...yet none of the recruits committed to Memphis. That's a huge blow to the Tigers' program, as they've relied on the strong base of local talent to keep their program a perennial contender. They were able to ink Nick King, a local five star recruit last month, but with such a wealth of talent in the area, they can't afford to go 1 for 6 on the big time recruits. The good news for the Tigers' is that there are still two potential McDonald's All-Americans in the Memphis area in the class of '13, with Austin Nichols and Johnathan Williams III. Nichols is being hotly pursued by both Duke and Tennessee right now though, and Johnathan Williams III has scheduled a visit with Georgetown. Here are the other guys, from the Tigers' own back yard, that they just lost out on today - From the class of '11 - Chris Jones - PG - Louisville - #1 JuCo Recruit, #1 PG (ESPN) Jones was originally a Tennessee commitment, but he opted to go the JuCo route when the Vols were in the midst of their latest NCAA scandal. He's a JuCo player, but he's been described as the most impressive JuCo players that has come around in the past decade. From the class of '13 - Robert Hubbs - SG - Tennessee - #13 Senior, #3 SG (Rivals) http://basketballrecruiting.rivals....t=content.asp&cid=1410366&fid=&tid=&mid=&rid= From the class of '14 - Leron Black - PF - Baylor - #13 Junior, #4 PF (ESPN) http://espn.go.com/college-sports/r...3339/baylor-bears-land-leron-black-class-2014 Black's is the younger brother of Tarik Black, the current starting center for the University of Memphis and likely NBA draft pick. It seems like religion played the biggest part in Black's commitment. The below quote seemed to epitomize a recruit from the Memphis area -
