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Friday / April 26.
  • Big Man Abdul Ado Commits to Mississippi State

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    Abdul Ado, a 6-foot-11 center from Chattanooga (TN) Hamilton Heights Christian Academy, committed to head coach Ben Howland and Mississippi State on Monday evening.

    4_3720713The No. 16-ranked center in the Class of 2016, Ado visited Penn State over the weekend and is considered Auburn, among others.

    Howland already had the No. 5-ranked class in 2016, according to Scout.com, behind Duke, Michigan State, Kentucky and UCLA.

    Including Ado, the six-man class includes point guards Tyson Carter and Lamar Peters, shooting guard Eli Wright, wing forward Mario Kegler and big man Schnider Herard.

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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