November 2009 | Page 16 of 16

Arizona, Maryland, Rutgers, St. Benedict's, Syracuse, Temple

Syracuse Picks up Point Guard; Brown to Temple

November 2, 2009

Syracuse already has Brandon Triche to play point guard for the next few years, but that didn’t stop the Orange from loading up at the position.

Michael Carter-Williams, a 6-foot-4 1/2, 175-pound senior point guard from the St. Andrew’s School in Barrington, Rhode Island, verbally committed to Syracuse Sunday night.

“Yes,” Williams, a native of Hamilton, Mass., said Monday by phone. “I talked to Coach [Jim Boeheim] and Coach [Mike] Hopkins.

“When I visited there for the Elite Camp I felt really comfortable and I really liked the staff and I like Coach Boeheim and Coach Hopkins. They have my major — communications — so it seemed like a good fit for me.”

Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami, Tobias Harris

Harris Visiting Louisville; Knight Back from Kansas; Selby to Check Out IU

November 1, 2009

author: Adam Zagoria

Tobias Harris, Brandon Knight and Josh Selby are several of the top recruits in the Class of 2010 and all are making news this weekend…

Tobias Harris, a 6-8 forward from Dix Hills (N.Y.) Half Hollow Hills West, is on an official to Louisville with his father.

Since arriving, Harris has Tweeted that he was “Hanging with the team” and “watched the team practice.”

Harris has already visited Syracuse, Tennessee and Kentucky and still plans to visit West Virginia, Georgia Tech and Maryland before announcing.

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Knicks’ Harrington Fined $25K; Nate Sidelined

November 1, 2009

author: Adam Zagoria

The Knicks got two pieces of bad news on Sunday.

First, forward Al Harrington was fined $25,000 for publicly criticizing officials after the Knicks’ 102-100 double-OT loss at Charlotte Friday.

Harrington was called for a blocking foul on a drive to the basket by D.J. Augustin. Augustin hit both free throws with 2.5 seconds left.

“It was a block,” Harrington told reporters afterward. “The ref knows it was a block, everybody knows it was a block.

Jayvaughn Pinkston, Louisville, Pittsburgh, St. John's

Pinkston Powers New Heights to is8 Crown; NIA Prep Knocks off Georgia Prep Powers

November 1, 2009

author: Adam Zagoria

If there was any doubt that JayVaughn Pinkston was the best high school player in New York City, those questions appear to have been answered Sunday.

The 6-foot-6 Pinkston poured in 29 points on 12-for-26 shooting to lead New Heights to an 87-83 victory over the New York Panthers in the is8 championship game in Queens. Pinkston added seven rebounds, two assists and one block.

Coming off a 30-point outburst in a semifinal win over St. Benedict’s, Pinkston was named is8 Playoff MVP.

“Hands down, I can’t see anyone disputing that [he’s the best player in the city]. He just put us on his back and willed us to victory today. He refused to let us lose today,” said New Heights coach Kimani Young, whose team was down 16 points in the second quarter.

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