New York native Doron Lamb says Kentucky is his leader, which is good news for the Wildcats.
The 6-foot-4, 175-pound Lamb told Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com  that he’s “still open”, but that Kentucky “is at the top.”
He recently took an unofficial to Lexington.
“It was a great experience,” Lamb, the No. 5 point guard in the Class [...]

New York City star Doron Lamb says Kentucky will be among his Final Five when it comes time to take visits.
“I have a good relationship with [assistant] coach [Orlando] Antigua and [Rod] Strickland,” the 6-foot-5 Lamb told Jody Demling of the Louisville Courier Journal. “Coach [John] Calipari called me, and we talked a long time. [...]

Lance Stephenson dropped 20 points on 5-of-14 shooting to lead the New York Panthers to an 80-71 semifinal victory over New Heights in the 2009 Is8/Nike Spring High School Classic in Queens, N.Y.
The Panthers will meet the Playaz sophomores in Sunday’s final at 11.
Stephenson, who did not speak with reporters about his college plans, added [...]

Former St. Patrick of Elizabeth standout Quintrell Thomas has narrowed his choices to UNLV, St. Joe’s and Siena.
The 6-foot-8 Thomas is transferring from Kansas and hopes to have a decision made by mid-May.
He visited St. Joe’s last weekend, heads to UNLV this weekend and then goes to Siena the following weekend.

Seton Hall coach Bobby Gonzalez says the Pirates will be in the top “six or eight” of the Big East next season with the additions of three transfers — Keon Lawrence, Herb Pope and Jeff Robinson — as well as big man Melvyn Oliver.
“I am very excited,” Gonzalez told the Star-Ledger at last night’s Tournament [...]

Before Kemba Walker ever played a game at UConn, he met with Huskies coach Jim Calhoun and made a unique request.
“He said he didn’t want to just be good, he wanted to be great,” Calhoun said recently.
“When any kid tells you that, it’s a big price tag,” Calhoun added. “It means I [...]

Here are a few quick updates on some happenings in the hoops world….
***As first reported here last month, Memphis sophomore guard Jeff Robinson will transfer. Robinson, who led St. Patrick of Elizabeth (NJ) to back-to-back New Jersey Tournament of Champions crowns in 2006 and ‘07, was granted his release by the University and could end [...]

Kashif Pratt appears to be AWOL from the Iona basketball team.
Pratt, the 6-foot-4 sophomore from Rice High who transferred from Seton Hall, did not play in Sunday’s win over Fairfield and may not return to the team, according to Sean Brennan of the Daily News.
A source told Brennan that “it doesn’t look good” for his [...]

Below are some highlights from today’s Hoop Group Tip-Off Classic at Seton Hall. I’m told the following coaches / schools were on hand to watch the action: Bob Huggins and Billy Hahn of West Virginia, Fred Hill and Jim Carr of Rutgers, David Cox of Georgetown, Scott Adubato and Dermon Player of Seton Hall, Jared [...]

Casiem Drummond has no shortage of options for where to go after Villanova.
Drummond’s high school coach, Nick Mariniello of Bloomfield Tech, says he has fielded a slew of calls on the 6-foot-10, 275-pound big man from East Orange.
“I’ve gotten calls from at least 20-25 schools,” Mariniello said. “MAAC, Conference USA, America East, Atlantic 10.”
Schools interested [...]