Kanter, a 6-foot-10 Turkish citizen born in Zurich, Switzerland, is now at his third American school in the span of two months.

Kanter has surfaced at Simi Valley (Calif.) Stoneridge Prep after brief stops at Findlay (Nev.) Prep and Beckley (West Va.) Mountain State.

“He legitimately wants to be here and go to college and Stoneridge is the only option,” said an industry source with knowledge of Kanter’s situation. “He would like to get eligibility by passing the [standardized] test. He might not even play at Stoneridge.

“He could enroll in college in the spring semester.”

Kanter, 17, was named Most Valuable Player of the 2009 U18 European Championship in Metz, France.

He averaged 18.6 points and a tournament-best 16.4 rebounds in leading his team to a bronze medal.

Kanter went for 32 points and 25 rebounds in a semifinal loss to Serbia before bouncing back and going for 35 points and 19 rebounds in a 95-74 win over Lithuania in the bronze medal game.

He turned down offers to play professionally in Europe to come to the U.S.

Here, Kanter had interest from virtually every major Division 1 program in the nation during his brief time at Findlay Prep, the defending national champions.

“It’s been 50-60 schools, everybody from UCLA to USC to Arizona, Texas, Kansas, North Carolina, Kentucky, Memphis, Florida, Ohio State, UConn, you can go right down the line,” Findlay assistant Todd Simon said in August.

Yet both Findlay and Mountain State – and a slew of colleges — have been scared off by Kanter’s professional background, which has sparked the interest of the NCAA.

Kanter grew up playing for Turkish club Fenerbahçe Ülker’s youth teams. Last fall he made his pro debut in the Turkish Basketball League and later played in the Euroleague. Still, he did not sign a contract and sources indicated he never received payment.

“I was on the roster because Semih [Erden] and Ömer [Asik] were injured,” Kanter told TrueHoop.com. “Sitting on the side, I was so nervous. I was joking with my teammates on the bench. Then Mirsad [Turkcan] got into foul problems. Coach [Bogdan Tanjevic] called my name. I was so excited. I felt like I was a roster-filler for that game, so I didn’t expect to play any minutes. I didn’t even tie my knee-pads until I sat down on the substitution chair.”

The industry source said the club had ulterior motives for putting Kanter in the games.

“Fenerbahçe, they stuck him in like eight or nine games just to screw with his eligibility because they’re ruthless,” the source said. “European clubs don’t want their kids coming him to America.”

Multiple sources said Kanter didn’t take any money for his appearances, but the NCAA prohibits players with professional backgrounds from competing on an amateur level in the U.S.

“At the end of the day, he didn’t do anything wrong,” Mountain State coach Rodney Crawford said. “He himself didn’t break any rules or break any laws. Now the NCAA, that’s up to them to decide.

“The issue was him playing professionally, which is true, but is not true.”

When word of Kanter’s background got to the U.S., it caused trouble for both Findlay and Mountain State. Opponents threatened not to play them because of Kanter’s presence on the roster.

“People cashed in on that eligibility excuse and they had an excuse to use as far as him possibly being a pro so they started backing out of games,” Crawford said. “It wouldn’t have hurt as bad, but it was a few too many.”

He added: “He wanted to be here. We wanted him here but we couldn’t get around the fact that we wouldn’t be able to play anybody.”

Now Kanter is at Stoneridge playing for first-year coach Derrick “Tank” Thornton.

“He’s in school working on his grades trying to get eligible for next year,” Thornton said Tuesday night. “He works extremely hard, extremely hard. He’s going to be awesome.”

Thornton said he was unfamiliar with Kanter’s background in Turkey but remained confident that he would play American college ball.

“I completely leave that into the hands of the NCAA,” Thornton said. “From what I’ve heard everything’s going to be fine. Anything the NCAA asks of me I’ll provide. Anything they want me to do is done.”

Those with knowledge of Kanter’s situation point out that if he truly was driven by money, he would’ve stayed in Europe and signed a big contract.

“If he really wanted money he wouldn’t be in the U.S.,” the source said. “He really wants to go to college.”

The source added that there is a difference between European players like Ricky Rubio, who clearly intend to play professionally, and Kanter, who do not.

“If a kid is under 18 and does not sign a pro contract and then comes to the U.S. and enrolls in a high school he should not be considered a pro,” the source said.

Crawford added that Kanter was actually a unique role model in an era when American players like Brandon Jennings and Jeremy Tyler leave the U.S. to play overseas.

“I think he will be able to play college ball,” Crawford said. ”I think he will and I think it will be great for college basketball to have a kid who’s doing the opposite of what a lot of our American guys are doing. They’re leaving and going over there to play.

“He’s coming from over there to go to school here. He’s doing it differently and setting an example for kids over here.”

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Michael Gilchrist,

The 6-foot-7 Somerdale, N.J., native, who plays for Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick, also visited Villanova’s campus last year.

“What we are hoping to get out of this visit is more of the academic side,” Cindy Richardson, Gilchrist’s mother, told Keith Pompey of the Philly Inquirer earlier this week. “We already know what Michael is going to do for that program. . . . So we want to know what Villanova is going to do for Michael.

“We are going to find out how they are going to support Michael from a basketball standpoint and academic standpoint.”

Gilchrist has already taken unofficials in recent weeks to Rutgers and Michigan.

His mother told the Inquirer that he wants to take additional visits to Kentucky, UConn, Oregon, and Louisiana State before the season starts.

Gilchrist is slated to visit Kentucky for Big Blue Madness Oct. 16, but no other dates have been made public.

Many observers expect Gilchrist to ultimately sign with Kentucky or Villanova, but he says he’s open.

“I’m just having fun with my selection of colleges,” he told the Inquirer. “But it’s early. I’m just starting my process.”

ARMY HIRES CORNELL ASSISTANT

Army named Zach Spiker as its new coach on Saturday.

An assistant under Cornell head coach Steve Donahue the past five years, Spiker helped the Big Red to upper-division finishes in the Ivy League during each of his five seasons in Ithaca, N.Y. He was instrumental in helping Cornell’s recruiting efforts the last five years, culminating in the Big Red winning consecutive Ivy League titles the past two seasons. It marked the first back-to-back league titles for Cornell in school history and the first time a team other than Pennsylvania or Princeton copped consecutive Ivy League championships.

Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com reported that Spiker was selected over Arizona State associate head coach Dedrique Taylor and St. John’s assistant Fred Quartlebaum.

“We couldn’t be more excited to name Zach Spiker as the head coach of our men’s basketball program,” U.S. Military Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Buster Hagenbeck said. “Zach impressed us with his high-energy level, intimate knowledge of our program and well-conceived plan to deliver a championship to the Army program.”

“We conducted a national search and spoke to a tremendous pool of candidates,” Army AD Kevin Anderson stated. “Throughout the process, one individual clearly rose to the top.”

“Zach is highly regarded by some of the most well-respected coaches in the country. He is widely recognized as one of the true young talents in the coaching profession and someone we feel is ready to lead our program to a Patriot League championship,” Anderson added.

NEW YORK’S BIGGEST SECRET

The biggest secret in New York City high school hoops is a young man named Amadou Sidibe.

The 6-7 Sidibe is a sophomore at Cardinal Hayes in The Bronx and already holds a scholarship offer from Fordham. Sidibe was on Fordham’s campus Saturday for an unofficial visit along with teammate Fidel Yacoubou, a Wings transfer and the younger brother of Long Island Lutheran guard Achraf Yacoubou.

“He’s an interesting kid. Nobody’s heard of him yet. He never played  AAU. He barely played any organized basketball,” said Hayes assistant coach Justin Simon.

“[Fordham assistant] Jared Grasso came into the gym Wednesday and offered him within like five minutes.”

Simon said Sidibe has a tremendous upside.

“He’s going to be our center this year,” Simon said.

“He’s a little raw. He has great touch. Long arms, blocks everything, great rebounder.”

Nobody knows area talent better than Grasso (pictured above left), who has established a pipeline from Jersey powers St. Anthony and Paterson Catholic to Fordham. But Yale coach James Jones is also high on Sidibe.

“Jared was the first guy to offer him,” Simon said. “But I brought him up to the Yale Elite camp and Coach Jones from Yale loved him.”

