The big news this evening is Stanford hiring Johnny Dawkins as their basketball coach. Ray Ratto, of the San Francisco Chronicle, seems to be willing to give Dawkins a chance, while Tim Kawakami, at the San Jose Mercury, isn't impressed with the hire. Those of us who follow Duke basketball understand that Stanford is bringing in a class act in Johnny Dawkins and I'm sure JD will prove Kawakami-san wrong.

In AAU basketball action, here is an update on Friday night action at the King James Shooting Stars Classic in Akron, Ohio. One team competing in Akron is the Indiana Elite with Mason Plumlee, Stephan Van Treese, and Jordan Hulls. According to Jody Demling, of the Louisville Courier-Journal, Duke is showing interest in Hulls who is a 6'0" point guard from Bloomington South High School.

The Asheville Citizen-Times has an update on Miles Plumlee and his request to be released from the National LOI he signed to play at Stanford.

Finally, USA Basketball has an article up on the Olympic Games including the men's and women's schedule.