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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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BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (8/20/2010)

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It is a TGIF edition of Big East News & Notes. Today there are stories about Glen Miller returning to UConn in a new position, Cincinnati preparing for their trip to Canada with a head start on the 2010-2011 season. Will Rashad Bishop be part of the team? A little more background on the PC/Joseph Young LOI flap that has been ugly of late. Also, the Rutgers non-conference schedule and an outside view at the Big East for 2010-2011 in preview form. On the recruiting front, a UConn wish list is examined, Ben McLemore’s recruitment is updated, an update on Kyle Anderson and a look at two promising players that are unlikely to be with FIU this fall.

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BASKETBALL RECRUITING NOTEBOOK (8/18/2010)

Many top prospects in the class of 2011 continue to work their way through the recruiting process towards their college decisions. One player doing so is Greg Lewis, a 6-foot-9 big man out of Baltimore. Lewis checked in with NBE earlier today and updated us on his recruitment, which includes leaders from the Big East and ACC and one official visit set for early September. We also caught up with a pair of 2012 prospects, Daniel Dingle of St. Raymond’s in New York City and James Robinson of DeMatha in Hyattsville (MD) for the latest in their recruitment as they will likely be hot commodities on the east coast for the 2012 class.

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LAQUINTON ROSS PICKS OHIO STATE

Sources close to the recruitment of LaQuinton Ross tell NBE’s Ray Mernagh that the class of 2011 forward made a verbal commitment to Ohio State this evening.

Ross confirmed the commitment, via text message, to NBE’s Jeff Borzello when asked to confirm the news.

Ross is a Mississippi native that is currently attending Life Center Academy in Burlington (NJ). On the Summer AAU scene Ross is a member of MBA Hoops. He is a 6-foot-8 wing who creates match-up problems with his length and athleticism. Ross can drive to the rim well, but his ball-handling and first step quickness could be improved. He knocked down three-pointers with efficiency during the Lebron James Skills Academy and King City Classic.

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TEAM TAKEOVER CANADA TAKING BASKETBALL BY STORM

A steady stream of talent is migrating from North of the Border to the US

When you think of Canada competing in sports on the International stage you immediately think of hockey. However, another winter sport is building a pretty solid reputation in recent years and the talent on the hardwood has been showing a very steady rise. This past summer the U17 Canadian National Team finished third in the FIBA World Championships and several key members are part of the Team Takeover Canada program.

Coach Mike George took the time to talk with NBE’s Ray Mernagh on Thursday to give the NBE readers the lowdown on the Team Takeover Canada AAU program as they recently completed a terrific summer on the grassroots circuit. With several very talented players being recruited at the highest levels of Division 1-A basketball, it has been a very successful summer.

“Phenomenal,” said George when asked how the summer circuit went for the program. “17’s played really well as did our 15’s and our 16’s won the [Hoop Group] event in West Virginia. I think the 16’s might have been the best group out there in their age bracket. The future for us and for Canada is great when it comes to basketball.”

The 16’s that George speaks of include some BIG players on the AAU scene, but none may be bigger than 7-foot-4 Sim Bhullar. The mountain of a young man attends the Kiski School near Pittsburgh (PA). While many people point out what Bhullar can not do and the project that he still is, George knows there is plenty of skill and time to put it all together.

“He’s 7′4 and is only 16 going on 17 so there’s a lot of time to figure it all out,” said George. “He has great hands, his IQ is very high and he makes the right play, he passes very well, he kicks it out when it’s not there and re-posts, he doesn’t force anything and he’s 7′4 so of course schools are going to be interested!”

Three schools that George mentioned with Bhullar were Cincinnati, West Virginia and Georgetown as being the most involved to this point in his recruitment. No doubt more will come along as Bhullar progresses and George definitely believes he is coming along.

“Sim is progressing very well, he needs to work on his conditioning, his strength and keeping the ball high at all times,” said George.

Delivering the ball into the post for Bhullar and Team Takeover Canada is Negus Webster-Chan, a 6-foot-7 point guard who hails from Scarborough, Ontario. This season Webster-Chan is migrating south and will attend Huntington (WV) Prep. While many debate what his long-term position will be, George knows the traits Webster-Chan displays on the basketball court makes one position the obvious choice.

“He’s a point guard,” stated George. “He can push the ball and run a set-type offense with equal effectiveness. His IQ is off the charts and that’s his greatest strength.”

While plenty of colleges have been showing interest in Webster-Chan because of his vesatile skill set with his size, George singled out Ohio State, Cincinnati, Boston College, Virginia and Iowa State among the schools showing the most interest.

While earlier on Thursday we profiled 2012 Anthony Bennett as one of Canada’s Finest in detail, George shared with us that the 6-foot-7 small forward is being recruiting by “everybody basically” including getting interest from Duke, Georgetown, West Virginia and others in the Big East and ACC.

Another member of Team Takeover Canada that coach George points out as having a tremendous summer is 6-foot-3 guard Nazareth Long. The Mississauga, Ontario native ‘Naz” attends Montrose Christian, the prep power in Rockville (MD) led by veteran coach Stu Vetter.

