Recruiting - Hoops

Stories from a Kansas AAU tourney, with mention of CJ Miles / Kevin Rogers. By the way, it appears that Rogers is leaning towards Kansas right now and is hinting that CJ seems to be also. Coach Hewitt is the only coach recruiting Miles and is not letting up. But what on earth is going on in Kansas? What is Bill Self putting in the "water" during visits? Because everyone seems to want to be there.

A Hot Commodity

The Dallas natives are ranked among the top 40 players in the country by Rivals.com and want to play basketball at the same college. Both list Kansas, Illinois, Arizona, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Texas among the schools they are considering. Rogers said Kansas was in his top two right now, while Miles lists Kansas among his top three choices.

Texans Draw Crowd

There are only a select few coaches whose presence matter to Miles, however. Kansas, Texas, Georgia Tech, Arizona and North Carolina are the five schools on his list of college choices. The list is the same for Rogers, and the pair plan to attend the same school. Both are ranked among the top-40 prospects in the nation by rivals.com.

"People agreed to take us as a package deal, so why not go if we like the same school?" Miles said.

Rogers told the Journal-World that Kansas and Arizona are the front-runners to obtain their talent.

Panning for PG Prospects

The importance of employing a capable point guard can be gauged by measuring the gap last season between Georgia Tech and Michigan State. Those schools were the final choices for Jarrett Jack when he was recruited three years ago. Tech got him and two years later surged toward the top of the ACC and into the NCAA championship game. Without him, the Spartans struggled to create a consistent offensive flow, received only a No. 7 NCAA Tournament seed and lost an opening-round game to Nevada.

As mentioned before, the article points out that GT is out of the running for PG Byron Eaton.