MURPHY GETTING LOOKS

Kamari Murphy, a 6-7, 195-pound junior from Bishop Ford; Dereck Millinghouse, a junior from Schenectady being recruited by Fordham assistant Steve Treffiletti; and John Baja, a sophomore from Fairfield Notre Dame, were also at Fordham today.

“I just played pickup games,” Murphy said by text.

He has a long list of suitors, including Virginia Tech, St. John’s, Hofstra, Wake Forest, Pitt, Virginia, Rutgers, Southern Illinois, Albany, Georgetown, Seton Hall, Providence, Marist and N.C. State.

“The two major schools that are showing me the most love are Providence and Virginia,” he said by text. “I’m highly interested in both.”

 RHOOMES TO PREP

6-8 Cardozo big man Ryan Rhoomes plans to spend the 2010-11 season at South Kent (Conn.), following in the footsteps of New York players Kevin Parrom, Omari Lawrence, Russell Smith, J.J. Moore and others.

 ”Yes, I am,” Rhoomes said by text.

Among schools showing interest in Rhoomes are West Virginia, St. John’s, Virginia Tech, Cincinnati and Providence.

FREE THROWS

Chase Plummer, a 6-5, 200-pound SF from St. Patrick, committed to UMBC…The New York Post has a very well done story today on the mass exodus at St. Raymond’s of the Bronx, which has lost eight D-1 caliber players in the last two years, and six this summer. The most recent to depart was 6-9 Arizona-bound junior wing Sidiki Johnson, now at St. Benedict’s of Newark. St. Ray’s coach Oliver Antigua has declined comment to various media outlets, including SNY.tv for this story I wrote last week about the mass exodus of talent from New York City.

DATES TO REMEMBER

Oct. 21 – Big East Media Day

Oct. 27 – Seton Hall Media Day

Oct. 28 – Rutgers Media Day

Nov. 3 - St. John’s Media Day

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Barnes has already visited North Carolina and will also visit:

Oct. 2 – Oklahoma

Oct. 9 – UCLA

Oct. 16 – Kansas

Oct. 23 – Duke

Nov. 6 – Iowa State (unofficial)

Duke has long been considered the favorite for Barnes, but North Carolina has made up tremendous ground, especially after Barnes saw Michael Jordan at the Carolina Pro Alumni Game Sept. 4 during his visit.

“To have the greatest player to ever play the game … it kind of blows you away just trying to grasp the whole thing,” Barnes told the Charlotte News Observer.

Now he will hit Oklahoma, UCLA and Kansas before setting foot on Duke’s campus.

“In the end, I’ll do what’s best for me,” Barnes told the Charlotte News Observer.

IRVING SET FOR OFFICIAL TO DUKE

Speaking of Duke, could Barnes wind up playing there with St. Patrick point guard Kyrie Irving?

The 6-foot-2 Irving is set to depart with his father, Drederick Irving, and his uncle, Sye Dean, for an official to the Duke campus beginning Friday.

There has been speculation that Irving could verbal while on campus, but on Thursday he said by text: “I don’t think so.”

Irving is also set to visit Texas A&M (Oct. 9), Kentucky (Oct. 15), Georgia Tech (Oct. 23) and Seton Hall (Oct. 30).

Still, his father said Duke has everything a school could offer. And with Indiana now out of the picture, Duke appears to be the clear favorite.

“It is very appealing what they offer,” Drederick said

“It’s a great academic institution that offers great athletics. You get the best of both worlds. That reflects what I represent and what Kyrie represents but we’re still trying to be objective about it because there are still other elite schools that offer that academic excellence.”

JOHNSON, WHITTINGHAM LEAVE ST. RAY’S

St. Raymond’s continues to lose top players to other schools.

Sidiki Johnson, a 6-8 junior guard who recently committed to Arizona, has left The Bronx school to play for Dan Hurley at St. Benedict’s Prep.

“I’m getting away from home and it’s a college prep school, so I’m gonna be ready for college, it’s a wonderful school,” Johnson told GothamHoops.com.

“It will prepare me for college because I’m away from home and I’ll be playing against the best guys in the country.”

St. Benedict’s last year lost Texas-bound forward Tristan Thompson when he was booted from the team and then resurfaced at Findlay (Nev.) Prep.

Johnson could slide in and fill that position alongside guards Myck Kabongo (committed to Texas) and Aaron Brown (uncommitted).

