Jaren Sina has decommitted from Alabama and will reopen his recruitment.
“Yes, I decommitted,” the Gill St. Bernard’s 2013 point guard told SNY.tv by phone, confirming a tweet by Adam Finkestein.
“I visited the campus a couple times and I still have a good relationship with the coaches and everything. I want to have the opportunity to get a better look at some other schools and some other options just to compare it to.” (more…)
AKRON, Ohio — Jaren Sina made a name for himself while playing at tiny Gill St. Bernard’s High School in Gladstone, N.J.
From that launching pad, the 6-foot-2 2013 point guard committed to Alabama last season and led his team deep into the New Jersey North Non-Public B playoffs before losing to perennial power St. Patrick.
Now Sina is on the biggest recruiting stage of the summer, competing at the LeBron James Skills Academy, where he’s joined by two St. Patrick players, big men Dakari Johnson and Austin Colbert.
In this interview, Sina talks about his experiences at the camp and his efforts to aid the victims of the tornado in Alabama. Read more about it in this story.
Trevor Lacey is staying home.
The No. 6 shooting guard in the Class of 2011, Lacey chose Alabama Wednesday over Kentucky, Kansas, Auburn and UConn.
“It was a very difficult decision because I had great choices,” the 6-foot-3 Lacey, out of Huntsville (Ala.) Butler, told ESPN.com. “My relationship and trust with [Alabama coach Anthony Grant] set the Crimson Tide apart. I also feel the university of Alabama will provide the best opportunity for me when basketball is over. I love the people in Alabama.”
A two-time Mr. Basketball in Alabama, Lacey won three state titles at Huntsville. (more…)
Rodney Hood, the No. 7 small forward in the Class of 2011, will announce on Wednesday at noon CST, according to Meridian High (Miss.) coach Randy Bolden.
Bolden said Hood will choose from among Florida State, Mississippi State, Louisville, Marquette and Alabama.
“At this point it’s pretty much him doing some soul-searching deciding what he wants to do,” Bolden said. (more…)
Jahii Carson has four official visits in mind — and one of them is St. John’s.
The 5-foot-11, 170-pound Carson out of Mesa (Az.) High said he plans to take officials to Arizona, Washington, Oregon State and St. John’s.
He plans to leave one official open and said he would probably take it to Alabama or North Carolina.
He has already visited UCLA, Oregon State, Arizona and Arizona State unofficially. (more…)
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — His name is Tony Parker but he’s not the point guard for the San Antonio Spurs and he’s not married to Eva Longoria.
No, this Tony Parker is a 6-foot-9, 265-pound rising junior center from Lithonia (Ga.) Miller Grove ranked among the top 10 centers in his class.
As a freshman, Parker helped lead his team to a 30-3 record and the Georgia Class 4A state championship. He started 32 games and averaged 7.5 points. and 10.3 rebounds.
Earlier this month he played alongside Michael Gilchrist, Marquis Teague and Tony Wroten on the USA U17 national team that won the gold medal in Hamburg, Germany. (more…)
Even Chane Behanan admitted to being surprised at his most recent performance.
After averaging 14.7 points and leading the Hawks to the championship game, the 6-foot-6, 240-pound Behanan was named the Most Valuable Player of the NBA Top 100 Camp in Charlottesville, Va.
“I was shocked,” Behanan, the No. 6 power forward in the Class of 2011, said Sunday night in a phone interview. “I felt good this morning. A lot of people came through that camp and I was the most outstanding one so I was kind of happy.”
Behanan’s phone hasn’t been ringing off the hook the way you might expect, but he did pick up an offer from Indiana Sunday. (more…)
Kyle Cain is back from his official visit to West Virginia and must now decide his next move.
The 6-foot-7 forward from New Hampton (N.H.) prep has now taken four official visits and has one remaining.
“He’s going to decide if he’s going to visit either Arizona State or Alabama with his last visit,” New Hampton coach Peter Hutchins said.
Cain visited Rhode Island and Northern Illinois before committing to Rhode Island. After decommitting he has been to Illinois and West Virginia. (more…)
One of the hottest names in recruiting right now is Kyle Cain.
The 6-foot-7 Cain is a multi-faceted forward who pulled out of his commitment to Rhode Island and is now considering West Virginia, Arizona State, Alabama and Illinois.
He’s headed on a visit to West Virginia this weekend.
“Yeah, I’m going to West Virginia this Sunday and Monday,” Cain said Friday by phone.
Cain likes West Virginia because head coach Bob Huggins has churned out a slew of NBA-caliber forwards, including Devin Ebanks and Da’Sean Butler from last year’s Final Four team. (more…)
NEW YORK – Midway through the fourth quarter in the PSAL championship game at Madison Square Garden, Leroy Isler approached his teammate Michael Taylor during a timeout.
“Yo, work hard to get open. You’re not working to get open,” Isler told him.
Before Taylor could utter a single word of protest, Isler added: “We need you to get open.”
A 6-foot-6 junior guard, Taylor took Isler’s words to heart. He scored 11 of his game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter, including a critical game-tying 3-pointer and two go-ahead foul shots, to lift Boys & Girls to a 55-50 victory over Cardozo before 3,658.
(photo courtesy Ravi Rozier)
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