Josh Selby will announce his college decision right here in the Big Apple during the Jordan Brand Classic April 17.
The 6-2 senior point guard from Baltimore (Md.) Lake Clifton lists Kansas, Kentucky, Arizona and UConn as his final four, but Tennessee coaches Bruce Pearl and Steve Forbes recently went to watch him play.
“At one time [...]

St. Patrick advances to what could be its last game at Union County finals

Duke-bound point guard Kyrie Irving and Western Kentucky commit Derrick Gordon combined for 25 points to lead St. Patrick over Union 64-47 in the semifinals of the Union County tournament Wednesday night in Elizabeth, N.J.
Michael Gilchrist added 9 points, 14 rebounds and [...]

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Alex Kline of BoxofMess.com continues to put in work interviewing many of the top high school prospects in the New York metropolitan area.
In this piece, Kline gets Burlington (N.J.) Life Center stars Dion Waiters and LaQuinton Ross talking about their future goals and plans.
The 6-foot-8 Ross has already been compared to Kevin Durant by Burlington [...]

UNION, N.J. — Two schools in hot pursuit of Cory Joseph squared off on ESPN’s “Big Monday,” with UConn knocking off No. 3 Villanova, 84-75, at the Wachovia Center.
Joseph, a 6-foot-3 senior guard from Findlay (Nev.) Prep ranked No. 3 among point guards in 2010, was not at the game but he is considering both [...]

ROBBINSVILLE, N.J. — Illegal workouts for big-name college coaches…secret videotapes made by former state troopers turned undercover private investigators…complaints about illegal recruiting from a former NBA player with a checkered past…fiery speeches, threats of lawsuits and name-calling that includes the use of “fascist” and “terrorist”… all in the name of high school basketball.
As expected, Elizabeth [...]

The McDonald’s All-American rosters are out and, as first reported by ZAGSBLOG.com, four players with New York ties have been invited.
Villanova-bound forward JayVaughn Pinkston of Bishop Loughlin, Tennessee commit Tobias Harris of Half Hollow Hills West, Duke-bound guard Kyrie Irving of St. Patrick and Queens native Doron Lamb of Oak Hill Academy will play in [...]

Kyrie Irving and Michael Gilchrist combined for 46 points Saturday night as Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick hammered Woodland Hills (Calif.) Taft, 91-64, in the Nike Extravaganza in Santa Ana, Calif.
The Celtics won despite a huge controversy swirling around the program.
St. Patrick will be declared ineligible for the upcoming New Jersey state tournament at a New [...]

Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick, the No. 5 team in the USA Today Super 25, will be declared ineligible for the upcoming New Jersey state tournament at a hearing Wednesday because it held illegal preseason practices, according to a source with direct knowledge.
Head coach Kevin Boyle will receive a three-game suspension and the program faces two [...]

The New York metropolitan area will be well represented in this year’s McDonald’s All-American Game.
Four players from New York and New Jersey will play in the prestigious game March 31 in Columbus, Ohio.
Duke-bound guard Kyrie Irving of Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick; Tennessee-bound forward Tobias Harris of Dix Hills (N.Y.) Half Hollow Hills West; Villanova-bound JayVaughn [...]