Knicks Get Harrington, Mobley, Thomas
The Knicks began to revamp their roster,
The Knicks began to revamp their roster,
John Wall says he hasn’t signed a Letter of Intent with Memphis, despite a blog report indicating that he had received the NLI Wednesday night.
“No,” Wall said via a text message.
“No,” added Brian Clifton, one of Wall’s advisors.
Wall is being recruited by a number of schools, including Memphis, Kansas, Duke, N.C. State, Baylor, Miami and Oregon. He recently took an official visit to Memphis, the same weekend that Dominic Cheek of St. Anthony did.
It is standard practice to fax an NLI to a player you are recruiting during the signing period. Once an NLI is sent out from the school, a player has 14 days to return it to the school and 21 to the conference. Otherwise it is null and void.
Hutchinson Community College coach Ryan Swanson says
Since last Friday marked the official start
NEW YORK — It was a big night Thursday for two old friends and teammates from St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark.
Lance Thomas scored 8 points and grabbed 3 rebounds to help No. 10 Duke beat Southern Illinois, 83-58, in the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer at Madison Square Garden. Duke will meet Michigan in tonight’s final (ESPN2).
Down in Puerto Rico, Eugene Harvey, Thomas’ old point guard at St. Benedict’s, dropped 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists as Seton Hall stunned No. 19 USC 63-61 in the Puerto Rico Tip-off. The Pirates will face No. 12 Memphis in tonight’s semifinals (ESPNU).
“He’s obviously doing work where he’s at,” Thomas said at Madison Square Garden when told of Harvey’s night. “He’s a phenomenal guy. He’s going to be good regardless.”
Strong piece by my esteemed colleague Jerry Carino of the Courier News today about Rutgers sophomore guard Corey Chandler.
Chandler sat out RU’s exhibition win over Caldwell College for disciplinary reasons, but has returned to provide a spark off the bench. Against Delaware last Sunday, the Newark native had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals in 15 minutes.
Chandler admits he’s been distracted by some tough events in his personal life.
“In beginning of the school year I had lost a person in my life, somebody
NEW YORK -- Mike Krzyzewski pulled one
