Evans commits but won't sign at Memphis until Calipari signs own deal - Men's College Basketball

FanHouse found this 4/17/2008 on sports.espn.go.com [flag]

ASTON, Pa. -- Over and over again, Tyreke Evans said he based his college choice on one factor: John Calipari. So it's easy to understand why Evans, the fourth-rated high school basketball player in the country, announced Wednesday he was committing to play at Memphis -- and why he has yet to sign his national letter of intent. Evans insisted there was nothing secretive about his decisions, ... [link]

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Finally, A Blue Chip Recruit Goes Smart
Published 4/17/2008 by Charles Rich at FanHouse
Filed under: Memphis Basketball, Conference USA Basketball, NCAA Basketball Coaches, NCAA Basketball RecruitingAs noted, Tyreke Evans announced he would attend Memphis (for one year before the almost certain leap to the NBA). What he didn't do is sign a letter of intent (LOI) to attend Memphis. So it's easy to understand why Evans, the fourth-rated high school basketball player in the country, announced Wednesday he was committing to play at Memphis -- and why he has yet to sign his national letter of intent. ...

ODDS & ENDS
Published 4/17/2008 by NBE Blogger at College Basketball Blog Report
... . Elsewhere... - Well, Tyreke Evans has made his decision to attend Memphis, however, Evans Will Not Sign Until John Calipari Signs Own Deal (ESPN). Calipari has agreed, in principle, on a new contract with Memphis. Calipari is likely to be considered, and definitely interested, in the many NBA jobs about to come open, so until he signs his deal at Memphis, Evans will hold off signing himself. - It looks like Oklahoma State will announce Travis Ford as their new head coach today. Mike DeCourcey of the Sporting News sums up the situation quite well with his thoughts that ...

Wisely, Tyreke Evans Chose Memphis
Published 4/17/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... (not just any car - a gold Ford Expedition) after his cousin fatally shot another kid last year? Thought it would be worth at least a mention in any story about Evans, since it only happened five months ago. Oh well. ...

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NW Hoops Weekend: Nike Hoop Summit

MHaubs posted 4/16/2008 from thepaintedarea.blogspot.com

The Painted Area attended the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland on Saturday, and offers its scouting report on prospects including Demar Derozan, Jrue Holiday, Tyreke Evans and Drew Gordon from the U.S., plus Alexis Ajinca and Serge Ibaka from the World team.

Tyreke Evans to Memphis because he doesn't want to be shot?

The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae found this 4/16/2008 on sports.yahoo.com

He'll make it official today at 3:00 ET, but a couple of reports are surfacing that Tyreke Evans, stud basketball recruit, has chosen to attend Memphis. Also in the running were Villanova and Texas. Why is this a big deal? Because Tyreke Evans ...

Tyreke Evans Chooses Memphis Live on ESPNU, Video

ethanator1088 posted 4/17/2008 from neswsports.com

Tyreke Evans , the 2008 McDonalds All American MVP , has decided to go to Memphis . In true diva fashion he made his announcement on ESPNU .

Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Where Nostalgia Happens

Dan Shanoff found this 4/17/2008 on www.sportingnews.com

Today's Calls: Lakers vs. Celtics, Spurs vs. Suns, Mavs vs. Hornets, Brandon Webb vs. Barry Zito, Mike Jacobs vs. A-Rod, Chad Johnson vs. Carson Palmer, Kevin Love vs. Michael Beasley, Derrick Rose vs. Tyreke Evans, Travis Ford vs. Sean Sutton, ...

Maryland Takes a Big Chance on a T. Evans

Posted 4/18/2008 on FanHouse

Sure most of the recruiting news the last day or two focused on Tyreke Evans signing with Memphis. Maryland, however, made their own signing with Tyree Evans . This signing is something of a surprise. Once upon a time, Tyree Evans was a solid basketball recruit but a combination of academic, attitude and criminal issues has made him a risky signee. Especially for a major conference team. ...

And Now We Wait

Posted 4/18/2008 on NBA Rumors - Trades - Free Agents - Basketball Olympics - Dime Magazine

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Slam Dunk Central NCAA Presents: ESPN Tyreke Evans Headed To Memphis

Posted 4/17/2008 on Slam Dunk Central

Faber: Coming Soon?

Posted 4/17/2008 on Down with Goldy

I'm a little late on this, mainly because I don't generally read Myron Medcalf, but it sounds like Krys Faber may be a Gopher soon. The late signing period began yesterday and runs through May 21. Now, Myron isn't exactly a world class source, as chronicled by From the Barn throughout the season, but still, at this point news is news. Medcalf doesn't have a ton of information (actually, zero) ...

