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    • Seton Hall

    The last time Seton Hall played UConn, Huskies freshman Andre Drummond made news by asking reporters, “Who’s Herb Pope?”

    Drummond honestly did not know who the Seton Hall senior power forward was.

    Pope outplayed Drummond in that game, but now it looks like Drummond may not get a chance at the rematch because Pope is a “game-time decision” for Saturday’s game with bruised ribs suffered in Tuesday’s loss at Marquette.

    “Right now Herb is sitting out because when he dove on the floor he really landed on two ribs, bruised them and it actually swolled up a little bit,” Pirates coach Kevin Willard said Thursday.

    Kentucky, Recruiting

    Nerlens Noel, arguably the top American shot-blocker not in the NBA, has reclassified to the Class of 2012, which will have profound implications not only on the 2012 spring signing period but on the 2013 NBA Draft, too.

    Boston Area Basketball Club head man Leo Papile has compared Noel to Bill Russell because of his shot-blocking skills and ability to finish around the rim.

    Like Russell and Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis, Noel has a knack for redirecting blocked shots so that they stay inbounds and his teammates can recover them.

    “I’m ready to do it,” Noel, out of The Tilton (N.H.) School, told Dave Telep of ESPN.com in reference to reclassyifying. “It’s a short window of time to pick a school.”

    Syracuse

    Syracuse’s chances of challenging for Big East and NCAA championships just got a whole lot better.

    That’s because The Syracuse Post-Standard reports that 7-foot sophomore center Fab Melo has been reinstated after missing three games, reportedly for academic reasons.

    Melo will be eligible to return Saturday when the Orange (22-1, 9-1 Big East) face St. John’s at Madison Square Garden.

    Syracuse had no official comment Wednesday night.

    Without him, Syracuse lost its first game of the season, at Notre Dame, in a game in which Irish center Jack Cooley dominated down low.

    Kentucky, Recruiting

    Kentucky coach John Calipari is in Las Vegas tonight (Wednesday) to watch Shabazz Muhammad, the No. 1 overall prospect in the Class of 2012, and 6-7 forward Anthony Bennett.

    Muhammad and Bishop Gorman take on Western High School in a game. Bennett and Findlay Prep have no game listed on their schedule, so Calipari will presumably watch a practice.

    Ron Holmes, Muhammad’s father, confirmed to SNY.tv that Calipari “said he was coming to our game tonight.”

    Earlier, Calipari Tweeted, “Getting some recruiting done today. Anybody know what state I’m in?”

    Articles, Old Knicks, Video


    GREENBURGH, N.Y. — The Knicks are coming off a win, yet are battered and bruised as they head into a showdown with Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls that kicks off a brutal stretch of three games in three nights.

    Amar’e Stoudemire has a sprained ankle but will play. Carmelo Anthony is still battling a series of injuries but returned to the court after a two-game hiatus Tuesday and scored 25 points in a 113-86 win over the Detroit Pistons. And head coach Mike D’Antoni concedes he has “no clue” when Baron Davis will debut.

    “Everybody will be ready to play all three games hard as they can play,” D’Antoni said Wednesday after practice, referring to Anthony and Stoudemire.

    Old Knicks

    GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni conceded Wednesday that he has “no clue” when point guard Baron Davis might debut, and he also did not dispute the idea that the team might be interested in adding another point guard.

    Cleveland floor general Ramon Sessions has been linked to various potential trades.

    “That’s a thing for Glen [Grunwald],” D’Antoni, speaking generally, said of the Knicks interim GM. “I’m sure he’s sitting there going, ‘What can we do if Plan A doesn’t work? Plan B, Plan C.’ He’s looking at every possibility….Whatever will make our team better, we’ll do.”

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