Famous is a 6-foot-11, 235-pound forward from The Bronx who is entering his second season at Westchester Community College.
Famous is a hot name on the recruiting trail right now and WCC associate head coach Dave Vandiver says a few schools have been working the hardest.
“He’s getting recruited by Seton Hall, Rhode Island, Oklahoma and Missouri,” Vandiver said Tuesday by phone. “Rhode Island was the first to come aboard.
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After a whirlwhind few days in which he visited St. John’s and UConn, Kevin Parrom says his college list is still in flux.
The 6-foot-6 Parrom had previously said his top five were St. John’s, Marquette, Xavier, Rutgers and South Carolina, but now he is also considering UConn, Louisville, Temple, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Providence.
Both Parrom and South Kent (Conn.) teammate Omari Lawrence will visit Louisville at the end of the month, and Parrom is also looking into seeing Providence before going to South Kent early next month.
“Certain schools jumped in after Vegas and Los Angeles,” said Parrom, ranked No. 18 among small forwards in the Class of 2009 by Rivals. “A lot of schools have contacted me. I have to go over my list again with Coach Oz (Oswald Cross), my mother and my father.”
I just got off the phone with Dexter Strickland and the North Carolina-bound guard said he and his USA 2009 team lost to the USA 2010 team, 95-92, in the championship game of the adidas Basketball Experience in Dallas.
Brooklyn’s Lance Stephenson of the 2009 team (pictured) led all scorers with 34 points after missing the semifinals with a minor concussion. Louisville-bound PG Peyton Siva added 16 points, Strickland 14 and Kentucky commit GJ Vilarino 9.
Jared Sullinger led the 2010 squad with 24 points.
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“We lost,” the 6-foot-3 Strickland said. “I got an and-one dunk and I missed the free throw with 6 seconds left. We had to foul them and (LaQuinton Ross) made both of his free throws.
Teeng Akol, a 7 foot, 239-pound native of the Sudan, has committed to Oklahoma State.
“He visited Saturday and Sunday,” said Fatah Muraisi, Akol’s advisor and mentor. “He liked everything, from (head coach) Travis Ford to recruiting coordinator Steve Middleton to the academic support they have. He liked the whole environment. It’s a high major program.”
Akol originally committed to South Florida, but then changed his mind. He also considered Nebraska, but did not end up visiting that campus. Ford had recruited Akol, who was at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. this past season, when Ford was at UMass.
Keon Lawrence will be formally admitted to Seton Hall today and will then apply for an NCAA hardship waiver to be eligible to play this year, according to Alif Muhammad, Lawrence’s advisor.
“Once they admit him to Seton Hall, then we’re going to apply for the waiver,” Muhammad said Monday by phone.
Julian Vaughn, who transferred to Georgetown from Florida State, was recently awarded a hardship waiver by the NCAA and will suit up this year. Transfers traditionally have to sit out one season as per NCAA regulations.
Steve Sauers, the Director of Basketball Operations at Seton Hall, is leaving the program to become an assistant coach at Iona under Kevin Willard.
“It’s an incredible opportunity professionally,” Sauers, 41, said Monday by phone. “These past two years have been great working at Seton Hall for Bobby Gonzalez. I’ll certainly miss the school but this was an incredible professional opportunity.”
Sauers, a longtime assistant at Marist College, had a reputation as a strong recruiter and he viewed this as a chance to get more involved with recruiting and coaching as a full-time assistant. He previously had opportunities to work at NJIT and Brown.
