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 NBA Draft WiretapSingler Signs With DukeKyle Singler, a 6-foot-8 forward who's one of the most talented and versatile seniors in the nation, announced Friday that he has committed to play basketball at Duke. Singler made the announcement at South Medford (Ore.) High, where he averaged 20.5 points and 5.4 rebounds as a junior. He comes from an athletic family; his father, Ed, was a football player at Oregon State, where Kyle's mother, Kris, played basketball. All-Star Sports recruiting analyst Bob Gibbons ranks Singler No. 4 in his class behind center Kevin Love of Lake Oswego, Ore.; guard Eric Gordon of Indianapolis; and guard O.J. Mayo of Huntington, W.Va. "He's probably the best all-around player outside of Kevin Love," Gibbons said. "He's quicker than Love and can play on the perimeter." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Florida Near-Unanimous No. 1 In Preseason PollDefending national champion Florida was a near-unanimous pick for No. 1 in the preseason ESPN/USA Today coaches poll released on Friday. The Gators, who return all five starters, claimed 30 of the 31 available first-place votes and 772 points. They are 44 points ahead of the No. 2 team, North Carolina, which lost in the second round of last season's NCAA Tournament but adds a highly touted freshman class to star sophomore forward Tyler Hansbrough and a handful of returning upperclassmen. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Singler's Decision Set For TodayWidely regarded as one of the top boys basketball players in the Class of 2007, South Medford High senior Kyle Singler is expected to end months of speculation by announcing his college of choice at 3 p.m. today. The 6-foot-9, 220-pound senior forward has been wooed by a who's who of national programs, settling on a list of finalists that includes Duke, Kansas and Arizona. Today's announcement in the Panthers' gymnasium expects to make one of those head coaches extremely happy. Most accounts have Singler leaning toward joining Mike Krzyzewski and the Blue Devils in Durham, N.C., but the unassuming player has not budged from his stance that it could be any of the three. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Oct 2006 Archive
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