolk Christian (VA) forward James McAdoo has heard all of the jokes and chatter about the possibility of his future team, the North Carolina Tar Heels, having a repeat of their dismal 2009-10 season.

But McAdoo’s not buying it for a second.

“I look at it like this: You have one senior (Justin Knox) and he’s a transfer so he hasn’t even been in the system until this year,” said McAdoo, the headliner of UNC’s 2011 recruiting class who is ranked No. 7 in the HSH National Top 50. MORE >

Words. Shabazz Muhammad

Few players, if any, had as productive a summer as Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV) shooting guard Shabazz Muhammad — evident of 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. L.J. Rose

Second Baptist School (Houston, TX) junior point guard L.J. Rose is one of the most gifted lead guards in the country. Despite suffering from a nagging ankle injury all summer, he’s got every college from North Carolina to Kentucky to Arizona trying to lure him to their campus. Still rehabbing from surgery to repair a fracture in his fifth metatarsal, Rose has agreed to give HSH exclusive access to the life of a high school superstar by chronicling his thoughts in a regular diary. 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 Memphis to Duke is in hot pursuit, making for one of the most intriguing recruiting stories in the country.

Muhammad, a junior 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

Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) point guard Quinn Cook will decide between Duke and UCLA on Thursday, according to his coach, Steve Smith.

Cook flirted with the possibility of entertaining his “dream school” North Carolina when coach Roy Williams began to turn up the heat in his recruitment of Cook recently, but after more consideration Cook decided to end the process sooner. He will make his announcement at Oak Hill. MORE >

Words. L.J. Rose

Second Baptist School (Houston, TX) junior L.J. Rose is one of the most gifted point guards in the country. Despite suffering from a nagging ankle injury all summer, he still had everyone from North Carolina to Arizona trying to lure him to their schools. Fresh off surgery to repair a fracture in his fifth metatarsal, Rose has agreed to give HSH exclusive access by chronicling his thoughts in a regular diary. In this entry he discusses everything from the contact period to his upcoming visit to North Carolina for “Late Night with Roy.” MORE >