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Friday / November 22.
  • Okonoboh to UNLV

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    Goodluck Okonboh, No. 21 in the ESPN 100, is headed to UNLV.

    The 6-foot- 9 Okonoboh, who center at Wilbraham & Monson Academy (Mass.), picked the Rebels over Ohio State and Indiana.

    “Next year I’ll be attending the University of Las Vegas,” he said on ESPNU.

    “Just the relationship with coach [Dave] Rice. We built a great relationship on and off the court. They had the best blueprint for me. I’m just excited to be a Rebel, man.”

    Asked what kind of player he will be in college, his AAU coach, Vin Pastore, told SNY.tv, “A great one.”

    “Goodluck has a great motor and great timing off his feet. The combination of both makes him a great shot-blocker. HE has a college ready body and is both mentally and physically ready to compete at the highest level. He has a very much improved skillset and has a variety of low-post moves and a consistent step-away jump shot.”

    Okonoboh joins 6-7 Baltimore St. Frances small forward Dwyane Morgan in UNLV’s 2014 class.

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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