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If there were no one-and-done rule in the NBA, LSU-bound forward Ben Simmons would be a lottery pick in this year’s NBA Draft, multiple experts told SNY.tv.

“Oh, he’d go in the Top 10, top eight [in 2015],” one veteran NBA scout who attended the McDonald’s All-American Game scrimmage on Tuesday told SNY.tv.

Asked how many of the 24 McDonald’s All-Americans could go straight to the NBA now, the scout added, “He would be the only one that I could see for sure.”

Recruiting, St. John's

Chris Mullin Already Reaching Out to High School Coaches (UPDATED)

April 1, 2015

author: Adam Zagoria

NEW YORK — New St. John’s coach Chris Mullin has wasted no time reaching out to New York City’s top high school coaches and prospects.

After his introductory press conference Wednesday, Mullin called Christ the King coach Joe Arbitello, and offered a scholarship to the best junior in New York City, 6-foot-5 guard Rawle Alkins.

“Chris Mullin and [assistant coach] Matt Abdelmassih called and offered Rawle a scholarship,” Arbitello told SNY.tv Wednesday evening.

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