Best of Summer: Wednesday

Brandon Cataldo, Tyler Lamb and Josiah Turner were a few of the players we saw in action Wednesday at the Best of Summer...   Full Story

Keala King, Matt Korcheck, James Walker and Lonnie Pearson were among the players we saw Tuesday at the Best of Summer...   Full Story

The parade of visiting Michigan basketball prospects continues. Yesterday we recounted the visit of Kalamazoo Central G/F Devin Oliver. Today we focus on the youngster that arrived just as Oliver was leaving… Utica Eisenhower C Corey Petros. The Wolverines are apparently keeping a close eye on the versatile big man.   Full Story

After he made an official visit to Saint Louis University a couple weeks back, Grove City (Ohio) High School forward Jonathan Smith said he would be making his college decision by the end of September. On Monday, he made the call.   Full Story

John Groce's Ohio Bobcats made Marquis Horne a priority. Following his official weekend visit, there was reason to celebrate.   Full Story

Grove City (Ohio) High School forward Jonathan Smith said he expects to make the decision on his college destination by the end of this month. After taking several unofficial visits, he is getting closer toward that decision with some official visits.   Full Story

To say Miami’s much anticipated nationally televised home football game against Vanderbilt from the SEC was disappointing is an understatement. However, the night was not all bad for Miami fans. The men’s basketball team again landed one of the highest ranked guards in Ohio in Allen Roberts from Middletown High School.   Full Story

Thursday night, Allen Roberts of Middletown (OH) High School, one of the best high school players in the state, made another unofficial visit to Miami to watch the Miami-Vanderbilt football game. Roberts did not come with the absolute intention of committing. However, during the entire game fellow combo guard and Miami commit Orlando Williams kept pressuring Roberts to commit.   Full Story

The Miami RedHawks strike again in the GMC for the second commit of the class of 2009.   Full Story

2009 center Drew McGhee from North Ridgeville High School is one of Miami’s most important recruiting targets this year. McGhee, who hails from northern Ohio, has narrowed his schools down to just four. Three of the four will get in for an official visit. The fourth school is up in the air.   Full Story

Jonathan Smith, a 2009 6-7, 185 pound power forward, is one of the top seniors-to-be in central Ohio. Last year for Grove City High School outside of Columbus, Smith averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds per game. Next season, Smith is looking for Grove City to do some damage. Smith said, “I will have good senior year because of the coaches and the seniors returning.”   Full Story

Combo guard Orlando Williams (Cincinnati Princeton High School), from the class of 2009, had a big announcement for RedHawk Insider. Williams said, “I committed to Miami about an hour and a half ago.”   Full Story

Ohio center Drew McGhee from North Ridgeville has finished his AAU season and is now looking to narrow his list of schools to just five. He will then take his five official visits allotted under NCAA rules to those schools.   Full Story

Marquis Horne, a 2009 6-7, 200 pound wing forward, is one of the at least four NCAA Division I caliber players from Princeton High School being looked at by the Miami basketball staff. He is a teammate of three other Vikings (SF/PF Stephon Johnson, CG Orlando Williams, and 2G Jordan Siebert) who will make up the core of one of the favorites to win the Ohio Division I state championship in 2009.   Full Story

At the end of the 2008-09 season, Miami will graduate 6 scholarship seniors. Four of those (Kenny Hayes, Carl Richburg, Eric Pollitz, and Isiah Carson) have spent time playing the point guard position. Today, RedHawk Insider looks at potential point guard options in the Class of 2009.    Full Story

The recruiting class of 2009 may be one of the most important recruiting classes in the history of Miami basketball. At the end of the 2008-09 season, Miami will graduate 6 scholarship seniors (Kenny Hayes, Carl Richburg, Tyler Dierkers, Eric Pollitz, Isiah Carson, and Mike Bramos) leaving 6 spots to fill. Today, RedHawk Insider looks at potential “Wing Man” options in the Class of 2009.   Full Story

Last Thursday and Friday (June 26th and 27th, 2008), Miami men’s basketball held the program’s first ever “elite” basketball camp. The camp is for high-level high school basketball players to come to Miami and compete in front of the Miami coaches. RedHawk Insider was there to evaluate the talent.   Full Story

Ohio 2009 center Drew McGhee has drawn the attention of many schools this spring playing AAU ball for CBIZ. He helped his club to the Super Sixteen title beating All-Ohio Force in the finals during the weekend of May 17th and 18th. He earned all-tournament honors for his play in that tournament. Later in July, CBIZ will travel to Las Vegas and play in front of coaches from across the country.   Full Story

The 2007-08 basketball version of the Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Crusaders was considered the best team in Ohio. It seemed a return trip to the state title game and a repeat state title was inevitable. However, due to the play of Trotwood Madison’s 2G Aaron Robinson, Moeller never even made it to the Sweet Sixteen.   Full Story

Grove City (Ohio) High School forward Jonathan Smith has drawn a lot of attention from Mid-American Conference and mid-major basketball programs so far this spring. Later this month, he’ll make some visits and try to narrow down his list of potential destinations.   Full Story

Ever see "Groundhog Day" with Bill Murray? That's what the spring traveling team season can resemble for a recruiting analyst. Like Murray, with each passing day we do learn something along the way. Meet Tony Wroten!   Full Story

Drew McGhee played well at the Pitt Jam Fest in front of a bunch of college coaches, since then he's heard from a handful of schools, including a few high majors.   Full Story

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The final day of the Pitt Jam Fest was the best of three as we got a chance to lay eyes on some talented underclassmen. Chane Behanan, Cory Joseph and Tyler Thornton were among the best performers.   Full Story

A year ago Tom Crean was eyeballing Bobby Capobianco for the Golden Eagles. Fast forward 12 months and Capobianco is Crean's first IU verbal.   Full Story

BLOOMINGTON – Tom Crean has landed his first commit as IU’s basketball coach – Bobby Capobianco. Capobianco talked to HoosierNation.com this morning about his decision...    Full Story