Where will they wind up?

Updated: March 23, 2011 12:34PM

The July evaluation period began this week and the area's

top players are spread all over the country playing in front of college

coaches. Here's a rundown of where the recruitments of the area's top 100

national seniors stand:

Anthony Davis, Perspectives

Scout Rank: 5Rivals Rank: 8

School list: Kentucky, Ohio State, Syracuse

Rumor mill: Davis' stunning rise to national prominence has

led to a classic Chicago recruitment. Which means Kentucky will likely win.

Read between the lines as you would wish. Things could change quickly with Davis though. Most coaches haven't seen him play yet. He will be a major attraction this month.

Wayne Blackshear, Morgan Park

Scout Rank: 11

Rivals Rank: 14

School list: Soft commitment to Louisville

Rumor mill: Blackshear's commitment to Louisville seems to

be much stronger than it was during the winter. It seems unlikely he will

change his mind at this point, but it isn't impossible.

Sam Thompson, Young

Scout Rank: 36

Rivals Rank: 30

School list: Florida, Ohio State, Oregon State, Georgetown,

Kansas, Marquette

Rumor mill: Florida is supposedly the leader. Marquette has

made a recent push. Apparently Kansas and Georgetown haven't offered yet.

Oregon State could be the next off the list.

Mike Shaw, De La Salle

Scout Rank: 64

Rivals Rank: 68

School list: DePaul, Illinois, Marquette, Michigan State,

Tennessee, Texas, UNLV, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Louisville, USC

Rumor mill: It will likely come down to Illinois or Michigan

State, but DePaul has made a late pitch. Illinois is the clear leader right

now. Shaw's grades are a mystery, leading to some concern among the college

coaches. None of them have seen his transcripts and Shaw hasn't taken the ACT

test, which is slightly unusual since he is entering his senior year.

Ryan Boatright, East Aurora

Scout Rank: 82

Rivals Rank: 64

School list: Miami, DePaul, Tennessee,Wake Forest, West

Virginia, Kentucky, Boston College

Rumor mill: Kentucky is Boatright's dream school, but they

already have a commitment from Marquis Teague, the top-ranked guard in the

country. DePaul is very interested. Miami has recruited him the hardest and has

been the most active. Boatright is still considered to be pretty wide open.

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