8:30 A.M. — Dante Taylor Follows Sam Young to Pitt

It's a month old, but power forward Dante Taylor, ranked among the nation's top 30 basketball recruits by some scouting services, gave a verbal commitment to join the University of Pittsburgh's 2009 incoming class.

Taylor, who plays at National Christian (think Michael Beasley and Kevin Durant) in Fort Washington, Md. is actually from White Plains, N.Y., but when yet another five-star recruit spurns the Terps, it's big news. Apparently Charlotte, UConn, along with everyone else in the Big East were all over him.