Jabari Brown’s list of seven schools has now expanded to nine schools.

Sort of.

His father, David, said Maryland and Miami are now being considered along with the original seven of Cal, Washington, Oregon, St. John’s, Georgia Tech, UConn and DePaul.

“He’s reconsidering Maryland at this point,” David Brown said Wednesday night by phone. “He’s also kind of looking at Miami a little bit. Jabari was originally not that interested in them. Now he’s a little more interested.”

The 6-foot-5 Brown of Oakland, Calif., is the No. 5 shooting guard in the Class of 2011. (more…)

Kadeem Jack has a top four and says he hopes to decide in the next three weeks.

“It’s Arkansas, Miami, Rutgers and West Virginia,” the 6-foot-9, 219-pound Jack said Sunday by phone.

Jack has already visited all four schools but said he’s “setting up” some visits and hopes to decide by Sept. 1, before he heads off to South Kent (Conn.)

“I kind of want to get it over with,” he said.

The story was first reported by NBE Report.

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JaKarr Sampson of St. Vincent-St. Mary visited Brewster (N.H.) Academy on Sunday and is considering spending his senior year there, according to Don Anderson, his AAU coach. Anderson said Sampson’s current college list includes St. John’s, Tennessee, Kansas, Baylor and Louisville and added that “Marquette may be joining the party because Michigan State is out.”…Chicago guard Phil Greene will take an unofficial to St. John’s Monday and Tuesday…Rutgers’ F Jonathan Mitchell had 28 points & 20 rebounds for the Eastern All-Stars in a 115-93 victory over the Grand Bahamas All-Stars on Saturday. Joe Mazzulla of West Virginia had 24 pts and Hofstra’s Cornelius Vines had 24 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for the Eastern All-Stars…6-9 rising junior Neville Fincher is transferring to St. Benedict’s from St. Anthony per Alex Kline.

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Angel Nunez, a 6-foot-8 wing from Notre Dame Prep (Mass.), cut his list to 10 on Saturday.

The New York City native now lists Louisville, Arizona, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, UConn, Providence, Rutgers, Miami, Florida and Cincinnati.

Nunez, the No. 26 small forward in the Class of 2011 according to Rivals, said no visits are set “But I’m going to to visit Miami and Florida for sure.”

PIOTROWSKI TO RICHMOND

Luke Piotrowski, a 6-foot-11 center from Atlantic Christian High in New Jersey, chose Richmond over Boston University, Boston College, Arizona State, Oregon State and Siena.

“I loved so much about it,” said Piotrowski, whose father, Tom, was 7-1 and played one season in the NBA in the 1980s, and whose older brother, Mat, plays for BU. “The campus was beautiful, it had a great feel. I also developed a great relationship with the coaches and some of the players and I knew it’s a place I’d fit in well.

“It’s a program that can develop me and get me to the next level. It just seemed to have all the right components so I made the call.”

(Photos courtesy Rivals and NJHoops.com)

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Mount Vernon point guard Jabarie Hinds has cut his list to seven schools.

The 6-foot, 175-pound Hinds is considering Oklahoma State, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Miami, UConn, UNLV and West Virginia.

“I only have two official visits planned in September, Oklahoma State and UNLV,” Hinds, the No. 23 point guard in the Class of 2011, said Tuesday.

“I’m going to take four officials just in case I don’t sign in the fall. I’ll have one extra visit.” (more…)

Mount Vernon (N.Y.) has churned out a slew of Division 1 players in recent years, from Jonathan Mitchell to Mike Coburn to Kevin Jones to Sherrod Wright.

The latest is rising senior point guard Jabarie Hinds, ranked No. 23 at his position nationally by Rivals.

Hinds recently added Boston College to a long list of suitors that also includes Cincinnati, Florida State, Iona, Louisville, Miami, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Rutgers, St. John’s, UConn, UNLV, Villanova, Wake Forest and West Virginia.

“He’s just taking everything in,” Mount Vernon coach Bob Cimmino said. “He will chop the list the first week in August and make plans for official visits.”

Hinds will be in Orlando beginning Friday with the Westchester Hawks for the AAU Nationals.

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NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — His name is Tony Parker but he’s not the point guard for the San Antonio Spurs and he’s not married to Eva Longoria.

No, this Tony Parker is a 6-foot-9, 265-pound rising junior center from Lithonia (Ga.) Miller Grove ranked among the top 10 centers in his class.

As a freshman, Parker helped lead his team to a 30-3 record and the Georgia Class 4A state championship. He started 32 games and averaged 7.5 points. and 10.3 rebounds.

Earlier this month he played alongside Michael Gilchrist, Marquis Teague and Tony Wroten on the USA U17 national team that won the gold medal in Hamburg, Germany. (more…)

Former Monmouth forward Travis Taylor is now back on the market and won’t attend Boston College.

I’m hearing BC wasn’t aware that Taylor had been suspended for seven games last season for “violating team rules.” Really? How do you not know that?

Anyway, the 6-foot-7 Taylor, a Union, N.J. native, will visit Xavier Tuesday and is also considering Miami, Cincinnati and Arizona State. (more…)

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Derrick Randall may pull the trigger before the summer ends.

The 6-foot-9 senior, 225-pound who will spend his final year at South Kent (Conn.) after competing at Paterson (N.J.) Catholic says Rutgers leads his list right now.

“I like Rutgers a lot,” Randall, a Brooklyn native, said at the Peach Jam after the Playaz beat California Supreme, 80-49, behind Kyle Anderson’s 17 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, Myles Mack’s 16 points, Desmond Hubert’s 12 and Randall’s 7 points and 7 boards .

“I’m probably going to be making my decision in August deciding where I’m going to be committing to and then sign in the [fall].” (more…)

A couple of high-profile college transfers are on the move…

Former Monmouth forward Travis Taylor has opted to transfer to Boston College and play for former Cornell coach Steve Donahue. Taylor chose the Eagles over Seton Hall and Temple.

Taylor, a 6-foot-7 sophomore from Union, N.J., averaged 17.8 points and 7.6 rebounds last season

“This was an extremely tough choice for Travis and multiple factors played into his decision making process,” said Bill Diamond, the Taylor family adviser. “It was well thought out and he and his family asked all of the right questions. Travis loved the campus, the academic reputation and the coaching staff.  He has an opportunity to earn immediate playing time in one of the best conferences in the country. Steve Donahue is a proven coach and will do a tremendous job in Travis’s maturation process on and off the court.” (more…)

John Fields, a 6-foot-9, 225-pound big man who is transferring from North Carolina Wilmington, is considering Miami, Rutgers, Xavier and Tennessee.

He will visit Miami Tuesday-Thursday before heading to Tennessee Thursday.

Fields also visited Rutgers last Thursday-Saturday  and was at Xavier before that.

Fields, a Fayetteville, N.C. native, spent two seasons at East Carolina before transferring to UNCW, where he averaged 10.2 points and a team-best 8.7 boards.

He sat out the the last four games with a knee injury.

He did not pick up his cell phone Monday morning.

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