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    By JOSH NEWMAN

    NEW YORK – Brandon Randolph cut his list to 12 schools late last month, but the 6-foot-6 shooting guard isn’t offering up much beyond that on his recruitment.

    “Soon,” the 2017 Westtown (Pa.) School and PSA Cardinals standout told SNY.tv on Friday afternoon at practice for Saturday night’s Big Strick Classic when asked when he might trim his suitors again. “I don’t really have a timeline, but I know it’s soon. “I would take on more offers, but these 12 have been recruiting me the hardest for a long time. I feel comfortable with these 12. I have a relationship with all of them, and that’s great.”

    On July 24, the Yonkers, N.Y. native took to Twitter to announce he is down to a list of 12 that includes Louisville, Alabama, Miami, Arizona, Indiana, Notre Dame, Oregon, North Carolina, Kansas, Syracuse, Xavier, and Wake Forest.

    Louisville

    By JOSH NEWMAN

    One of the top centers in the Class of 2017 is headed to the ACC.

    Malik Williams, a 7-footer who plays for Fort Wayne (IN) R Nelson Snider High School and Legit Basketball on the AAU scene, offered a verbal commitment to Rick Pitino and Louisville on Thursday afternoon via his Twitter account.

    Williams, the No. 3 center and No. 32 overall recruit according to 247sports.com’s composite rankings, is the first 2017 commit for the Cardinals.

    Articles, Recruiting, Roselle Catholic

    NEW YORK –– After transferring to Hudson Catholic from Pope John XXIII last February, 6-foot-8 forward Louis King did not play the rest of the season for coach Nick Mariniello’s team as he sat out and adjusted to his new school.

    But playing with his Sports U teammates this summer on the Under Armour circuit, King has seen his stock rise significantly.

    He picked up a scholarship offer from Indiana last month to go along with earlier offers from Syracuse, UConn, Seton Hall and Rutgers, among others.

    “I know I had to prove myself this summer so I did [well],” he said Wednesday at the Entertainers Basketball Classic at Rucker Park. “I picked up Indiana, Rutgers, UConn.”

    Recruiting

    NEW YORK – Naz Reid was among the biggest people – and names – on hand Wednesday night at the Entertainers Basketball Classic at the famed Rucker Park.

    The 6-foot-11, 220-pound Class of 2018 big man arrived with his Sports U teammates Jahvon Quinerly and Louis King. Reid will be back in New York City on Saturday for the Big Strick Classic at Gauchos Gym.

    That Reid is healthy and on the court at all now is good news. He displaced his left kneecap during an Elevate Hoops event in Philadelphia in July.

    “I was scared,” he said. “It popped up but it went back in by itself.”

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