Considering that Xylina McDaniel made her way to watch UConn play against DePaul and UConn coach Geno Auriemma headed down to South Carolina for the second time this season to see the talented 6-foot-2 forward from Spring Valley High School in action, I figured I would see if anything has changed since I spoke to McDaniel's high school and AAU coach earlier this month.

Spring Valley coach Anne Long said that although McDaniel had a very enjoyable trip to UConn and "UConn is a strong contender" in the recruitment of McDaniel, the main focus is on Spring Valley's run at a state title and no commitment would be coming before the end of this season.

Long does think McDaniel will come up with a concrete list of schools, perhaps by the end of the season and that a visit to Tennessee is a possibility before the South Carolina state championships wrap up on Mar. 4.

Long said that the college decision for McDaniel could be completed before the summer AAU season gets rolling.

On a funny note, Long said that McDaniel was so excited that Auriemma was coming down to see her play again that she had her dad (former NBA star Xavier McDaniel) bring some barbeque chicken to the game for Auriemma to bring home with him to show him "there's nothing like South Carolina barbeque."

Auriemma saw McDaniel score 29 points as Spring Valley opened postseason play with a 95-47 win over Northwestern on Tuesday. Spring Valley hosts Mann tonight and with a win, would host the winner of the Spartanburg/Dorman game on Monday in the South Carolina AAAA quarterfinals.

McDaniel is averaging 18.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2.8 steals and 1.5 blocked shots for 25-0 Spring Valley.

For those who are curious whether she has a scholarship offer from UConn, if a kid visits UConn and then you read of a member of the Connecticut staff going to see them play you can rest assured that a scholarship has been offered.