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The John Wall sweepstakes might finally be over, and it looks like Kentucky is the big winner.
Multiple sources reported on Tuesday that Wall, one of the nation’s top recruits and the best unsigned player in the Class of 2009, has decided to play at Kentucky for new head coach John Calipari. Calipari was formerly the [...]
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Over the past week, all has been (relatively) quiet on the John Wall front, but did anyone expect that to last very long?
The end of this week has brought another round of “expert” opinions and “insider” information on Wall’s decision making process, and despite the multitude of reports no consensus can be reached about any [...]
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According to ESPN’s Andy Katz, prized point guard recruit John Wall might be leaning toward Kentucky or Miami, but other influential people in his life–particularly his club team coach and one of his advisers, Brian Clifton–would prefer he play for Mike Krzyzewski at Duke.
In a piece detailing what Wall’s four top schools, Duke, Miami, Kentucky, [...]
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New Kentucky head coach John Calipari finally got the point guard recruit he desperately needed this week: it just wasn’t John Wall.
Alabama native Eric Bledsoe, a five-star recruit and the No. 3 point guard in the nation according to rivals.com, committed to the Wildcats on Wednesday. Bledsoe’s decision came down to Kentucky and Memphis, although [...]
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John Wall, the Class of 2009’s top unsigned recruit with considerable interest from Duke, was cited with a misdemeanor breaking and entering April 27, Raleigh police said Monday. Wall is currently considering eight schools and was expected to trim his list as soon as today.
The police cited Wall, in addition to two others, after an [...]
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Duke’s athletic department created Duke Blue Planet to promote the men’s basketball program and target recruits, and now, as head coach Mike Krzyzewski fights for highly-touted recruit John Wall, the Web site may just be as important as ever.
Wall is a 6-foot-4 point guard not only generally considered to be the best point guard in his [...]
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After Xavier Henry announced his intentions to play for the Kansas Jayhawks earlier this week, Raleigh’s John Wall became the consensus top uncommitted recruit in this year’s class. As such, the speculation about where Wall will end up has hit a fever pitch, especially considering some reports have listed as many as eight schools that [...]
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The Chronicle’s Sports Blog’s third part of a three-part video series recapping Duke’s 2008-2009 basketball season. This segment deals with what to expect from next year’s Blue Devils—which, of course, can change with the decisions of John Wall and Gerald Henderson.
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In deciding whether to declare early for the NBA Draft, Gerald Henderson already has a chorus of advisers. Now, the junior has another choir urging him to stay at Duke for another year: his classmates.
On Wednesday afternoon, Vinay Krishnan, Trinity ‘10, started a Facebook group called “Gerald Henderson—1 More Year” to show support for Henderson [...]
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For months, Duke had been in the John Wall sweepstakes, even though Mike Krzyzewski had never formally offered the nation’s top-ranked point guard from Raleigh.
That changed this weekend, as Krzyzewski offered Wall when he was on campus for an official visit, Wall confirmed to Scout.com Sunday.
Wall came to campus and toured the Gothic Wonderland [...]
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