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Having alreday taken officials to Baylor and Arkansas, Ky Madden has plans to hit Ole Miss (Sept. 24), Oklahoma State (Sept. 30) and UConn (Oct. 8 ) before making a decision.
He has already visited Ole Miss unofficially.
“Really right now I’m liking Arkansas, Ole Miss and Baylor,” the 6-foot-5, 175-pound Madden out of Arkansas East Poinsett County said by phone. “Those are the only schools I’ve been able to look at. I like Oklahoma State and UConn but I really haven’t seen them for myself.”
This past weekend, the No. 6 point guard in the Class of 2011 tripped to Arkansas.
“It was real good,” he said. “It was really exciting. They told me I can come in and be a point guard and just come in and play right away. And with the commitments they already have I’ll be a good fit for them.”
Wherever he lands, Madden figures to make an impact.
“I think I’ll be a point guard,” he said. “Ill get my teammates involved. My will to win is like no other. It’s one of the best. I will come in and play and win games.”
As for a timetable, Madden plans to take all five visits before deciding.
“Right now that’s my plan,” he said. “I’m going to take all five.”
FREE THROWSEdson Avila, a 6-10 center from Brooklyn Thomas Jefferson, has committed to Barry Rohrssen and Manhattan, choosing them over Hofstra and Quinnipiac. “He brings them size, strength and a big who can run the floor and finish,” Jefferson coach Lawrence Pollard said. “He also complements[6-6] Rhamel Brown [of Transit Tech who committed to Manhattan].” All Hallows guard Mike Alvarado also committed to Manhattan…Boston College has landed three players from the Los Angeles area: 6-11: K.C. Caudill, 6-8 Ryan Anderson and guard Lonnie Jackson, according to the LA Times….Jabari Brown said this past weekend’s official to Washington was “good.” UConn is up next this coming weekend…St. John’s head coach Steve Lavin has an in-home visit Tuesday night with D’Angelo Harrison. The 6-3, 190-pound shooting guard from Dulles (Texas) Fort Bend is also looking at Baylor, Marquette and Oklahoma State.
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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.
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Having alreday taken officials to Baylor and Arkansas, Ky Madden has plans to hit Ole Miss (Sept. 24), Oklahoma State (Sept. 30) and UConn (Oct. 8 ) before making a decision.
He has already visited Ole Miss unofficially.
“Really right now I’m liking Arkansas, Ole Miss and Baylor,” the 6-foot-5, 175-pound Madden out of Arkansas East Poinsett County said by phone. “Those are the only schools I’ve been able to look at. I like Oklahoma State and UConn but I really haven’t seen them for myself.”
This past weekend, the No. 6 point guard in the Class of 2011 tripped to Arkansas.
“It was real good,” he said. “It was really exciting. They told me I can come in and be a point guard and just come in and play right away. And with the commitments they already have I’ll be a good fit for them.”
Wherever he lands, Madden figures to make an impact.
“I think I’ll be a point guard,” he said. “Ill get my teammates involved. My will to win is like no other. It’s one of the best. I will come in and play and win games.”
As for a timetable, Madden plans to take all five visits before deciding.
“Right now that’s my plan,” he said. “I’m going to take all five.”
FREE THROWS
Edson Avila, a 6-10 center from Brooklyn Thomas Jefferson, has committed to Barry Rohrssen and Manhattan, choosing them over Hofstra and Quinnipiac. “He brings them size, strength and a big who can run the floor and finish,” Jefferson coach Lawrence Pollard said. “He also complements [6-6] Rhamel Brown [of Transit Tech who committed to Manhattan].” All Hallows guard Mike Alvarado also committed to Manhattan…Boston College has landed three players from the Los Angeles area: 6-11: K.C. Caudill, 6-8 Ryan Anderson and guard Lonnie Jackson, according to the LA Times….Jabari Brown said this past weekend’s official to Washington was “good.” UConn is up next this coming weekend…St. John’s head coach Steve Lavin has an in-home visit Tuesday night with D’Angelo Harrison. The 6-3, 190-pound shooting guard from Dulles (Texas) Fort Bend is also looking at Baylor, Marquette and Oklahoma State.
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