Marquette Recruiting
NATIONAL PREP CHAMPIONSHIP RECRUITING NOTES
March 14, 2010 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
Lost in the shuffle of last week’s excitement with the Big East Tournament was the National Prep Championships that were held at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven (CT). Eight of the top prep schools in the country came together to battle it out over the course of two days last week and the action culminated with Brewster Academy taking the title with an overtime victory of Northfield Mount Hermon.
Big East coaching staffs were represented throughout as Villanova assistant Jason Donnelly was on hand Tuesday and Wednesday saw Rutgers’ Fred Hill and Darren Savino make the trip along with Connecticut’s Pat Sellers and Providence’s Pat Skerry.
2010 Big East commits in action included Isaiah Epps (Pittsburgh/Hargrave Military Academy), Gerard Coleman (Providence/Tilton), Ron Giplaye (Providence/Notre Dame Prep), CJ Fair (Syracuse/Brewster), Austin Carroll (Rutgers/Brewster) and Markus Kennedy (Villanova/Winchendon) and several potential spring targets of Big East schools in the class of 2010 were also in action. NBE has recruiting updates on Cleveland Melvin, Bryon Allen, Maurice Walker, who now has a list of six favorites out of the Big East and is looking to set up visits to three of them, and Majok Majok along with underclassman Naadir Tharpe.
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MIDWEST RECRUITING NOTEBOOK: DEJUAN MARRERO RISES UP 2012 LISTS
March 12, 2010 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
Marrero has top programs tracking him; also update on Jacob Williams of St. Patrick’s – Chicago
by DOUG FERGUSON
With the Big East expanding to the West in recent years the conference’s recruiting reach has began to tap into the fertile grounds of the nation’s Midwest basketball hotbeds. With programs residing in Indiana (Notre Dame), Wisconsin (Marquette) and Chicago (DePaul), as well as the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio tri-state area (Cincinnati and Louisville), covering Big East recruiting efforts takes you to gyms in the nation’s heartland and largest Midwestern cities.
Gary (IN) has seen its share of hard times and exciting basketball players. While Branden Dawson is considered an elite 2011 prospect with many Big East teams knocking on his door in an effort to join the recruiting race to land him, another Gary product is ready to burst on the scene as DeJuan Marrero is enjoying an excellent sophomore campaign for Bowman Academy and is looking forward to a hopeful deep run in the the postseason with his Class A teammates.
Marrero has attracted attention from many of the top Big 10 programs and that attention has spread into the Big East and he has landed on John Calipari’s radar as well. Marrero was gracious with his time this week to update NBE Basketball on his season and his recruitment. You can sign up for NBE Premium access and SUBSCRIBE (HERE) to read on below for the latest scoop on Marrero’s recruiting situation and updates on Jacob Williams and Roosevelt Jones, two players in the class of 2011 to watch in the coming months…
CLEVELAND MELVIN UPDATE: DUKE, OTHERS MAKE INQUIRY
March 12, 2010 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
After backing off verbal commitment to UConn, Notre Dame Prep forward expanding recruiting list
Baltimore native and current Notre Dame Prep forward Cleveland Melvin recently re-opened his recruitment, backing off a verbal commitment he made to Connecticut in mid-November of 2009.
The Huskies had recruited the 6-foot-8, 210-pound Melvin as a power forward and that was their long range vision for him. With the additional verbal commitment of 6-foot-7 small forward Roscoe Smith of Oak Hill Academy in the class of 2010, Melvin had second thoughts about his decision as he has been working on expanding his game this season to have the chance to play wing at the college level.
“I just wanted to reopen my recruitment process back up and have the oppurtunity to play more on the wing when I go to college,” Melvin told NBE Basketball Report this week.
