Sheldon McClellan a 6'5" Guard out of Houston Bellaire became the third member of the 2011 Texas basketball recruiting class($).

"The first two visits, I went to the A&M and OU games. I liked it but didn't really tour the school", McClellan said. "The third one (this weekend) really caught my eyes. It felt like home. My mom liked the whole process, academic side and everything. we were ready to make a decision."

Oklahoma, North Carolina, Texas A&M, Baylor, UCLA, Oklahoma State, Southern Cal, Penn State and New Mexico were among the programs that were showing early interest. McClellan, who works out with John Lucas in Houston, said the time spent with the Texas players on his most recent visit was a big factor in his decision.

 

The talented guard said he has no plans to check out other programs, and he's relieved to have the decision out of the way. Bellaire head coach Bruce Glover said "McClellan potential and overall feel for the game separate him from most other players every time he takes the floor."

Guy looks like he has a lot of upside, great pick up for the horns!

Looks like Rick Barnes took a tour of UVA late Tuesday night

Not sure what to make of this becuase it is a Blog and you can never trust 100% what people say (No offense meant towards BON).

I can confirm absolutely that yes, a coach did get a tour of the John Paul Jones Arena late Tuesday night.  And by late-night, I mean, clandestine, no-witnesses LATE night.  I’ve also been told by more than one airtight source that the coach who toured JPJ is the one who has a UVa offer in hand—apparently it’s well known within the UVa basketball "family" that there is an offer already on the table.

 

My guess right now: I think whoever it was that toured JPJ on Tuesday (and I can absolutely, 100-percent guarantee it was a coaching candidate) will be the next UVa head men’s basketball coach by the beginning of next week.

The name I was given last night, by the way, that I alluded to on this site, was Rick Barnes.  That name has been floated now by two of my best-placed UVa sources, though neither actually saw him, nor can they confirm that for sure.

I would not be able to understand why Barnes would turn down Kentucky last season and then accept a coaching job at UVA. UVA does offer some things Texas does not.

• Fan Support, lets face it Texas will always be a football school. Maybe Barnes thinks he has done as much as he possibly can at Texas.
  
• ACC Country, basketball is just different the further you go east. This all goes back to being in Texas where football is king.

I would like think that the Pros of Texas out way the cons.

• Money, Barnes or Texas will never have to worry about this.
• Facilities, the Erwin Center may not be the best place for basketball but you will only have the best facilities at Texas.
• Austin, Barnes is an Austin type of guy, enjoys riding his bike and seems to be a pretty laid back guy.
• Football school, there is always a positive on the other side. Sure there is pressure to win but it seems that the fan base is satisfied with sweet 16s and close losses to Duke in the tourney. There will always be those who are disappointed but for the most part the Fans were not really too upset about this last loss.