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BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (8/27/2010)

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Friday edition of the Big East Basketball News & Notes has some bad news for Louisville as, not one, but two Cards expected to make big impacts this season will not be with the team due to academic shortcomings. At Cincinnati, Dion Dixon looks to turn over the page from last season’s bad memory at Madison Square Garden. Also, Rutgers and Providence add new verbal commitments. Rutgers’ efforts in NYC continues as they host another highly touted player for an unoffcial visit and are getting closer to another big man commit. The transfer of jakarr Sampson has his former high school coach annoyed with an in-state college program.

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BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (8/26/2010)

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Some interesting News & Notes around the Big East today. First, bad news for ‘Nova as an incoming freshman is out indefinitely. Another incoming frosh, CJ Fair, is poised for his rookie season at Syracuse. Andy Katz goes into detail on how the Big East conference slate is determined in regards to home and home opponents. The coaches actually vote in May on how they expect the teams to finish and the leagu breaks those results into tiers. Katz examones those tiers and the home and home match-ups. Other Big East analysis includes a best case/worst case look at all 16 teams and the news that the conference tournament will keep the same format with the double-byes another season. West Virginia’s non-conference schedule is also examined.

On the recruiting front, the latest on Amir Garrett, Mike Shaw, Ryan Boatright and Chane Behanan is looked at below…

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BASKETBALL RECRUITING NOTESBOOK (8/25/2010)

In today’s Basketball Recruiting Notebook we update the recruitment of Phil Greene, Keith Coleman and Ameen Tanksley in the class of 2011 and we give readers a brief introduction to Barnett Harris, an intriguing 2012 prospect picking up some recruiting interest of late.

Greene recently took an unofficial visit to St. John’s of the Big East and fills us in on the first two official visits he has scheduled. Coleman is an uncommitted big man drawing a wide range of college interest at this time. Tanksley is also setting up his visits for the fall and gives NBE the latest below.

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BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (8/24/2010)

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Some quick news and notes around the Big East Basketball conference as things have been pretty busy, especially on the recruiting front. Rutgers adds some immediate help for 2010-2011 to their thin frontcourt, former PC signee Joseph Young enrolls in another school, Cincinnati works on their offense ahead of their trip to Canada and a look at what a Big East Sports Network could possibly bring forward in revenue. On the recruiting side, updates on Kadeem Jack, Jabarie Hinds and Angelo Chol for readers to find…

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SEAGEARS TALKS RECENT VISITS; HAS TOP FOUR SCHOOLS

DC Assault guard is becoming a hot commodity in the 2011 recruiting class with Big East and other programs

by JEFF BORZELLO

Although Quinn Cook’s recruitment is getting more attention nationally, his DC Assault backcourt mate is beginning to cash in on his own excellent spring and summer.

Jerome Seagears, a 6-foot-2 guard from Washington D.C. who plays at Flora McDonald Academy (N.C.), turned heads quite often at various tournaments on the AAU circuit, elevating his recruitment to new levels.

Seagears took the first step towards making a decision this past weekend, making a pair of unofficial visits to Big East campuses in New Jersey.

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BASKETBALL RECRUITING NOTEBOOK (8/17/2010)

The recruiting landscape is in full flux right now as dominos fall left and right in the class of 2011. Over the next several weeks we will try to keep a regular Recruiting Notebook to keep readers up to date on the latest news of offers, visits and other news on recruits from the classes of 2011, 2012 and 2013 as the summer AAU season is now complete and the recruiting news picks up speed. Players in the class of 2011 will be setting up official visits in the coming weeks for the fall while college coaches will hit the road to conduct in-home visits with their top targets for 2011 and hit gyms to watch workouts of players in that class as well as the younger players.

Today we hit the ground running with updates on 2012 prospects Dominique Bull who has picked up new interest after helping BABC win the 16-U AAU National Title, Bull’s AAU teammate Georges Niang also updates NBE on new offers as he is also making an unofficial visit today. One of the top players in the 2012 class is J-Mychal Reese and he has picked up a few new offers recently and we also touch base with Jevon Thomas, Chris Hill and get updates on prep school destinations of Jeremiah Davis (2011) and Anthony Bennett (2012) for this fall.

