Just a heads up for all of you fans who follow recruiting closely: The U of M men’s basketball office doesn’t expect to receive any letters-of-intent Wednesday, which is the first day of the week-long early signing period.

Memphis does expect point guard Derrick Rose and shooting guard Jeff Robinson to sign those letters on Wednesday and put them in the mail, meaning they should arrive at the Memphis basketball office later in the week.

Many recruiting Web sites list Will Bogan, a 6-10, 290-pound center from Bell City, MO, as the Tigers’ third committment. However, based on several conversations with people who have knowledge of the situation, I do not expect Bogan to sign with the Tigers. From what I understand, he did not develop enough over the summer and probably would not be a good fit with the Memphis program.
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