Basketball Recruiting

The Tennessee men's basketball team landed its first verbal commitment in the class of 2011, dipping into Georgia for five-star point guard Kevin Ware.

Tobias Harris, the nation's No. 1-rated power forward, had one question he wanted answered during his official visit to Tennessee.

Tobias Harris said he plans to make a verbal commitment before the start of his high school basketball season and could sign in the November early period.

Meighan Simmons, a 5-foot-9 shooting guard from Steele High in Cibolo, Texas, told the San Antonio Express-News on Monday night that she has narrowed her college choices to Tennessee and LSU.

JACKSON - North Side High School forward/post player Casey Prather has been recruited by some of the top college basketball coaches in the country.

University of Memphis basketball fans have been literally waiting years for the words White Station star Joe Jackson is about to say tonight.

Though White Station star Joe Jackson hasn’t made a traditional commitment to any college basketball program, he seemed to drop some pretty strong hints about his intentions late Monday night on Facebook, the Internet-based social networking site.

Fulton High School guard/forward Jalen Steele committed to play basketball for Auburn University on Monday, Fulton coach Jody Wright said.

Fulton High School senior Jalen Steele picked up his first major Division I basketball offer Sunday during his official visit to Auburn University.

MEMPHIS - If there is a leader for his services, White Station High School senior guard Joe Jackson wasn't ready to announce it Tuesday.

LAS VEGAS — In some ways, America’s entertainment capital is a national stage this week for Memphis White Station’s Joe Jackson, who was seen by coaches from nearly every top 25 program Wednesday at the Adidas Super 64 event.

While Jalen Steele has made his summer rounds on the AAU basketball circuit, the 6-foot-3, 190-pound shooting guard has picked up a few fans along the way.

MEMPHIS - Ex-Duke basketball player Elliot Williams says he'll transfer to the University of Memphis.

Recently released Duke guard Elliot Williams, a former St. George's Independent School star and McDonald's All-American, said this afternoon he will transfer to Memphis, Vanderbilt, Tennessee or Kentucky.

The Columbus Dispatch reported that former University of Tennessee commitment Aaron Craft will sign with Ohio State for the 2010 class.