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BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (8/16/2010)

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Here are a few news and notes from around the Big East conference for this Monday afternoon as the dog days of August continue to drag on. Beginning September 9th, college coaches can get back on the road and conduct in-home visits and stop by at high schools across the country to watch workouts. In the meantime, we expect to see more movement on the commitment front as players take unofficial visits and look to end the process before schools gets going for most. Others will take their time and begin setting up official visits for the fall.

There are a few recruiting notes below as well as updates on UConn’s battle with the NCAA, Seton Hall and Bobby Gonzalez settle their lawsuit, Mookie Jones is looking for a big year and Austin Freeman is determined not to let diabetes slow his basketball career.

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WORLD BASKETBALL FESTIVAL RECRUITING NOTEBOOK

Top area players hit famed Rucker Park in Harlem over the weekend

The World Basketball Festival has kept New York City buzzing the last several days as players from around the world have come to the Big Apple to compete. In the Battle of the Boroughs competition between some of the top NYC-area high school players, it was Queens getting past Harlem 79-65 on Saturday with the Bronx slipping past Brooklyn, 58-56, on a late three-pointer.

Queens and the Bronx will meet next Saturday for bragging rights in the championship game, part of the Nike Tournament of Champions at Dyckman Park.

On Friday NBE’s Matt Whitfield made the trip down to Rucker Park for the action and has some detailed recruitng notes on Ryan Rhoomes (14 points, 10 rebounds for Queens), Corey Edwards, Omar Calhoun and Nkeruwem (pronounced like Kerwin) Okoro.

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FOUR SCHOOLS TOP LIST FOR KADEEM JACK

There have been many twists and turns along the way for Kadeem Jack in his recruitment, but it looks like the decisions is nearing as the 2011 big man has narrowed his choices to a top four list of schools.

According to Jack’s mentor, Damian Leslie, the top four are Arkansas, West Virginia, Rutgers and Miami.

Jack has told NBE he would be narrowing his choices down in August with the hope of making a commitment in September. The former Rice High School C/BF is prepping this year at South Kent (CT) School.

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NYC SUMMER CLASSIC PLAYER & RECRUITING NOTES

BY JEFF BORZELLO

BRONX, N.Y. – After a busy July live period in which NBE was front and center at events across the country – from the King City Classic and LeBron camp to the Peach Jam and the Adidas Invitational, and from Las Vegas and the Desert Duel to the AAU Super Showcase/Nationals and various Hoop Group events – the NYC Summer Classic at Fordham University was the perfect way to cap the period. The top teams from the area were in attendance at the one-day event, and even teams like Expressions (R.I.) and East Coast Elite (Del.) came. Although some of the marquee players took the day off to rest, there was still plenty of talent and competition in the Bronx on Saturday.

Khem Birch, 2012, Expressions: Birch has really developed over the past several months, and his ranking among the top-10 players in his class is well-deserved. He is extremely long and athletic, and he can run the floor as well as any big man in the class. He blocks shots and rebounds well, at both ends of the floor. Offensively, he is solid in the high post with his passing ability, and his length and athleticism give him an edge on the offensive boards.

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BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (8/2/2010)

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Its been quite a month of July for players, coaches, scouts and writers alike, criss-crossing the country on the AAU basketball and elite camp tour. Not it is time to settle back into the normal routine and the calendar has flipped to August and, believe it or not, school is right around the corner!

So, as we work on some site maintenance today, updating of team rosters and long overdue recruiting database updates and team page overhauls, here are some of the latest News & Notes from around the Big East that have been kicking around the web the last several days. The big news is an important commitment earned by the new Rutgers staff over the weekend. We also catch up with Pitt on their tour of Ireland and some notes from South Florida as the Bulls ready to become Team USA in international competition in Brazil. Of course, there is plenty of recruiting information as well, with Anthony Davis, JaKarr Sampson, Eli Carter and more updated below. Plenty of news and notes to chew on for Big East fans and more…

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DESERT DUEL SCOUTING REPORT & RECRUITING LISTS

The NY Panthers came out west and did work at Mesquite High School in Gilbert (AZ) by taking home the crown in a jam-packed Desert Duel field. The Panthers got a big performance over the two days from Maurice Harkless who earned NBE’s MOP award for the event. The Panthers, coached by Rafer Alston, defeated the NE Playaz in the championship game and DC Assault in the semifinals Wednesday to clinch the championship.

