Chaundee Brown, the 6-foot-5 four-star Class of 2017 wing from First Academy (FL), announced his commitment to Wake Forest and had coach Danny Manning on Sunday.

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Brown was on an official visit to Wake Forest when he made the decision to end his recruitment, choosing the Demon Deacons over Florida, Maryland and Kansas.

"Richard is a smooth and crafty shooting guard who can score the ball at all three levels," Team Loaded coach Mike Blackwell said. "Wake Forest has a good business school, is close to home and is in a great basketball conference."

Elite prospect Harry Giles is getting closer to making a decision. Giles cut down his list of schools, posting his Top 5 on Twitter Monday night.

"Doral has decided to end his recruitment by committing to Wake Forest University," Montverde assistant Rae Miller said.

"He really liked Wake Forest because it is a small school," Miller added. "He's looking for someplace that he feels comfortable and a small setting is something that he has embraced, especially since coming here [to Montverde]. He likes [coach]?Danny Manning, and made a good connection with Danny Manning as a coach. His demeanor and the kid's demeanor kind of made a match for the kid and his family. They really have a genuine interest in helping him develop. The style of play is going to be similar to what he is now used to and he feels he has a chance to contribute to the program early in his career."

Bryant Crawford has committed to Wake Forest.

"ITS BEEN A LONG PROCESS! THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THE SUPPORT! ITS OFFICIAL I AM COMMITTED TO WAKE FOREST! #godeacs" the 6-foot-3 point guard from Washington D.C. Gonzaga tweeted.

The 6-foot-9 junior forward is transferring from Wake Forest,?the Winston-Salem Journal reported Friday.

He averaged 8.8 points and 3.8 rebounds over 21.2 minutes a game last season.

He had previously committed to Tulsa, Manning's previous stop.

"Yeah, I did," Wilbekin told SNY.tv by phone of his Wake commitment. "My relationship with Coach Manning and the rest of the staff and the chance to play in the ACC at a program like Wake that has a lot of basketball history are all?things that I loved?about it."

The No. 1 pick in the 1988 NBA Draft, Manning led Tulsa to a?21-13 mark this season, 13-3 in Conference USA, and an NCAA Tournament bid.

A year ago, Tulsa went 17-16 and qualified for the CBI.

"I just felt a real connection with the coaches," Mitchell told SNY.tv, referring to head coach Dan Hurley and assistant Bobby Hurley, the former Duke star.

"I feel like we can reach my full potential at Wagner. It's just a good fit for me in all areas."

"When I stepped on campus I knew that it was the place for me," he said by text. "When I met the guys it solidified my decision and I fell in love with the place. The size is nice and everyone is there to support you."

Cavanaugh also had offers from Notre Dame, Syracuse, ?St. Bonaventure, St. Joe's, George Washington, Fordham, La Salle and UMass and others.

The 6-foot-2 Carter, a Willingboro, N.J., native, visited Oregon State this past weekend and watched the football team pound Cal, 35-7, on Homecoming Weekend.

"I had a great time," Carter said by text. "I really enjoyed the college life out there."

"Taking an official tomorrow [Friday] to OSU," Carter said Thursday night by text.

A year after initially committing to St. Bonaventure, the recruitment of the 6-foot-2 Carter has exploded, with Pac-10 and Big East schools getting involved.

Hubert is considering Villanova, Princeton, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and Maryland, he confirmed by text.

His only official so far will be to Maryland over Halloween weekend. Seton Hall Prep point guard Sterling Gibbs, who has committed to Maryland, will also visit that weekend.

The 6-foot-8 forward from Long Island and St. Benedict's Prep is considering Iowa, N.C. State, Providence, St. John's and Wake Forest.

Two officials have been set, to N.C. State Oct. 1 and to Providence Oct. 15.

Oklahoma State, West Virginia and UNLV.

The 6-foot-1, 175-pound Hinds out of Mount Vernon (N.Y.) High had previously considered Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Miami and UConn.

The 6-foot-9, 225-pound forward from Portland (Ore.) Jesuit is down to California, Gonzaga, Kentucky, Kansas, Texas, Georgia Tech and Wake Forest, he said by text.

Wiltjer, the No. 4 power forward in the Class of 2011, has no visits planned but said he plans to take one to Cal.

The 6-foot-11 rising senior center out of Academy of the New Church now lists Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Ohio State, Wake Forest, Virginia and Clemson.

Gilbert has already taken unofficials to Virginia, Ohio State, Pitt and Duke and plans to visit Virginia Tech next, possibly next weekend.

"He's going to officially visit Kansas, Miami and Boston College," Garrett's coach, Matt Goren, said Wednesday by phone.

