Following is a list of players Cincinnati and Xavier are most actively recruiting this summer:

UC • C Chris Alexander, 6-11, Indian Hills (Iowa) CC • G Antwain Barbour, 6-5, Wabash Valley CC • F Tyler Best, 6-9, Lafayette (Ind.) Central Catholic • F Ricardo Billings, 6-5, Detroit Rogers • F Chris Bosh, 6-9, Dallas Lincoln • F Alex Carmona, 6-5, Troy (Ohio) • F Lenny Cooke, 6-6, Old Tappan (N.J.) No. Valley Regional • F J.K. Edwards, 6-8, Indian Hills (Iowa) CC • F Kevin Field, 6-10, Tacoma (Wash.) Wilson • F Stanley Gaines, 6-7, Chicago Providence St. Mel • G Robert Hite, 6-1, Winton Woods • F Chris Hunter, 6-10, Gary (Ind.) West • F Sani Ibrahim, 6-10, Winchendon (Mass.) Prep School • G Jarrett Jack, 6-4, Worcester (Mass.) Academy • F Justin Johnston, 6-7, Merrillville (Ind.) • F Bobby Jones, 6-6, Compton (Calif.) Dominguez • F Nicolas Kern, 6-8, St. Louis Vashon • F Sean May, 6-8, Bloomington (Ind.) North • G Chadd Moore, 6-2, Oak Hill Academy (Va.) • G DeForrest Riley, 6-5, Winton Woods • G Derrick Tarver, 6-3, Howard (Texas) College • F Omari Westley, 6-7, Barton County (Kan.) CC • F Marcus White, 6-7, Chicago Whitney Young • G Deron Williams, 6-2, The Colony (Texas) • C Eric Williams, 6-9, Wake Forest (N.C.) Rolesville

Xavier • F James Augustine, 6-9, New Lenox (Ill.) Lincoln-Way • C Keith Butler, 7-0, Winchendon (Mass.) Prep School • G Dedrick Finn, 6-0, Newburgh (Ind.) Castle • G Todd Galloway, 6-0, Middleburg (Va.) Notre Dame • G Robert Hite, 6-2, Winton Woods • G DeForrest Riley, 6-5, Winton Woods • G Shawan Robinson, 6-2 , Raleigh (N.C.) Leesville Road • C Allen Pinson, 6-10, Hebron (Ohio) Lakewood • F Lamar Rice, 6-7, Mott Community College (Flint, Mich.) • F Antywane Robinson , 6-6, Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill • F Doug Scott, 6-5, Reynoldsburg (Ohio) • F Angelo Smith *, 6-8, Indianapolis Lawrence North • F Aaron Spears, 6-9, Chicago Dunbar   * Verbally committed to XU

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