UCLA, LSU, Colo get grid verbals; Neb in cage

3/5/01

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FOOTBALL (National Signing Period: Feb. 7, 2000-Apr. 1):
Class 2001: Prospects/Commitments/Over 2640 Signings (Updated Daily).
Top 150: Prospects/Commitments/Signings (Updated Daily).
Conference Commitments/Signings: Lists (Updated Daily).
Class 2000: Database.

Class 2001 Rankings:
The Florida State Seminoles, closing at the last minute, signed the top class of the 2000-01 football recruiting campaign. Michigan, LSU, Texas, Miami-Florida, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Washington, UCLA and Clemson round out the Top 10 (Class Rankings).

Top Football News:

Latest junior early commitments:

UCLA has added tight end Marcedes Lewis of Long Beach-Poly, Cal. The Bruins earlier verballed defensive lineman Kevin Harbour of Los Angeles-Loyola, Cal.

LSU gained running back-receiver prospect Skyler Green of New Orleans-Higgins, La., who played quarterback as a junior. Offensive lineman Garrett Wibel of New Orleans-Archbishop Rummel, La. earlier committed to the Tigers.

Colorado has its second junior verbal in offensive lineman Jack Tipton of Arvada-Pomona, Colo., who was drawing interest from Washington, Oregon, Purdue, Northwestern, USC and Colorado State. Defensive back/receiver Tyler Littlehales of Boulder, Colo., earlier chose the Buffs.

More early commitments:
Clemson:
Linebacker Cory Groover of Pamplico/Hannah-Pamplico, SC.

East Carolina:
Offensive lineman Daniel Inman of Fayetteview-Southview, NC.

Florida:
Running back Ciatrick Fason of Jacksonville-Fletcher, Fla.

Maryland:
Defensive lineman Dave Quantance of Philadelphia-Bishop Ryan, Pa
Receiver Pascal Abiamiri of Randallstown-Mount St. Joseph, Md

Michigan:
Defensive lineman Larry Harrison of Detroit-King, Mich.

Nebraska:
Receiver/defensive back Mark LeFlore of Omaha-Central, Neb.

Ohio State:
Running back Maurice Clarett of Warren-Harding, Ohio.
Running back/linebacker Drushaun Humphrey of Toledo-Rogers, Ohio.

Texas A&M:
Defensive lineman/tight end Brian Patrick of Pasadena-Rayburn, Tex.

Virginia Tech:
Kicker/punter Nic Schmitt of Salem, Va.
Defensive back Aaron Rouse of Virginia Beach-First Colonial, Va.

West Virginia:
Receiver J.T. Perry of Allen, Tex.

More Football News:

Senior tight end Kolo Kapanui of Honolulu-Kamehameha, Hawaii, has committed to the USC Trojans. Linebacker Marvin Simmons of Long Beach-Poly, Cal., who decommitted from UCLA, is expected to sign with the Trojans once he is cleared by the admissions department after recently qualifing.

Receiver Chavez Donnings of Butler County CC, Kan., has signed with South Carolina and has his mother's signature on the letter of intent. He earlier signed with Kansas State, but his mother would not co-sign.

Quarterback Gino Guidugli of Fort Thomas-Highlands, Ky., has not signed after committing to Kentucky. He is now considering the Wildcats and Notre Dame and is expected to announce his decision on Mar. 7.

BASKETBALL(Early Signing Period: Nov. 8-15, 2000. Late Period: Apr. 11-May 15, 2001):
Class 2001 Men: Prospects/Commitments/Over 540 Official Signings (Updated Daily).
Men's Top 100: Prospects/Commitments/Official Signings (Updated Daily).
Class 2001 Women: Prospects/Commitments/Over 500 Official Signings (Updated Daily).
Class 2000 Men: Database.
Class 2000 Women: Database.

Top Basketball News:

Forward John Turek of Council Bluffs-Abraham Lincoln, Ia., pledged to Nebraska.

Guard Curtis Millage of Los Angeles-Southwest College, Cal., pledged to Arizona State.

The USC Trojans have a verbal from forward Nick Curtis of Oxnard, Cal.

Forward/center John Chappell of New Berlin, Wis/Fork Union MA, Va., pledged to Wake Forest. Forward Vytautas Danelius of Lithuania/Indianapolis-Park Tudor, Ind., earlier committed to the Deacons after drawing interest from Nebraska, Butler, Stanford, Iowa, North Carolina State, Notre Dame and New Mexico.

Forward Jermaine Bucknor of Alberta-Rosss Sheppard, Canada, committed to Richmond.

South Carolina added forward Pawel Storozysnski of Dodge City CC, Kan.

Guard Erik Crawford of Minneapolis-Tartan, Minn., picked Bowling Green.

Wisconsin added guard Devin Harris of Milwaukee-Wauwatosa East, Wis.

Cincinnati has a commitment from forward Jimmy Hubbard of Johnson County CC, Kan., who sat out the 1998-99 season at Central Missouri State.

Junior center Amare Stoudemire of Winter Garden-West Orange, Fla., committed to Memphis over South Florida, Florida, Auburn and Georgetown.

Junior center Michael Thompson of Lenox-Providence Catholic, Ill., committed to Duke over Stanford, Notre Dame, Illinois, North Carolina and Georgetown.

Receiver/Top 100 basketball prospect Greg Tinch of Albany-Westover, Ga., signed a football scholarship with Louisville. He will play both sports.

Receiver/guard Michael Clayton of Baton Rouge-Christian Life, La., and tight end/forward Marcus Spears of New Orleans-DeLaSalle, La., signed football scholarships with LSU.

Forward Brian Thornton of Louisville-DuPont Manuel, Kty., committed to Vanderbilt. Others showing interest were Purdue, Tennessee, Mississippi and North Carolina State.

Center Nate Doorenekamp of Odessa, Ontario, has committed to Boston College.

Providence has a commitment from forward Ryan Gomes of Waterbury-Wilby, Conn.

Guard Mark Adams of Richmond-Meadowbrook, Va., has chosen Virginia Commonwealth.

More Basketball News:

2001 McDonald's All Americans
The game will be held at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC., on Mar. 28 (ESPN, 9 p.m., EST).

East Squad
PG Carlos Hurt 6-1 Louisville-Moore, Kty (Louisville)
PG Chris Thomas 6-1 Indianapolis-Pike, Ind (Notre Dame)
PG Maurice Williams 6-2 Jackson-Murrah, Miss (Alabama)
SG Rashaad Carruth 6-3 Oak Hill Academy, Va (Kentucky)
SG Dajuan Wagner 6-3 Camden, NJ (Memphis)
SF Julius Hodge 6-5 Bronx-St. Raymond, NY (NC State)
SF Anthony Richardsonn 6-7 Raleigh-Leesville Road, NC (FSU)
SF James White 6-7 Hargrave Military Academy, Va (Florida)
PF Kwame Brown 6-11 Brunswick-Glynn Academy, Ga (Florida)
PF Ousmane Cisse 6-9 Montgomery-St. Jude Academy, Ala (Undecided)
C DeSagana Diop 7-0 Oak Hill Academy, Va (Undecided)
C David Harrison 7-0 Brentwood-Brentwood Academy, Tenn (Undecided)

West Squad
PG Terrance Ford 6-0 Houston-Willowridge, Tex (Texas)
PG Aaron Miles 6-1 Portland-Jefferson, Ore (Kansas)
SG Cedric Bozeman 6-6 Santa Ana-Mater Dei, Cal (UCLA)
SG Daniel Ewing 6-4 Houston-Willowridge, Tex (Duke)
SG Kelvin Torbert 6-4 Flint-Northwestern, Mich (Mich State)
SF Josh Childress 6-6 Lakewood-Mayfair, Cal (Stanford)
SF Jawad Williams 6-7 Lakewood-St. Edward, Ohio (NC)
PF David Lee 6-8 St. Louis-Chaminade, Mo (Florida)
PF Rick Rickert 6-10 Duluth-East, Minn (Minnesota)
PF Wayne Simien 6-8 Leavenworth, Kan (Kansas)
C Tyson Chandler 7-1 Compton-Dominquez, Cal (Undecided)
C Eddy Curry 6-11 South Holland-Thornwood, Ill (DePaul)

Early Period Rankings:

Over 1000 student-athletes have signed basketball scholarships during the Early Signing Period: Men/Women. The ACC and Pac-10 dominated the recruiting battle with DePaul and Florida leading the Class 2001 Preliminary Rankings, followed by North Carolina, UCLA, Arizona and North Carolina State. Other outstanding classes include Michigan State, Kansas, California, Missouri, Stanford, Georgia Tech and Memphis.

Ninety-one Top 100 Prospects made their college choices. Pac-10 and ACC schools have 17, while the SEC has 14. While the three conferences have separated themselves from the rest of the recruiting pack, the Big Ten (11), Conference USA (10), Big East (9) and Big 12 (8) have done well. The Atlantic-10 (2), Mountain West (2) and Sun Belt (1) also have top standouts. The Missouri Tigers and Georgia Tech have five top prospects. UCLA, Arizona and North Carolina State have four. Programs with three include DePaul, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina and Stanford.

Class Rankings:
Class 2000 Men's Basketball/Early Period.
Class 2000 Women's Basketball/Early Period.
Class 2000 Football

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