196 different colleges were represented over the two-day event with either a head coach, assistants or both as the field was strong up and down the 32-teams. Doug Ferguson spent a lot of time in the gym over the two days and below he runs through his scouting reports and recruiting notes from his time on top players from teams such as NJ Playaz, Franchize All-Stars, Team Loaded, Seattle Rotary, DC Assault, Illinois Wolves, Mac Irvin Fire, Team Philly, NE Playaz, Georgia Net Burners, Compton Magic and, of course, the NY Panthers.

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MERNAGH: MORE ORLANDO AAU PLAYER REVIEWS

Recruiting notes and player evaluations from some of the top players in Orlando last week

by RAY MERNAGH

While the July ‘live’ period for recruiting ended yesterday, the 17-U AAU National Championship will be decided at 4 PM this afternoon with a match-up between the Carolina Ravens and Arkansas Wings. Here is yesterday’s 17-U Championship Bracket scoreboard:

Quarterfinals:

Connecticut Basketball Club 66, St. Louis Gameface 64
Arkansas Wings 61, LI-Lightning (Blue) 54
HCYP Elite 69, Old Gold/Dream Team 51
Carolina Ravens 79, CP3 All-Stars 68

Semifinals:

Arkansas Wings 65, Connecticut Basketball Club 61
Carolina Ravens 78, HCYP Elite 66

Here are more of Ray Mernagh’s player notes, evaluations and recruiting tidbits from his stay in Orlando…

Malcolm Gilbert — 6′11, 210lbs 2011 — Gilbert, a center out of Bryn Athyn, PA is one of the best available bigs in the 2011 class. Gilbert is a legitimate 6′11 and long with good athleticism. He alters a ton of shots defensively when he’s not blocking them. He can hit the 10-12 foot shot and scores inside with his length. Gilbert told me he’s working on an old school hook shot with his father because it’s unblockable with his 7′4 wingspan. He also mentioned working on a bust out dribble — “just one or two bounces to start the break when nobody’s open” — and trying to add that to his game. Gilbert runs the floor well and I get the feeling he’s more suited to a more structured setting than AAU allows, especially for an unselfish and intelligent big (big men are often ignored as guards jack shots). Gilbert wants to take a few more unofficial visits (telling NBE’s Matt Whitfield via text on Saturday that Notre Dame, Cornell, Penn and Virginia are schools he hopes to unofficially visit) before he trims his list to five but hopes to decide where he’ll be headed by the middle of the school year if not sooner. Gilbert said that Pittsburgh and Ohio State have been on him the hardest and that Duke has been checking him out as well. He plans to take all five official visits before making his decision. This kid is a special kid, somebody will be fortunate to get him no matter how well he plays for them. Malcolm Gilbert will be making a difference in the world long after his basketball days end.
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ORLANDO AAU UPDATE PART VIII (BABC TAKES 16′S CROWN)

The 16-U AAU National Championship was decided in Orlando on Friday afternoon as BABC out of Boston (MA) earned a 56-53 win over All-Ohio Red on the main court of the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

All-Ohio Red held a 25-24 lead at the half with a balanced offensive attack led by Myles Hamilton with six points. For BABC it was the outside shooting of Jaylen Brantley keeping them in the contest as the 6-foot point guard connected on four three-pointers to account for all 12 of his points.

In the second half BABC began to take control as Georges Niang continued his impressive performance in Orlando this week, scoring 12 points in the quarter, helping BABC to a 42-38 lead after three quarters.

In the fourth quarter BABC held on for the win. Brantley finished with 20 points, hitting six of eight from the foul line in the second half. Niang had 17, with 14 of those in the second half. Egi Gjikondi added eight.

Leroy Hamilton led All-Ohio Red with 11 and Hamilton and Deontae Hawkins scored nine each and West Virginia-commit Jalen Robinson had eight.

The title was the 13th national championship for the BABC program and avenged a semifinal loss to All-Ohio Red in the 16-U AAU Super Showcase earlier in Orlando. The boys from the Buckeye state were the 16-U runners-up in both the Super Showcase and National Championship.

Some familiar faces took in the action of the 16-U finale. Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin along with one of his assistants as well as Providence assistant Chris Driscoll, who was a coach with the BABC program as recently as last month, were spotted. Along with Pitt assistant Pat Skerry, West Virginia assistant Larry Harrison, Marquette assistant Scott Monarch, assistant from Georgetown, UMass head coach Derek Kellogg and others.

