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		<title>Army Fires Jim Crews; Harris, Barnes Updates</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zagoria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Army AD Kevin Anderson announced Thursday morning that he was officially firing head  coach Jim Crews.
“There was a series of events that led me down the path to  determine that I needed to make a change in leadership of the men’s basketball  program and terminate coach Crews’ contract,” Anderson stated. “I am very [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:mD_XUQICdJk49M:http://image.cdnl3.xosnetwork.com/pics12/200/FE/FENSDICPOLCAAZD.20060921194430.jpg"><img class="alignleft" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:mD_XUQICdJk49M:http://image.cdnl3.xosnetwork.com/pics12/200/FE/FENSDICPOLCAAZD.20060921194430.jpg" alt="" width="85" height="104" /></a>Army AD<strong> Kevin Anderson</strong> announced Thursday morning that he was officially firing head  coach <strong>Jim Crews.</strong></p>
<p>“There was a series of events that led me down the path to  determine that I needed to make a change in leadership of the men’s basketball  program and terminate coach Crews’ contract,” Anderson stated. “I am very  disappointed with some things that have come to my attention in recent days and  I have decided that it is in the best interests of the basketball program and  the institution to terminate our relationship.”</p>
<p>In seven years as Army’s  head coach, Crews registered a 60-139 (.302) record. He led Army to the Patriot  League Tournament semifinals each of the last three seasons. Army finished 11-19  overall a year ago.</p>
<p>Anderson said that a  national search for Crews’ replacement will begin immediately. Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com reports that Anderson has reached out to including Arizona State associate head coach <strong>Dedrique Taylor</strong>, St. John’s  assistant<strong> Fred Quartlebaum,</strong> Navy assistant<strong> Eugene Burroughs</strong>, Wake Forest  director of basketball operations<strong> Walt Corbean</strong> and St. Mary’s associate head  coach Kyle Smith.</p>
<p><strong>FREE THROWS</strong></p>
<p>Memphis coach <strong>Josh Pastner</strong> visited Oak Hill forward <strong>Roscoe Smith</strong> on Wednesday&#8230;UConn head coach <strong>Jim Calhoun</strong> will visit <strong>Tobias Harris</strong> tonight (Thursday), per <strong>Torrel Harris.</strong> After that visit, Tobias is expected to cut his list down<strong>&#8230;.Harrison Barnes </strong>is set to take an official to Oklahoma Oct. 3, according to a source. That would be a big weekend for the Sooners if<strong> Doron Lamb</strong> also comes&#8230;.Here&#8217;s something you almost never see, a <a href="http://www.gothamhoops.com/?p=1677">kid saying he had a bad experience on a visit</a>.</p>
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		<title>Rutgers Shuffles Hoops Staff; Legends Classic Matchups Announced</title>
		<link>http://www.zagsblog.com/2009/08/18/rutgers-shuffles-staff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zagoria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Lehigh and East Stroudsburg coach Sal Mentesana will join Fred Hill&#8217;s staff at Rutgers as an assistant, while Craig Carter will shift to recruiting coordinator.
“Sal Mentesana possesses a wealth of experience and we are very excited to welcome him into the Rutgers basketball family,” Rutgers head coach Fred Hill said in a statement. “Sal [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:8s_0vELoTugLcM:http://blog.lehighvalleylive.com/sports_impact/2009/03/small_smenentasana.JPG"><img class="alignleft" src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:8s_0vELoTugLcM:http://blog.lehighvalleylive.com/sports_impact/2009/03/small_smenentasana.JPG" alt="" width="87" height="100" /></a>Former Lehigh and East Stroudsburg coach <strong>Sal Mentesana</strong> will join<strong> Fred Hill&#8217;s</strong> staff at Rutgers as an assistant, while<strong> Craig Carter </strong>will shift to recruiting coordinator.</p>
<p>“Sal Mentesana possesses a wealth of experience and we are very excited to welcome him into the Rutgers basketball family,” Rutgers head coach<strong> Fred Hill </strong>said in a statement. “Sal and I have an established relationship and I’m confident that his veteran perspective will be of great benefit to our program.”</p>
<p>Carter, who played at Rutgers from 1987-91 and later was an assistant, changes jobs.<span id="more-20805"></span></p>
<p>“Recruiting is the lifeblood of any program,” Hill said. “Craig Carter has always been a tremendous ambassador for Rutgers Basketball. He has done a terrific job of building and cultivating relationships in the Metropolitan area. Craig will oversee and coordinate all of our recruiting efforts going forward.”</p>
<p>Mentesana, 61, is a Providence alum.</p>
<p>In 15 seasons as a head coach, he posted a record of 176-242. He has ties to the Hill family, having spent four years as an assistant coach to <strong>Brian Hill</strong>, Fred&#8217;s uncle, at Lehigh.</p>
<p>Numerous sources said Hill wanted assistant<strong> Jimmy Carr </strong>to take the demotion, but Carr wouldn&#8217;t have it.</p>
<p>Carr and <strong>Darren Savino</strong> continue to be listed as assistant coaches on the school&#8217;s Website, but Rutgers does not have a single African-American assistant.</p>
<p><strong>LEGENDS CLASSIC MATCHUPS ANNOUNCED</strong></p>
<p>Rutgers will face UMass and Michigan State will take on Florida in the semifinals of the Legends Classic on Nov. 27 at Boardwalk Hall  in Atlantic City, N.J.</p>
<p>The games will tip at 5:30 p.m. and the final tips at 5:30 on Nov. 28.</p>
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		<title>Coach&#8217;s Corner: Arizona&#8217;s Sean Miller</title>
		<link>http://www.zagsblog.com/2009/07/29/coachs-corner-arizonas-sean-miller/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zagoria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This interview with Arizona Coach Sean Miller at the Reebok All-American Camp is the second in a series of interviews with Division 1 head coaches conducted at camps this summer.
