11.   Forward Terrance Crawford, regarded as the top recruit in Oklahoma, suffered a knee injury in December and is still not in true form, Sutton said.

12.   He had held out hope that several top recruits would sign with them on national signing day.

13.   He noted that Lavin and former coach Jim Harrick had brought in top recruits despite their sometimes-shakey status.

14.   Many scouts consider Prince, a talented defensive player, one of the top three recruits in California.

15.   Moreover, top recruits no longer hail from a small clique of Ivy League schools.

16.   Not that Wilson did not score her share of top recruits, helping Wilson become a mainstay with USA Basketball.

17.   On another admissions-related matter, regents expressed concerns about losing top recruits to schools that make more attractive financial aid offers.

18.   Partial quialifier Elton Tyler also was rejected, and another top recruit, Mike Bradley, decided not to attend BC because of the DePina-Tyler situation.

19.   Several top recruits attended the game, including Westlake tight end Mike Seidman, Venice quarterback J.P. Losman and Los Alamitos defensive end Bernard Riley.

20.   Terrance Roberson, the top recruit of Fresno State coach Jerry Tarkanian, failed to qualify to play this season under NCAA academic standards.