[LitlBuck]

A little more onOrton and possibly a PG from the BN free board

By Jeff Rapp

Just to touch upon this on a preliminary basis, I am hearing through a very good source that the Ohio State coaches are very interested in Kentucky signee Daniel Orton, a 6-9 or 6-10 center out of Oklahoma City, as they were before he committed to UK. Of course, Billy Gillispie was fired today, which means Orton, the top-rated big man in the 2009 class, could pull out of his LOI and sign with another school without penalty.

From what I am hearing, though, the OSU coaching staff will go after Orton hard but only if he contacts them first and expresses genuine interest. In other words, if the Buckeyes are on a short list with a fighting chance to get him then they will be aggressive. They want to have at least a 20 percent chance, though, before putting all their eggs in that basket.

Also, as others have speculated, the coaches are clearly in pursuit of a point guard right now, preferably one who can play next year. They were planning to see a prospect play in person this week but I don't have a name as yet.

I will follow up on both of these fronts as soon as I have more concrete details.