“[Coach Hurley's] offense is four out and one in so I’m going to be playing on the perimeter,” Johnson told Gotham Hoops. “Wherever he needs me I’ll be there and I’m going to get better [at St. Benedict's].

“I’m on a mission to become a pro, I want to work as hard as a pro works so that I can get better and better.”

St. Ray’s coach Oliver Antigua was not immediately available for comment Thursday night.

Johnson joins fellow juniors Jose Rodriguez, a 6-foot-5 wing, and Joey DeLaRosa, a 6-11 forward, who are now playing at the Impact Basketball location in Las Vegas.

5-10 point guard Steve Whittingham has also left St. Ray’s for New Rochelle High, according to Harold McBride Sr.

McBride Sr.’s son, former St. Raymond’s point guard Harold McBride, is now attending Bradenton Prep Academy and playing for Impact Basketball in Sarasota, Fla.

“Yes, he is,” McBride Sr. said by phone.

“It was a good opportunity for my son to excel and to develop his basketball skills. He’s working and training.”

Two other former St. Ray’s players, Omari Lawrence and Kevin Parrom, left the school last fall for South Kent (Conn.)

Lawrence is now at St. John’s and Parrom is at Arizona.

“It is what it is,” McBride Sr. said. “In Harolds’s case a better opportunity presented itself somewhere else.”

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The Celtics, who already feature two of the top players in the nation in senior guard Kyrie Irving and junior wing Michael Gilchrist, will officially add 6-8 brothers Julian and Chris Washburn, the sons of troubled former NBA star Chris Washburn.

“Those guys are in school today,” St. Pat’s coach Kevin Boyle said Tuesday by phone.

The brothers moved to New Jersey from Texas, where they played at Duncanville High.

Julian (pictured) is a senior wing who could step in and play right away, while Boyle said Chris, a sophomore, might need time to develop. He saw both players briefly at the Poconos Camp this summer.

“Julian looks like he would bring athleticism,” Boyle said. “He’s long, he should be able to guard and be a very good defensive player. He looks like he can get out in transition and finish. He would be a good guy following up the shots and putting the ball back in. That does give us a few more bodies of size if we ever had foul trouble.

“Chris is a big kid for a sophomore. He has a good base and is hard to move. He needs to redistribute 25 or 30 pounds. He looks like a sophomore with a lot of potential.”

Asked if either or both brothers would start, Boyle said: “”It’s way to early to tell. If somebody deserves to start, then we’ll do a North Carolina thing where we mix it up and start six or seven guys.”

Once again the Celtics will play a loaded national schedule including at least a couple on ESPN:

Jan. 18 — Findlay (Nev.) Prep, Springfield Hoophall Classic, Springfield, Mass. (ESPNU)

Jan. 23 — St. Benedict’s, Homeless Classic, Elizabeth, N.J.

Jan. 30 — Memphis (Tenn.) White Station, Brian Doherty Classic, Newark, N.J.

Feb. 6 – Taft (Calif.) or Westchester (Calif.), Nike Extravaganza, Calif.

Feb. 12 – Oak Hill (Va.), Primetime Shootout, Rutgers, ESPN2

Feb. 13 – Rice (N.Y.), Primetime Shootout, Trenton

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After initially enrolling at Findlay (Nev.) Prep, Kanter is now at Mountain State in Beckley, West Va., according to reports.

“He’s left [Findlay],” Findlay assistant Todd Simon said by text. “Some unforeseeable circumstances came up. He left on good terms. We wish him the best.”

Simon previously said 50-60 schools had reached out to him while Kanter was at Findlay.

“It’s been 50-60 schools, everybody from UCLA to USC to Arizona, Texas, Kansas, North Carolina, Kentucky, Memphis, Florida, Ohio State, UConn, you can go right down the line,” he said.

That interest shouldn’t change now that he’s moved schools.

Rodney Crawford, the former Harmony Prep coach, is now at Mountain State, according to Jeff Goodman of Fox Sports.com

Former Mountain State coach Rob Fulford has started a new prep school called Huntington (W. Va.) Prep that features Baltimore PG Kevin Smith.

Ironically, Mountain State and Findlay will meet on Jan. 10 in the Humana Basketball Classic at Lexington (Ky.) Christian Academy.

