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Jimmy Kimmel: UNLV booster?

Anthony Bennett, T.J. Warren

West’s Anthony Bennett, from Brampton, Ontario, dunks over McDonald’s East All-American T.J. Warren, (24) from Durham, N.C., during the first half of the McDonald’s All-American boys’ basketball game Wednesday, March 28, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Earlier today, Adam Zagoria tweeted out that Anthony Bennett, the Findlay Prep star and the most-highly regarded member of the Class of 2012 that has yet to decide on a destination for the 2012-2013 season, was leaning “90 percent” towards UNLV over Oregon.

It makes some sense. Findlay Prep is in Las Vegas. UNLV is a much better program than Oregon, even if the Ducks will forever be on the cutting edge of swag thanks to Phil Knight’s connection to the university. Playing for a team in the top ten -- where UNLV will be -- is much more appealing than playing in a program that can be described as middle-of-the-pack Pac-12.

Perhaps what sets UNLV apart, however, is that they have the support of Jimmy Kimmel, who found time to tweet at Anthony Bennett about becoming a member of the Rebels in between running a late-night TV show and speaking at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner:

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Kimmel spent a year at UNLV before transferring to Arizona State, according his wikipedia page.

I guess this means that Kimmel is the most famous person to commit a recruiting violation.

Since we all like youtube videos, here’s some of Anthony Bennett’s best:

Rob Dauster is the editor of the college basketball website Ballin’ is a Habit. You can find him on twitter @robdauster.