It’s only April but the offseason recruiting for college basketball is in full swing, if the gym at the Henderson (Nevada) International School was any indication Thursday night.

Findlay Prep, which plays its home games at the gymnasium, staged a 3-on-3 scrimmage with its Class of 2012 and 2013 standouts and plenty of coaches were on hand to see and be seen.

The schools included: Arizona, Cal, Washington, Stanford, ASU, USC, Oregon, Gonzaga, New Mexico, Virginia, Northern Illinois, Oakland and Memphis. The Wildcats were represented by assistant coach Book Richardson.

Among some of the standouts were Class of 2013 shooting guard Nigel Williams-Goss, Class of 2012 power forward Anthony Bennett, Class of 2012 wing player Winston Shepard and Class of 2012 shooting guard Nazareth Long.

Williams-Goss, 6-4, 180, has verbally committed to UNLV but that could change depending on who Rebels athletic director Jim Livengood hires to replace Lon Kruger, who took the Oklahoma job. Williams-Goss listed Arizona and Washington in his top three before committing to UNLV last November.

Bennett, 6-8, 230, said recently that he has scholarship offers from UConn, Arizona, UNLV, Georgetown and Pittsburgh (among others). Bennett and Long are native Canadians following in the footsteps of former Findlay standouts Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph (both now at Texas).

NOTE: Findlay coach Mike Peck remains a strong candidate for the Arizona assistant coach vacancy created when Archie Miller became the head coach at Dayton. Peck, who recently completed his fourth year with Findlay, has let those close to him know he is hopeful to join Sean Miller‘s staff. … Sean Miller told the media Thursday that he seeks an assistant with West coast recruiting ties and that the hire likely will happen in May.

The hiring Friday of former UNLV coach Lon Kruger by Oklahoma could impact the Arizona Wildcats to varying degrees.

Lon Kruger's move to Oklahoma from UNLV could have an impact on Arizona in various ways (US Presswire photo/Christopher Hanewinckel)

The possibilities:

• Kruger and Arizona coach Sean Miller wanted the series between the two schools to resume, according to the Las Vegas Sun last year. With former Arizona athletic director Jim Livengood in the same capacity with the Rebels, a series between the rivals remains a possibility. A game in Las Vegas benefits Arizona from a recruiting standpoint because nationally-recognized programs Findlay Prep and Bishop Gorman High School are in the area.
• Gorman includes Arizona Class of 2012 targets Rosco Allen, Ben Carter and Shabazz Muhammad. Gorman’s head coach is Grant Rice, brother of former UNLV player David Rice, a BYU assistant who has emerged as a top candidate.
• Findlay Class of 2013 shooting guard Nigel Williams-Goss verbally committed to UNLV earlier this season because of Kruger. Williams-Goss told me in November before that commitment that Arizona, Washington and UNLV were his leaders. He said that he maintained constant contact with Arizona’s coaches, especially assistant Archie Miller. He went so far as to say that he hoped to take an unofficial visit of the UA campus. Findlay assistant Todd Simon told me Saturday morning that Williams-Goss “is not sure what he will do yet.”

Kruger’s move also could impact former UA assistant coach Mike Dunlap, currently an aide at St. John’s who is mentioned as a candidate by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Don’t count on Livengood raiding Sean Miller’s staff, namely Archie Miller, who should have his own program within two years. When Livengood underwent a coaching search for UNLV’s football program before last season he purposely stayed away from Mike Stoops‘ staff, which included former offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes at the time.

Former UCLA players Chace Stanback and Mike Moser, a former Arizona commit, transferred to UNLV because Kruger coached there. Stanback, who will be a senior, and Moser, a sophomore next year after having to sit out this season, did not attend a meeting with Kruger Friday night.

Moser, a 6-8 forward with a 7-foot wingspan from Portland, committed to Arizona in 2008 but changed his mind when former coach Lute Olson abruptly retired before the 2008-09 season. He played sparingly as a freshman at UCLA in 2009-10 before transferring to UNLV.

How snakebit do you think Moser feels right now?