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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NEW YORK — Ashton Pankey is headed to the ACC.
After taking official visits to Maryland two weeks ago and Houston this past weekend, Pankey announced his college choice Monday in the SNY television studio.
“I’ll be attending the University of Maryland,” said the 6-foot-9, [...]

St. Anthony forward Ashton Pankey will announce his college choice on Monday afternoon in the SNY studio.
Check back later today on SNY.tv and ZAGSBLOG.com for his decision.
The 6-foot-9, 225-pound Pankey visited Houston this past weekend and will announce for either Houston or Maryland.
“Making my decision today .. It was tough but I’m ready ; should [...]

The Tobias Harris World Tour is winding down and there is only one more visit scheduled before he signs Nov. 18.
The 6-foot-8 Harris, a senior forward at Dix Hills (N.Y.) Half Hollow Hills West, visited Maryland this weekend and heads to Georgia Tech today (Sunday).
“The trip to Maryland went

Ashton Pankey, a 6-foot-9, 225-pound power forward from St. Anthony, plans to make his college announcement on Monday and sign his Letter of Intent Tuesday during a ceremony at the Jersey City school.
Four St. Anthony players will sign that day: Pankey, Devon Collier (Oregon State), Derrick Williams (Richmond) and Elijah Carter (St. Bonaventure).
Two years ago, [...]

With the NCAA early signing period for basketball beginning on Wednesday, several top New York-area stars are still mulling their decisions and may sign late, while others appear on the verge of announcing.
JayVaughn Pinkston, a 6-foot-6 forward from Bishop Loughlin considered the top prospect in the Big Apple, hasn’t picked a school yet and may [...]

C.J. Leslie is still plotting out his official visits and my not sign until the late signing period in the spring.
“He probably won’t sign until the spring. I can’t say for 100 percent sure,” Lisa Leslie, C.J.’s mom, said Saturday in a phone interview.
The 6-foot-8, 205-pound Leslie out of Raleigh (N.C.) Word of God Academy [...]

Devon Collier, the 6-foot-8 forward from St. Anthony, has opted to play for Oregon State of the Pac-10.
“He called [head coach] Craig Robinson and committed,” said New Heights director Kimani Young. “That’s where he felt most comfortable.”
Collier, a Bronx native ranked No. 134 in the Class of 2010 and No. 25 among power forwards by [...]

Syracuse already has Brandon Triche to play point guard for the next few years, but that didn’t stop the Orange from loading up at the position.
Michael Carter-Williams, a 6-foot-4 1/2, 175-pound senior point guard from the St. Andrew’s School in Barrington, Rhode Island, verbally committed to Syracuse Sunday night.
“Yes,” Williams, a native of Hamilton, Mass., [...]

Villanova continues to dip into the rich recruiting waters of the New York metropolitan area for talented guards.
Achraf Yacoubou, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound junior shooting guard from Long Island Lutheran, committed to the Wildcats on Wednesday, the same day Villanova was anointed as the preseason No. 1 team in the Big East Conference for the 2009-10 [...]