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    • Knicks

     

    Amar’e Stoudemire will honor his late brother, Hazell Stoudemire, Saturday night  by inviting 30 children from their hometown of Lake Wales, Florida to watch the Knicks take on the Orlando Magic.

    Stoudemire, who will be appearing in his third game of the season after having offseason knee surgery, is providing transportation and tickets and also plans to meet with the children after the game to talk about “smart life choices and getting an education,” according to a release.

    Articles, Big East

    The Catholic 7 aren’t slated to leave the Big East until June 2015, but Commissioner Mike Aresco said Friday it could happen in 2014.

    “As commissioner of the entire conference, our intention is to get this done as quickly as possible and as amicably as possible.,” Aresco said, according to the Hartford Courant.

    “We’ll figure our what each side needs, we’ll negotiate it and figure our a fair resolution. Everybody feels that’s in the best interest of each conference going forward. … They had their reasons for doing this and we obviously would have liked for them to have stayed, but they were concerned about the winds of realignment and a lot of that was football driven. But there are long-term relationships that have been strong and everybody wants to figure this out. It’s not an easy situation. On the other hand, if you take it a day at a time, an issue at a time and everyone stays calm and deliberate about it, it will work out. And that’s exactly what we’ve done.”

    Articles, Recruiting, Roselle Catholic

    By ALEX SCHIFFER

    Special to ZAGSBLOG

     

    ROSELLE. N.J. — It’s been an interesting few weeks for Malachi Richardson.

    After recently being offered by Indiana, the 6-foot-4 sophomore shooting guard from Roselle Catholic had North Carolina assistant coach Hubert Davis and Georgetown head coach John Thompson III in to see him when he scored nine points as the Lions were routed by national power Montverde (Fla.) Academy, 77-51, Thursday in the Holiday Hoops for Troops event.

    Richardson, who originally started out at Trenton Catholic, transferred to Roselle Catholic over the summer after a brief stint at Life Center Academy. Richardson has already drawn early comparisons to Ray Allen as his shooting is stellar, especially from behind the arc. Richardson is a part of a great backcourt at Roselle Catholic as he is teamed up with senior Hakim Saintil and freshman Asante Gist.

    Articles


    By SEVE COUSINS

    Special to ZAGSBLOG

    ROSELLE, N.J. — Kevin Boyle and Dakari Johnson enjoyed their homecomings this week in New Jersey.

    But D’Angelo Russell looked right at home, too.

    The 6-foot-4 Montverde (Fla.) Academy guard scored 17 of his game-high 21 points in the second quarter as Montverde, the No. 1 team in the ESPN.com rankings, routed host Roselle Catholic, 77-51, in the Holiday Hoops for Troops event. Russell made five 3-pointers in a three-minute span in the period.

    West Virginia-bound forward Devin Williams also had 21 points for coach Boyle’s team in its return to New Jersey. Syracuse-bound Tyler Roberson led Roselle Catholic with 14 points and Haikim Santil added 12.

    ”D’Angelo Russell broke the game open when he hit the five straight threes,” New York recruiting expert Tom Konchalski told SNY.tv. “he’s got to get a little better playing off the dribble but he’s a terrific spot-up shooter.”

    Articles, St. John's

    The NCAA declared St. John’s senior forward Orlando Sanchez ineligible in November and he’s unlikely to ever suit up for the Johnnies, a source with direct knowledge of the case told SNY.tv Thursday.

    “With Sanchez, St. John’s needed a waiver due to his age/years of competition,” the source said. “They applied for a waiver and it was denied (both on initial try and on appeal) in November. It’s not an active case, but they may try resubmitting with ‘new’ information. As of now, it’s closed and considered final.”

    Articles, Florida

    By SEVE COUSINS & ADAM ZAGORIA

    ROSELLE, N.J. – Julius Randle made quite a sensation in the recruiting world recently when he was asked what one player he would like to play with in college.

    “I guess…you know a point guard is pretty important, so I like Andrew, Andrew Harrison,” Randle told Dave Telep of ESPN.com.

    Harrison will be playing the point at Kentucky next season along with his brother, Aaron Harrison.

    Articles

    JumpmanBy JOSH NEWMAN

    Special to ZAGSBLOG

    After a successful run at Madison Square Garden, the Jordan Brand Classic is coming back to Gotham on April 13, only this time it will be held in a different venue.

    On Thursday afternoon, Jordan Brand announced plans to bring the 12th Annual JBC, which trails only the McDonald’s All-American Game in prestige, to the brand new Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

    The JBC was played at Madison Square Garden from 2005-10 before heading to Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte.

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