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Oh, and a guy named Mike was also among the 16 finalists announced.

Michael Jordan, John Stockton and David Robinson headlined the class.

NBA coaches Don Nelson and Jerry Sloan, former NBA stars Dennis Johnson, Chris Mullin and Bernard King, and two-time WNBA MVP Cynthia Cooper were also nominated. The results will be announced April 6 at the Final Four in Detroit.

Only one person who coached exclusively at the high level, former DeMatha (Md.) High coach Morgan Wootten, is in the Hall.

“It would be the pinnacle of my coaching career if that happened,” said the 61-year-old Hurley, who has led St. Anthony to 23 state championships and 10 New Jersey Tournament of Champions titles and was featured in the book “The Miracle of St. Anthony.” “I’m loving going to practice. Coaching games has nothing to do with any individual aspirations anybody has. We just love to do this.”

Dan Hurley, Bob’s younger son and the coach of St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, said he believed his father deserves to be in the Hall.

“I would think so. He’s an iconic figure,” Dan said after his Gray Bees beat Marietta (Ga.) Wheeler 77-67. “He’s a coach’s coach. If anyone is deserving, it’s him. The time that he’s spent coaching kids and helping kids, I would think that the Hall of Fame would be proud to induct him

“He’s given his life not just to a coaching career, but to coaching. A lot of guys give their life to a coaching career where they can make the most money and get the best most high-paying job, as opposed to a coaching career. I would think that would be worth a couple of votes.”

Stringer is the only women’s coach to lead three different programs to the Final Four — Cheyney State, Iowa and Rutgers.

TRISTAN THOMPSON TO FINDLAY PREP

Tristan Thompson, the 6-foot-8 Texas-bound junior forward, who was kicked off the St. Benedict’s team earlier this week by Dan Hurley for “public insubordination,” will play next year for Findlay (Nev.) Prep.

The good news for St. Benedict’s is that Texas-bound sophomore point guard Myck Kabongo will remain in Newark, according to Grassroots Canada coach Ro Russell.

“Tristan is going to Findlay Prep and will be there next year as well,” Russell said. “Myck will remain at St. Benedict’s and stick it out.”

(Photos courtesy Richard Orr, Mike Scanlan)

“I want to fit in with the chemistry at St. Patrick’s,” Irving said last week at Madison Square Garden, where he watched No. 4 UConn beat St. John’s 67-55. “That’s the most important thing. Just come in and make a contribution right away.”

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Jones, a 6-foot point guard from New York City, will arrive tonight at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., and suit up for head coach Steve Smith. Jones will replace Tommy Mason-Griffin, who opted to head back to Houston (TX) Madison after initially planning on playing at Oak Hill.

“Hopefully, (Jones) will bring a lot of leadership and ability to run our team,” Smith said by phone. “That’s what I’m banking on. That’s what I expected Tommy to do, so I’m expecting Momo to do the same thing. I think he’s very capable. He kind of evolved from a two to a one. He used to be looked at as a guy who shot it a lot. I think he’s a guy that I can coach and can be a productive point guard on our team, like the last six or seven points guards on our team. I’ve been spoiled.”

Last year, Oak Hill was led by Brandon Jennings, who then opted to play professionally in Italy instead of attending Arizona.

Jones holds offers from Seton Hall, St. John’s, South Florida, Oklahoma State, Xavier, UMass and Providence.

He began his career at Rice before transferring to American Christian (Pa.) and playing alongside Tyreke Evans. He considered St. Anthony in Jersey City, but coach Bob Hurley said the school prohibited taking incoming seniors. Jones’ status at Rice was uncertain because the CHSAA would have had to approve him playing this year.

“Yes, I think there was some question on his eligibility,” Smith said.

Jones will join Doron Lamb, who transferred from Bishop Loughlin, Keith “Tiny” Gallon, Glen Bryant, Pe’Shon Howard, Chason Campbell, Bryon Allen and 6-11 Baye Moussa Keita, a junior from Senegal, on the Oak Hill roster.

Oak Hill is due to meet North Carolina commit Dexter Strickland and St. Patrick of Elizabeth Feb. 14 and Fuquan Edwin and Paterson Catholic Feb. 15. Both games will take place in Trenton, NJ in the PrimeTime Shootout.

