October 2018 | Page 17 of 18

By RYAN McMULLEN & ADAM ZAGORIA

Scottie Lewis, the 6-foot-5 forward from the Ranney School (NJ), announced his commitment to Florida on Tuesday.

Ranked No. 13 by ESPN.com in the Class of 2019, Lewis chose the Gators over fellow SEC foe Kentucky. He had recently narrowed his list to those two schools, cutting St. John’s, Stanford and Villanova, among others.

After persistent efforts, head coach Mike White and staff got their second commitment in the past 24 hours as four-star big man, Omar Payne, chose to take his talents to Tallahassee. Lewis met with Kentucky assistant Tony Barbee and Florida assistant Darris Nichols on Tuesday at Ranney.

“The family message,” Lewis said recently of Florida to Flohoops. “They recruited me the longest for five years. I’ve known those guys ever since I was 15 years old. Just telling me who I’ll be playing with and what I can bring to the table.

Kentucky already has commitments from Roselle (N.J.) Catholic wing Kahlil Whitney, and guards Dontaie Allen and Tyrese Maxey. Lewis had said he was on a group text with Whitney and Maxey.

Recruiting

2019 Anthony Harris to Virginia Tech

October 2, 2018

author: Jacob Polacheck

By JACOB POLACHECK Anthony Harris, the 6-foot-3 combo

California, Recruiting

Joel Brown to Cal

October 2, 2018

author: Ryan McMullen

By RYAN McMULLEN & ADAM ZAGORIA

Joel Brown, the 6-foot-1 point guard from Brewster (N.H.) Academy and the CIA Bounce AAU program, has committed to California.

Brown selected the Bears over Clemson, Minnesota, and Vanderbilt.

“I’ve decided to commit to Cal because they’ve made me a priority,” Brown told ZAGSBLOG. “Coach [Wyking] Jones and Coach [David] Grace did a great job communicating with me, my family and high school coach. We were all on the same page. They came to school on a day I didn’t have workouts to speak to me about my future at Cal and what Cal has to offer.

N.C. State, Recruiting

N.C. State snags Jalen Lecque

October 2, 2018

author: Ryan McMullen

By RYAN McMULLEN & ADAM ZAGORIA Jalen Lecque ,

Recruiting, Rhode Island

Marial Mading to Rhode Island

October 2, 2018

author: Adam Zagoria

By ADAM ZAGORIA Marial Mading, the 6-foot-10 wing

Breaking News, Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving on flat-Earth comments: ‘I’m sorry’

October 2, 2018

author: Adam Zagoria

BOSTON (AP) — Kyrie Irving offered a simple message to science teachers Monday.

“I’m sorry,” the Boston Celtics star said.

And with that, Irving made clear that he regrets publicly saying that the Earth is flat.

Speaking Monday at the Forbes Under 30 summit in Boston, the flat-Earth topic that Irving inserted himself into last year was discussed — and the All-Star guard said he didn’t realize the effect that his claim would have once it went public.

“To all the science teachers, everybody coming up to me like, `You know I’ve got to reteach my whole curriculum?’ I’m sorry,” Irving said, as the room attending his session laughed. “I apologize. I apologize.”