FirstCuts: Tyreke's Family Wears UNDRCRWN

Posted 4/17/2008 on The Sporting Blog

Even though I shouldn’t have been, I was surprised to see my favorite streetwear brand making its presence known at yesterday’s announcement by Tyreke Evans, who announced he’ll be attending Memphis next season. Clearly, UNDRCRWN runs Philly. Sure, pretty much everyone knew Evans, Rivals’ No. 6 player in the nation, would pick Memphis, but his announcement gets bonus ...

Tyreke Evans is going to Memphis

Posted 4/17/2008 on SLAM Online

No big surprise here, but our diary keeper is joining the defending champs runner-ups. Good luck, Reke! © Ben Osborne for SLAM Online , 2008. | Permalink | No comment Add to del.icio.us Search blogs linking this post with Technorati Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under College , High School , Other News , High School Wire .

Wednesday Roundup: Walk-ons, Harrellson, Tyreke

Posted 4/17/2008 on Inside the Hall | An Indiana basketball blog

– Joining the legacy established by Ryan Tapak, Adam Ahlfeld and Brett Finkelmeier will be Rochester (IN) guard Kory Barnett and Carmel (IN) guard Daniel Moore who have both agreed to walk-on in Bloomington, according to multiple reports. While it may not seem like a big deal to land two walk-ons, both of these kids are what the program needs: they’ll show up everyday with the ...

Tyreke Evans to Memphis

Posted 4/17/2008 on From Courtside

This shouldn’t come as a big surprise to anyone. Given Tyreke Evans close ties to William “Worldwide” Wesley and Wes’s close relationship with Memphis Coach John Calipari, people have been speculating about this decision for months. Its now official. Evans a three-time Pennsylvania AP player of the year and MVP of the McDonald All-American game has selected the Memphis Tigers, to play his ...

Evans to be a Tiger

Posted 4/16/2008 on Burnt Orange Nation: Front Page Posts

Many readers have already heard, but Tyreke Evans made it official today that he will go to Memphis and play for John Calipari next season. The MVP of the McDonald's All-American game, Evans would have been a really nice addition to Coach Barnes' 2008-2009 freshman class but it would have been a steal to pick him up. Derrick Rose's decision to jump to the NBA and DJ Augustin's uncertain ...

Tyreke Evans Signs With Memphis

Posted 4/16/2008 on FanHouse

Ever since Memphis frittered away the NCAA Championship Game, there were rumors that John Calipari might be looking to cash in on his success and make another try at the NBA. With Derrick Rose , Joey Dorsey and, potentially, Chris Douglas-Roberts heading to the league, the timing seemed right. Yesterday, though, just as Rose was announcing his departure, Coach Cal signed a contract extension ...

Sorry Nova, Tyreke Evans Chose Memphis

Posted 4/16/2008 on The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae

As MJD over at Yahoo! Sports pointed out earlier today, one of the main reasons local superstar Tyreke Evans chose Memphis over Villanova was to distance himself from his past. And it's rare that a coach would get to use something like that in his recruiting pitch. "Hey, Tyreke, we've got great facilities, I know how to send players to the pros, and oh yeah, no one in Memphis wants ...

Lots of changes at Marist...and some other Northeast news

Posted 4/16/2008 on College Basketball by Collegehoops.net

Well, today marks the beginning of the Spring Signing Period, and many fans are awaiting the decision of guard Tyreke Evans. The explosive prerimeter player is said to be leaning in the direction of Memphis, and that's who I'd expect him to sign with due to the departure of Derrick Rose. But the school with the most going on in recent days has to be Marist, who will any day be gaining a head ...

Tyreke Evans Picks Memphis

Posted 4/16/2008 on The World According to MoonDog

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Evans to Choose Memphis

Posted 4/16/2008 on March Madness All Season

As first reported by the Philadelphia Daily News and Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com, the rich are about to get richer. Tyreke Evans, the nation's top unsigned high school recruit, is planning on choosing Memphis as his collegiate destination, according to sources close to the situation. The 6-5 combo guard will make his official decision at a press conference on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. "Look ...

USA junior select team beats world team 98-78

Posted 4/13/2008 on True Blue Cubs

: Demar DeRozan scored 17 points and George C. Scott Hopson and John Drew Gordon each had 15, leading the United States junior national choice squad to a 98-78 triumph over the human race choice squad Saturday in the yearly Nike Hoop Summit. Jrue Vacation added 13 points and five helps while Tyreke Herbert Mclean Evans had 11 points and eight recoils for the United States team. "We only ...

Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Root for Sweet 16 Upsets

Posted 4/13/2008 on The Sporting Blog

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