For those recruiting news lovers out there, don't be expecting too much coming out of the camp of Hillhouse's Bria Holmes until probably the fall - at the earliest.

I spoke to one of her AAU coaches today who told me that Bria has yet to make the rounds on the college visitation circuit so she is far away from narrowing down her list and most certainly months away from making a decision.

The Connecticut Lady Blazers will be playing in tournaments in Kentucky and Georgia in July. They will also be headed to an event at Rutgers at which time Holmes is expected to have an unofficial visit and meet with Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer.

Holmes will likely get down to the business of coming up with a list of schools and take some visits in September and October. It sounds like she won't be venturing too far for college. I have learned in my time covering recruiting that each kid has a different definition of what constitutes going to college "close to home" but certainly schools like Rutgers and St. John's, who have both shown plenty of interest in Holmes, would seem to fit the geographic profile.

Rutgers has been pushing hard for the 6-foot-1 wing as has West Virginia and they have plenty of company among Big East school. UConn is also in the mix and she was on hand for UConn's First Night festivities in October.

Holmes was an All-State selection as a junior as she led Hillhouse to its third straight Class L title. In the state championship game, she had 27 points, 11 rebounds and four steals.