Jonah Travis Picks Up Fourth Offer

Jonah Travis, a 6-foot-6 forward from DeLaSalle, has added his fourth scholarship offer, according to Minnesota Pump N Run coach Jeremy Miller. Travis, who is one of the state's juniors, had a strong spring and summer with the Minnesota Pump N Run 16-and-under AAU program. He is expected to make an unofficial visit to Minnesota this weekend and attend the Minnesota homecoming game versus Purdue.   Full Story

Jonah Travis, a 6-foot-6 junior forward from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, is one of the state's 2011 top players. Travis had a strong spring and summer with the Minnesota Pump N Run 16-and-under AAU program and has picked up his third scholarship offer. GoldenSports.Net recently caught up with Travis to learn the latest on his recruitment.   Full Story

Elliot Eliason made his decision late Wednesday night. He's off to the Big Ten.   Full Story

Elliott Eliason, a 6-foot-11, 235-pound center from Chadron (NE) High who visited Minnesota this past weekend, has committed to the Gophers. Eliason, who picked Minnesota over Stanford and Creighton, is the first player to commit to Minnesota in the Class of 2010. It is likely that he could redshirt as a freshman, allowing him to add strength to prepare for the rugged Big Ten.   Full Story

Jacob Thomas, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound senior guard from Columbia Heights (MN) High, has committed to Long Beach State, according to Rene Pulley. head of the Howard Pulley AAU program. Thomas had received interest from several Division I schools, including Minnesota. Thomas, who is perhaps state's top guard, led the Hylanders to a 18-11 mark last season as he averaged 22.8 points as a sophomore.   Full Story

Chad Calcaterra, a 6-foot-10, 235-pound senior from Cloquet who received a scholarship offer from Minnesota before his sophomore year, has comitted to Colorado State, according to Rene Pulley. head of the Howard Pulley AAU program.   Full Story

Elliott Eliason, a 6-foot-11, 235-pound center from Chadron (NE) High, will visit Minnesota September 11th and will attend the Gopher football TCF Bank Stadium opener versus Air Force. Eliason led Chadron to a second place finish in the state tournament as they fell to defending Class C-1 state champions Hastings (NE) St. Cecilia 61-58, despite finishing with 17 points and nine rebounds.   Full Story

Xavier Johnson, Kyle Caudill and Kyle Collinsworth were among the players in action at the Best of Summer on Thursday...   Full Story

Ben Vozzola had a great summer and multiple programs expressed interest in the talented wing from Las Vegas. On Thursday, he committed to a WCC program...   Full Story

The Center Stage tournament in Las Vegas had prospects such as Norvel Pelle, Josh Smith and Tony Wroten in attendance Thursday...   Full Story

Jordan Railey, Terrence Jones and Nick Johnson were among the players we saw in the first day of action in Las Vegas...   Full Story

The Cream of the Crop Challenge gave us a chance to watch Tyler Johnson, Shabazz Muhammad and Ben Vozzola, among others...   Full Story

N. Augusta, S.C. -- Harrison Barnes was his normal dominant self on Monday, but Tobias Harris and Rakeem Christmas played at high level on Monday at the Peach Jam as well.   Full Story

Angelo Chol, Josh Ritchart and Rosco Allen were among the prospects in action at the Fullcourt Press All-West Camp Sunday...   Full Story

D.J. Peterson, a 6-foot-6 rising senior wing from Minnetonka (MN) Hopkins, has three scholarship offer to date and is one of the state's top players in the Class of 2010. GoldenSports.Neet recently caught up with Peterson at the Minnetonka Gopher Team Camp to learn the latest on his recruitment.   Full Story

STEVEN BJORNSTAD, a 6-foot-10 power forward from Vancouver, Wash., has signed a Financial Aid Agreement with Washington State to play hoops for Ken Bone. Bjornstad said he will arrive at WSU next week and enroll early in summer courses. He'll be part of the 2009 Cougar class that includes G Reggie Moore, PF Brock Motum, PG Xavier Thames and SG Anthony Brown, and CF.C talks with the newest Coug.   Full Story

Troy E. Hudson Enterprises held off a valiant effort from the Howard Pulley squad for a 113-104 victory. Howard Pulley had a double-figure lead in the second half before the veteran play of Troy E. Hudson Enterprises took over in the fourth quarter. Troy E. Hudson Enterprises improved to 1-2, while Howard Pulley fell to 0-3.   Full Story

The Tubby Smith Basketball Camp will start Friday with 25 teams playing at the U of M Pavilion and Colin Powell Center. Jacob Thomas of Columbia Heights, who is getting recruiting looks from the Gophers, is one of the top prospects attending. The following is a look at the teams that will play this weekend.   Full Story

Travis Busch, a 6-foot-4 junior guard who transferred to Minnesota from Cal Poly as a walk-on and later earned a scholarship, has decided to decided to transfer to Colorado State. He would not be on scholarship this upcoming season for the Gophers, due to the team signing four players in the early signing period. Busch averaged 3.7 points per game last season.   Full Story

Inside check out junior video highlights of one of the state's most underrated 2010 prospects, J.L. Mann High SF/SG Brandon Boggs. Inside check out video highlights from 4 games during Boggs' junior season. With a number of schools already taking a look expect more schools to come calling once they see his film and find out he has a strong 3.4 GPA in the classroom.   Full Story

The Pangos Camp held this past weekend at Cabrillo High in Long Beach, Calif. wasn't always pretty, but we did get a look at guys like James Johnson, Shabazz Muhammad and Yannick Atanga...   Full Story

The Scout.com National team is out in full force this weekend in Long Beach (Calif.) for the Pangos All-American Camp. The first day was solid, as DeAndre Daniels, Will Barton and Terrence Jones all had big efforts.   Full Story

Howard Pulley 17-and-under Black team won the St. Louis Eagles Invitational 59-57 over the host Eagles. Jordan Hughes hit a shot at the buzzer for the game-winner.   Full Story

Bloomington, Minn. Saturday at the Sabes Invitational saw the field in each the 17 and 16 under divisions get pared down to eight teams. Some of the usual suspects like 2011’s Brad Beal were doing their thing while a few new guys like Brandon Dawson crept onto the radar.    Full Story

LAWRENCE, Kans. -- The first day of the Jayhawk Invitational heated up early on as Harrison Barnes and Royce Woolridge went head-to-head. Ryan Harrow, Jacob Thomas and D.J. Peterson had solid days as well.   Full Story