On The Horizon

Jim Squire

Hayward undervalued on NBA mock drafts--The Sporting News
The NBA story of Hayward, Butler's NCAA hero, just starting--nba.com
Television show on Stevens--The Indy Star
Second look at Butler?--The Indy Star

Nationally ranked point guard Trey Burke III, who looked at Butler before committing to Penn State, has re-opened the process, his father told the Patriot-News of central Pennsylvania.

"Butler just e-mailed me and said they would love to get him back down there," his father, Alfonso "Benji" Burke, told the newspaper.

Burke is a 6-1 senior-to-be at Columbus (Ohio) Northland High School. He is ranked No. 117 by Rivals.com. Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Arizona and Wake Forest also are interested.

Butler’s Brad Stevens Featured On Fox Sports Indiana--ButlerSports.com

Ten freshmen who must contribute right away--Rivals.com

Detroit: G Ray McCallum. As with Zeigler, McCallum is a touted recruit who decided to stay home and play for his dad at a mid-major school. McCallum is a four-star recruit from Detroit Country Day who is the No. 43 player in the class nationally. Ray Sr. was an accomplished college point guard at Ball State, and the younger McCallum has a chance to do the same with the Titans. He is the most touted player to sign with a Horizon League school in a long time, maybe ever, as he was higher-ranked coming out of high school than former Butler star Gordon Hayward. His presence should boost Detroit's offense and put them in the mix for a second-place finish in the league behind Butler.

Men's Basketball Releases Elite Camp Date--detroittitans.com

Adam DeMong Promoted To Assistant Men's Basketball Coach At Loyola--LoyolaRamblers.com

Women's basketball: UWGB's Golden sustains another knee injury--Green Bay Press Gazette

Haarsma, Allen on board as '10-'11 season and foreseeable future begin to shape up nicely--Milwaukee Panther Tracks

Class Of 2011 Lockport Star Karrington Ward Of The Illinois T-Wolves Is Enjoying A Strong Spring, And Seeing His Recruiting Stock Continue To Rise--ChicagoHoops.com
Beas Hamga makes his choice--Region Sports Extra
Valparaiso to play at Kansas--Region Sports Extra

WSU employee Grant out of hospital--Dayton Daily News
Butler coach Stevens looking forward to facing Donlon--Mark Katz's Blog

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Video: Incoming Interim AD John Parry Talks to Cleveland Media--Let's Go Vikes!
Register for 2010 CSU Women’s Basketball Golf Outing--Let's Go Vikes!
Women's Basketball Camps & Golf Outing Set--csuvikings.com

Green Bay Athletics Announces Summer Schedule of Events--uwgbathletics.com

Jeter feels good about UWM basketball recruits--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Off The Court With Men's Basketball--Panther Blog Zone
Haarsma, Allen Officially Join Panthers' Roster--uwmpanthers.com

Injured WSU employee out of hospital, recovering at parents’ home--Mark Katz's Blog

Jim Squire

NKU exhibition will be first inside KFC Yum! Center--Card Chronicle

UW-Green Bay athletics need commitment, not excuses--Green Bay Press Gazette

Raiders steady roster with trio of new recruits--Dayton Daily News

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Seen and heard--The Indy Star

Park Tudor point guard Yogi Ferrell is playing "up" by a year this spring and summer with the 17-and-under Indiana Elite. Though his team was upset in the quarterfinals of the Adidas May Classic, he said playing with prospects such as Washington's Cody Zeller and Muncie Central's Jeremiah Davis has been worthwhile.

"I can focus more on passing the ball," the 5-11 Ferrell said. "That's a little different mentality than my high school team, where I have to do more scoring."

Ferrell, whose current scholarship offer list includes Butler, Illinois, Indiana, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Virginia and Washington, said his offseason goal is to improve his ballhandling and his ability to catch and shoot. He works with his high school coach, Ed Schilling, two hours a day at Champions Academy, a basketball training facility.

• Princeton junior Jalen Packer suffered a setback when he tore ligaments in his right thumb March 2 when the Tigers defeated Evansville Bosse 62-58 in a first-round sectional game.

Packer stayed in shape by running track, but with a cast on his thumb, his basketball activities were limited. He was finally back on the court last weekend.

The 6-1 Packer has offers from Chattanooga, Evansville and Southern Illinois. He said Butler, Iowa and Purdue have continued to recruit him and he plans to visit Butler, Purdue and Southern Illinois next month.