NEW YORK — As he walked through a Madison Square Garden hallway on his way to what may turn out to be his final press conference as the head basketball coach at St. John’s, Norm Roberts passed a photo of Chris Mullin and Bill Wennington.
The two players were smiling and holding up the 1983 Big [...]
Maurice Walker is one of the most sought after big men in the Class of 2010.
The 6-foot-10, 280-pound Toronto native is currently playing at Wolfeboro (N.H.) Brewster Academy and plans to cut his list with his father later this week.
“We plan on sitting down this week to hash out our top five and see if [...]
NEW YORK — In the final minutes of West Virginia’s 79-60 victory over St. John’s Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden, Da’Sean Butler drained another 3-pointer — his seventh of the day — over St. John’s forward Sean Evans.
All he could do was flash a smile and slowly backpedal down the court.
After struggling to [...]
Former Marquette forward Jeronne Maymon will enroll Friday at Tennessee and will pay his own way for a semester, according to a source close to the Tennessee program.
A former two-time Wisconsin state player of the year, Maymon left Marquette last month after averaging 4.0 points and 4.2 rebounds. He last played Dec. 12 in a [...]
The Big East season has just begun and already things are getting pretty wild…
UNBEATENS KEEP ON WINNING: Six undefeated teams were in action Tuesday night, and all six won, including two from the Big East: No. 1 Kansas, No. 2 Texas, No. 3 Kentucky, No. 4 Purdue, No. 5 Syracuse and No. 6 West Virginia.
JOHNSON, [...]
Paterson Catholic on Wednesday will have its biggest chance to make a statement on the national stage since perhaps the Tim Thomas Era.
The Cougars will meet junior guard Austin Rivers (pictured courtesy MaxPreps) and Winter Park for the championship of the City of Palms Classic. The game will be shown at 9:30 p.m. on ESPNU.
Paterson [...]
Chris Chaney, the former Patterson School coach who is touring the country visiting some of the top college programs, has graciously agreed to guest blog for ZAGSBLOG.
Chris has been a head coach for 18 years and has won 558 games. He has also won 3 National Prep School Championships and 3 National Coach of the [...]
Doron Lamb is still mulling his college decision while trying to plan a visit to Arizona.
The 6-foot-4 Lamb out of Oak Hill (Va.) Academy has visited UConn, Kansas, Kentucky and Oklahoma. He is the No. 3 shooting guard in the Class of 2010.
“He likes the ones he visited,” his father, Calvin Lamb, said Monday morning. [...]
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After initially planning on announcing his college decision Wednesday afternoon in a press conference at Bishop Loughlin, JayVaughn Pinkston will now hold off until the late signing period.
“He’s not going to commit today,” New Heights athletic director Kimani Young said.
“JayVaughn and his family have decided that he will not make his college choice decision today. [...]
The two top high school basketball players in New York State will make their college announcements within a 24-hour span this week.
JayVaughn Pinkston, a 6-6 combo forward from Brooklyn Bishop Loughlin considered the top prospect in New York City, will announce at 3 p.m. Wednesday at his school.
The Daily News reported on its Website Tuesday [...]
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