J.J. Moore is on the move.
The 6-foot-5 senior wing from Long Island visited Providence last week and will hit Pittsburgh on Tuesday and potentially St. John’s on Thursday.
“I think J.J. was really impressed with the new coach [at Providence, Keno Davis] and what they’re trying to build over there and he’s also impressed with the [...]

**Note: The game will be rebroadcast Wednesday on sportswebnet.com beginning at noon.
JERSEY CITY – Achraf Yocoubou scored a game-high 23 points and Long Island Lutheran went into New Jersey and handed St. Anthony its first home loss in six years.
With a large contingent of Long Island fans in the CERC gym, LuHi downed the Friars [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Bob Hurley was prowling the sidelines in the gym at Springfield College, yelling at players so loudly his voice could easily be heard above the crowd.”
“You’re supposed to guard him,” Hurley shouted at his star player, Dominic Cheek, after the opposing team’s star, Xavier Henry, scored a basket. “Where were you?”
Dressed in [...]

St. Anthony, the defending national high school champ, pulled out a narrow 57-54 victory over Paterson Eastside Sunday at the New Years Jump-Off at Teaneck High School.
The Friars improved to 8-1 but arent blowing out opponents like they did last year when they featured six Division I players.
“We made a lot of mistakes so it [...]

Dominic Cheek Chooses Wildcats from Collin Orcutt on Vimeo.
Dominic Cheek officially declared his intention to attend Villanova University Friday at a press conference in Jersey City, choosing that school over defending NCAA champion Kansas.
The story was first reported by ZAGSBLOG early Friday morning.
Read the full story here.
***Check out the video above from the press conference [...]

With Kansas head coach Bill Self looking on courtside, Lance Stephenson scored a game-high 32 points but the Lincoln Railsplitters came up on the losing end, 77-57, against Duncanville (Texas) in the Old Spice Classic on ESPN.
After repeatedly powering his way to the basket and also showing his long-range shooting skills by draining a 3-pointer [...]

**[Read the Rivals story I wrote on Cheek here].

Dominic Cheek will choose between Kansas and Villanova and will announce his decision Friday at a 6 o’clock press conference at the Golden Door Charter School in Jersey City, according to a report in the Jersey Journal.
“For six months I thought it was going to be Villanova [...]

**[See the documentary on Cheek, "A Star Emerges from City Streets."]
The Dominic Cheek Sweepstakes is about to end.
Ben Gamble, the associate head coach at St. Anthony in Jersey City, said the 6-foot-5 Cheek will make his announcement on Friday at 6 o’clock at the school gym.
“Dom will announce at St. Anthony on Dec. 12,” Gamble [...]

One of my favorite All-Star events after the high school season is the Jordan Brand Classic, which will take place April 18, 2009 at Madison Square Garden. The event will begin with the International Game at 3:30, followed by the Regional (City vs. Suburbs) at 5:30 and the National Game at 8.
Recent participants include NBA [...]

Clark Francis’ rankings of the Top Seniors in the Class of 2009 are out and Brooklyn Lincoln guard Lance Stephenson tops the list.
Stephenson has said he will wait until the spring to announce his future plans. St. John’s, Kansas and USC are among the schools recruiting him, and some speculate he may also opt to [...]