On Saturday the 17-U AAU National Championships will continue with quarterfinal action. The remaining eight teams begin play this morning with the following match-ups:

Connecticut Basketball Club vs. St. Louis Gameface
Arkansas Wings vs. LI-Lightning (Blue)
HCYP Elite vs. Old Gold/Dream Team
CP3 All-Stars vs. Carolina Ravens

The 16-U title game marked the end of NBE’s coverage in Orlando. Alex Schwartz checks in below with some final player evaluations, including his look at Nerlens Noel, Jalen Robinson and Brice Johnson and detailed recruiting updates on Archie Goodwin, Rod Days and Demarcus Harrison. You can log-in or sign up for NBE Premium access by SUBSCRIBING (HERE) for as low as $2.08 a month with our annual introductory membership to read more of the coverage from Orlando. Also, any of our Premium Content Articles & Event Coverage is available to subscribers.

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ORLANDO AAU UPDATE: PART VII (KADEEM JACK CUTTING LIST SOON)

The action in Orlando countinued strong on Thursday as they are now down to the final 32 teams for the 17-U AAU National championship and the championship game in the 16-U age group is set for Friday afternoon.

In the 16-U championship bracket, it will be BABC Sophs, led by the defensive prowess of Nerlens Noel taking on All-Ohio Red at 4 PM on the main court at the ESPN Wild World of Sports Complex. BABC got past Rising Stars Gold, 48-35, to earn their spot in the championship. With Noel acting as a goalie and blocking anything that comes near him, BABC has allowed just 36 points a game this week in Orlando. Georges Niang has also been outstanding and complimenting Noel inside, especially on the offensive end of the floor.

All-Ohio Red got past Arkansas Wings, 80-62, to advance to the championship game, which is a rematch of the 16-U AAU Super Showcase semifinal from earlier here in Orlando. That game was won by the boys from the Buckeye state, 47-42, but BABC will have Noel this time.

Alex Schwartz continues to gather updates from Orlando and and you can log-in or sign up for NBE Premium access by SUBSCRIBING (HERE) for as low as $2.08 a month with our annual introductory membership to read more of the coverage from Orlando as he details the performance of Omar Calhoun, Evan Nolte, Tavon Sledge, Kareem Canty and Tyquan Goard with detailed recruiting updates on Kadeem Jack, who is set to cut his list and one long-standing team is no longer in consideration, Chris Martin and Goard, all detailed below. Also, any of our Premium Content Articles & Event Coverage is available to subscribers.

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ORLANDO AAU UPDATE: PART VI

The hectic month of July is winding down. The championships of the 17-U National AAU tournament in Orlando has moved into bracket play today and the 16-U national championships have quarterfinal play underway as this story is posted.

The beginning of pool play saw some completel blowouts in the 17-U pools, but some good performances also shined through.

Alex Schwartz again checks in from Orlando and you can log-in or sign up for NBE Premium access by SUBSCRIBING (HERE) for as low as $2.08 a month with our annual introductory membership to read more of our coverage from Orlando as he details the performance of the bigger names here with B.J. Young, Rashad Madden, Mitch McGary, Patrick Connaughton and Malik Price-Martin with detailed recruiting updates gathered by NBE on Young, Prince-Martin, David Rivers and Stephon Blair, all detailed below. Also, any of our Premium Content Articles & Event Coverage is available to subscribers.

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ORLANDO AAU UPDATE: PART V

On Tuesday champions were crowned in the 17-U AAU Super Showcase as bracket play began in the 16-U AAU nationals and pool play started in the 17-U AAU nationals. The big trophy went to the local Each 1 Teach 1 squad as Austin Rivers, Trevor Lacey and company defeated the St. Louis Eagles by the score of 78-60 in game shown by ESPNU. In the Silver Bracket, it was East Coast Elite/Delaware Panthers taking the crown. A couple of the big names for ECE included Pittsburgh-commit Jaylen Bond and uncommitted 2011 big man Malcolm Gilbert.

