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    • Articles, Marquette, Recruiting, USA Basketball

    When college coaches were allowed to begin texting high school recruits last Friday at midnight, Kendrick Nunn said he heard from several schools.

    But Marquette came first.

    The 6-foot-2 Chicago Simeon shooting guard told SNY.tv he was also contacted by Memphis, Oklahoma State, UCLA, Texas A&M and Florida, and he said North Carolina reached out to his father.

    Providence, DePaul and Illinois are also involved and Melvin Nunn, Kendrick’s father, told ESPNChicago.com his son may trim his list to 3-5 in July.

    Old Knicks

    GREENBURGH, N.Y. — With an eye toward getting back on the court in January, Knicks guard Iman Shumpert worked out at the team’s Westchester facility Tuesday.

    “Yes, he’s out in the gym working out right now,” said former Iona forward Mike Glover after his workout with the Knicks. “He’s rehabbing with his knee….He’s shooting it right now. He’s doing a couple of dribbling drills. I don’t think he’s supposed to be out there doing it, but you know how he is.”

    Villanova

    Villanova scored a major coup Monday when point guard Tony Chennault, a 6-foot- 2 transfer from Wake Forest, was granted a hardship waiver by the NCAA play immediately next season.

    The Wildcats lost both point guard Maalik Wayns and wing Dominic Cheek to the NBA Draft pool.

    They return rising junior guard James Bell, rising sophomore Tyrone Johnson of Plainfield, N.J. and bring in guard Ryan Arcidiacono.

    Chennault transferred from Wake Forest at the conclusion of the spring semester so that he could be near his Philadelphia home to assist his

    Articles

    Former St. John’s assistant Mike Dunlap has been named the new head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats.

    The story was first reported by The Charlotte Observer and confirmed to SNY.tv by sources at St. John’s.

    The Observer said Dunlap, 54, was offered the job Monday night after interviewing with Bobcats owner Michael Jordan and team officials.

    He is believed to be the first Division I assistant coach ever elevated to an NBA head coaching position.

    “The Johnnies basketball family is ecstatic for Coach Dunlap’s opportunity,” St. John’s coach Steve Lavin said. “Mike’s selection as the Charlotte Bobcats’ head

    Articles, Louisville, Recruiting

    Louisville head coach Rick Pitino was the first to text Chicago center Jahlil Okafor  at midnight on Friday.

    And it caught the Whitney Young big man by surprise.

    “Oh yeah, that impressed me a lot,” the 6-foot-9 Okafor said by phone from the USA U17 trials in Colorado Springs, Colo.

    “I didn’t expect Rick Pitino to text me, maybe the assistant. But it stood out to me that the head coach texted me first. I really appreciate that.

    “Rick Pitino was the first one to text me. He texted me right at 12, so he was the first one to text me.”

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