The 6-foot-6 Garrett has already visited St. John's and Boston College unofficially.

The 6-foot, 175-pound Hinds is considering Oklahoma State, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Miami, UConn, UNLV and West Virginia.

"I only have two official visits planned in September, Oklahoma State and UNLV," Hinds, the No. 23 point guard in the Class of 2011, said Tuesday.

Already he has traveled to Minnesota, California, North Carolina, Texas, Germany, Las Vegas and now Arizona.

"I'm exhausted, but I got a couple games left," Cook, the No. 5 point guard in the Class of 2011, said Tuesday from the Desert Duel in Gilbert, Az.

With guards Nick Johnson,? Josiah Turner and Jabari Brown and 6-9 bigs Kyle Wiltjer and Brandon Ashley (2012), the Soldiers drew everyone from Roy Williams to Gary Williams to Ben Howland at last week's Peach Jam.

"Before the game I notice who's in the building. But when the game starts, I'm all about the game," Wiltjer said.

The latest is rising senior point guard Jabarie Hinds, ranked No. 23 at his position nationally by Rivals.

Hinds recently added Boston College to a long list of suitors that also includes Cincinnati, Florida State, Iona, Louisville, Miami, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Rutgers, St. John's, UConn, UNLV, Villanova, Wake Forest and West Virginia.

Sitting courtside were Roy Williams (North Carolina), Bill Self (Kansas), Gary Williams (Maryland), Paul Hewitt (Georgia Tech), Ben Howland (UCLA), Fran McCaffery (Iowa), Craig Robinson (Oregon State), Tony Bennett (Virginia), Tony Barbee (Auburn), John Beilein (Michigan), Jeff Capel (Oklahoma), Kevin O'Neill (USC), Mike Montgomery (Cal) and Dana Altman (Oregon), among others.

"It's pretty good," said Nick Johnson, a senior guard with the Soldiers and Findlay (Nev.) Prep. "Just coming from LeBron [James Skills Academy], that was the big stage. All of them were there so I kind of got used to it. It takes some getting used to, but I think I'm used to it now."

"I actually grew up liking Duke but not [any] more," the 6-foot-8, 212-pound rising junior said by phone from the Kevin Durant Skills Academy in Chicago. "That's what I liked growing up more."

Now a member of the USA Developmental National Team and one of the top small forwards in the nation, Ellis has a slew of elite programs after him -- but he isn't counting Duke among them.

With Gilchrist and Teague having already committed to Kentucky, and Wroten leaning there, Cook is already hearing it from his roommates.

"We have the best recruiting class coming in [in 2011]," Gilchrist and Teague tell Cook, the No. 4 point guard in the Class of 2011. "You can join us."

The University released a statement saying the 6-foot-6 King planned "to remain at Villanova to focus his efforts on completing his degree requirements."

Villanova coach Jay Wright did not immediately respond to a text message seeking comment.

A 6-foot-10, 210-pound power forward from High Point (N.C.) Westchester Country Day ranked as the No. 3 player at his position in the Class of 2011, Miller rattled off an impressive list of college offers.

"Syracuse, Kentucky, Wake Forest, Illinois, Duke, Memphis,? Texas, Tennessee, Baylor, N.C. State and Oklahoma," Miller said by phone from the USA U18 team trials in San Antonio, Texas.

"The kid shoved me and took my legs out and my face hit the ground pretty hard," recalled Arcidiacono, a 16-year-old rising junior at Neshaminy (Pa.) High School. "It just hurt. It felt like I had a golf ball in my face. I had blood on my hands. It was just gushing blood."

It was after midnight when Gene Rice, Arcidiacono's AAU coach with the PA Playaz, took his 6-foot-4, 190-pound point guard to the Wake Forest University Medical Center where he took eight stitches in the forehead.

"Yes," Hanner said Wednesday by phone. "[I want] to mature more under Coach Rudy [King], to learn and understand the game more."

Hanner was recently named to the second-team?at the iS8 Nike Spring Classic in Queens, but he and King feel another year of prep school will benefit him even more.

Playing with the Westchester Hawks against All-Ohio Red in the Pitt Jam Fest, Hinds rolled his ankle on what Mount Vernon coach Bob Cimmino called a "freak play."

"He was going for a break-away layup and came down in a freak way on his own ankle," Cimmino said Monday morning. "He's in an air cast. The X-rays were negative but he will be sidelined for a while now."

?Yes. At the Jordan Brand Classic,? Calvin Lamb, Doron?s father, told TheShiver.com. ?We were thinking about doing it there anyway, and then they approached us so it worked out."

