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Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor To Make Joint Visit To Baylor

Aug 30, 2013 8:49 PM

Tyus Jones and Jahlil Okafor will travel to Baylor this weekend to get a first-hand look at the campus.

Jones and Okafor, two of the top five players in the class of 2014, have indicated a desire to play together at the college level.

Baylor is one of three schools the pair will visit together. Kansas and Duke are the other two.

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UK/Baylor, KU/Florida Headline Big 12/SEC Challenge

Aug 14, 2013 3:04 PM

The matchups for the 2013 Big 12/SEC Challenge have been announced.

The Kentucky/Baylor and Kansas/Florida games are the clear headliners.

Baylor will host Kentucky at AT&T Stadium (formerly Cowboys Stadium).

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Isaiah Austin Ahead Of Schedule In Recovery From Torn Labrum

Aug 13, 2013 12:30 PM

Isaiah Austin is ahead of schedule in his recovery from surgery for a torn posterior labrum on May 6.

Austin had been considered one of the top candidates for the 2013 NBA Draft before he decided to return to Baylor for his sophomore season.

"It'll probably be another two or three weeks before he's cleared to shoot 3-pointers," Baylor coach Scott Drew told CBSSports.com. "But he's been doing well. When they tell you [four-to-six months], you're always shooting for [four]. And he's still ahead of that schedule. So he's good."

Austin is a probable lottery pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.

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Okafor, Jones To Make Visits Together To Baylor, Kansas, Duke

Aug 11, 2013 12:48 PM

Jahlil Okafor and Tyus Jones are widely expected to choose the same school.

Both players have included Baylor, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State and Ohio State on their lists.

Okafor and Jones will make official visits together to Baylor on Aug. 30, Kansas on Oct. 18 and Duke on Oct. 25. Okafor will visit Kentucky on Sept. 9 and Arizona on Oct. 11 without Jones. Okafor will also make unofficial visits to Illinois, Michigan State and Ohio State.

Okafor would like to make a decision in November, but his father said that is not set in stone.

Duke is rumored to be the frontrunner, which Okafor's father says his unfortunate.

"It's disappointing. It's taking the fun out of the process for the two boys," Okafor's father, Chukwudi Okafor, said by phone. "That's a shame. Let the kids go through the process. I just want them to enjoy it, not the media, not Twitter, not the coaches, not the AAU coaches. Those kids are highly intelligent. They know what to do. Let it play out, and I think the world is in for something special."

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Tags: Jahlil Okafor, Tyus Jones, Duke Blue Devils, Baylor Bears, Kansas Jayhawks, Michigan State Spartans, Ohio State Buckeyes, Kentucky Wildcats, High School, High School Recruiting, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting

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Calipari, Self, Sean Miller Considered Best Recruiters In College Basketball

Aug 1, 2013 3:59 PM

John Calipari is unsurprisingly rated as the best head coach in college basketball when it comes to recruiting as he has built a pipeline to the NBA while at Kentucky.

Bill Self of Kansas and Sean Miller of Arizona rank second and third.

Rick Pitino, Billy Donovan, Tom Izzo, Mike Krzyzewski, Steve Lavin, Leonard Hamilton and Scott Drew round out the top-10.

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