Mike Glover hasn’t played an organized basketball game since early 2007.

So you’ll forgive him if he’s a little excited, and a little nervous, about his team’s upcoming scrimmages Oct. 10.

That’s when Glover and his teammates from the College of Eastern Utah will meet Western Wyoming Community College and an all-star team in two games at the University of Utah.

“In 10 days is my first college scrimmage game so I’m pretty excited bout that,” Glover said by phone from Price, Utah, where he is in his second year at Eastern Utah.

Glover, the younger brother of former St. John’s standout Anthony Glover, committed to St. Francis of New York after visiting the school this past weekend. Assuming he graduates from Eastern Utah, he will join that team in 2010. (more…)

Oak Hill (Va.) Academy small forward Roscoe Smith has cut his list to three schools: Duke, Georgetown and UConn.

Kansas, Florida and UCLA are off his list.

Brian Stephens, Roscoe’s father, said there was no leader.

Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski will have a home visit today (Wednesday). Georgetown coach John Thompson III also comes to Oak Hill today to meet with Smith and UConn coach Jim Calhoun was at Oak Hill Tuesday.

Smith may take an official to UConn Oct. 16 for First Night, UConn’s version of Midnight Madness.

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NEW YORK — Hal Steinbrenner isn’t nearly as blustery or as brash as his famous father, but he still expects the same thing once October baseball begins.

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A source close to UConn coach Jim Calhoun says the coach is shocked at how long it has taken the school to begin negotiating terms of a new multiyear deal.

“They have not been in a rush to get it done,” the source said, referring to UConn officials.

UConn spokesman Kyle Muncy said Tuesday that the two sides have been in discussions for some time, and that Calhoun has expressed a desire to continue coaching at the school.

The source said the two sides “were looking at four, maybe five [years]” for the extension.

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MARSHALL TO BUTLER

Khyle Marshall, a 6-7, 215-pound combo forward from Pembroke Pines (Fla.) Flanagan, committed to Butler over Old Dominion and Alabama-Birmingham. (more…)

Brandon Knight, the top prospect in the nation out of Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Pine Crest, enjoyed his weekend visit to UConn and will visit several other schools before deciding — potentially in the spring.

“He had a good visit,” Pine Crest coach Dave Beckerman said Tuesday by phone before he took off for Italy for two weeks.

“He respects a great deal the UConn progmam and what they have done to develop kids to get to the pro ranks, which is an objective of his.” (more…)

Fresh off his in-home visit Monday night with Seton Hall head coach Bobby Gonzalez and assistant coaches Derm Player and Scott Adubato, Devon Collier says he will take five official visits.

“The schools I will visit are Providence, Seton Hall, Oregon State, St. John’s and probably Maryland,” the 6-foot-8, 210-pound Collier said Tuesday by phone from St. Anthony.

“I don’t have any favorite. I’m still open,” he added.

Collier, the No. 25 power forward and No. 134 senior prospect according to Rivals, confirmed that Rutgers was no longer on his list. He has yet to set any dates for taking officials. (more…)

I checked in this morning with Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick coach Kevin Boyle and he provided the latest news on his star players, Kyrie Irving and Michael Gilchrist.

The 6-foot-2 Irving loved his visit to Duke this past weekend but still plans to take his next scheduled official visit to Texas A&M Oct. 9. After that, Irving is slated to visit Kentucky, Georgia Tech and Seton Hall.

“He’s going to Texas A&M Oct. 9 for sure. After that we’ll take it one-by-one,” Boyle said.

Multiple reports surfaced that Irving is close to committing to Duke and although that may well happen, he apparently hasn’t done so yet. (more…)

GREENBURGH, N.Y. – The 2009 Knicks’ season has just begun and already the focus is on 2010.

When the Knicks hosted their annual media day Monday at their Westchester campus, many of the players answered hypothetical questions about the future.

LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh all become free agents next summer, and the Knicks have set themselves up to be under the salary cap so they can make a serious run at James and — cap room permitting — a superstar sidekick.

“I hope they do get LeBron,” Knicks center Eddy Curry said. “I hope I’m still here to play with him. If not, this city deserves a player like that.”

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And check out Tommy Dee’s Media Notes on The Knicks Blog, although where’s the art of yours truly T-Dog?

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Tobias Harris enjoyed his weekend visit to Syracuse and says he plans to visit all seven of the schools on his list.

Five will be official visits and two will be unofficial.

“It really doesn’t matter,” he said Monday. “Even if they’re unofficial the visits will still be like official visits.

“Even if I take an unofficial I still wouldn’t be surprised if I go to their school.” (more…)