Selby, a 6-3 guard out of Baltimore (Md.) Lake Clifton, previously said he would make his announcement then, too.

The next in that line is junior point guard Jabarie Hinds.

The 6-foot, 166-pound Hinds is ranked No. 18 among point guards in the Class of 2011 and No. 77 overall.

Sterling Gibbs, a point guard out of Seton Hall Prep pictured at left, Myles Mack of Paterson (N.J.) Catholic and Tyler Harris of Half Hollow (N.Y.) Hills West were all behind the Pirates bench at the Prudential Center.

"It was a good game," Mack said. "Seton Hall pulled it out. I love the atmosphere but when the student body gets back it's going to be better."

The 6-foot-5 senior wing from Long Island visited Providence last week and will hit Pittsburgh on Tuesday and potentially St. John's on Thursday.

"I think J.J. was really impressed with the new coach [at Providence, Keno Davis] and what they're trying to build over there and he's also impressed with the financial investment that the school and community has invested into making the program top notch," said Hunt Bresky, Moore's advisor who is making the trips with him.

Here are some quick notes.

***UPDATE***

The 6-foot-8 Harangody averaged 23.3 points and 11.8 rebounds last season as a junior and was projected as a second-round pick.

There were concerns that he was undersized for the four position and not athletic or quick enough for the three.

Both Sidiki Johnson, a 6-8 sophomore from St. Raymond's in the Bronx, and Angel Nunez, a 6-8 wing who could be headed to the Winchendon (Mass.) School, hold offers from Arizona and like the Pac-10 school very much.

"As of right now he loves the school," said Bernard Bowen, Johnson's mentor. "He loves the coaching staff. As of right now, Arizona is the top on his list."

**Click here to see the full six-minute SNY interview with Lance Stephenson where he talks about the recruiting process and his goal of winning an unprecedented fourth straight PSAL title.

The 6-foot-5 Stephenson is practicing this week with the Lincoln Railsplitters and will head to Kansas this weekend for an official visit that will include watching Saturday's game against Nebraska.

Stephenson, who on Sunday night became New York State's all-time leading scorer when Lincoln won its fifth straight Brooklyn Borough championship, is also considering Maryland, St. John's and USC, and recently took an official to Maryland.

Jamie Skeen, a 6-foot-8, 250-pound forward who is transferring from Wake Forest, is considering three schools for his next possible destination and hopes to decide by later this month or early January.

"Right now it's three schools that really want me, Seton Hall, South Florida and VCU," Skeen said Thursday in a phone interview.

"So far I have visited Seton Hall first [last weekend]. I got back late last night from VCU. I drove up there. My plane leaves for South Florida at 6 tomorrow evening."

"With strong confidence I look forward to playing at Duke University next year," Kelly said Thursday night on ESPNU.

The 6-foot-10 forward from Raleigh (NC) Ravenscroft School chose Duke over Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, North Carolina, Georgetown and Wake Forest.

Kelly selected Duke over Notre Dame, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt and Georgetown.

Ravenscroft head coach Kevin Billerman said he did not know which school Kelly was going to choose.

Kelly will decide between Notre Dame, Duke, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt and Georgetown and Ravenscroft coach Kevin Billerman, a New Jersey native, says he doesn't know if Kelly has decided yet.

"We had a meeting on Sunday and we talked about all the schools, he and I and his parents," Billerman said Wednesday. "He's taking a couple of days to decide what he wants to do and then he's going to start calling the coaches because I gather he hasn't decided yet."

Kansas head coach Bill Self did speak recently with the 6-foot-5 Stephenson, who has repeatedly said he won't pick a school until the spring.

A student-athlete has to have taken the PSAT, SAT or ACT to go on an official visit.

The 6-foot-5 Cheek is the No. 6 shooting guard in the Class of 2009, according to Rivals, and a first-team All-State selection.

"It thought it went very well," Hurley said of the visit. "I thought it was very good presentation. I think we felt real interest from their end, real interest in getting Dominic down there to visit. They had done their homework. They knew his strengths, they run the same offense that we do at St. Anthony."

Self spoke to a capacity crowd at the Garden State Coaches Clinic Friday afternoon at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark. Other guest speakers included West Virginia coach Bob Huggins, Texas coach Rick Barnes and the human basketball brain that is Hubie Brown.

"We were fortunate enough to get one player from St. Patrick (Quintrell Thomas) and one from St. Anthony (Tyshawn Taylor)," Self told a crowd of some 500 or 600 coaches, referring to two of his talented freshmen. "They've both turned out to be pretty good. Hopefully, we'll get one from St. Benedict's and Coach (Dan) Hurley will help us out."