Now Melvin is receiving interest from a variety of new schools, including an ACC power, and has plenty of schools on his list to give him some interesting options as a potential spring signee for one college. You can sign up for NBE Premium access and SUBSCRIBE (HERE) to read on below for the latest scoop on Melvin’s recruiting situation and more on his game and improvement while at ND Prep…
UNCOMMITTED 2010 SF OFFICIALLY VISITING GEORGETOWN THIS WEEKEND
March 3, 2010 by NBE Blogger · 4 Comments
The Hoyas will host an unsigned 2010 small forward for final weekend of 2009-2010 regular season
One of the busier teams on the spring recruiting trail recently has been the Georgetown Hoyas. Despite not having a scholarship senior on their roster, the Hoyas have four openings in their class of 2010. Two of those scholarships were filled during the early signing period by Markel Starks of nearby Georgetown Prep and Nate Lubick of St. Mark’s School in Massachussets. The Hoyas also face the reality that Saturday could be the final regular season game with Greg Monroe as the 6-foot-10 sophomore center is a likely lottery pick in the 2010 NBA Draft his coming June, adding to the Hoyas desite to add depth to their roster.
We have previously profiled in our premium section the recruitment of 2010 spring Hoya big man targets Maurice Walker and Moses Abraham while today we take a look at a 2010 small forward that has been on the Big East radar for more than a year and has an official visit scheduled to Georgetown for this weekend…
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BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (3/3/2010)
March 3, 2010 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
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Four games were on last night’s Big East schedule and Marquette made quite a statement, and it was loud and clear. The Golden Eagles are GOOD! MU ran Louisville out of the Bradley Center and the loss puts the Cards back onto the bubble, at least according to Rick Pitino who believes they need a win this weekend to give them enough breathing room before NYC. In other action, South Florida kept their postseason dreams alive while Cincinnati’s looks to be just about shattered. In the process, DePaul gets closer to commencing their job search full steam ahead, but one of their top candidates looks to be off the board. Villanova held on to, at least temporarily, right their ship while Syracuse had a laugher in the Carrier Dome over St. John’s allowing the Orange to celebrate their outright regular season Big East championship.
Tonight is a big game as Notre Dame and UConn put their NCAA Tournament hopes on the line in South Bend. No Luke Harangody again for the Irish…
In other news, Dane Miller is drawing comparisons to another former Big East star from his home area and Jermaine Dixon looks to reach a milestone of his own in his Pitt career. Also, more talk on the Big 10 expansion heats up after the initial report comissions by the conference says it is a feasible plan to move ahead…
Also, it is now less than a week away, so be sure to visit our 2010 Big East Tournament & Tickets page for the links needed for Big East basketball fans to purchase tickets to any or all of the 2010 Big East Tournament sessions. The Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden is an event Big East fans must experience when they have the opportunity and here is your chance to get your tickets early before they become harder, and more expensive, to find. Stub Hub and the Big East conference have teamed up to provide fans with quality tickets and you can get tickets to ANY Big East conference or non-league game by following this link: StubHub.com – The Safe Way to Buy & Sell Tickets Online
Now, onto today’s News & Notes around the Big East…
UNSIGNED 2010 UPDATE: MAURICE WALKER
February 25, 2010 by NBE Blogger · 8 Comments
Brewster Academy big man keeping options open in Big East with Pitt’s lack of scholarship available
Every spring college basketball coaches seem to scour the nation trying to find size to add to their recruiting classes in the late signing period. This year is no exception as several big man recruits uncommitted in the class of 2010 are hot commodities among top programs across America.
Standing 6-foot-10 inches tall and weighing in around 300 pounds, Brewster (NH) Academy senior center Maurice Walker certainly has plenty of the size college coaches crave. What Walker also has that makes him more intriguing is a nice set of hands and touch around the rim and the knowledge of how to use his size to make an impact on the boards and in the paint at the highest prep level in the country with Jason Smith’s Brewster program.
It has long been assumed that the massive Canadian native would end up in the Big East playing at Pittsburgh. However, Jamie Dixon’s program does not currently have a scholarship available in their 2010 class, so Walker is keeping his options open and looking to visit a couple Big East schools in the near future.
“I’m keeping my options open and I’m staying open to recruitment,” Walker told NBE yesterday.
Right now, per Walker, those options seem to be in the Big East…read on to see what else Walker said about his recruitment as the native of Toronto (Ont.) was very gracious with his time in giving NBE a full update on his recruitment and how he is looking at things as the spring signing period is less than two months away…
2011 BIG EAST TARGET: JARROD DAVIS
February 23, 2010 by NBE Blogger · 6 Comments
2011 G/F getting a lot of interest from SHU staff and likes up and down style of PC, MU, SJU, etc in Big East
At the recent Primetime Shootout, Lakewood High School faced the difficult task at Kean University of taking on national power St. Benedict’s of Newark (NJ). It was a long night for Lakewood, especially in the second half, when St. Ben’s shook off the rust of nine days of inactivity because of cancelations due to the weather. The Gray Bees took complete control of the game in the third quarter when they outscored their overmatched Ocean County opponents 30-7 to stretch a 38-22 halftime lead to 68-29 after three quarters on their way to an 82-38 victory.
lakewood was able to keep somewhat within striking distance over the first 16 minutes with a patient offense and a strong half by junior Jarrod Davis, who scored nine of his team-high 15 in the first half. After the game, Alex Schwartz caught up with Davis to get an update on his recruitment. Davis, a 6-foot-5 G/F, is getting plenty of attention attention from college coaches and counts four current offers from Big East programs. Davis talked about his recruitment and what he likes about the Big East schools currently recruiting him…
BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (2/23/2010)
February 23, 2010 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
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Here come’s UConn! Jim Calhoun has directed the Huskies to three straight wins just as it looked like they were headed towards missing ghe NCAA Tournament. Now last year’s Final Four participant and #1 seed is right in the mix of the bubble talk. Work is still needed, but suddenly a season left for dead just 9 days ago after an ‘embarassment’ is very much alive with a team that could be very dangerous in March.
Three games on the Big East schedule tonight with the battle of Jersey bewteen SHU and RU taking palce at the ROC. A very big game on the conference schedule features Louisville and Georgetown as the two teams have been heading in opposite directions in recent weeks, but the Hoyas are still possessing a lofty national rank and the Cards are hoping to get off the bubble, even though it is Georgetown looking up at UL in the league standings. Syracuse looks to avoid looking ahead to ‘Nova this weekend when they travel to Providence, who has been run through the wringer of the Big East schedule.
In other news, Notre Dame has to go deeper on the bench that Mike Brey might be comfortable with whil Luke Harangody has been out. Now, it looks like Harangody will be out longer than anticpated. The heat is rising against Mick Cronin as UC stumbles again down the stetch. With four years left on his contract, it has the Cincinnati athletic department in a tough spot. Of course, making a few free throws and this situation could be looking MUCH better. Buzz Williams is back to his aerodynamic hair style after growing out a little fuzz during a five-game winning streak. Mouphtau Yarous is adjusting to life on the Philly Main Line and hopes to make the impact he had hoped before this season is done.
In recruiting, Maurice Walker and Gorgui Dieng are 2010 uncomitted big men that Big East schools are actively recruiting into the spring signing period.
Also, it might still be another few weeks away, but our 2010 Big East Tournament & Tickets page has the links needed for Big East basketball fans to purchase tickets to any or all of the 2010 Big East Tournament sessions. The Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden is an event Big East fans must experience when they have the opportunity and here is your chance to get your tickets early before they become harder, and more expensive, to find. Stub Hub and the Big East conference have teamed up to provide fans with quality tickets and you can get tickets to ANY Big East conference or non-league game by following this link: StubHub.com – The Safe Way to Buy & Sell Tickets Online
Now, onto today’s News & Notes around the Big East…
2011 NYC G/F JERMAINE SANDERS LIKES THE BIG EAST
February 21, 2010 by NBE Blogger · 7 Comments
And the Big East is liking him back with several school offering a scholarship
While Rice (NYC) High School junior Jermaine Sanders does not seem to have a big reputation nationally, that is not the case in the northeast among high-major college coaches.
Sanders is a 6-foot-5 swing man/small forward that can simply score the ball in a lot of different ways. Against Westchester (CA) High School last month at the Primetime Shootout in Morgantown (WV), he was deadly from beyond the three-point line. He’s also a solidly built kid who should continue to get stronger and shows the ability to share the ball and defend within a team concept.
Last weekend at the Primetime Shootout in Trenton (NJ), NBE’s Matt Whitfield caught up with the rising star in the 2011 recruiting class to get his thoughts on his recruitment…
BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (2/18/2010)
February 18, 2010 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
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Three games last night on the Big East schedule with Notre Dame putting up a big fight at Louisville without injured star Luke Harangody. However, Samardo Samuels was too much inside for the Irish to handle. west Virginia bounced back from a pair of losses to keep Providence on their slide and Seton Hall won their first road game since Novmember by getting past ice-cold St. John’s. The bad news for SHU is they might miss Jeremy Hazell for up to a week after he suffered a gash on his hand in last night’s win.
