Unlimited Dekstop Wallpaper: Recruiting News (updated 6:58 PM)

Pictured above, Cornell's Alex Hill hill warms up in shooting drills. Below, some recruiting news from around the Ivy League...

NYCHoops.net reports that Achraf Yacoubou, a 6'3" class of 2011 guard from Long Island Lutheran High School already holds offers from Harvard, UConn, Villanova, Wake Forest, Kentucky, Maryland, Georgia Tech, Xavier, Pitt, Memphis, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Providence, Seton Hall and Fordham.

Pe’Shon Howard of Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., a 6'2" guard told CavsCorner.com that Harvard and Rutgers are moving up on his list while he has eliminated Maryland and Stanford from consideration. Howard also holds offers to Cal, Virginia, Arizona, Arkansas and Virginia Tech.

ArizonaVarsity.com notes that Columbia, Portland and Texas-San Antonio are in the mix for 5'11" point guard, Christian Bower of Mesquite HS in Gilbert, Az.

RecruitRecon reports that Harvard is showing interest in Kyle Gregory of Western Alamance High School in Elon, NC. The 6'7" forward is also hearing from Air Force, Elon, Citadel, and Western Carolina.

NorCalPreps.com is reporting that Stanford, Santa Clara, Notre Dame, Santa Barbara, St. Mary's, Harvard, Penn, Princeton and Cornell are among those evaluating 6'6" wing, Max Hooper of Mater Dei HS in Santa Ana, Ca.

New England Recruiting Report notes that 6'1" point guard, Denzel Brito of Lawrence Academy in Massachusetts claims offers from Fordham, Delaware, Georgia Southern, Harvard, Bucknell, New Hampshire, and Niagara while he also lists VCU, Davidson, and Stanford among the schools who have expressed an interest.

Speaking of offers, below is a sample list of players that have been offered by Ivy League programs along with a list of competing schools involved in the recruitment.

T.J. Bray (Waukesha Catholic High School) Waukesha, WI 6-4
Brown (offer), Florida Gulf Coast, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Northeastern, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin-Green Bay

Rakeem Brookins (Roman Catholic HS) Philadelphia, PA 5-11
Brown (offer), Penn (offer), Princeton, Boston U, Delaware, James Madison, VCU, Richmond, Niagara, Hampton, Georgia Tech, Georgetown, Clemson, Stanford, George Mason, Drexel, William & Mary, St. Joseph’s, Temple, La Salle, Virginia

Aaron Brown (St. Benedict's) Newark, NJ 6-4
Harvard (offer), Penn (offer), Providence, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Marist, Auburn

Chad Calcaterra (Cloquet) Cloquet, MN 6-11
Harvard (offer), Auburn, Colorado State, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, and Wisconsin-Green Bay

Eric Dorth (Wilbraham and Monson Academy of Massachusetts) Evanston, IL 6-3
Penn (offer)

Pe’Shon Howard (Oak Hill Academy ) Mouth of Wilson, VA 6-2
Harvard (offer), Stanford, Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Alabama, Virginia, Rutgers, South Carolina, Arizona, Xavier

Jayson James (Paterson Catholic) Paterson, NJ 6-5/215
Brown (offer), Princeton (offer), Fordham, LaSalle, URI, Seton Hall, Xavier

Jeremy Jeffers (Greenfield School) Wilson, NC 6-5/180
Harvard (offer), Bucknell, High Point, Western Carolina, Winthrop, William & Mary

Cedrick Lindsay (Gonzaga High School) Washington D.C. 6-0
Brown (offer), Penn State, Richmond, Davidson

Dominic Morris (Friends Central School) Wynnewood, PA 6-7
Harvard (offer), Penn State, Siena, Robert Morris, Rider, Hartford, Howard

Rod Odom (Middlesex School) Concord, MA 6-8/195

Columbia (offer), Harvard (offer), Pennsylvania (offer), Princeton (offer), Arkansas, Boston College, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Massachusetts, Providence, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Stanford, West Virginia, Holy Cross, William & Mary

Dwight Powell (IMG Academy of Brandeton FL), Ontario, Canada 6-8
Harvard (offer), Stanford, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech