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Thursday / March 28.
  • St. John’s, SMU Jump Into the Briscoe Sweepstakes (UPDATED)

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    St. John’s and SMU have officially entered the Isaiah Briscoe Sweepstakes.

    The Johnnies recently offered the 2015 Roselle (N.J.) Catholic guard, as did SMU.

    “Well, (St. John’s) is a great school,” Isaiah told SNY.tv. “They play at the Garden which is a great place to play. And the coaching staff is doing a great job recruiting.”

    George Briscoe, Isaiah’s father, also said he considered Steve Lavin of St. John’s and Larry Brown of SMU among the top college coaches.

    St. John’s is expected to watch Briscoe work out Monday at RC, as are coaches from Rutgers, Seton Hall and Villanova.

    RC also features 6-9 2015 power forward Chris Silva, who recently picked up a Syracuse offer, and 2016 point guard Asante Gist.

    Briscoe, who transferred to RC from St. Benedict’s Prep, has listed Arizona, Syracuse, Florida and Seton Hall among those recruiting him the hardest.

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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