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    • Articles, Roselle Catholic, Syracuse

    Having taken his first official visit to SMU last weekend, Roselle (N.J.) Catholic small forward Tyler Roberson is taking his second to Syracuse this weekend.

    The 6-foot-8 Roberson is also expected to visit Kansas (Oct. 19), Kentucky (Nov. 2) and Villanova (TBD) officially, and Rutgers unofficially.

    “Tyler’s up at Syracuse this weekend,” RC coach Dave Boff told SNY.tv.

    “I think Syracuse has been on him for a long time and they’ve shown a ton of interest. Coach [Jim] Boeheim and Coach [Mike] Hopkins have been around our workouts and games and Tyler’s AAU stuff for  a couple of years.

    Articles, Recruiting

    Austin Colbert is down to three schools and is closing in on a decision.

    “Apparently, he’s going to make a decision by next week,” Gill St. Bernard’s coach Mergin Sina told SNY.tv Friday.

    The 6-foot-9 power forward told SNY.tv he’s down to Miami, Illinois and Seton Hall, having cut Vanderbilt from his list.

    “I think he’s planning on visiting Seton Hall,” Sina said. “I know he dropped Vandy off.”

    Articles, Kentucky

    On the same night the Harrison twins publicly announced for Kentucky, head coach John Calipari was already moving forward by watching Andrew Wiggins work out at Huntington (W.V.) Prep.

    “[He was] just following up,” Huntington coach Rob Fulford told SNY.tv Friday morning.

    “Obviously, they had a huge day [Thursday] landing the Harrison twins. Obviously, he wanted to make sure Andrew kind of understood that whether he’s 2013 or ’14, that he’s still [a priority].

    Articles, Kentucky

    In a packed gym in Travis (Texas) High School, Andrew and Aaron Harrison brought an end to arguably the most hyped basketball recruitment in recent memory Thursday when they chose defending NCAA champion Kentucky over Maryland and SMU on ESPNU.

    “For the next four years we will be attending the University of Kentucky,” the twins said to applause in the gym.

    The twins said they wanted the opportunity to win “as soon as we get there” and liked the challenge that Kentucky coach John Calipari presented them.

    Articles

    BROOKLYN — They are brimming with bravado in Brooklyn.

    Armed with one state-of-the-art arena at the Barclays Center, two new teams, four first-year coaches and eight sold-out Jay Z shows, the folks in the Atlantic 10 Conference say they’re ready to take on the Big East during March Madness.

    How confident is the 16-team league in its new product?

    So confident that the A-10 Tournament will go head-to-head with the Big East Tournament in March. The league has a five-year agreement to hold its postseason tournament at the Barclays Center — the same week of the Big East event.

    “It’s in this County of Kings and on Brooklyn’s big stage,” Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz proclaimed Thursday at A-10 Media Day.

    Articles, Kentucky, Maryland

    No man walking the face of Planet Earth knows more about the complex relationships between talented basketball players and sneaker companies than Sonny Vaccaro.

    Vaccaro, now 73 and retired from the world of grassroots basketball, signed Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant to multi-million dollar sneaker deals, and very nearly did the same with LeBron James.

    So on the eve of the announcement by Andrew and Aaron Harrison on ESPNU as to whether they will attend Kentucky or Under Armour-funded Maryland, it only seemed wise to check in with the Godfather of Grassroots Basketball for his thoughts.

    “If they pick Kentucky it’s a logical move because since [head coach] John [Calipari]’s been at Kentucky the kids have done well,” Vaccaro told SNY.tv from his California home. “His teams have won a national championship. It’s a logical move.

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