Tonight an ESPN Big East doubleheader with long-time rivals Georgetown and Syracuse reuniting at the Verizon Center and new rivals Pitt and Marquette battling in Milwaukee.
In other conference notes, recruiting updates on Josh Selby, Durand Johnson and CJ Leslie can be found as well as a look at the successful freshman campaign of Dane Miller of Rutgers.
Also, it might be another month away, but our 2010 Big East Tournament & Tickets page has the links needed for Big East basketball fans to purchase tickets to any or all of the 2010 Big East Tournament sessions. The Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden is an event Big East fans must experience when they have the opportunity and here is your chance to get your tickets early before they become harder, and more expensive, to find. Stub Hub and the Big East conference have teamed up to provide fans with quality tickets and you can get tickets to ANY Big East conference or non-league game by following this link: StubHub.com – The Safe Way to Buy & Sell Tickets Online
Now, onto today’s News & Notes around the Big East…
PRIMETIME SHOOTOUT RECRUITING & PLAYER NOTES (PART II)
February 17, 2010 by NBE Blogger · 7 Comments
On Saturday afternoon at the 2010 Primetime Shootout Finlday Prep (NV) took on the Hotchkiss School (CT) at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton (NJ). Playing without Texas-bound forward Tristan Thompson, Findlay was still too deep and too big for Hotchkiss as Cory Joseph and Nick Johnson tossed in 19 points each to lead Findlay to a 64-48 victory.
Matt Whitfield was in Trenton for all the action on Saturday and Sunday and following the game between Findlay and Hotchkiss he was able to touch base with some of the top players to get the latest recruiting information from Nick Johnson, Winston Shepard, Godwin Okonji, Cory Joseph and Dekeeba Battee Aston from Findlay with updates from Derrick Wilson and Clyde Smith of Hotchkiss…
BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (2/17/2010)
February 17, 2010 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
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It was a damaging loss for Cincinnati last night on the road against South Florida as once again Dominique Jones makes the difference for his team in a win. Rutgers continues to be on the upswing and comes back from a large deficit on the road to beat DePaul.
Three games on the schedule tonight highlighted by Seton Hall and St. John’s at Carnesecca Arena in Queens. West Virginia will look to snap a two-game losing streak when they visit Providence and tonight’s action is rounded out with Notre Dame and Louisville doing battle in Freedom Hall where one team expects a starter to be back from injury and in the starting line-up while the other has an injured starter making a gametime decision if he will go or not.
Elsewhere, Lance Stephenson might be ‘Born Read’, but he is still a work in progress for UC. Michael haynes is getting some Big East interest as a spring signing period addition and resilient Pitt prepares for surging Marquette this week.
Also, it might be another month away, but our 2010 Big East Tournament & Tickets page has the links needed for Big East basketball fans to purchase tickets to any or all of the 2010 Big East Tournament sessions. The Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden is an event Big East fans must experience when they have the opportunity and here is your chance to get your tickets early before they become harder, and more expensive, to find. Stub Hub and the Big East conference have teamed up to provide fans with quality tickets and you can get tickets to ANY Big East conference or non-league game by following this link: StubHub.com – The Safe Way to Buy & Sell Tickets Online
Now, onto today’s News & Notes around the Big East…
LOOKING BACK AT THE NPSI
February 16, 2010 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
By PAT STEVENS – The 12th annual National Prep School Invitational saw Big East signees Nate Lubick (Georgetown), CJ Fair (Syracuse) and J.J. Moore (Pittsburgh) deliver while underclassmen Michael Carter-Williams, Shabazz Napier and Alex Murphy brought it in a big way.
NBE was in Kingston, R.I., during all four days of action that featured over 30 of the nation’s top prep schools.
NPSI ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Michael Carter Williams (2011/6-5 PG/St. Andrew’s, R.I.) – Most Outstanding Player/Syracuse verbal
Patrik Auda (6-8 CF/Canarias Basketball Academy, Spain)
Bo Barnes (6-4 WF/Westwind Prep, Az.)