PHILLY &#8211;Just a couple of months ago, Sean Miller was the head coach of a Xavier team that had become a perennial NCAA Tournament fixture.
But in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><a href="http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ariz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_headshot/2973343.jpeg"><img class="alignleft" src="http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ariz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_headshot/2973343.jpeg" alt="" width="105" height="145" /></a>This interview with Arizona Coach Sean Miller at the Reebok All-American Camp is the second in a series of interviews with Division 1 head coaches conducted at camps this summer.</em></p>
<p><strong>PHILLY &#8211;</strong>Just a couple of months ago, <strong>Sean Miller</strong> was the head coach of a Xavier team that had become a perennial NCAA Tournament fixture<strong>.</strong></p>
<p>But in April, Miller shifted addresses, moving from Cincinnati to Arizona, where he became the heir to a program <strong>Lute Olson</strong> built into a perennial national powerhouse.</p>
<p>Arizona won the 1997 NCAA championship under Olson and has appeared in three other Final Fours.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m fortunate,&#8221; Miller said at the recent Reebok All-American Camp. &#8220;One thing about college basketball, it changes so dramatically with winning and success. And our success at Xavier and so many of the players that did it, they&#8217;re the people that really helped me and our staff get the opportunity at Arizona.&#8221;<span id="more-19772"></span></p>
<p>Miller becomes the fourth coach in four seasons at Arizona, following Olson, <strong>Kevin O&#8217;Neill</strong> (now at USC) and interim coach <strong>Russ Pennell.</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know a whole lot about our team at Arizona for obvious reasons,&#8221; Miller said. &#8220;We have an incoming class that I feel good bout but none of those guys have ever played college basketball.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/PROSPECT/PHOTO/LAMONTJONES7_28405.JPG"><img class="alignleft" src="http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/PROSPECT/PHOTO/LAMONTJONES7_28405.JPG" alt="" width="405" height="225" /></a>That class includes five players: small forward <strong>Derrick Williams</strong> of La Mirada, Calif.; New York guards<strong> Kevin Parrom </strong>and <a href="http://www.zagsblog.com/2009/06/24/momo-jones-to-arizona/"><strong>Lamont “Momo” Jones (</strong>pictured)</a>; Los Angeles small forward<strong> Solomon Hill;</strong> and Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy center <strong>Kyryl Natyazhko<strong>, </strong></strong>a native of the Ukraine.</p>
<p>Three of those players &#8212; Williams, Jones and Hill &#8212; initially committed to Southern Cal, but Jones and Williams changed their minds in the wake of the<strong> O.J. Mayo</strong> scandal that saw former USC coach <strong>Tim Floyd</strong> step down.</p>
<p>&#8220;Our focus right now is<strong> </strong>to continue to build our program through recruiting the right people and balancing one class after the next and hopefully adding depth to our team,&#8221; Miller said.</p>
<p><a href="http://web.sny.tv/images/2009/06/30/tzgkJuY3.jpg"><img class="alignleft" src="http://web.sny.tv/images/2009/06/30/tzgkJuY3.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="250" /></a>Arizona assistant coach <strong>Emanuel &#8220;Book&#8221; Richardson </strong>also recruited Brooklyn star<strong> Lance Stephenson</strong>, but Stephenson <a href="http://web.sny.tv/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090630&amp;content_id=5614770&amp;oid=2&amp;vkey=21">ended up choosing Cincinnati</a>.</p>
<p>It appears that Miller was more guarded about recruiting Stephenson, who carried a lot of baggage with his sexual assault case, Internet reality series and highly involved father.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re trying to take a broad scope of being smart,&#8221; Miller said. &#8220;Sometimes the mistakes that can really haunt you are the ones you make in a rush or right when you first get to a place.</p>
<p>&#8220;As best we can and it&#8217;s imperfect we&#8217;re trying to have a plan for three years, five years to make sure the decisions we make take care of us at that point.&#8221;</p>
<p>Richardson gives the &#8216;Cats entree to the fertile New York/New Jersey recruiting ground, but Miller was quick to emphasize that A) Arizona recruits nationally; and B) Richardson can flat out coach.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Arizona brand established through Coach Olson in an unbelievable 25-year run has allowed Arizona to have players from all places in our country,&#8221; Miller said</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;Khalid Reeves </strong>was from New York City,<strong> Michael Wright </strong>was from Chicago and <strong>Jordan Hill</strong> is from Atlanta.&#8221;</p>
<p>On Richardson as a coach, Miller said:</p>
<p>&#8220;Book is an excellent coach. He&#8217;s great with people. Just to label him as a recruiter or to specifically give him New York, his relationship goes well beyond that. I think he&#8217;s going to be an effective recruiter anywhere in the country and particularly back here because of his strong ties. But he&#8217;s also a very good basketball coach and there&#8217;s nobody better at guiding players as part of Arizona.</p>
<p>&#8220;He has a gift in really being able to make them feel comfortable and helping them and guiding them.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ariz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_action/2756376.jpeg"><img class="alignleft" src="http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ariz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_action/2756376.jpeg" alt="" width="150" height="200" /></a>Arizona lost <strong>Chase Budinger </strong>and Hill to the NBA, but returns senior point guard <strong>Nic Wise, </strong>who made himself eligible for the NBA Draft on April 16 but did not hire an agent. Wise averaged 15.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game in 35 appearances this past season.</p>
<p>&#8220;Nic Wise is the most established player that we have and I think he&#8217;ll be one of the better point guards in our conference,&#8221; Miller said.</p>
<p>Jones, out of Oak Hill (Va.) Academy, is skilled enough to spell Wise at the point or share the backcourt with him.</p>
<p>“He’s physically mature enough right now as a freshman to have an impact as a freshman,&#8221; Oak Hill coach <strong>Steve Smith </strong>said. &#8220;I think he fits in with their plans. If they want him to score he can do that because he shoots it so well. If they want him to run their team, he can do that, too.”</p>
<p>Arizona also returns 6-6 junior forward<strong> Jamelle Horne</strong>, who averaged 6.8 points and 5.1 rebounds.</p>
<p>&#8220;You have several players that just haven&#8217;t had the opportunity to play but any one of them could blossom,&#8221; Miller said. &#8220;There&#8217;s just a lot of newness, a lot of unknowns. All of them are going to have to adjust to a new coach and new staff.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Jessica Simpson Dumped, Back on the Market; Vetrone Wants to Name FDU Court After Green</title>
		<link>http://www.zagsblog.com/2009/07/15/vetrone-wants-to-name-fdu-court-after-green/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zagoria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jessica Simpson is back on the market after Cowboys QB Tony Romo dumped her on the eve of her 29th b-day. Harsh.
