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    • Articles, Recruiting

    Three members of the Sports U U16 team that won the Under Armour Association championship have been invited to the Under Armour Elite 24 Game on Aug. 20 in Brooklyn, a source told SNY.tv.

    Naz Reid, Jahvon Quinerly and Louis King were all invited to the game. (The official roster has not been released.)

    Reid plays at Roselle (N.J.) Catholic, while Quinerly and King play for Hudson Catholic.

    The trio — along with Atiba Taylor and Luther Muhammad — are part of the “Fab Five” from Sports U that holds group offers from Seton Hall, Rutgers and UConn.

    Articles, St. John's

    Scottie Lewis and Bryan Antoine, the Class of 2019 stars from Team Rio and the Ranney (N.J.) School, took an unofficial visit to St. John’s on Monday and have more college trips scheduled in the coming weeks.

    The 6-foot-5 Lewis and the 6-5 Antoine visited the Queens campus with teammates Alex Klatsky and Jalen Gaffney. St. John’s has offered Lewis, Antoine and Gaffney, and has interest in Klatsky.

    “The St. John’s visit was a great experience for the boys,” Team Rio director Brian Klatsky told SNY.tv. “The message was clear that the staff is passionate about revitalizing college basketball in New York City. They really enjoyed learning about the history of the program and the future possibilities.”

    Recruiting

    By JOSH NEWMAN

    College basketball doesn’t kick off for another three months, but Markelle Fultz already has Washington fans excited.

    The Huskies freshman point guard continued his strong play on the team’s foreign tour to Australia and New Zealand, scoring a team-high 23 points on 9-for-14 shooting to go along with eight rebounds and five assists in a 92-79 win Sunday morning over the Mainland Eagles in New Zealand.

    Fultz, the MVP of the FIBA Americas U18 Championship last month, has led Washington in scoring each of the first three games, and is averaging 24.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists.

    Recruiting

    LONG BEACH, CA - July 29, 2016: Adidas Nations in Long Beach, California (Photo by Kelly Kline/adidas)

    LONG BEACH, CA – July 29, 2016: Adidas Nations in Long Beach, California (Photo by Kelly Kline/adidas)

    By: CHIP MILLER

    Troy Brown, a 2017 wing from Centennial High in Las Vegas, Nevada, recently cut his list to a final eight consisting of Arizona, Alabama, California, Georgetown, Kansas, Ohio State, Oregon, and UNLV.

    On Saturday, the five-star announced via Twitter that Alabama, Georgetown, Kansas, Ohio State, and Oregon would receive his five official visits.

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    Brown has unofficially visited all three schools on his final list but absent from his five officials.

    Recruiting

    NEW YORK – Samba Diallo didn’t get much recruiting interest last season as a sophomore at North Jersey parochial power Pope John, but that soon changed.

    A 6-foot-6 2018 Senegalese wing, Diallo put together a productive spring and summer on the Adidas circuit for the New York Jayhawks and now, the offers are coming.

    Per Jayhawks program director Jay David, VCU, Iona, Hofstra, Stony Brook, Monmouth and Manhattan have all offered. American, Virginia, St. Joseph’s and Towson have been in touch recently, while Diallo noted that West Virginia has been calling, too.

    Recruiting

    By JOSH NEWMAN

    John Petty, Alabama’s reigning Mr. Basketball and a top-10 wing in the Class of 2017, cut his list to five schools early Saturday morning.

    The 6-foot-6 Petty, who plays for Huntsville (AL) J.O. Johnson High School and Team Penny on the Nike circuit, is down to Kentucky, Alabama, Kansas, Connecticut and Florida State.

    The Wildcats and in-state Crimson Tide are the perceived favorites to land Petty. He is one of 14 players in the Class of 2017 to have a confirmed offer from Kentucky, according to Ben Roberts of the Lexington Herald-Leader. Petty is set to take an official visit to Alabama Aug. 25-26.

    Articles

    By JOSH NEWMAN

    NEW YORK – Makai Ashton-Langford intends to cut his list soon but is also reiterating that three schools are working the hardest for his services.

    “UConn, Louisville and Providence are showing the most love,” the 6-foot-2 Brewster Academy point guard told SNY.tv Friday morning before Big Strick Classic practice at Gauchos Gym in the Bronx. “I’m probably going to wait to sign. I’m going to go on visits and we’ll see where it goes from there.

    “All three of them I think fit my playing style. All of the coaches have been talking to me a lot, and that’s important. I want to have a good relationship with all the coaches. Who wouldn’t want to be coached by Kevin Ollie, Rick Pitino and Ed Cooley?”

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