Bill Baron (6-0 CG/Worcester Academy, Mass.) – Rhode Island
CJ Fair (6-7 CF/Brewster Academy, N.H.) – Syracuse
Jamir Hanner (6-7 PF/NIA Prep, N.J.)
Nate Lubick (6-8 PF/St. Mark’s, Mass.) – Georgetown
Majok Majok (6-7 PF/Northfield Mount Hermon, Mass.)
J.J. Moore (6-6 WF/South Kent, Conn.) – Pittsburgh
Shabazz Napier (2011/6-0 PG/Lawrence Academy, Mass.)
Javarez Willis (6-0 PG/Christian Life Center, Tex.) – Texas Tech
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BIG SEASON BRINGS BIG INTEREST FOR JAYLEN BOND
February 11, 2010 by NBE Blogger · 8 Comments
Plymouth-Whitemarsh junior forward is starring on nationally ranked squad, picking up Big East interest
Last spring the NBE Basketball Report took notice of an athletic and powerfully built class of 2011 forward named Jaylen Bond at the IS8 Spring League in NYC. Bond made the trip with several other Philadelphia area players with a team called East Coast Elite out of Delaware. The newcomers to the IS8 action more than held their own and Bond finsihed up the spring proving ground league as a player to take notice of.
Now, with his Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School team enjoying a tremendous season, currently 21-1 and the District 1 and PIAA state title favorites, his college recruiting profile is beginning to kick into high gear. Along with some of the top local Philadelphia programs, several Big East schools are also taking notice of the 6-foot-7, 215-lb forward’s multi-faceted game and picturing him in a Big East uniform.
Bond took some time out from his busy schedule to chat with the NBE Basketball Report on the big season with P-W and to update us on his recruiting…
BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (2/9/2010)
February 9, 2010 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
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Big Monday saw a big conference tilt as top five teams Villanova and West Virginia met in Morgantown. It was the Wildcats coming up on top and remaining at the nead of the Big East standings with Syracuse. Also last night, Pittsburgh cruised in a non-conference match-up against a local neighbor. Pitt and WVU meet later during this ESPN Rivalry Week.
Tonight Georgetown looks to avoid a stumble following Saturday’s big win over Villanova when they travel to Providence as the Friars are in the midst of a killer portion of their schedule. Rutgers will also be in action tonight when they head out of conference to host Caldwell College.
In other Big East news, Providence is still recruiting for the class of 2010 and Rick Pitino has been making some rounds recently watching recruits in the NYC area. Marquette has been a surprise that seems under the radar and a Louisville line-up change seems to have helped both the new starter and new reserve.
Also, it might be another month and a half away, but our 2010 Big East Tournament & Tickets page has the links needed for Big East basketball fans to purchase tickets to any or all of the 2010 Big East Tournament sessions. The Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden is an event Big East fans must experience when they have the opportunity and here is your chance to get your tickets early before they become harder, and more expensive, to find. Stub Hub and the Big East conference have teamed up to provide fans with quality tickets and you can get tickets to ANY Big East conference or non-league game by following this link: StubHub.com – The Safe Way to Buy & Sell Tickets Online
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NPSI DAY FOUR RECAP
February 8, 2010 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
BY PAT STEVENS – Two of the Class of 2011’s best shined as Michael Carter-Williams of St. Andrew’s locked up the MVP award while Shabazz Napier of Lawrence Academy made a push at retaining it for the second straight year as the 12th annual National Prep School Invitational concluded on Sunday.
Big East assistant coaches on hand included Connecticut’s Pat Sellers and Providence’s Pat Skerry.
NPSI DAY THREE RECAP
February 8, 2010 by NBE Blogger · 1 Comment
BY PAT STEVENS – J.J. Moore and Shabazz Napier were two of the top performers leading their teams to wins as the 12th annual National Prep School Invitational rolled along for a third day on Saturday at the University of Rhode Island. South Florida’s Eric Skeeters was the lone Big East assistant in attendance.
-South Kent’s J.J. Moore (6-6 WF/Pittsburgh) led all scorers on the day with 30 points in a 70-69 win over the Canarias Basketball Academy of Spain. Russ Smith (6-1 PG/Louisville) scored 11 points as the two teams’ traded baskets down the stretch with South Kent eventually pulling away.
BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (2/2/2010)
February 2, 2010 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
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Lots of good stuff to get to today. Big Monday action last night had two teams with much need for a win and Louisville held serve and defeated a slumping UConn, 82-69. Tonight features Villanova (against Seton Hall) and Syracuse (against Providence) in action on their home courts looking to defend their lofty national rankings. Rutgers looks to build momentum following their first Big East win of the season from over the weekend and deal a damaging blow to St. John’s season tonight at the RAC.
In other Big East news, speculation on Pitt moving to the Big 10 looks to be WAY TOO premature. Right now, the Panthers are looking to stay positive and shake themselves out of a rut that has led to three losses in four games, but things get tougher with WVU on the schedule next. Notre Dame looks to be in a slide that is very familiar to Irish followers of a year before.
In recruiting, Pitt and Providence are involved with a young Chicago prospect, Anthony Wroten Jr updates his top five schools and Justin Coleman also lists his favorites. Adam Zagoria also has a very nice story on Rice HS junior guard Jermaine Sanders and his handling of a personal tragedy from last fall.
Also, it might be another month and a half away, but our 2010 Big East Tournament & Tickets page has the links needed for Big East basketball fans to purchase tickets to any or all of the 2010 Big East Tournament sessions. The Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden is an event Big east fans must experience when they have the opportunity and here is your chance to get your tickets early before they become harder, and more expensive, to find. Stub Hub and the Big East conference have teamed up to provide fans with quality tickets and you can get tickets to ANY Big East conference or non-league game by following this link: StubHub.com – The Safe Way to Buy & Sell Tickets Online
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BIG EAST RECRUITING UPDATE: MARQUETTE
January 30, 2010 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
Verbal Commitment Alert: Devonte ‘D.J.’ Newbill, 6′4 G, Strawberry Mansion HS of Philadelphia (PA).
Another Guard Commits to MU (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) as D.J. Newbill joins Vander Blue, Reggie Smith and Jamail Jones in the 2010 Marquette recruiting class for coach Buzz Williams and staff.
The mid-year transfer of Jerrone Maymon has given the Golden Eagle staff a little room to work with and they capitalized by adding one of the top unsigned guards in the Northeast. Earlier this month Newbill rang up 64 points in Mansion’s 105-14 win over visiting W.B. Saul. Newbill broke Maureen Rice’s single game scoring record (which was 63) at Strawberry Mansion by shooting 24-for-30 from the floor and 16-for-17 at the line. His by-quarter breakdown, according to the Philadelphia Daily News was 14-18-15-17. The record came on a layup.
BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (1/27/2010)
January 27, 2010 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
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A couple games on the Big East schedule Tuesday night and the drama was taken out of them early as WVU led Depaul 20-4 early and Marquette was up 25-7 over Rutgers. The Mountaineers and Golden Eagles cruised to victory without much of a fight, well, DePaul did get a little feisty, from the opposition.
Tonight, two more games, with UConn trying to avoid a letdown when they travel to Providence. Jim Calhoun will miss his third straight game for medical reasons. The Friars try to put the collapse of Saturday night behind them against a team they have had recent success against. Also, Notre Dame travels to Philly to take on Villanova.
In other Big East news, Syracuse is off to a great start, but still keying on one game at a time. Pitt’s guards have been logging a lot of minutes and Jamie Dixon hopes to use his bench more, find more interior production and hope that leads to some open three’s.
We also have several recruiting updates we found across the web of interest to Big East fans, including Jabarie Hinds, Josh and Devin Langford, Desmond Hubert and Jamal Lewis.
Also, it might be another month and a half away, but our 2010 Big East Tournament & Tickets page has the links needed for Big East basketball fans to purchase tickets to any or all of the 2010 Big East Tournament sessions. The Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden is an event Big east fans must experience when they have the opportunity and here is your chance to get your tickets early before they become harder, and more expensive, to find. Stub Hub and the Big East conference have teamed up to provide fans with quality tickets and you can get tickets to ANY Big East conference or non-league game by following this link: StubHub.com – The Safe Way to Buy & Sell Tickets Online
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