St. John’s landed its only player of the fall signing period Wednesday when Ronald Roberts signed with the Red Storm.
Roberts is a 6-foot-7, 205-pound combo forward out of Bayonne, N.J. who plays at St. Peter’s Prep and for the Playaz Basketball Club. He chose the Johnnies over St. Joe’s.
“I signed to St. John’s today,” Roberts [...]

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 [...]

Seton Hall commit Fuquan Edwin dropped 25 points and Kyle Anderson scored 17 Wednesday night to lead Paterson Catholic to an 82-71 victory over Rice in the championship game of the Paterson Fall Ball at Paterson Kennedy, according to NJHoops-Journal.com.
It was the second straight Fall Ball crown for head coach Damon Wright’s Cougars.
The 6-foot-6 Edwin [...]

When Jordan Theodore first signed with Seton Hall out of Paterson (N.J.) Catholic High School two years ago, Pirates coach Bobby Gonzalez said he was as good or better than any senior guard in the state of New Jersey.
It was high praise, but not everyone believed it at the time.
After all, Theodore wasn’t a McDonald’s [...]

JayVaughn Pinkston and Devon Collier of New Heights will wrap up their visits with a trip to Seton Hall next weekend.
Pinkston, a 6-foot-6 forward from Bishop Loughlin, and Collier, a 6-8 forward out of St. Anthony (N.J.), are slated to be on hand when Seton Hall plays Carleton University in an exhibition at Walsh Gym.
2010 [...]

Wondering how Rutgers coach Greg Schiano spent his bye week?
Traveling around the Eastern seaboard watching recruits, that’s hows.
Schiano was in Florida Friday night and back in New Jersey Saturday afternoon.
“You have to love high school football,” Schiano told The Associated Press Friday night.
Rutgers (3-1, 0-1 Big East) is off this week and hosts Texas Southern for Homecoming [...]

Angel Nunez is the latest high-profile recruit planning to visit Kentucky for Big Blue Madness Oct. 16.
“I spoke to [Kentucky assistant] Orlando [Antigua] and I’m supposed to be going down there,” Nunez said by phone. “Chances are, yes.”
Eric Martinez, Nunez’s mentor, said nothing was definite and plans still had to be worked out.
The 6-foot-7 Nunez, a [...]

Achraf Yacoubou is one of the most exciting guards in the Class of 2011. Ranked No. 19 among shooting guards by Rivals, the 6-4, 200 pound Yacoubou is a junior at Long Island Lutheran.
He is set to visit Kentucky for Big Blue Madness Oct. 16 and Villanova for Hoops Mania Oct. 23.
He lists those two [...]

Trevor Releford, a 6-foot, 180-pound point guard from Shawnee Mission (KS) Bishop Miege, committed to Alabama Friday over Oklahoma.
“Yes. I liked the campus, the players and the coaches,” he said by phone.
Releford, the younger brother of Kansas guard Travis Releford, previously said he likes Alabama because of his relationship with new head coach Anthony Grant.
“Alabama [...]

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Today is a busy day for Tobias Harris and his family.
After hosting in-home visits with John Calipari of Kentucky, Paul Hewitt of Georgia Tech and Mike Brey of Notre Dame in recent days, the 6-foot-8 Harris and his family will host Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim and Louisville’s Rick Pitino today.
Both Syracuse and Louisville [...]