1) Doron Lamb is not from Virginia, although he graduated from Oak Hill. He's from New York City.

2) The only time Cal won a national championship at Kentucky, the starting five were Anthony Davis, MKG, Terrence Jones, Doron Lamb and Marquise Teague: IL, NJ, OR, NY, IN

3) Cal almost won a national championship at Memphis on the backs of Derrick Rose and Chris Douglas-Roberts, from IL and MI respectively.

4) On Louisville's national title team last year, the top nine players in terms of minutes per game came from, in order: WA, NY, Senegal, OH, VA, IL, KY, NY, IN

ETA: This year like 7 of the top 15 national recruits are from the B10's geographical footprint, and it's likely that none of them will go to a big ten school. The B12, SEC and ACC all stand poised to clean up, though.

ETA2: Also, that's not to say that the South lacks in basketball talent. I should have been more clear in saying that Northern players tend to be better developed by the time they leave high school, and that often carries over into their development at higher levels. Look at the difference between a Derrick Rose and a John Wall, an Anthony Davis and a Demarcus Cousins. The Northern kids just seem to have a bit of an edge in terms of development / experience. I've noticed this trend for well over a decade, fwiw. This year, despite super-talented recruits from every corner of the country, Jabari Parker has emerged as the most NBA ready.

This post was edited on 1/17/14 at 1:28 am