In hoops news, Knicks guard Nate Robinson could be headed to Greece. Newsday reports that Olympiakos, the Athens-based team that last summer lured Josh Childress away from the NBA, has offered Robinson a two-year [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6137540,00.jpg"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6137540,00.jpg" alt="" width="255" height="334" /></a>Jessica Simpson </strong>is <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20290944,00.html">back on the market</a> after Cowboys QB <strong>Tony Romo </strong>dumped her on the eve of her 29th b-day. Harsh.<strong></strong></p>
<p>In hoops news, Knicks guard<strong> Nate Robinson </strong><a href="http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/ny-spnate1512970069jul14,0,2422631.story">could be headed to Greece</a><strong>.</strong> Newsday reports that Olympiakos, the Athens-based team that last summer lured <strong>Josh Childress </strong>away from the NBA, has offered Robinson a two-year deal worth $10 million.<strong>..Tobias Harris</strong> had 27 points and 11 rebounds to lift the Albany City Rocks to a 75-73 victory over the Louisiana Select in Peach Jam action on Tuesday&#8230;Pittsburgh guard<strong> Jermaine Dixon</strong> broke the fifth metatarsil in his right foot and will be out eight weeks. He will return in mid-September. It&#8217;s the same injury former Pitt guard <strong>Levance Fields </strong>and former Marquette guard <strong>Dominic James</strong> had&#8230;The semifinals of the<strong> Joe Brown </strong>Memorial tournament (formerly the Playaz Ball) will take place today at the Hoop Zone in Englewood, N.J.  The New York Panthers meet Team NJABC on one semi, and the Playaz take on Team Philly in the other. Semis at 2, championship at 3:45&#8230;Former Seton Hall big man <strong>Mike Davis</strong> is transferring to Coastal Carolina..<strong>.Javon McCrea</strong>, a 6-6 wing from Newark, N.Y., <a href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090714/SPORTS08/90714030/Adviser++Newark+s+McCrea+hasn+t+committed+to+college+yet">has not committed to Georgetown</a>, despite an Internet report to the contrary. A source close to the New England Playaz club said the Hoyas had not offered McCrea, who visited campus unofficially last week.</p>
<p><strong>VETRONE WANTS TO NAME FDU COURT AFTER GREEN</strong></p>
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<p><strong>NEPTUNE, N.J.</strong> &#8212; It isn&#8217;t often that a basketball coach wants to dedicate his school&#8217;s court to the guy he replaced.</p>
<p>But that&#8217;s exactly what&#8217;s going on at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey.<span id="more-19221"></span></p>
<p><strong>Greg Vetrone, </strong>who replaced fired coach <strong>Tom Green</strong> (pictured)<strong>,</strong> wants to name the court at the Rothman Center after his predecessor.</p>
<p>&#8220;My goal one day, my dream is to play on Tom Green Court one day,&#8221; Vetrone said last week at the Reebok Summer Classic. &#8220;I wish they would name the court after him. The guy&#8217;s the winningest coach in the history of the school and he&#8217;s the winningest coach in NEC history. They should name the court after him.&#8221;<!--more--></p>
<p>Under Green, Fairleigh Dickinson failed to make the Northeast Conference tournament for the second consecutive season in 2008-09, finishing with a 7-23 record. Green&#8217;s career mark was 407-351.</p>
<p>He was fired in June after 26 seasons on the job &#8212; and he wasn&#8217;t happy about it.</p>
<p>“I’ve been a coaching ambassador for this university for 26 years. I don’t call this place work, I call it home,” Green told <em>The Record of Hackensack</em> (N.J.). “Firing me right now shows a total lack of respect for me as a person, as a coach and as a loyal employee over the last 26 years.”</p>
<p>Vetrone, who has known Green for 26 years but had been on his staff just one year as an assistant in his second go-round with the program, was hired on an interim basis.</p>
<p>Asked what Green was up to now, Vetrone said he didn&#8217;t know. Presumably he&#8217;s looking for work.</p>
<p>“This decision kills my career. To get fired in June of year 26 kills a career. I’d hoped to coach another five or six years before I even thought about retiring,” Green told<em> The Record</em>. “It not only affects me, but I’ve got three assistant coaches and two of them have families. There are no Division I college basketball head coaching jobs available in June.”</p>
<p>Vetrone said the transition to head coach hasn&#8217;t been easy  because of his friendship with Green.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s tough because coach Green and I are such great friends,&#8221; Vetrone said. &#8220;I worked for him 1988. I came back last year, so I love the University. It&#8217;s my second time there.</p>
<p>&#8220;I love Tom Green. It&#8217;s been difficult. Hopefully, in time he&#8217;ll get back with the administration.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Top Players at July Camps; Pilgrim to Oklahoma State; Rencher to Texas State</title>
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		<dc:creator>Adam Zagoria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The July recruiting period begins this week and several high profile camps are taking place, including the LeBron James Skills Academy in Akron, Ohio;  the Reebok All-American Camp in Philly; and the Hoop Group Elite Camp  in in Reading, Pa.
