Over at Full Court Press, Clay engages in his self-admitted "fools exercise:" making up FCP's high school preseason top-25 list. Scrolling through the teams, you'll spot the names of some of the top recruits (some committed, others not) to keep an eye on.

Speaking of high school sports, the SportsProf writes about the increasing number of transfers. Written in reponse to a USA Today article about teens transfering in search of the right program, a year ago the Prof wrote about "Redshirting Your Own Kids" -- that is, keeping them back a year to support the growth not just of their academics, but their physical size and maturity. Hmmm....

While transfering in the women's game has become more noticable at the college level, it's certainly has occured at the high school level, too. Someting else to keep an eye on.

Don't know much about the high school basketball? You might want to take a look at this piece on the changes in the coaching world or this piece on the tensions between high school coaches and AAU coaches.