Men's Basketball Recruiting

KU basketball notebook: Wiggins may be nearing decision

With a commitment on Tuesday, all but one of Rivals.com’s top 150 players in the Class of 2013 have committed to a college with seven days remaining in the spring signing period. The lone uncommitted player, of course, is top-ranked Andrew Wiggins, who has Kansas University in his final four. Notes by Gary Bedore

Analyst: Nobody knows Andrew Wiggins’ pick

Paul Biancardi, who is ESPN.com’s director of basketball recruiting, professes no inside knowledge into the decision-making process of Andrew Wiggins, the country’s No. 1 high school prospect who has a final list of Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida State. By Gary Bedore

Signee Brannen Greene to visit officially

High-scoring Georgia small forward Brannen Greene — who orally committed to play basketball at Kansas University way back on Dec. 20, 2011, and signed his national letter of intent in November of 2012 — never got around to making an official recruiting visit to KU. By Gary Bedore

Texas prep Myles Turner turning heads

The most-watched player at the 2013 Jayhawk Invitational led his Texas Select team to the tourney’s 17-and-under title last weekend in Olathe. By Gary Bedore

Opinion: Note to Self: Hire Mitchell Wiggins

I have no idea whether former NBA guard Mitchell Wiggins has any coaching experience, but I sure would ask him if he has any interest in trying out the profession if I were one of the four schools recruiting his son, Andrew Wiggins. By Tom Keegan

Bill Self in favor of September (!) start

The NCAA Board of Directors on Thursday is expected to pass a measure that will add two to three weeks to the college basketball season. By Gary Bedore

Bill Self: Transfer Hunter Mickelson a ‘poor-man’s’ Jeff Withey

Just as one shot-blocker extraordinaire — Jeff Withey — leaves Kansas University, another arrives: Hunter Mickelson, a 6-foot-10, 235-pound junior-to-be from the University of Arkansas. By Gary Bedore

KU coach Bill Self says Hunter Mickelson 'more of a perimeter player' than Jeff Withey

Coach also addresses open assistant coaching spot, says he will hire from outside

Kansas coach Bill Self announced the addition of Arkansas 6-foot-10 transfer Hunter Mickelson on Friday morning.

6-foot-10 Arkansas transfer Hunter Mickelson picks KU

Big man says he's fan of KU tradition

Hunter Mickelson, a 6-foot-10, 245-pound sophomore power forward from the University of Arkansas, who recently announced plans to transfer, has committed to play basketball at Kansas University, his dad Darien Mickelson confirmed to the Journal-World on Thursday. By Gary Bedore