The Nike folks don&#8217;t release the LeBron roster until Monday, but here are some of the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/PROSPECT/PHOTO/STERLINGGIBBS6_11150.JPG"><img class="alignleft" src="http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/PROSPECT/PHOTO/STERLINGGIBBS6_11150.JPG" alt="" width="150" height="220" /></a>The July recruiting period begins this week and several high profile camps are taking place, including the<strong> LeBron James</strong> Skills Academy in Akron, Ohio;  the Reebok All-American Camp in Philly; and the Hoop Group Elite Camp  in in Reading, Pa.</p>
<p>The Nike folks don&#8217;t release the LeBron roster until Monday, but here are some of the players who will be at the other events.</p>
<p><strong>Reebok All-American Camp</strong> -<a href="http://www.ballercircuit.com/?page_id=887"> CLICK HERE FOR FULL ROSTER</a><br />
<strong>2010 Class</strong></p>
<p>Patric Young- Jacksonville, FL- PF,<br />
Joe Jackson,- Memphis TN &#8211; PG<br />
Lenzelle Smith- Zion, IL- PG<br />
Tony Chennault,- Philadelphia, PA- PG<br />
Marquez Luke Cathron,- Hunstivile, AL PF<br />
Devonta Abron, &#8211; Dallas, TX &#8211; SF<span id="more-18804"></span></p>
<p>Ashton Pankey- Brooklyn, NY- SF</p>
<p>Devon Collier- Bronx, NY- PF</p>
<p>Fuquan Edwin &#8211; Paterson, NJ &#8211; SF</p>
<p><strong>2011 Class:</strong></p>
<p>LaQuinton Ross, &#8211; Jackson, MS- SG<br />
LeBryan Nash, &#8211; Dallas, TX -SF<br />
Rodney Hood- Meridian, MS- SG</p>
<p>Myles Mack- Paterson, NJ- PG<br />
Derrick Randall &#8211; Paterson NJ &#8211; PF</p>
<p>Sterling Gibbs- NY- PG</p>
<p><strong>2012 Class:</strong></p>
<p>Kyle Anderson &#8211; Paterson, NJ- PG</p>
<p><strong>Hoop Group Elite Camp</strong></p>
<p><strong>2010 Class</strong></p>
<p>Franz Massenat- Trenton Catholic<br />
Jayon James &#8211; Paterson Catholic<br />
Melsahn Basabe- St. Mark&#8217;s<br />
Marcus Romain- Thomas Jefferson</p>
<p>Devante Cutler- Boys &amp; Girls<br />
Antonio Barton- Notre Dame Prep<br />
Josh Daniel &#8211; St. Patrick</p>
<p>Chase Plummer- St. Patrick</p>
<p><strong>2011 Class:</strong></p>
<p>Aaron Brown- Penn Wood<br />
Derrick Gordon- St. Patrick<br />
Devante Cutler- Boys &amp; Girls</p>
<p>Khalid Lewis El &#8211; Trenton Catholic</p>
<p><strong>PILGRIM TO OKLAHOMA STATE</strong></p>
<p><span><strong><a href="http://tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:QbLywb7o2lbWzM:http://alleyoopscoop.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/mattpilgrim.jpg"><img class="alignleft" src="http://tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:QbLywb7o2lbWzM:http://alleyoopscoop.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/mattpilgrim.jpg" alt="" width="104" height="135" /></a>Matt Pilgrim,</strong> the 6-foot-8, 225-pound forward, who left Kentucky after <strong>John Calipari </strong>became head coach, is transferring to Oklahoma State.</span></p>
<p>He chose the Cowboys over Maryland, Cincinnati and Memphis.</p>
<p>“I just feel like I jelled with the team and [<strong>Travis Ford</strong>] seems like a real focused coach,” Pilgrim told the Stillwater News Press. “I really like the style of basketball he plays and I’m just the kind of player he wants. I’m a guy that’s going to give 100 percent and play hard no matter what position I play.”</p>
<p><strong>RENCHER TO TEXAS STATE</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/txst/sports/m-baskbl/auto_action/3337886.jpeg"><img class="alignleft" src="http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/txst/sports/m-baskbl/auto_action/3337886.jpeg" alt="" width="150" height="225" /></a>Texas State head basketball coach<strong> Doug Davalos </strong>has named former Texas standout guard <strong>Terrence Rencher </strong>an assistant coach for the 2009-10 season.</p>
<p>&#8220;Terrence is a great addition to our new staff,&#8221; Davalos said. &#8220;He is a very driven person who has come highly recommended by people I know and respect in this business.&#8221;</p>
<p>Rencher comes to Texas State after serving as a graduate assistant coach at Saint Louis under<strong> Rick Majerus </strong>in 2008-09. He also was the head coach and basketball program director for the boy&#8217;s varsity team at Regents School of Austin in 2007-08. In addition to his coaching duties, Rencher served as an academic mentor for the University of Texas men&#8217;s basketball team from 2006-08.</p>
<p><strong>GRADY TO MOREHEAD STATE</strong></p>
<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <strong>Matt Grady</strong>, a Springfield, N.J. native, has been named Assistant Men&#8217;s Basketball Coach at Morehead State. Head coach <strong>Donnie Tyndall </strong>announced Grady&#8217;s appointment this week. Grady comes to Morehead State with experience at the University of Louisville on two occasions, the University of Cincinnati, New Mexico State, Murray State, and St. Joseph&#8217;s.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Tahoma;">&#8220;I am really excited to join Coach Tyndall and the Morehead State basketball program and university. I look forward to working for Coach Tyndall and along with his staff to help them continue their great success. I want to thank him, and I know we&#8217;ll have a lot of fun,&#8221; said Grady. &#8220;Also I really appreciate everything Coach<strong> (Rick) Pitino</strong> and Coach (<strong>Mick) Cronin</strong> did for me and all the opportunities that they have afforded me. I cannot thank them enough for all I have learned.&#8221;</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Tahoma;">Grady most recently served as an administrative assistant on Pitino&#8217;s staff at Louisville. He also worked with Pitino at U of L as a program assistant in Pitino&#8217;s first two years at the school in 2001-02 and 2002-03. The Cardinals won 44 games during that span.</span></div>
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		<title>Taylor, Curry Lead USA U19s; Kearney to Holy Cross; St. John&#8217;s Elite Camp; Big East Sked Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zagoria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tyshawn Taylor of Kansas scored a team-high 13 points and Duke&#8217;s Seth Curry added 12 to lead the USA U19 Team to a 106-55 victory over Iran Thursday. The U.S. will play France Friday.
