Today is the day that makes coaches think about practice and working in their new pieces that can fit the puzzle of a potential run to an NCAA tournament.

For Arizona coach Sean Miller, today’s beginning of the spring signing period means that he will bolster his guard rotation and his team’s scoring ability on the wing. That’s what Los Angeles Westchester point guard Jordin Mayes and Logan (Ill.) Junior College wing player Jesse Perry will provide Miller and his staff.

The remaining scholarship, after Mayes and Perry sign their national letters of intent, could go to Manhattan (N.Y.) power forward Kadeem Jack, who would fill Arizona’s need for interior athleticism for rebounds and improved defense. Jack will announce his decision April 28.

Some interesting notes of the Class of 2010:

• As noted in a chart below, Pac-10 schools have kept most of the top local talent in the region. However, highly-touted players such as Portland Jefferson teammates Terrence Jones and Terrence Ross could go to Kentucky, Kansas, or Oklahoma, among other schools.
• Oregon, which has yet to hire its head coach, Washington and Washington State do not have a recruit listed among the Rivals.com Top 150 prospects.
• What if Arizona does not land Jack, Baltimore Lake Clifton point guard Josh Selby and Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill guard Doron Lamb? Do the Cats fill their remaining scholarship? Miller hinted during Monday’s press conference that he could save that scholarship for the Class of 2011. Ross is a possibility, although his name is not mentioned often with Arizona. Two other Rivals.com Top 150 prospects who have yet to decide have been recruited by Arizona (by the previous staff of Lute Olson and Russ Pennell) and by Miller and Book Richardson when they were at Xavier.
  • These players are Duncanville (Texas) small forward Julian Washburn and Newark (N.J.) NIA Prep small forward Shaquille Thomas. Rivals reports that Arizona has offered Washburn (rated No. 95 overall by Rivals.com) a scholarship, but that is most likely from when Olson coached. Others involved with him include Kansas, Memphis, Oklahoma and Texas. Thomas, rated No. 77 overall by Rivals.com, was offered a scholarship by Richardson when the UA assistant coach was at Xavier. Syracuse and Providence reportedly also are involved.

UNANNOUNCED

Rivals.com’s Top 150 players who are considering Pac-10 schools

NO.	PLAYER	LOCATION	POS.	STARS	HT.	WT.	CHOICES
4	Josh Selby	Baltimore Lake Clifton	PG	*****	6-2	183	Arizona, Kansas, UConn, Kentucky
13	Terrence Jones	Portland, Ore. Jefferson	F	*****	6-9	220	UCLA, Washington, Oregon, Kansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma
21	Doron Lamb	Mouth of Wilson, Va. Oak Hill	G	*****	6-4	175	Arizona, West Virginia, Kansas, Kentucky, UConn, Oklahoma
43	Terrence Ross	Portland, Ore. Jefferson	SG	****	6-5	180	Oregon, Washington, Kansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma
NR	Kadeem Jack	Manhattan, N.Y. Rice	PF	***	6-8	210	Arizona, Miami, Arkansas, UConn

CLASS OF 2010 PAC-10 RECRUITS

Rivals.com’s Top 150 rankings listed

NO.	PLAYER	LOCATION	POS.	STARS	HT.	WT.	CHOICE
19	Josh Smith	Covington, Wash. Kentwood	C	*****	6-10	270	UCLA
23	Dwight Powell	Bradenton, Fla. IMG Academy	PF	*****	6-9	215	Stanford
25	Keala King	Compton, Calif. Mater Dei	G	*****	6-5	200	ASU
41	Tyler Lamb	Santa Ana, Calif. Mater Dei	G	****	6-3	195	UCLA
57	Daniel Bejarano	Phoenix North	SG	****	6-5	200	Arizona
62	Anthony Brown	Huntington Beach, Calif. Ocean View	SG	****	6-6	180	Stanford
72	Gary Franklin	Santa Ana, Calif. Mater Dei	PG	****	6-2	180	Cal
101	Richard Solomon	Torrance, Calif. Bishop Montgomery	F	****	6-8	210	Cal
102	Allen Crabbe	Los Angeles Price	SG	***	6-4	165	Cal
106	Jordin Mayes	Los Angeles Westchester	PG	***	6-1	170	Arizona
106	Ahmad Starks	Chicago Whitney Young	PG	***	5-8	145	Oregon St.
134	Devon Collier	Jersey City, N.J. St. Anthony	SF	***	6-7	205	Oregon St.
135	Aaron Bright	Bellevue, Wash. Bellevue	PG	***	5-10	175	Stanford
141	Bryce Jones	Woodland Hills, Calif. Taft	SG	***	6-4	175	USC

THOSE WHO GOT AWAY

Rivals.com’s Top 150 players who left Pac-10 locales for other schools

NO.	PLAYER	LOCATION	POS.	STARS	HT.	WT.	CHOICE
99	James Johnson	Wildomar, Calif. Elsinore	PF	****	6-9	220	Virginia
114	Joe Harris	Chelan, Wash. Chelan	SG	***	6-5	200	Virginia
117	Royce Woolridge	Phoenix Sunnyslope	SG	***	6-3	175	Kansas
122	Terrell Stoglin	Tucson Santa Rita	PG	***	6-1	160	Maryland
150	Kyle Fuller	Moreno Valley, Calif. Rancho Verde	PG	***	6-1	190	Vanderbilt

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