Lots of little things. On the transfer front, there are reports that Duke Crews who was dismissed from Tennessee might be interested in Pitt. Considering why Crews was likely tossed (multiple failed drug tests) from the Volunteer team, I’m not seeing Pitt as being too eager to take a chance on him.

Looking several years ahead, though, nowhere near where Billy Gillispie and Tim Floyd troll, to the class of 2011 Pitt is positioned as the early leader for a stud point guard.

Sterling Gibbs recently was named the Rookie of the Year at iS8 and there are those who say he could be the best point guard in the nation in the Class of 2011, certainly the best in New Jersey.

Prep coach Bob Farrell said the 5-10, 160-pound Gibbs doesn’t hold any official offers coming off his freshman season, but “Every time I talk to a college coach, he’s the first name they bring up. He just has so much growth yet to go. They just have to see what level he’s at.”

Farrell said Rutgers and Pitt have been to see Gibbs play…

It helps to have already built a relation with the family in recruiting Ashton Gibbs for the 2008 recruiting class.

It will be a fierce competition to get Dominic Cheek. Tom Crean taking the Indiana job, seems to have helped Kansas’ case

From the Maryland/DC part of things, Pitt has an interest in 6-8 power forward Thomas Robinson. Pitt hasn’t actually offered the 3-star recruit, but he has shown marked improvement this past spring. He does hold an offer from Marquette along with Oklahoma, Virginia and Georgia. In addition to Pitt, G-town, NC State, BC and Minnesota are all taking closer notes.