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    IsE51S0Z_400x400Florida transfer Elijah Carter enjoyed his recent visits to Georgetown and UNLV and is targeting a trip to Boston College next.

    Those are his final three schools.

    The 6-foot-2 Carter visited Georgetown last week.

    “Georgetown was great,” Dale Sterling, Carter’s father, told SNY.tv. “They really love Eli’s game and they love the fact he’s a great student, a high-level player and he’s a low-maintenance guy. He makes good decision on and off the court.”

    They then tripped to UNLV this past weekend.

    Articles, NBA Draft, St. John's

    NCAA Basketball: Xavier at St. John'sBy JOSH NEWMAN

    EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Sir’Dominic Pointer finished his St. John’s career with a flourish, winning the Haggerty Award and helping the Johnnies to their first NCAA Tournament since 2011.

    Little did Pointer know that former head coach Steve Lavin would follow him out the door.

    “I didn’t think it was gonna happen, but it did,” Pointer said after he worked out for the Nets on Monday morning at PNY Center. “I wish Chris Mullin the best of luck. Coach Lav, he’s a good dude. He’ll find another head-coaching job somewhere else or he’ll go to TV. Whatever he does, he’s a smart guy and he’ll be alright.”

    Articles

    EmbiidThere is a “legitimate chance” Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid could miss the entire 2015-16 NBA season after suffering a setback in the recovery from surgery on the stress fracture on his right foot, according to a report from Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

    A source also told SNY.tv that Embiid could miss as many as four months.

    “The Jones fracture is not improving,” a second source said.

    Embiid was the No. 3 pick in the 2014 NBA Draft out of Kansas.

    Articles, USA Basketball

    ImageProxy.mvcTraining camp for the United States U19 National Team opened Saturday in Colorado Springs, and on Monday the team named 16 finalists.

    T.J. Leaf, Silas Melson, Eric Paschall, Malik Pope and Seventh Woods were cut.

    One more cut is still to be made.

    The current 16-man roster is below.

    The United States, the reigning world champion at the U19 level, departs June 21 for Athens, Greece for six days of training. The U19 World Championship runs June 27-July 5 in Crete, Greece.

    Articles, Recruiting

    bambaKentucky and Missouri are the latest schools to offer 6-foot-11 2017 Mohamed Bamba, a Harlem native who plays for the PSA Cardinals and Westtown (Pa.), PSA Cardinals director Terrance “Munch” Williams confirmed to SNY.tv.

    Duke has also expressed interest, but hasn’t offered.

    Bamba, who has a 7-foot-8 wingspan and a 9-foot-5 standing reach according to Evan Daniels of Scout, also holds offers from St. John’s, Indiana, Kansas, Syracuse, Arizona, UConn, Texas, Villanova, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Penn State, Temple, Seton Hall, James Madison and Yale.

    “Mohamed and two of his teammates were blessed enough to attend the Nike Elite 100 Skills Camp this past weekend in St. Louis,” Williams told SNY.tv. “I believe he performed well enough to generate word of mouth that he’s one of the best players In his class. These new schools have reached out and requested to get involved with his recruiting process.

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    CHawLPoUsAAD0eTEmmanuel Mudiay will meet with the Philadelphia 76ers brass on Monday and then work out for the team on Tuesday, as first reported by SNY.tv.

    Mudiay has already worked out for the Lakers and Knicks, who pick at No. 2 and 4, respectively.

    DraftExpress.com currently has the Sixers selecting Latvian 7-footer Kristaps Porzingis at No. 3, with the 6-5 Mudiay falling to to the Sacramento Kings at No. 6.

    “Emmanuel Mudiay is going to make everyone on his team better,” Larry Brown, the former Knicks and Sixers and current SMU coach, told The 4 Quarters Podcast.

    Articles, USA Basketball

    CHgBSICUsAAr8xJGary Trent Jr. and Jarred Vanderbilt scored 19 points apiece to lead the USA U16 squad to a 77-60 victory over Canada in the gold medal game of the FIBA Americas Championship in Argentina.

    Trent Jr. was named tournament MVP after adding six rebounds and three steals in the win.

    Wendell Carter Jr. added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Americans, and Vanderbilt also tallied 10 boards.

    Trent Jr. and Carter Jr. have discussed a package deal in college beginning in 2017, and told SNY.tv Duke was a possibility.

    “I think in the first half we were a little too loose with the basketball and had some turnovers,” said USA head coach Don Showalter (Iowa City H.S., Iowa), who now owns a 43-0 record and has led U.S. teams to seven gold medals since 2009 as head coach of the USA Junior National Team (U16 and U17). “We weren’t very aggressive on the boards. They pretty much dominated us on the boards in the first half. And when you play like that, your shooting percentage isn’t very good. You’re only getting one shot and they were making their shots that first quarter. It kind of woke our players up a little bit. As the game went on we showed what we’re really made of.

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