ALEXANDER TO KENNEDY

In another, albeit less high-profile high school transfer, Antoine Alexander has transferred from Paterson (NJ) Eastside and will play for Kennedy coach Jim Ring.

“He is enrolled at International High School and the transfer waiver has been set,” Ring said. “He will be playing here once his credits check out.”

Alexander becomes the second talented guard to come to Kennedy this week, following Asmar Edwards, formerly of Passaic Tech. Both players will suit up Wednesday night in the Fall Ball at Paterson Kennedy.

Edwards and Alexander will join a talented core of Kennedy players including guards Shondell Stewart, Daquere Hayes and Dawon Lighty.

“It’s not often you get the opportunity to get two two quality kids like that to come to your program,” Ring said. “We were fortunate this week to not just one get one, but we got two.”

The additions of Edwards and Alexander have Ring talking about returning Kennedy to the glory years, including the 2000 team that featured All-State guards Mike Cleaves and James Lattimore.

“We have a lot of basketball players,” Ring said. “If you remember the way that Kennedy used to look when we had Cleaves and Lattimore in the backcourt, that’s who we’re going to look like. We don’t have true center, but we have a group of players who know how to play the game of basketball, and I’m excited about playing an up-tempo style of basketball.”

Eastside still has Karon Abraham and Bryant Lewis, but Alexander came off the bench to provide a scoring spark last season when Eastside reached the Passaic County title game and won the North 1, Group 4 final.

Paterson Catholic remains the favorite in Passaic County, but the additions of Edwards and Alexander definitely help Kennedy.

In scheduling news, Kennedy will once again play West Milford Jan. 21 at Kennedy. Chuck McBreen of Ramapo College is also hosting an event Dec. 21 that will feature West Milford-Newark East Side and Ramapo-Garfield. Elmwood Park and Kennedy will also play but not necessarily against each other.

]]> http://www.zagsblog.com/2008/09/09/momo-jones-to-oak-hill/feed/ 0 http://www.zagsblog.com/2008/09/05/momo-jones-enrolled-at-rice/ http://www.zagsblog.com/2008/09/05/momo-jones-enrolled-at-rice/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:14:24 +0000 Adam Zagoria http://www.zagsblog.net/?p=3154 Lamont “Momo” Jones is enrolled at Rice High School and could suit up for the Raiders this year if Catholic League officials approve.

Jones, a 6-foot-1 senior point guard, began his high school career at Rice before transferring to American Christian in Aston, Pa. When the high school wing of that school closed, Jones considered attending St. Anthony in Jersey City, but St. Anthony coach Bob Hurley said the school had a rule prohibiting the admission of seniors.

Friday was the first full day of school at Rice and Jones is at the Manhattan school.

“Lamont is enrolled, and the decision on whether he plays basketball rests with the CHSAA,” said Brother William Sherlog, the Rice AD.

Traditionally, a transfer would have to sit out a season, but because American Christian closed, it is possible Jones would be allowed to play alongside Rice senior guard Durand Scott, also a Division I prospect, forming perhaps the most potent backcourt in New York City.

“We would love to have him back,” Rice coach Moe Hicks told the Daily News. “In my opinion he should have never left. I just think that he’s a Rice Raider. I saw that when he was younger and I still see that today.”

Jones holds offers from Seton Hall, St. John’s, South Florida, Oklahoma State, Xavier, UMass and Providence.

PADGETT SETS VISITS

6-foot-7 Lincoln forward James Padgett did not make his trips to Pittsburgh, Maryland, West Virginia and USC last week because he was preparing for school. He will visit Pittsburgh beginning tonight and Maryland Sept, 27.

J.J. Richardson, a 6-7 power forward from Missouri City (TX) Hightower, is also visiting Pitt this weekend.

Pitt is looking for two baseline players to replace All-Conference seniors Sam Young and Tyrell Biggs, and possibly DeJuan Blair, who could go pro. The Panthers already have National Christian Dante Taylor coming in, so they need one other big to add to him.

We also hear former Seton Hall Prep standout Ashton Gibbs has been playing very well in the preseason. He and Travon Woodall of St. Anthony could both see PT as freshmen.