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    • Articles, Big East, West Virginia

    Conference realignment has now gotten to the point where leagues are suing their member schools and vice versa.

    The Big East Conference on Friday filed suit against West Virginia University in Superior Court for the State of Rhode Island, Providence County.

    This breach of contract lawsuit seeks an order requiring West Virginia to comply with the Big East Bylaws, as well as damages resulting from West Virginia’s improper attempted withdrawal in violation of those Bylaws.

    “Today’s legal action underscores The Big East Conference’s stated position that it will vigorously pursue the enforcement of its rights and West Virginia University’s obligations under the conference’s Bylaws which West Virginia formally agreed to and helped construct,” Big East Commissioner John Marinatto said in a statement.

    Kentucky

    NEW YORK — Growing up in Chicago, Phil Greene recalls when a much smaller Anthony Davis was not nearly the player he would become.

    “I played against him,” Greene, a 6-foot-2 freshman guard at St. John’s, recalled of their grammar school days in the Windy City. “He came off the bench. He wasn’t that good. He was a shooter, though.

    “He barely played.”

    After Davis shot up nearly half a foot from 6-3 to 6-8 during his junior year, Greene said he didn’t recognize him the next time they met with the Mean Streets AAU program.

    Duke, Recruiting

    Having returned from a weekend unofficial to USC, Shabazz Muhammad’s next planned visit is to Duke for the North Carolina game March 3.

    “We have the Duke-North Carolina game,” Ron Holmes, Muhammad’s father, told SNY.tv Friday by phone. “He’s going to do an official visit for that game.”

    The No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2012, Muhammad had an in-home visit with Coach K Sept. 12 and he holds him in high regard.

    “He’s a real legend of the game, a Hall of Fame coach who can teach you so much,” Muhammad told DevilHoops.com. “There’s no doubt that he can make you as good of a basketball player as you want to be.”

    Articles, Kentucky, Recruiting

    Jarnell Stokes is no longer considering UCLA and is visiting Kentucky today, Scout.com reported.

    The 6-foot-8 Stokes initially had Kentucky among his top six, but felt they weren’t recruiting him hard so he trimmed his list to five schools: Memphis, Tennessee, Arkansas, Florida and UCLA.

    He has already visited Memphis, Tennessee, Arkansas and Florida.

    Now Kentucky has showed renewed interest in Stokes, the No. 5 power forward in the Class of 2012.

    Articles, NBA D-League

    With the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA Development League Draft, the Los Angeles D-Fenders selected NBA veteran Jamaal Tinsley.

    A former first-round NBA Draft pick, Tinsley spent eight seasons with the Pacers and Grizzlies.

    “I’m humble and blessed for this opportunity,” Tinsley said.

    A two-time Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month with the Indiana Pacers in 2001-02, Tinsley was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team after averaging 9.4 points and 8.1 assists in his first season out of Iowa State. Twice ranked among the league’s

    Articles, Michigan

    Mitch McGary made the decision many had expected.

    “Next fall I’m going to Ann Arbor, Mich., and going to become a Wolverine,” he said Thursday on ESPNU.

    McGary’s decision to attend Michigan over Duke or Florida could have long-lasting implications for John Beilein’s team going forward.

    “This is certainly the highest-recruited player he’s ever signed at West Virginia or Michigan, every place he’s been,” New York recruiting expert Tom Konchalski said of the 6-foot-10 McGary, the No. 1-rated power forward in the Class of 2012.

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