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Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin can't seem to wipe the grin off his face. He knows he has a good thing going after adding Lance Stephenson to an already surging team for 2009-10. Picking up Stephenson, one of the top players in the high school Class of 2009, has changed the look of the Bearcats on the court and altered recruits' perception of the ...

Yancy Gates had an impressive freshman season at the University of Cincinnati. The 6-foot-9, 255-pound forward scored 10.6 points and grabbed a team-leading 6.1 rebounds per game en route to being named to the Big East All-Rookie Squad.

Last year there was a guy sitting at the end of the bench that many fans wandered about.

ESPN.com news services Forward Lance Stephenson, who has committed to play at Cincinnati this fall, agreed to a plea deal and will not serve jail time in his sexual assault case.

"Maybe he [David Beckham] is not a leader, maybe he's not a captain. Fair enough.

Each week I'll talk about the sport I love, college basketball: Think about how much success the Pac-10 has enjoyed in the NBA draft in recent years.

Now that Lance Stephenson has signed a letter to intent to attend Cincinnati, the next order of business is for the NCAA to check into his amateur status, based partly on questions whether the family received money for the documentary, "Born Ready," which the Lincoln McDonald's All America starred in during his junior year in high school.

Kentucky gets the nod for having the best recruiting class from the late-signing period and as well as the one with the most NBA-level talent.

University of Cincinnati head men's basketball coach Mick Cronin announced today that Lance Stephenson , a 6-6 forward and a 2009 McDonald's High School All-American, has signed a financial aid agreement with the Bearcats and will join the team for the 2009-10 season.