Former Seton Hall guard Aaron Cosby is down to two schools.
“After a few home visits and looking into other situations this past week I’m going to visit Missouri and Illinois this month and decide,” Cosby told SNY.tv
The reasoning he pegged those two schools is simple.
“Not only are they Top 25 NCAA Tourney caliber teams, they have made my family and I comfortable with the fit into their big picture,” Cosby said. “I’ve had to turn down some great options from really good schools but feel like these two schools and what they offer will be the best fit for me.”
To read more of this story, click here
N.C. State freshman guard Rodney Purvis and a trio of West Virginia Mountaineers are all transferring.
Aaron Brown, Volodymyr Gerun and Mount Vernon, N.Y., native Jabarie Hinds are all leaving Bob Huggins‘ program, the school announced.
Purvis, whose transfer was reported by NewsObserver.com, is a McDonald’s All-American who averaged 8.3 points and 2.4 rebounds this season.
He confirmed the decision on his Twitter account on Monday afternoon. To read more of this story, click here
Former Seton Hall guard Aaron Cosby has narrowed his list of future destinations.
“I’ve narrowed things down to Baylor, UConn, Missouri, Iowa State, Illinois, N.C. State, Vanderbilt and Kansas State,” he told SNY.tv.
The 6-foot-2 Cosby will return home to Lexington, Ky., today until next Tuesday and will begin in-home visits then.
“As of right now, Baylor, Missouri, Illinois, N.C. State and Kansas State will be making home visits while I’m there,” he said. To read more of this story, click here
Seton Hall sophomore guard Aaron Cosby will transfer, leaving another hole in the Pirates’ backcourt.
The Pirates will add point guard Sterling Gibbs, who sat out last season due to transfer rules, but have already lost recruit Aquille Carr, when he announced he would play overseas.
The fate of recruit Jerron Wilbut is also up in the air after he was recently arrested for felony robbery.
Cosby has been contacted by Boston College, Missouri, Iowa State, Miami, Tennessee, Purdue, Illinois and others, Northfield Mount Hermon coach John Carroll told SNY.tv, adding that Cosby has been released to 40 schools.
“He plans to make visits shortly and will make a decision soon,” Carroll said.
“We want to thank Aaron for his two years in a Seton Hall uniform,” Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard said. “We wish him luck in his future endeavors.” To read more of this story, click here
Former UCLA big man Josh Smith is headed to Georgetown.
The news was first reported by Jeff Goodman of CBSSports.com.
After sitting out a year per NCAA transfer regulations, Smith will be eligible in December 2013.
At Georgetown, Smith will play with incoming small forward Reggie Cameron of Hudson (N.J.) Catholic, who was an AAU teammate of Smith’s former UCLA teammate Kyle Anderson on the Playaz Basketball Club. Georgetown’s Jabril Trawick also played with the Playaz. To read more of this story, click here
To the surprise of no one, Seton Hall sophomore point guard Freddie Wilson is transferring.
The point guard situation at the school is crowded with Aaron Cosby and Tom Maayan playing the position this year, and Texas transfer Sterling Gibbs set to be eligible next season.
“I thank Freddie for his contributions over the last two seasons and wish him luck in his future endeavors,” said Pirates coach Kevin Willard.
The 6-foot-2 guard out of New Haven has played in 40 games for the Pirates and averaged 1.7 points and 0.7 assists for his career.
The Pirates will begin the Big East portion of their schedule when they return to action on Wednesday at DePaul.
Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter
And like ZAGS on Facebook
Pittsburgh redshirt sophomore center Malcolm Gilbert has decided to transfer and could end up at Fairfield University.
“Malcolm has asked for his release and has informed me that he wants to play with his brother,” Pitt coach Jamie Dixon said. “He’s a great kid, hard worker and good player. We thank Malcolm for his contribution to our program over the last year and a half and wish him much success in the future.”
Marcus Gilbert is a 6-foot-6 freshman forward at Fairfield.
As Rob Dauster of NBC Sports pointed out, Gilbert is the fifth player to leave Pitt program in the last 20 months, following J.J. Richardson (Houston); Khem Birch (UNLV); Isaiah Epps (Monroe College); and John Johnson (Penn State).
The 6-foot-11, 235-pound Gilbert was redshirting the 2012-13 season after averaging 0.8 points and 0.8 rebounds per game last season.
Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter
And like ZAGS on Facebook
Former Villanova point guard Ty Johnson is headed to South Carolina.
The 6-foot-3, 192-pound Johnson picked South Carolina over Illinois because of his bond with coach Frank Martin.
“Just the great relationship that I felt that I have with coach Frank Martin and [it] just gives me the best situation to be the best Tyrone Johnson I can be going to the University of South Carolina,” Johnson, a Plainfield, N.J., native, told SNY.tv by phone.
Johnson visited South Carolina earlier this month and said Martin told him he could contribute at the point after sitting out a year until December 2013. To read more of this story, click here
Former Louisville forward Angel Nunez will visit Gonzaga Dec. 27-29, his mentor, Eric Martinez, told SNY.tv.
The 6-foot-8 Nunez is considering several schools for transfer, but Gonzaga will be his first visit. He would be eligible in the second semester of the 2013-14 season after sitting out a year per NCAA regulations.
A native of Washington Heights in New York, Nunez has not played for Louisville this season. He reportedly suffered a stomach virus before the season began and then endured a concussion during practice Nov. 13.
He averaged 2.0 points in 4.6 minutes at Louisville during the 2011-12 season.
Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter
And like ZAGS on Facebook
Devon “Fatty” McMillan has obtained his release from Fordham and will be at another school next semester, his brother, Dwan, told SNY.tv Tuesday.
“He’s leaving because he feels like he needs a new setting,” Dwan said. “He’s just coming off surgery and missing the first six games. He felt it was best to move on. He thanks the coaching staff for giving him the opportunity to flourish as a freshman. But it was time move on.”
Fordham coach Tom Pecora was not immediately available for comment. McMillan had initially pledged to Hofstra, but then followed Pecora to Fordham.
The 5-foot-10 McMillan was averaging 2.7 points in three games.
Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter
And like ZAGS on Facebook
