1. ESPN: Which Big East venue is the toughest place to win.
2. Rivals: Makai Ashton Langford is solid with three of the schools recruiting him.
3. God Shammgod hired by Mavericks as player development assistant.
4. New England AAU teams shine in Orlando
5. John Rooke has some interesting takes in his weekly Thinking Out Loud column.
Off the Bench
A preliminary schedule for the 2017 National Prep School Invitational basketball tournament is now out.