John Shurna of Northwestern and Terrico White of Mississippi tallied 11 each and DeAngelo Castro of Washington State scored 11 points each, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><a href="http://www.usabasketball.com/images/2009/Thompkins-Howard-web.JPG"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.usabasketball.com/images/2009/Thompkins-Howard-web.JPG" alt="" width="150" height="300" /></a>Tyshawn Taylor</strong> of Kansas scored a team-high 13 points and Duke&#8217;s <strong>Seth Curry </strong>added 12 to lead the USA U19 Team to a 106-55 victory over Iran Thursday. The U.S. will play France Friday.</p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong>John Shurna</strong> of Northwestern and <strong>Terrico White</strong> of Mississippi tallied 11 each and <strong>DeAngelo Castro</strong> of Washington State scored 11 points each, while Pitt&#8217;s <strong>Ashton Gibbs</strong> and Georgia&#8217;s <strong>Howard Thompkins </strong>(pictured) scored 10 apiece. Gibbs also dished our four assists and had two steals.</p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: normal;">&#8220;One thing we did pretty well was shoot the ball and we made some extra passes, made good decisions,&#8221; USA and Pitt coach <strong>Jamie Dixon </strong>said. &#8220;We know we&#8217;ve got to get better as this tournament continues so this is the first one and hopefully we&#8217;ve got something to build on.&#8221;</p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: normal;">**For my feature on Ashton and <strong>Sterling Gibbs</strong>, <a href="http://web.sny.tv/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090619&amp;content_id=5415914&amp;oid=2&amp;vkey=21">click here</a>.</p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong>KEARNEY TO HOLY CROSS</strong></p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: normal;">Notre Dame associate head coach <strong>Sean Kearney</strong> got the nod as the new Holy Cross head coach, according to a report by FoxSports.com. Kearney was chosen over Pitt associate head coach<strong> Tommy Herrion </strong>and ABA coach <strong>Rod Baker.</strong></p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: normal;">Kearney, 49, has been an assistant to head coach <strong>Mike Brey </strong>at Notre Dame for nine years. A press conference is expected Friday.</p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong>ST. JOHN&#8217;S ELITE CAMP</strong></p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: normal;">The St. John&#8217;s Elite Camp is going on right now and the Johnnies have a number of talented locals on campus, including<strong> Kyrie Irving</strong> (St. Patrick), <strong>Jayvaughn Pinkston</strong> (Loughlin), <strong>Devon Collier</strong> (St. Anthony),<strong> Mike Taylor</strong> (Boys &amp; Girls),  <strong>Myles Mack</strong> (Paterson Catholic, <strong>Kyle Anderson</strong> (Paterson Catholic), <strong>Kadeem Jack</strong> (St. Raymond&#8217;s) and <strong>Corey Edwards </strong>(Christ the King).</p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: normal;">Speaking of Pinkston, he will remain at Loughlin and not attend Oak Hill (Va.) Academy, according to<strong> Kimani Young</strong> of New Heights. Pinkston had considered playing for<strong> Steve Smith </strong>at Oak Hill.</p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong>BIG EAST SKED OUT</strong></p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: normal;">The <a href="http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19400&amp;ATCLID=3759109">Big East schedule is out</a> and Cincinnati plays at Rutgers, Seton Hall, St. John&#8217;s and UConn so New York area fans will have plenty of chances to catch <strong>Lance Stephenson</strong> in person. I&#8217;m sure at least a couple of those games will appear on SNY.</p>
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		<title>Williams to Arizona; Holy Cross Down to 2</title>
		<link>http://www.zagsblog.com/2009/06/29/williams-to-arizona/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zagoria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sean Miller continues to light up the recruiting trail in his first season on the job in Arizona.
Miller landed a verbal commitment Sunday from Derrick Williams, a 6-foot-7 forward from La Mirada, Calif., who initially committed to USC.
&#8220;Yeah I did,&#8221; Williams wrote by text.
