Recruits make final college decisions

The biggest news is that Florida has signed point guard Jai Lucas. Lucas has an outstanding pedigree. Not only was he a national top ten point guard his senior year, but he is the son of former NBA player and coach John Lucas, Sr.. In addition, his older brother, John Lucas, Jr., was an outstanding player at Oklahoma State.

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This search gadget is undergoing revision. More camps are being added, focusing on NCAA Division I schools, and a new results page interface is in the works. The updates will launch over the coarse of this next month.

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Just a reminder, check out the Starbury line of shoes. The NBA star, Stephon Marbury, has created a line of affordable athletic wear. Unfortunately it is not available online, yet -- join the movement and request online sales!! In the mean time, check for a Steve & Barry's store near you.

Familiar NCAA Champs

Florida and Tennessee won the NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments, respectively. Not a surprise from powerful team with acclaimed coaches. Although it would have been nice to see coach Stringer, from Rutgers, win a championship.

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NIT champions West Virginia University already have a new coach, alum Bob Huggins. Huggins leaves Kansas State after one year.

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What was your favorite team during the tournament? Was it a local team? Remember coaches and players, you can only work or attend summer camps in your home state or an adjacent state. Plus, there is a limit of three camps per summer. Stay eligible.

Final Four Prediction

The selection committee appears to have made the best Final Four prediction for the NCAA Men's Tournament. As of the Elite Eight round, all #1 seeds are in the regional finals.

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Check out the Starbury line of shoes. An NBA star, Stephon Marbury, has created a line of affordable athletic wear. Unfortunately it is not available online, yet -- updates forthcoming! In the mean time, check for a Steve & Barry'sstore near you.

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Conneticut is a Women's #1 seed to reach the Elite Eight. Wow, is Conneticut tough this time of year, again. And here comes Tennessee, again.

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Coaches, apply for the NCAA Coaches Approval Program. If you are working at a NCAA sanctioned event this summer, it is now required. In fact, it's a great idea to apply for approval even if your not participating in an event as of yet. Upon successful completion of the application process, your name will be posted on a website as approved to participate.

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It's March Madness time - a lot of great NCAA Division I Men's and Women's basketball on display. In fact, the NCAA and CBS Sports are offering the Men's tournament online live, F*R*E*E, beginning March 15. So, you can see any of the thiry-three games, even if they are not televised in your area.

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Check out the original March Madeness -- the Illinois Boys and Girls High School Basketball Tournament, celebrating 100 years of H.S. Boys Basketball!

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More summer basketball camps are being added each day (slowly). Although the focus is primarily on U.S. NCAA colleges at this point, the plan is for the scope to broaden as the days go by.

Some good resources for kids, parents, coaches and teachers are available through the NCAA Kids Club. These resources and more can also be found at individual institution sites which promote Kids Clubs.

In Bounds

Introducing a custom search engine that gives you the results you are looking for fast. Designed with Google search technology and developed by selecting only the best, most relevant sites. This engine is growing and refining each week, so make a suggestion if you think a great site is left out, is too low in the rankings, or needs a new tag label -- can't guarantee your wish, but there will be a response.

You'll find the Just Basketball Search Engine without 100,000 results, without the garbled web pages, and without the blog stories by Junior on a rampage.

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March Madness is about to begin. So, as you watch the conference tournaments think about summer plans, if you don't have them already. Try a search for a NCAA camp. More are added to the database every day.

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Check the U.S. High School Basketball National Rankings from MaxPreps.com:

Boys Basketball     Girls Basketball

Check the Canadian High School Boys Basketball National Rankings from HoopLife.ca.