Words. Patrick Cassidy

6-1 Class of 2013 guard Demetrius Jackson (Mishiwaka, Ind.) is making a name for himself on the basketball court, and lots of major Midwest college powerhouses are taking notice. The NBE Basketball Report filed a an update on Jackson’s recruiting situation and the schools getting in line for his services are elite: Michigan State, Indiana, Illinois, Butler, Xavier, and Georgetown are all vying for Jackson’s commitment.

To give you an idea of what has these programs salivating, Jackson is just nine games into his junior season and has already cracked 1,000 points for his career and is just a few points away from smashing the school’s all-time record. Watch this clip that NBE posted of Jackson killing over the summer: MORE >

Words. High School Hoop

A few weeks ago, Pitt freshman and former McDonald’s All-American Khem Birch asked Jamie Dixon for a release from his scholarship. The rumors of the reasons for Birch’s desire to leave campus and enroll at another school are varied, from his desire to play more PF to issues off the court.

Whatever the reason, Birch’s sudden availability has set off a whole new recruiting race for the 6-9 shot-blocker, and with it, more drama. A whole slew of wide-ranging programs are in the hunt for Birch, from Florida and Xavier, to UNLV and Gonzaga.

So why the nation-wide interest in Birch? Watch this high school mix form his time at Notre Dame Prep: MORE >

Words. Patrick Cassidy

Clearly, we here at HighSchoolHoop/Dime Magazine are big fans of Baltimore’s Aquille Carr. So much so, we put the 5-6 Patterson High School Class of 2013 guard on the cover of Dime Magazine over the summer [Read the COVER STORY and watch the behind-the-scenes VIDEO].

So naturally, we’re going to pay attention any time college recruiting news that involves Aquille hits. The latest update is from Adam Zagoria, who says there are four programs in the hunt for Carr. MORE >

Words. Patrick Cassidy

So is Syracuse still in the running for Brooklyn sophomore Isaiah Whitehead (Lincoln HS) or not? Reports hit yesterday that the 6-4 star guard had crossed the ‘Cuse off of his list of schools because of the allegations of molestation against Syracuse assistant Bernie Fine, but now the reports of Whitehead’s decision are being refuted by his Lincoln coach, Dwayne Morton.

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Words. Aron Phillips

If you’re not familiar with Gary Harris, the 6-4 guard from Hamilton Southeastern High School (Fishers, Ind.), you need to be. A top 20 prospect in the Class of 2012 considering Xavier, Indiana, Michigan, Notre Dame and Ohio State, Harris has explosive leaping ability – as you can see in the following clip from Flyin’ To The Hoop.

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Words. Aron Phillips

Seeing as how P.J. Hairston and Dezmine Wells are two of the top 50 players in the Class of 2011, it might seem unfair to you that they have both taken their talents to Hargrave Military Academy for their senior year. The only people we hear complaining though are the guys that have to guard them. Next season, Hairston will play for Roy Williams at North Carolina, while Wells is head to Xavier.

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