UConn’s R.J. Cole cleared to play in NCAA Tournament opener against Maryland
By JACOB POLACHECK UConn junior point guard R.J.
By JACOB POLACHECK UConn junior point guard R.J.
By ADAM ZAGORIA Go ahead and give UConn
R.J. Cole, the 6-foot-1 Class of 2017 point guard at St. Anthony’s, verbally committed to Howard University on Monday, spurning Monmouth and Boston University in the process.
For Howard, Cole could end up being a program-changer who could change how other recruits look at coming to the school.
“I got really close with the coach [Kevin Nickelberry] and he’s been there from the beginning,” Cole said of choosing the historically black institution.
The Linden, N.J., native is a pure point guard who helped St. Anthony’s win the New Jersey Tournament of Champions title in 2016.
