High-Majors Showing Interest in St. Benedict’s Guard Eli Cain (UPDATED)
By JOHN PAVIA Special to ZAGSBLOG NEWARK, N.J. --
By JOHN PAVIA Special to ZAGSBLOG NEWARK, N.J. --
By JACK LeGWIN
Special to ZAGSBLOG
A nationally ranked guard from the class of 2015 has chosen to attend UConn.
Willie Jackson, a 6-foot-4, 175 pound combo guard from Athens Christian (Ga.), became the second 2015 UConn commit alongside Prince Ali, when he chose the Huskies over offers from Georgia, Florida, Memphis, Kansas, Georgia Tech and Alabama.
“I chose UConn because I love their style of play,” Jackson told SNY.tv. “The school has great tradition and the coaches are great people that I feel will make me a better person and basketball player.
“And I feel like through Christ I will be able to be a great team player who will get everybody involved and also do my job as a combo guard.”
The news was first reported by OnTheRadarHoops.com.
By JACK LeGWIN
Special to ZAGSBLOG
Jayson Tatum has picked up another high major offer, this one coming from Duke.
Tatum, the No. 4 ranked player in the Class of 2016 by ESPN, currently holds offers from Kentucky, UNC, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Marquette, Memphis, Michigan State, Ohio State, St. Louis, and now Duke.
Tatum confirmed the offer per text on Monday night.
“Just earlier tonight when we talked on the phone,” Tatum told SNY.tv.
By JACK LeGWIN
Special to ZAGSBLOG
BARTOW, Fla.- Three schools are working hard to snag Jeff Garrett, one of top unsigned prospects in the class of 2014.
“USF, Oregon State and Murray State are showing the most interest,” Garrett told SNY.tv after a win over Ridge Community in which he scored 16 points, at the Mosaic Shootout on Saturday. “All of them are pretty much the same, they have an up and down tempo, they all win, and they’re all in good conferences.”
By JACK LeGWIN
Special to ZAGSBLOG
BARTOW, Fla.- One of the top ranked juniors in the state of Florida, Alex Owens is only continuing to get better. He has serious aspirations for this year and the future, and he hopes his stock will continue to rise as the year goes along.
“I wanna win state and get that trophy,” Owens told SNY.tv after an overtime win for Oak Ridge (Fla.) over Bartow in which he scored 22 points and added 14 rebounds at the Mosaic Shootout. “I really want to make history.”
By JOSH NEWMAN
Special to ZAGSBLOG
Team USA is going to be a heavy favorite to win the FIBA World Cup, which runs Aug. 30-Sept. 14 in Spain, but that doesn’t mean the Americans won’t necessarily get tested, even in group play.
The draw for the 24-team event, formerly known as the FIBA World Championships, was released on Monday afternoon and with the United States headlining Group C, the one other team that sticks out there the six is Turkey. The Turks, ranked seventh in the latest FIBA World Ranking, had their greatest showing ever in international play when, as the host nation in 2010, they made a surprising run to the gold medal game of the World Championships before falling to the United States, 81-69.
Kevin Durant led all scorers that day with 28 points on 10-for-17 shooting. The NBA scoring-leader has already committed to playing this summer in Spain, as has Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Kevin Love.
By JOSH NEWMAN
Special to ZAGSBLOG
Just when it appeared Andrew Wiggins was beginning to justify the hype that made him one of the most sought-after high school recruits in recent memory, he had one of his worst games of the season on Saturday afternoon at Texas.
The 6-foot-8 Canadian-born small forward began 0-for-7 from field as part of a 2-for-12, 7-point, 5-rebound showing in No. 6 Kansas’ 81-69 loss at No. 25 Texas on Saturday afternoon.
Wiggins had averaged 24.3 points per game over his last three, while showing a great willingness and ability to be aggressive and get to the rim. In those three games, Wiggins went 24-for-28 from the free throw line.