Alex Schwartz again checks in from Orlando and you can log-in or sign up for NBE Premium access by SUBSCRIBING (HERE) for as low as $2.08 a month with our annual introductory membership to read more of our coverage from Orlando as he details the performance of Bond, Andre Drummond, Mike Tobey, Jevon Thomas and Daiquan Walker, with detailed recruiting updates on Derrick Wilson, Jacob Lawson and Bishop Daniels are all detailed below. Also, any of our Premium Content Articles & Event Coverage is available to subscribers.

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ORLANDO AAU UPDATE: PART III

The 17-U Super Showcase is down to their final eight in the Gold Bracket after Sunday night’s action. The quarterfinals tip off on Monday morning with the St. Louis Eagles taking on Long Island Lightning and Team Takeover facing Team Next (NYC) at 9:25 AM with the winners meeting in the semifinals at 3 PM. The other half of the bracket features the Georgia Blazers and Showtime Ballers in one match-up at 10:50 AM with Each 1 Teach 1 and Westchester Hawks (who did beat the SYF Players) meeting in the other quarterfinal and the winners collide at 4:30 in the other semifinal at the Milkhouse

Earlier today the 16-U Super showcase winner was crowned as Baltimore Elite edged All-Ohio Red, 58-57, in the Gold Bracket championship game. In the Sliver Bracket it was the Martin Brothers taking the title game over Each 1 Teach 1.

Alex Schwartz again checks in from Orlando and you can log-in or sign up for NBE Premium access by SUBSCRIBING (HERE) for as low as $2.08 a month with our annual introductory membership to read more of our coverage from Orlando as we run down the impressive performances of Austin Rivers, Shane Larkin, Branden Dawson, Victor Nickerson and J-Mychal Reese and update the recruitment of Tony Parker, Elijah Macon, Dawson and Aaron Thomas, all of which is covered below in detail. Also, any of our Premium Content Articles & Event Coverage is available to subscribers.

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ORLANDO AAU UPDATE: PART II

While Ray Mernagh has an early wake-up call and a long day of travel tomorrow to reach sunny Orlando for the end of the 17-U AAU Showcase and the Nationals to follow, Alex Schwartz continues to keep us up to date in the meantime.

With the 17-U Super Showcase getting in full swing Saturday, some more familiar names are in this update. Recruiting updates are found on elite 2011 PF/C Johnny O’Bryant who has a final list of nine schools under consideration, 2011 PG Angel Rodriguez has some impressive offers and a leader out of the Big 12 while productive PF George Fant updates his growing list of schools today. You can log-in or sign up for NBE Premium access by SUBSCRIBING (HERE) for as low as $2.08 a month with our annual introductory membership to read more of our coverage from Orlando as we also run down the performances of Nick Faust, Trey Burke, Julian Royal, Jacob Lawson and O’Bryant as well. All of which is covered below in detail. Also, any of our Premium Content Articles & Event Coverage is available to subscribers.

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DAY ONE VEGAS RUNDOWN

Solid, not spectacular, summarizes the opening day of second live period in Las Vegas

By Raphielle Johnson

With the beginning of the second 10-day open evaluation period of July tipping off Thursday, teams and coaches descended upon Las Vegas with more than just bright lights in mind. Time was spent at the two major tournaments in Sin City, the adidas Super 64 and the Las Vegas Fab 48, but unfortunately the spectacular performances you hope to see did not come with the first day of action. But this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, with many players putting forth solid showings in front of a who’s who of college coaches. Opening up super pool play in the Super 64 was the matchup between the New England Playaz and Dream Vision, featuring two of the nation’s better players in the class of 2012 with Alex Murphy and Shabazz Muhammad.

Neither of the two headliners had the best of games, and to be honest the officiating had as much to do with the lack of flow to the game as the players (if not more). Murphy showed off his versatility despite the fact that his outside shot wasn’t falling. The rising junior doesn’t force the issue on offense and can score around the basket with both hands. The player currently in college that comes to mind is Kyle Singler in regards to overall skill set, and as Murphy matures physically (adding some muscle to his frame) he’s only going to get better.

Muhammad is an outstanding athlete, as many already know, and this was rather apparent on occasions when he was able to get his own offensive rebound for a basket. His second jump was quicker than his opponents, and his athleticism also serves its purpose on the defensive end. He’s a capable perimeter shooter but didn’t display much in this area against the Playaz but it’s no secret that the Las Vegas native can get the job done. Point blank, Muhammad has no limits on which school he’ll attend for college.

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