Prep star Tyreke Evans chooses Memphis (AP)

 
One of the country's last undecided high-profile basketball recruits will spend next season at Memphis. Tyreke Evans, the most valuable player of the McDonald's All-American game last month, announced his decision Wednesday at a news conference surrounded by his family at American Christian School. "It was a tough decision, I wanted to stay close to home with my mom, my brothers and my family, but... [link]

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Basketball star Evans chooses Memphis | Philadelphia Daily News | 04/16/2008

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