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    • Articles, Recruiting

    Carlos Morris, Torian Graham and Cinmeon Bowers, three big-time junior college prospects who currently attend Chipola (FL) College, are planning several visits.

    The 6-foot-5 Morris (pictured) is a onetime South Carolina commit who is being courted by Seton Hall, Oregon State and Minnesota.

    “They haven’t set up the dates officially,” Chipola coach Patrick Blake told SNY.tv.

    Morris averaged 13.3 points and 4.0 rebounds last season at Chipola, while shooting 44 percent from the field and 36 percent from the arc.

    Tennis

    The USTA announced today that world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, the reigning Australian Open champion and the 2011 U.S. Open champion, has been named the top seed in men’s singles at the 2013 U.S. Open.

    The 2013 U.S. Open will be played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., August 26 – September 9.

    Djokovic, a six-time Grand Slam champion, will be followed by No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal of Spain, the reigning French Open champion and 2010 US Open champion; No. 3 seed Andy Murray of Great Britain, the defending U.S. Open champion and reigning Wimbledon champion; and No. 4 seedDavid Ferrer of Spain,  a 2012 US Open semifinalist. Five-time U.S. Open champion Roger Federer — who on Monday dropped to No. 7 in the world — will be seeded at No. 7.

    Djokovic, 26, is 44-8 this year leading up to the U.S. Open. He has reached the U.S. Open final every year since 2010, winning the title in 2011. Djokovic has held the No. 1 ranking for all of 2013. 

    Articles

    Under Armour today announced the teams for Saturday night’s Elite 24 game at the Tobacco Warehouse under the Brooklyn Bridge.

    The game airs live on ESPNU at 7 p.m. ET Saturday, while the Slam Dunk Contest and Skills Competition will air Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPNU.

    “It’s a great group of high school players and future college stars, and with hard work and development, a number of them will make the NBA,” one veteran NBA scout told SNY.tv.

    Cheick Diallo, a high-flying 2015 6-foot-10 forward from Our Savior New American, replaces Kentucky commit Karl Towns Jr. on Team Bed Stuy. Towns Jr. is training with the Dominican National Team.

    Articles, Recruiting

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    Jeff Newberry, a 6-foot-3 point guard out of New Mexico Junior College, is one of the most sought after JUCO guards in the nation.

    An Atlanta native who turns 21 next month, Newberry will take an official to LSU Sept. 6-8 and is likely to visit Oklahoma State Oct. 17 for their Orange – White Game.

    He also holds offers from West Virginia, Rhode Island and Hofstra, with interest from Kansas, Kansas State, Baylor, Creighton, Texas and Abilene Christian. Newberry expects to add more offers after an open workout Sept. 7.

    Articles, Recruiting

    Former Maryland commit Sam Cassell Jr. has two visits lined up next month.

    “I am taking visits to Marquette and Mizzou in September,” he told SNY.tv by text.

    The Mizzou visit is Sept. 7-9, and the Marquette visit is the following weekend.

    “Those are the two that are set up,” Chipola (FL) College coach Patrick Blake told SNY.tv. “He definitely I think plans on taking one or two more but as of right now those are the only ones set up.”

    Recruiting

    Devin Booker, a five-star shooting guard out of Moss Point (Miss.), has set four official visits, he Tweeted.

    The 6-foot-5 Booker will trip to Michigan State (Sept. 6), Kentucky (Sept. 9), Michigan (Oct. 5) and Missouri (Oct. 19). He will also visit Florida.

    Michigan is the hometown favorite because Booker’s mother lives there. Head coach John Beilein and assistant LaVall Jordan both watched Booker at the Nike Global Challenge in Washington, D.C.

    “Well, Michigan’s been recruiting me since the eighth grade, so they have a special place in my heart I’d say because I’ve visited there seven times and my mom lives in Michigan still and she’d probably like me to stay closer to home and play,” Booker told SNY.tv last month. “I live in Mississippi but I’m there in Michigan for the summer.”

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