Coaches Find Way to Carson

Ekene Ibekwe, a 6-foot-9 junior basketball player at Carson High, has become a top prospect, with a steady flow of college coaches coming to the Carson gym.

USC Coach Henry Bibby dropped by last week. Coaches from Stanford, Utah and Nebraska have visited. Coaches from UCLA, Arizona, Kentucky and Louisville have contacted Carson Coach Richard Masson.

It’s clear that Ibekwe will be Carson’s most talented basketball player since Eldridge Hudson, the 1982 state player of the year who signed with Nevada Las Vegas....

This weekend will be crucial for USC’s recruiting hopes. More than 20 high school prospects in a variety of sports are scheduled to make official visits in conjunction with the USC-Stanford football game at the Coliseum....

One of Southern California’s top girls’ soccer prospects, Jill Oakes of North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake, is considering UCLA, California and Santa Clara....

First baseman John Curtis of Newhall Hart has committed to Cal State Fullerton ....Pitcher Daniel Miltenberger of Laguna Hills committed to UCLA and pitcher Erik Averill of Villa Park committed to Arizona State

Arizona and USC are considered the favorites in the recruiting competition for Angel Perkins of Cerritos Gahr, one of the nation’s top girl track athletes....

Offensive lineman Robert Chai of Newport Harbor has scholarship offers from California and Washington State.