Sounds like Isaiah Briscoe could be making his collegiate decision sooner than originally thought. He had said over the summer that he'd likely wait until the spring to make his choice, but now is saying that his decision could come "soon."

And it sounds like UConn and Kentucky are the two front-runners.

Briscoe, a point guard out of Roselle Catholic in New Jersey, visited both schools recently. He speaks glowingly of Kevin Ollie and his entire UConn visit, and while it's impossible to know how much of a factor this will play, it's worth noting that Jim Salmon, Briscoe's New Jersey Playaz AAU coach, coached Kevin Freeman for a season at Paterson Catholic and thinks the world of Freeman.

Elsewhere, it appears UConn is already in on one of the top big men from the Class of 2018, Marvin Bagley III, a 6-foot-10 center from Tempe, Arizona.

6-10 fr marvin bagley III from tempe, ariz.-- who has yet to play a varsity game-- was best young talent at usa bb mini-camp at the springs
— Dick Weiss (@HoopsWeiss) October 6, 2014

bagley-- class of '18-- already has offers from uconn, arizona, several others.
— Dick Weiss (@HoopsWeiss) October 6, 2014