Williams visited Arizona late last week and ultimately chose the Wildcats over [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://vmedia.rivals.com/uploads/974/806574.jpg"><img class="alignleft" src="http://vmedia.rivals.com/uploads/974/806574.jpg" alt="" width="405" height="225" /></a><strong>Sean Miller </strong>continues to light up the recruiting trail in his first season on the job in Arizona.</p>
<p>Miller landed a verbal commitment Sunday from<strong> Derrick Williams</strong>, a 6-foot-7 forward from La Mirada, Calif., who initially committed to USC.</p>
<p>&#8220;Yeah I did,&#8221; Williams wrote by text.<span id="more-18517"></span></p>
<p>Williams visited Arizona late last week and ultimately chose the Wildcats over Arizona State, Gonzaga and Memphis. He had visited Memphis earlier in the week.</p>
<p>Williams is one of eight recruits to leave USC. Head coach <strong>Tim Floyd</strong> resigned in the wake of the <strong>O.J. Mayo</strong> scandal.</p>
<p>The Williams signing would appear to take Arizona firmly out of the <strong>Lance Stephenson</strong> mix. Stephenson, <a href="http://www.zagsblog.com/2009/06/28/lance-stephenson-to-cincinnati/">as first reported on<strong> ZAGSBLOG</strong></a>, could be headed to Cincinnati.</p>
<p>Williams joins a five-man recruiting class at Arizona that includes New York guards<strong> Kevin Parrom </strong>and <strong>Lamont &#8220;Momo&#8221; Jones</strong>; Los Angeles small forward<strong> Solomon Hill;</strong> and Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy center <strong>Kyryl Natyazhko.</strong></p>
<p>Like Williams, Jones and Hill also initially committed to Southern Cal.</p>
<p><strong>HOLY CROSS DOWN TO 2</strong></p>
<p>Holy Cross is down to two candidates for its head coaching job, according to FoxSports.com<strong>.</strong></p>
<p>Either Notre Dame associate head coach <strong>Sean Kearney</strong> or Pittsburgh associate head coach <strong>Tom Herrion</strong> will get the job vacated by <strong>Ralph Willard</strong>, according to the report.</p>
<p>Kearney will interview with Holy Cross AD <strong>Richard Regan</strong> on Monday and Herrion on Tuesday<strong>, and </strong>Regan could decide by Wednesday.<strong><br />
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		<title>Lonergan the Favorite at Holy Cross; Williams Visiting Memphis; Kyrie Irving &amp; Dad</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zagoria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vermont coach Mike Lonergan met with Holy Cross officials on Saturday and is the favorite to replace departed coach Ralph Willard, a source with knowledge said.
Lonergan, 43, was the America East Coach of the Year in 2007 after guiding the Catamounts to a 25-8 record and an appearance in the NIT.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.uvm.edu/athletics/www/getphoto.php?sport=mens_basketball&amp;coach_id=5"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.uvm.edu/athletics/www/getphoto.php?sport=mens_basketball&amp;coach_id=5" alt="" width="150" height="230" /></a>Vermont coach<strong> Mike Lonergan</strong> met with Holy Cross officials on Saturday and is the favorite to replace departed coach<strong> Ralph Willard</strong>, a source with knowledge said.</p>
<p>Lonergan, 43, was the America East Coach of the Year in 2007 after guiding the Catamounts to a 25-8 record and an appearance in the NIT.</p>
<p>Last year he lead Vermont to a 24-9 overall record, a share of the America East regular season championship and only their second-ever postseason victory in  school history. Vermont knocked off Wisconsin-Green Bay in the first  round of the College Basketball Invitational before losing on the road in overtime to the eventual CBI champion Oregon State in the next  round.</p>
<p>Willard left Holy Cross to join <strong>Rick Pitino&#8217;s</strong> staff at Louisville.<span id="more-18134"></span></p>
<p>Lonergan was previously an assistant at Colgate and under <strong>Gary Williams</strong> at Maryland.</p>
<p>He has family connections to Holy Cross because his father, Jack, was a left-handed pitcher at who hurled on the  Crusaders&#8217; 1952 NCAA College World Series championship team.</p>
<p>Other coaches in the mix are Notre Dame assistant <strong>Sean Kearney</strong>; former Boston University coach <strong>Dennis Wolf;</strong> Kansas assistant<strong> Joe Dooley; </strong>and possibly Cornell coach <strong>Steve Donahue.</strong></p>
<p><strong>WILLIAMS VISITING MEMPHIS</strong></p>
<p><strong>Derrick Williams,</strong> the 6-7, 210-pound forward who got his release from USC, will visit Memphis Sunday night, per <a href="http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/jun/21/tigers-get-one-more-visitor/">Dan Wolken of the Memphis Commercial Appeal</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m coming (Sunday) night,&#8221; wrote Williams, an ex-USC signee, who will travel from his home in La Mirada, Calif., for an official visit to the Memphis campus.</p>
<p>Williams has three more official visits remaining.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to see how it goes,&#8221; Williams said. &#8220;I might take two, possibly three. It depends on how good the visits go.&#8221;</p>
<p>He won&#8217;t meet with Memphis head coach <strong>Josh Pastner</strong> until Monday morning, when the 48-hour clock kicks in.</p>
<p>&#8220;He just sounds really enthusiastic and sounds like he knows what he&#8217;s doing,&#8221; Williams said of Pastner. &#8220;He&#8217;s a young coach, and that&#8217;s what I like. He wants me to come in and be an impact player.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>FATHER&#8217;S DAY</strong></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a nice <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/kevin_armstrong/06/21/kyrie.irving/?eref=sircrc">Father&#8217;s Day piece on Kyrie and Drederick Irving from my esteemed colleague</a>, Kevin Armstrong  of SI.com.</p>
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		<title>Kevin O&#8217;Neill to USC</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zagoria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin O&#8217;Neill may not have been good enough for Arizona.
But apparently he&#8217;s good enough for USC.
O&#8217;Neill, who was the interim coach at Arizona two seasons ago and has 13 years of experience as a college and NBA coach, was named Tim Floyd&#8217;s successor at Southern Cal on Saturday.
Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon and UNLV coach Lon [...]]]></description>
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<p>But apparently he&#8217;s good enough for USC.</p>
<p>O&#8217;Neill, who was the interim coach at Arizona two seasons ago and has 13 years of experience as a college and NBA coach, was named <strong>Tim Floyd&#8217;s</strong> successor at Southern Cal on Saturday.</p>
<p>Pittsburgh coach <strong>Jamie Dixon</strong> and UNLV coach<strong> Lon Kruger</strong> both reportedly turned the job down.</p>
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<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled to have Kevin O&#8217;Neill as our men&#8217;s basketball coach,&#8221; USC AD <strong>Mike  Garrett</strong> said in a statement. &#8220;Kevin is the consummate coach. He knows his Xs and Os, he&#8217;s an  excellent recruiter and he is very in tune with the academic side of a player&#8217;s  collegiate experience. His 30 years of experience at the college and  professional levels has prepared him well for this opportunity. I love his  coaching philosophy and principles: he&#8217;s a no-nonsense coach who is very  detail-oriented and prepares his teams well. He stresses defense and I&#8217;ve always  believed that defense wins championships.&#8221;<span id="more-18105"></span></p>
<p>O&#8217;Neill, 52, takes over for Floyd, who resigned after four seasons on June 9 amidst the <strong>O.J. Mayo </strong>scandal. Floyd allegedly paid Mayo associate <strong>Rodney Guillory</strong> $1,000 in cash to help steer Mayo to the program. Mayo is now in the NBA.</p>
<p>If those allegations are proven true by the NCAA, USC could forfeit victories, face recruiting  restrictions and lose scholarships.</p>
<p>Still, O&#8217;Neill fully understands the situation.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very excited about this opportunity to coach at such a  great institution as USC, with its tremendous athletic and academic tradition,&#8221; O&#8217;Neill said. &#8220;I  appreciate Mike Garrett&#8217;s confidence in me. I will work my hardest to coach us  to a championship level every single day. I can&#8217;t wait to get started.&#8221;</p>
<p>O&#8217;Neill faces a major rebuilding effort at USC, which has lost eight recruits and four of their best returning players &#8211;<strong> Demar DeRozan, Taj Gibson, Daniell Hackett</strong> and<strong> Marcus Johnson </strong>&#8211;  since the end of the season.</p>
<p>O&#8217;Neill, 52, has worked in the basketball coaching ranks for 30 years, most  recently spending the 2009 season as an assistant coach and special assistant to  the general manager of the NBA&#8217;s Memphis Grizzlies.</p>
<p>He was the head coach at Marquette (1990-94), Tennessee (95-97) and Northwestern (98-00) &#8212; where his total career record is under .500 &#8212; before becoming an assistant with the Knicks (02-03) and the Detroit Pistons.</p>
<p>He served as the Toronto Raptors&#8217; head coach in 2004, going 33-49.</p>
<p>He spent the next three years (2005-07) with the Indiana Pacers, the first two as  an assistant.</p>
<p>O&#8217;Neill was named interim head coach at Arizona for the 2008 season when <strong>Lute  Olson</strong> took a leave of absence. His Wildcats went 19-15 and made the NCAA  tourney, yet some players were unhappy with his style.</p>
<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a great guy off the court, but he&#8217;s bipolar or something,&#8221; one of his former players told <a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/9707972/O%27Neill-not-the-right-choice-for-USC-gig">FoxSports.com</a>. &#8220;On the court, he&#8217;s a madman.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>NBA Top 100 Camp Starts Today; Theus Interviewing for USC Job</title>
		<link>http://www.zagsblog.com/2009/06/18/nba-top-100-camp-starts-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zagoria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The prestigious NBAPA Top 100 Camp tips off today in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The event, put together by Dave Telep of Scout, includes most of the top players in the nation from the Class of 2010, including Harrison Barnes (pictured). The camp also features 39 additional rising seniors and 12 of the top players in the Class [...]]]></description>
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<p>The event, put together by Dave Telep of Scout, includes most of the top players in the nation from the Class of 2010, including <strong>Harrison Barnes </strong>(pictured). The camp also features 39 additional rising seniors and 12 of the top players in the Class of 2011.</p>
<p>Here is the full roster of players at the event, per Alex Schwartz of Northstar Basketball.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evan Anderson, 2010, Eau Claire North (WI), Wisconsin<br />
Keith Appling, 2010, Pershing (MI), Michigan State<br />
Harrison Barnes, 2010, Ames (IA)<br />
Will Barton, 2010, Lake Clifton (MD), Memphis<br />
Daniel Bejarano, 2010, Phoenix North (AZ), Texas<br />
James Bell, 2010, Montverde Academy (FL), Villanova<span id="more-17811"></span><br />
Tarik Black, 2010, Ridgeway (TN)<br />
Anthony Brown, 2010, Ocean View (CA)<br />
Reggie Bullock, 2010, Kinston (NC), North Carolina<br />
Russell Byrd, 2010, Blackhawk Christian (IN), Michigan State<br />
Patric Young, 2010, Paxon School for Advanced Students (FL), Florida<br />
Cameron Clark, 2010, Sherman (TX)<br />
Michael Cobbins, 2010, Palo Duro (TX)<br />
Justin Coleman, 2010, Henrico (VA)<br />
