Shawnee ? Division One college basketball coaches flock to see Tyler Hansbrough play basketball, but AAU tournaments and high school games might be as close as any one of them gets to coaching him.

Hansbrough, a 6-foot-9, 230-pound senior power forward at Poplar Bluff (Mo.) High, might turn pro directly out of high school.

Kansas University coach Bill Self, left, and Missouri coach Quin Snyder watch an AAU game at the Price Chopper/Kansas City Prep Invitational Tournament. Several college coaches were on hand for the high school hoops showcase on Wednesday in Shawnee.

“If I’m a lottery pick, I’m going to go to the NBA,” said Hansbrough, who was in the area for the Price Chopper/Kansas City Prep Invitational Tournament at Okun Fieldhouse.

His outlook has done nothing to deter college coaches from pursuing the player Rivals.com ranks as the fifth-best high school senior in the country.

Kansas University coach Bill Self, Missouri’s Quin Snyder, Kentucky’s Tubby Smith, Memphis’ John Calipari, Texas’ Rick Barnes, Illinois’ Bruce Weber and Paul Hewitt of Georgia Tech were among the elite coaches in attendance to watch Hansbrough showcase his skills Wednesday evening.

According to Hansbrough, some of those coaches still have a chance to obtain his talent.

“I’m still checking out my options and looking at all the schools pretty evenly,” he said. “And then I think by August I think I’ll have a good decision where I’m going to go.”

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Hansbrough said Missouri, Kentucky, Kansas and North Carolina were the colleges on his list — in no particular order. All have their strengths, but no particular school stands above the others right now, he said.

“At Kansas, you have the tradition and coach Self and some really good players to play with and a great atmosphere,” he said. “At Missouri, it’s my home state, so a lot of family would be there, and I would have a lot of friends from high school that would be there, so it would feel like a family atmosphere.

“At North Carolina you have a great tradition there, too, especially with coach (Roy) Williams. I feel like he’s a really good coach, and I think that he’s doing some really good things down there. And with Kentucky, obviously the tradition and coach Smith, and they’re always real hard.”

Touted basketball recruit Tyler Hansbrough tries to fight through a double-team.

About 300 fans — mostly Kansas University and Missouri loyalists — surrounded the court to watch — and possibly try to influence — Hansbrough. Plenty of KU blue T-shirts were seen in the crowd, and a few black and gold shirts from MU’s infamous “Antlers” fan section also were visible.

The fans were surprisingly subdued for most of the game, however. Hansbrough was in early foul trouble before finishing with 24 points in his St. Louis Eagles’ 78-69 loss to the Dakota Schoolers.

“It’s great to see with all the coaches out here that people are getting exposure,” he said, “and we’re playing against some really good competition. It’s always good when you have competition and exposure in one place.”

Some Kansas fans arrived early to check out another intriguing tournament pairing when Team Texas squared off with the Springfield (Mo.) Heat. Team Texas features KU recruits C.J. Miles and Kevin Rogers.

The Dallas natives are ranked among the top 40 players in the country by Rivals.com and want to play basketball at the same college. Both list Kansas, Illinois, Arizona, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Texas among the schools they are considering. Rogers said Kansas was in his top two right now, while Miles lists Kansas among his top three choices.

Team Texas plays at 9 a.m. today and again at 6 p.m. on court two. Hansbrough’s squad plays at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on court three.

Former Kansas University and current North Carolina assistant coach Joe Holliday, left, and Missouri head coach Quin Snyder chat during the Price Chopper Invitational. The prep showcase started Wednesday in Shawnee.