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Thursday / March 28.
  • Lavin to Visit Forwards As He Rebuilds Frontcourt

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    jacko_cardAs he works to rebuild a frontcourt that has lost several players this offseason, St. John’s coach Steve Lavin will travel today to see 6-8 unsigned forward Marlon Jones out of Chicago Orr.

    Lavin will then head to California on Saturday to visit with junior college forward Adom Jacko.

    The 6-foot-8 Jacko out of Chaffey College averaged 13.6 points and 6.7 rebounds this season and was named to the CCCAA All-State Team and the 2014 CCCAA Men’s Basketball Championships all-tournament Team. Jacko helped lead the Panthers to the Final Four.

    Lavin was originally scheduled to attend a Coaches’ Clinic at Roselle (N.J.) Catholic that will also include UConn coach Kevin Ollie among others, but changed plans to travel to see Jones and Jacko. 

    St. John’s is also involved with Westchester Community College forward Keith Thomas, profiled here.

    St. John’s on Wednesday landed a pledge from 6-11 Christ the King big man Adonis Delarosa, whose older brother, 6-11 Joey Delarosa, is enrolled at St. John’s and could become eligible at Christmas.

    The Johnnies must replace JaKarr Sampson, Chris Obekpa, Orlando Sanchez and God’sgift Achiuwa in the frontcourt.

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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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