George, who mentioned schools such as Boston College, Virginia, Iowa and Iowa State on Long advises NBE and basketball fans to keep an eye on Long.

“He’s 6′3 and a great combo guard, takes it to the rim, finds people and also shoots it from deep,” George said.

it truly has been quite a run of late with Canadian-born and raised players making an impact at the grassroots level. More and more are entering the college ranks at the highest levels and the pipeline will likely see more reach the NBA in the coming years. For a long time Steve Nash has carried the banner for his country on the hardwood but a new breed of players are set to make their mark. Coach George thinks this is just the beginning as they see the players before them blazing a trail and the success on the International level and elite grassroots events is giving the players the confidence they can make it in basketball.

“I think it’s a few things,” George said of the influx on Candian talent. “One, we’re spending more time developing our guys but the biggest thing I think is the exposure they’ve gotten in the US and overseas has created a mentality within them that was lacking before. They’re extremely mentally tough now where that wasn’t the case before. Playing against, and having success against the ‘best’ has ingrained that in them and that to me has made the biggest difference.”

With another full year on the grassroots basketball level ahead of them, this current batch of Canadian ballers, including Sim Bhullar, Naz Long, Anthony Bennett and Negus Webster-Chan are looking to take over on the hardwood.

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2012 ANTHONY BENNETT IS ONE OF CANADA’S FINEST

Team Takeover Canada forward is an impressive athlete with best basketball ahead of him

The invasion of talented Canadian basketball players continues to pick up steam as teams from North of the US border have been making their presence felt on the AAU circuit and in international competition recently. This summer might have given even more of a preview of things to come as Team Takeover Canada was a power during the July open evaluation period and the Canadian 17-U National Team finished 3rd in FIBA competition. One of the talented youngesters is class of 2012 forward Anthony Bennett and some of the top college basketball programs in the country have taken notice of the 6-foot-7, 225-pound athletic specimen.

The tough-nosed forward who showcased a variety of impressive dunks all summer long spent some time with NBE recently giving us the latest on his basketball development and recruitment, which has some of the top schools in the ACC and Big East tracking him closely.

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TEAM TAKEOVER POST-JULY UPDATE

Championship summer for AAU team out of DC has college recruiters buzzing about the talent in the program

It was quite a July for Team Takeover out of Washington, D.C. as they were crowned the champions of the inaugural Nike Elite Basketball League by taking home the Peach Jam championship that closed out the first leg of the July live evaluation period. They were also a final four participant in the 17-U AAU Super Showcase in Orlando at the end of July, falling to the St. Louis Eagles in a rematch of the Peach Jam finale.

The Peach Jam title, which served as the championship of Nike’s new Elite Youth Basketball League format this spring and summer, will be cherished by the Takeover program for a long time.

“It was great to win the inaugural event plus the Peach Jam has been around for 15 years and Nike teams don’t always win it,” Team Takeover President/Director Keith Stevens told Ray Mernagh this morning by phone. “Winning that title was huge for myself, the players, the families and the parents involved in our program.”

And what a program it has been. Stevens, who also serves as the coach of the champion 17-U team, started the program with a Nike sponsorship late in the summer of 2008 after moving on from the highly successful Triple Threat program. In just two years, Team Takeover has risen to the top of the AAU landscape with a program rich in talent and dedicated athletes. Counting his time with Triple Threat, Stevens and his coaching staff have been a pipeline to the Division 1-A ranks and built teams that stay together and grow through the ranks.

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KHEM BIRCH TALKS RECRUITING AFTER BIG SUMMER

6′10 native of Montreal settles in as one of the top prospects in 2012 after impressive summer season

Khem Birch has been one of the hottest names on the AAU circuit this summer. The 6-foot-9, 200-pound native on Montreal has shined throughout, playing with the Xpressions Elite AAU program and with various Canada National teams. It looks like his ascent up the 2012 class rankings is finally slowing; and that is because there is not much more room to rise.

This past weekend Birch competed in the Nike Global Challenge in Portland (OR) and led team Canada to the third place finish in the festival. For his efforts, Birch was named the International MVP of the event and his monster performance of 25 points and 20 rebounds in a thrilling, double-overtime win over the USA East squad had the event buzzing.

Birch entered the summer as a highly regarded prospect with plenty of upside that had a few schools making an aggressive move on his recruitment. He finished the summer as a target for the elite of college basketball. On Monday evening, NBE and Birch touched base on how things have changed in his recruitment as his name is now as well known as any prospect in his class.

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MALCOLM GILBERT NARROWS LIST; DEVIN COLEMAN HAS TWO LEADERS

A couple class of 2011 prospects have begun to whittle down their college lists as the recruiting process continues toward a conclusion for many prospects. Academy of New Church big man Malcom Gilbert has narrowed his list to six schools and Friends Central guard Devin Coleman has two favorites among his list of schools.

Malcom Gilbert is one of the better big men still available in the class of 2011. The product of Bryn Athyn (PA) Academy of the New Church informed NBE this afternoon that he has narrowed hos list of schools to Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Ohio State, Wake Forest, Virginia and Clemson.

