According to published reports, highly-touted senior shooting guard Devin Ebanks had a provision in his letter of intent that would allow him to decommit from Indiana in the event that now-former head coach Kelvin Sampson were fired or resigned. With Sampson now out of Bloomington, Ebanks may decide to take his talents elsewhere.
"I did have something in place that allows me to be released if Coach Sampson wasn't there," Ebanks told Fox Sports’ Jeff Goodman. "I'm going to use that to explore other options and I still want to wait and see who Indiana hires full-time, but I am going to talk things over with my mother and my coaches and go from there."
IU Interim coach Dan Dakich is not considered to be a serious candidate for the full-time gig, so the first priority for the next head man in Bloomington will be convincing Ebanks to honor his commitment and also reassuring the other recruits Sampson landed to make a go of it at IU. Stay tuned on this one.
- Playoff time around the country is always bittersweet as players throughout the nation will play their last games for their high school squads. USC-bound forward Demar DeRozen, the number 6 ranked player in the country according to TAKKLE.com/Sports Illustrated, scored 25 points in his last game for Compton High, as the Tarbabes fell to Santa Margherita High School in the CIF quarterfinals. Santa Margherita got 27 points from forward Klay Thompson, who will see DeRozan next year in the Pac-10, as Thompson will play in Pullman for Washington State next year.
- In other playoff news, McDonald’s All-American Kemba Walker and Rice High of Manhattan topped St. Raymond’s of the Bronx 78-59 in Saturday's New York Archdiocesan title match. Next up for both teams: the full city Catholic League playoffs.
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