Words. Patrick Cassidy
So is Syracuse still in the running for Brooklyn sophomore Isaiah Whitehead (Lincoln HS) or not? Reports hit yesterday that the 6-4 star guard had crossed the ‘Cuse off of his list of schools because of the allegations of molestation against Syracuse assistant Bernie Fine, but now the reports of Whitehead’s decision are being refuted by his Lincoln coach, Dwayne Morton.
So what’s the real story? MORE >
Words. Sean Sweeney
He wasn’t afraid, wasn’t shy. He went right at the NBA guys, and had his own little game-within-the-game going on against John Wall. Darrick Wood held his own, and did a few things to stand out. At one point, Wood put down a sideways windmill where it seemed like he jumped, met the rim, then chilled for a split second, before bringing the ball all the way around for a finish. MORE >
Words. Michael Aufses
Players from all over the country seem to want to be part of the gathering Red Storm. Add 6-7 Ricardo Gathers from Louisiana’s Riverside Academy to that list. Gathers, a top-50 recruit in the Class of 2012, committed to head coach Steve Lavin and St. John’s on Saturday, reportedly choosing the Storm over LSU, Syracuse, Arizona, and Texas. MORE >
Words. Arie Stark
IMG Academy (FL) senior Phil Greene is the latest recruit from the Class of 2011 to give a verbal commitment to St. John’s. The 6-2 combo guard, who is a great playmaker with a high basketball IQ, chose the Red Storm over offers from Kansas, Arizona State, Notre Dame, Marquette and Penn State.
Greene joins a stacked 2011 class which already boasts eight other recruits, including Jakarr Sampson (Brewster Academy, NH), Maurice Harkless (South Kent Prep, CT) and Dom Pointer (Quality Education Academy, NC). MORE >
Words. Jason Jordan
In the closing seconds of the Boost Mobile Elite 24 game at Venice Beach, Calif., last weekend, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) point guard Quinn Cook came down awkwardly on his right knee.
The freak accident will cost Cook, a senior who is ranked No. 25 in the new HSH national Top 50, three to four months.
“I’ll be back though,” Cook told HSH Tuesday night. MORE >
Words. High School Hoop
Rule #1 in rebuilding a once-proud college basketball tradition: You have to get talent.
For new St. John’s coach Steve Lavin, that wouldn’t seem like a huge hurdle, since he’s right in the heart of the always-deep talent pool that is New York City. But for a program that has fallen on hard times, convincing high school stars who want to win to sign a Letter of Intent is challenging, no matter the location. MORE >