Gilbert competed on the AAU scene this summer with both East Coast Elite and City Rocks. NBE saw him in Orlando recently and Gilbert is a legitimate 6-foot-11 and is long (7′4 wingspan according to his father) 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 using his length.

Academy of the New Church competes in the Friends school league near Philadelphia. Another league program, Friends Central, also has a high-major prospect in 6-foot-3 guard Devin Coleman, who runs with Philadelphia Team Phenom on the AAU scene.

Coleman told NBE he is currently considering offers from Rutgers, Iowa, Minnesota, Richmond, Temple, La Salle, Jacksonville and Siena with two schools currently standing out in front as his favorites.

“Leaders are currently Iowa and Rutgers“, said Coleman.

Gilbert and Coleman are just a few of the players in the class of 2011 working through the process and coming closer to making a college decision. Stay tuned at NBE for more updates on others in the rising senior class int he coming days…

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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 (8/5/2010)

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We hit the morning running with a News & Notes edition that is heavy on catching readers up on the latest in college basketball recruiting. Darrun Hilliard is headed to the Big East…players like Cody Zeller, Brendan Dawson and others are not. Updates on what Davontay Grace and Mike Taylor have been up to this summer. Class of 2013 recruit Bronson Koening has picked up some impressive offers and big-time interest with a big summer. The Anthony Davis recruiting story is one worth reading…it is getting crazy!

Elsewhere it does not, again, look like Memphis is on the Big East agenda. The Legends Classic pairings are set for Atlantic City this November…stay tuned…we will likely be back with more updates throughout the day on the recruiting front…

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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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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 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 IV

Tuesday in Orlando has the 17-U AAU National Championship pool play tip-off as well as the 17-U Super Showcase championship being settled in the Gold Bracket this evening between Each 1 Teach 1 and St. Louis Eagles. The Silver Bracket laso had their semifinals this morning with championship game slated for a little later on.

Yesterday was the Austin Rivers show as the local standout reminded all that might have forgotten, or simply did not know, that Rivers is G-O-O-D. Alex Schwartz had a very short player eval on Rivers’ semifinal performance yesterday: WOW. ‘Nuff said.

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 runs down additional impressive performances from Monday by Chris Walker, James Robinson, Steve Mondu-Missi and Matt Costello with the latest on the recruiting front on Costello and Julian Royal, 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 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 TWO VEGAS RUNDOWN

Cody Zeller, Gabe York and J.P. Tokoto among the impressive performances on Friday

By Raphielle Johnson

With games under their belts and jetlag likely shaken off on Thursday, many of the players at the adidas Super 64 and Fab 48 tournaments put forth far better performances in day two. The Super 64 featured a few very good individual and team matchups in the afternoon, beginning with Indiana Elite taking on The Magic (Arizona). Cody Zeller (with Roy Williams, Mike Brey and Brad Stevens among the many coaches in attendance) going head to head with Isaiah Austin did not disappoint, with the Hoosier State native getting the better of the battle in a close Indiana Elite victory. The same game also featured Jahii Carson going up against Kevin “Yogi” Farrell in the backcourt and with enough complimentary parts to make any hoops fan happy.

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ORLANDO AAU UPDATE: PART I

Most of the college basketball world has their eyes sent on Las Vegas and Orlando this weekend as the live recruiting period to close July is underway. The Division I college coaches are back on the road from July 22 – July 31 and these are the two top destinations for college coaches this time around.

In Orlando at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex is a series of events, including the AAU National Champions and Super Showcases of various age groups. While the 17-U Super Showcase and National Championship gets going a little later in the stay, some other champions were crowned today, including the CP3 All-Stars capturing the 15-U Gold Championship in that age group’s Super Showcase behind the dominating play of Rodney Purvis.

Here are some additional news and notes from the event as Alex Schwartz has kept NBE up to date on the action throughout the day…

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BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (7/19/2010)

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As we try to catch our breath a little bit from the first July live recruiting period, lets try and update readers on some News & Notes from around the Big East and college basketball recruiting. matt Whitfield got a couple tidbits from Vaughn Gray, Durand Johnson and the father of Ryan Arcidiacono over the weeked and updates the latest recruiting on each. Also, the standoff between Providence and Joseph Young continues, Quincy Miller, Yogi Ferrell and Kenny Kaminski are updated in sotries below. Rutgers is in good shape with a 2012 Nigerian wing as well.

Around the league there is a good story on Roburt Sallie and his travels that have brought him to Louisville. Still no official word on the status of Rashad Bishop at UC, but reading between the lines it might be encouraging that he will be back with the Bearcats. Aslo, UC adds an assistant and Cashmere Wright has some minor surgery on an injured knee. Marquette adds a walk-on transfer, Pitt is preparing for a trip to Ireland and getting a head start on the 2010-2011 season with high expectations. UConn’s Kevin Ollie is getting back into the college game and the program prepares to answer NCAA allegations. Notre Dame has two players finding themselves in a little trouble and former Marquette commit DJ Newbill has decided on his next home for college basketball.

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