Devon Collier, 2010, St. Anthony’s (NJ)<br />
Kyle Collinsworth, 2010, Provo (UT)<br />
Luke Cothron, 2010, Flora MacDonald Academy (NC)<br />
Noah Cottrill, 2010, Mountain State Academy (WV), West Virginia<br />
Aaron Craft, 2010, Liberty-Benton (OH), Ohio State<br />
Andre Dawkins, 2010, Atlantic Shores Christian (VA), Duke<br />
Carson Desrosiers, 2010, Central Catholic (MA)<br />
Jarell Eddie, 2010, Cannon School (NC), Virginia Tech<br />
Isaiah Epps, 2010, Plainfield (NJ), Pitt<br />
CJ Fair, 2010, Baltimore City College HS (MD), Syracuse<br />
Dominique Ferguson, 2010, Lawrence North (IN)<br />
Gary Franklin, 2010, Mater Dei (CA), USC<br />
Trae Golden, 2010, McEachern (GA)<br />
Jonathan Graham, 2010, Calvert Hall College HS (MD)<br />
Josh Hairston, 2010, Courtland (VA), Duke<br />
Tobias Harris, 2010, Half Hollow Hills West (NY)<br />
Ryan Harrow, 2010, Walton (GA), North Carolina State<br />
Crandall Head, 2010, Crane Tech (IL), Illinois<br />
Kyrie Irving, 2010, St. Patrick’s (NJ)<br />
Joe Jackson, 2010, White Station (TN)<br />
Anthony Johnson, 2010, Whitney Young (IL), Purdue<br />
James Johnson, 2010, Morse Senior (CA)<br />
Terrence Jones, 2010, Jefferson (OR)<br />
Perry Jones, 2010, Duncanville (TX), Baylor<br />
Cory Joseph, 2010, Findlay Prep (NV)<br />
Jelan Kendrick, 2010, Westlake (GA)<br />
Markus Kennedy, 2010, Living Faith (NJ), Villanova<br />
Alex Kirk, 2010, Los Alamos (NM)<br />
Brandon Knight, 2010, Pine Crest (FL)<br />
Tyler Lamb, 2010, Mater Dei (CA), UCLA<br />
Doron Lamb, 2010, Oak Hill Academy (VA)<br />
Jordan Latham, 2010, Baltimore City College HS (MD), Xavier<br />
Meyers Leonard, 2010, Robinson (IL), Illinois<br />
CJ Leslie, 2010, Word of God Academy (NC)<br />
Nate Lubick, 2010, St. Mark’s (MA),Georgetown<br />
Kendall Marshall, 2010, Bishop O’Connell (VA), North Carolina<br />
Justin Martin, 2010, Lawrence North (IN)<br />
Fab Melo, 2010, Sagemont School (FL)<br />
Ian Miller, 2010, United Faith Christian Academy (NC), Florida State<br />
Jason Morris, 2010, Hotchkiss School (CT)<br />
Baye Moussa Kieta, 2010, Oak Hill Academy (VA), Syracuse<br />
Rod Odom, 2010, Middlesex (MA)<br />
Tobi Oyedeji, 2010, Bellaire (TX), Texas A&amp;M<br />
Mychal Parker, 2010, The Miller School (VA)<br />
Adreian Payne, 2010, Jefferson (OH)<br />
Jayvaughn Pinkston, 2010, Bishop Loughlin (NY)<br />
Stacey Poole, 2010, Andrew Jackson (FL)<br />
Dwight Powell, 2010, IMG Academy (FL)<br />
Casey Prather, 2010, North Side (TN)<br />
Phil Pressey, 2010, Episcopal School of Dallas (TX)<br />
Will Regan, 2010, Nichols School (NY)<br />
Jereme Richmond, 2010, Waukegan (IL), Illinois<br />
Josh Selby, 2010, Lake Clifton (MD), Tennessee<br />
Desmond Simmons, 2010, Salesian (CA), Washington<br />
Lenzelle Smith, 2010, Zion-Benton Township (OH), Ohio State<br />
Roscoe Smith, 2010, Walbrook (MD)<br />
Evan Smotrycz, 2010, New Hampton Prep (NH), Michigan<br />
Markel Starks, 2010, Georgetown Prep (MD), Georgetown<br />
Juwan Staten, 2010, Thurgood Marshall (OH), Dayton<br />
Jared Sullinger, 2010, Northland (OH), Ohio State<br />
Melvin Tabb, 2010, Enloe (NC), Wake Forest<br />
JT Terrell, 2010, Hugh M. Cummings (NC), Wake Forest<br />
Shaq Thomas, 2010, Mountain State Academy (WV)<br />
DeShaun Thomas, 2010, Bishop Leurs (IN), Ohio State<br />
Tristan Thompson, 2010, Findlay Prep (NV), Texas<br />
Tyler Thornton, 2010, Gonzaga (DC), Duke<br />
Dion Waiters, 2010, Life Center Academy (NJ), Syracuse<br />
Julian Washburn, 2010, Duncanville (TX)<br />
Okaro White, 2010, Clearwater (FL), Florida State<br />
Trey Zeigler, 2010, Mt. Pleasant (MI)</p>
<p>CJ Barksdale, 2011, George Washington (VA)<br />
Wayne Blackshear, 2011, Morgan Park (IL)<br />
Angelo Chol, 2011, Herbert Hoover (CA)<br />
Rakeem Christmas, 2011, North Catholic (PA)<br />
Michael Gbinije, 2011, Christchurch School (VA)<br />
Michael Gilchrist, 2011, St. Patrick’s (NJ)<br />
Myck Kabongo, 2011, St. Benedict’s (NJ)<br />
LeBryan Nash, 2011, Lincoln (TX)<br />
Austin Rivers, 2011, Winter Park (FL), Florida<br />
Aaron Ross, 2011, Pulaski Academy (AR), Arkansas<br />
LaQuinton Ross, 2011, Murrah (MS)<br />
Shannon Scott, 2011, Milton (GA)</p>
<p><strong>THEUS INTERVIEWING FOR USC JOB</strong></p>
<div class="storybody"><strong><a href="http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0617/nba_g_theus1_300.jpg"><img class="alignleft" src="http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0617/nba_g_theus1_300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a>Reggie Theus</strong> will meet today with USC Athletic Director <strong>Mike  Garrett</strong> about the coaching vacancy and is expected to take the job if offered, the Los Angeles Times reported.</div>
<div class="storybody">Theus was fired as the Kings&#8217; coach in December, 24 games into his second  season. Before that, he was the head coach at New Mexico State, where he was 41-33 in two seasons. He also spent two years at Louisville as an assistant.</div>
<div class="storybody">A native of Southern California who attended Inglewood High, Theus is also a former actor who would seemingly be comfortable in the environment.</div>
<div class="storybody"><strong>Tim Floyd</strong> resigned as the Trojans&#8217; coach  June 9 in the face of the NCAA investigation over the <strong>O.J. Mayo</strong> scandal.</div>
<div class="storybody">Pitt coach <strong>Jamie Dixon</strong>, who already rebuffed Arizona before it hired<strong> Sean Miller</strong>, also reportedly turned down the USC gig.</div>
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