I know Pitt doesn’t do Midnight Madness, but that’s how long until college basketball practices start.

I haven’t confirmed it yet, but apparently some college basketball preview mags have already hit the stands.
Dan Jennings out of Staten Island is a PF/C who, while being listed in the recruiting sites as a 2008 recruit is likely going to be in prep school for another year beyond this, so he is more likely to be a 2009 prospect. Given that Pitt has been looking to bring Jennings to Pitt. He has interest and offers from Memphis, Arizona, Xavier as well. Pitt, however, has the edge at present.

“Pitt at this point is the No. 1 school,” Jennings said by phone on his car ride home.

Jennings is a 6-9 junior big man with the New York Gauchos AAU program who is transferring to Oak Hill (Va.) from Bishop Loughlin. He said he holds offers from Rutgers, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Pitt, Xavier, Memphis, South Florida and that Arizona had shown interest.

During the visit, he met with Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon as well as Ashton Gibbs, the Seton Hall Prep guard who recently committed to Pitt. Both Gibbs and fellow senior Travon Woodall, the St. Anthony guard from Paterson who also committed to Pitt, are working on Jennings to join them.

Jennings has had an excellent summer on his AAU team — NY Gauchos. At a recent 5-star camp, he was named the top rebounder.