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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – One immediate question facing the Seton Hall basketball program in the wake of Wednesday’s firing of head coach Bobby Gonzalez is, What becomes of the program’s recruits?
The Pirates have three recruits in the Class of 2010, yet only [...]

As we hurtle toward Selection Sunday at 6 p.m. on CBS, some of the most interesting developments of the night around the metropolitan area could come after 9 o’clock tonight.
Seton Hall coach Bobby Gonzalez is slated to hold a conference call with reporters at 9 p.m. (assuming the Pirates are chosen for the NIT and [...]

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Fuquan Edwin played his final high school game Thursday night when top-seeded Paterson Catholic lost to No. 2 St. Anthony, 63-49, in the North Non-Public B title game at Rutgers.
The 6-foot-5 Edwin led his team with 22 points and 6 rebounds, but only one other teammate (Kyle Anderson) managed double figures.
Another Paterson [...]

(Photos courtesy Andrew Mills / The Star-Ledger)
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Ronald Roberts, a 6-foot-8 forward from Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter’s Prep who has committed to St. John’s, said he was uncertain of his plans now that head coach Norm Roberts’ future is in doubt.
The New York Post on Thursday reported that Roberts would be let go at [...]

Lance Brown and three of his Fordham teammates spent Monday morning asking athletic director Frank McLaughlin to make Jared Grasso the school’s full-time basketball coach.
Brown, Chris Gaston, Alberto Estwick and Brenton Butler have put their full support behind Grasso, the school’s interim coach.
“We’ve been responding well even though we haven’t been winning,” Brown, a 6-foot-3 [...]

NEWARK, N.J. – The season is officially over for the Elizabeth (N.J) St. Patrick basketball team.
Judge Dennis M. Cavanaugh on Monday denied St. Patrick’s an injunction to overturn the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s decision to ban the Celtics from the state tournament.
“The court finds that their [constitutional rights] were not [violated] and plaintiff’s [...]

St. Patrick and Paterson Catholic are the two top high school teams in New Jersey and two of the Top 10 teams in the USA Today Super 25 rankings.
Basketball fans had looked forward to a possible matchup of the two programs in the New Jersey state tournament.
But with just three days to go before the [...]

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 2010 Rutgers recruiting class is like a bottle of fine wine.
It gets better with time.
The Scarlet Knights over the last two days landed two four-star recruits and two three-star prospects to a class that currently stands at 24 players heading into Wednesday’s National Signing Day.
With the additions of 6-foot-6 four-star wide receiver Brandon Coleman [...]

On the eve of National Signing Day, Rutgers has landed two four-star players in 6-foot-6 Maryland WR Brandon Coleman (pictured at left) and 5-10 Florida CB Rashad Knight. Both commitments were first reported by SI.com.
Coleman, who mentioned his close relationship with Rutgers QB Tommy Savage, also held offers from Boston College, Maryland, Notre Dame, Syracuse, [...]