Villanova struck big on the recruiting trail yesterday grabbing a commitment from 6-6 Sr. F Jayvaughn Pinkston of Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in New York.  Pinkston was one of the top post prospects left on the board in the 2010 class and was also being courted by the likes of Tennessee, Marquette, and Seton Hall amongst others.  A powerful physical talent, Pinkston can dominate the paint when he wants to and should bring an instant physical presence to the Cats in the Big East when he arrives next year.  The New York prep standout played with the New Heights grassroots travel program this past spring/summer.  

The Chicago Public Schools Shootout tips off this weekend with a loaded crop of action.  This is annually one of the premiere events in the Midwest and the schedule is loaded once again with excellent teams and some big time prospects.  Some of the premiere talents on display include the likes of 2011 Wayne Blackshear (Morgan Park), 2011 Illinois bound Tracy Abrams (Mt. Carmel), 2011 George Marshall Jr. (Brooks), 2010 St. Louis bound Mike McCall and 2010 South Florida bound Lavonte Dority (Chicago Foreman), 2010 Marquette bound Reggie Smith (Thornton), 2010 Purdue bound Anthony Johnson and 2011 Sam Thompson (Whitney Young), 2013 Jabari Parker (Simeon), etc.  The action is set to to drop Saturday and Sunday at Chicago State University.  The schedule is as follows:

Saturday, December 5th
11:00 a.m. Chicago Crane vs. Chicago University High
1:00 p.m. Chicago Hyde Park vs. Peoria Richwoods
3:00 p.m. Chicago North Lawndale vs. Seton Academy
5:00 p.m. Chicago Morgan Park vs. East Aurora
7:00 p.m. Chicago Brooks vs. Chicago Mt. Carmel

Sunday, December 6th
11:00 p.m. Chicago Marshall vs. Chicago Von Steuben
1:00 p.m. Chicago Curie vs. Thornton Fractional North
2:30 p.m. Chicago Farragut vs. Crete-Monee
4:00 p.m. Chicago Foreman vs. Hillcrest
5:30 p.m. Chicago Simeon vs. Thornton
7:00 p.m. Chicago Whitney Young vs. Homewood-Flossmoor

The 2009 Swish & Dish Spring Warm-Up is set to tip off the grassroots travel season April 2-4, 2010!  The event is absolutely loading up with teams and prospects on both a regional and national level.  This year's event will feature divisions for 9u-17u teams and will include many of the top prospects in the country once again.  

It's going to be really interesting in the coming weeks to see how things shake out with the 2010 class as the likes of Brandon Knight, Ray McCallum Jr., and Josh Selby are just 3 of many of the coveted prospects still on the board right now.  Lead guards are at a premium and those are 3 big time talents to say the least.  All kinds of rumors flying around but will be very interesting to see how things go down as it's likely to be a domino affect once one comes off the board.

Details for the 2010 Generation Next All-Star Camp are almost finalized.  This year's camp will again be held in June and will feature many of the top middle school prospects in the country.  Clark Francis, National Recruiting Editor for the Hoopscoop, will again be in attendance.  Last year's camp featured a host of talented prospects including the likes of 2013 Jabari Parker, 2013 Richard Freeman, 2013 V.J. Beachem, 2014 Jonathan Carson, 2015 James Blackmon, and 2016 Vijay Blackmon who currently is regarded by the Hoopscoop as the #1 player in that class!  The camp is again expected to be loaded with another excellent group of coaches looking to help your son grow both on and off the court.  Continue to check out NY2LASports.com for details on next year's camp coming soon.