Rakeem Christmas, the No. 1 center in the Class of 2011, is now a free agent. As first reported here Tuesday, Christmas and his aunt, Amira Hamid, visited Rutgers earlier this week. Now it appears that the 6-foot-8 Christmas, who had earlier cut his list to five schools, is wide open in his recruitment. “His recruiting is open again. No list,” said Kevin Givens, head coach at … [Read more...] about Rakeem Christmas Opens it Up
Turner Lists 7 Schools, Louisville Visit Up Next
Josiah Turner of the Drew Gooden Soldiers is in high demand as the No. 3 point guard in the nation. The 6-foot-3, 175-pound Turner is currently considering seven schools as options for 2011. “I’m at seven schools,” he said by phone from the Nike Global Challenge in Portland, Ore., where Team USA lost to France Friday night. “Kansas, UConn, Louisville, Oregon, Oklahoma, UCLA and … [Read more...] about Turner Lists 7 Schools, Louisville Visit Up Next
Boeheim, Coach K Say Isiah Hiring is a Conflict
NEW YORK — Count Jim Boeheim and Mike Krzyzewski among those who think the NBA and the NCAA have opened up a Pandora’s Box by allowing the Knicks to hire Isiah Thomas as a consultant. “It’s a conflict [of interest] either way, from college or from the NBA, I just don’t understand why it wouldn’t be,” Boeheim, the head coach at Syracuse and an assistant with Team USA, said … [Read more...] about Boeheim, Coach K Say Isiah Hiring is a Conflict
FIU Fires Isiah Thomas; Expect Knicks Rumors to Heat Up
Add Florida International to the list of things Isiah Thomas has failed at in recent years. Effectively running the Knicks, the Continental Basketball Association and now FIU have all proved beyond his capabilities. Thomas was fired by FIU on Friday after going 26-65 in three seasons. “We want to thank Isiah Thomas for his three years here at FIU,” executive director of sports … [Read more...] about FIU Fires Isiah Thomas; Expect Knicks Rumors to Heat Up
Fired Three Times in Three Years, Adubato Soldiers On
The professional life of a Division 1 basketball assistant is often tenuous, uncertain and fraught with instability. Perhaps no one can attest to this more than Scott Adubato, who has been fired three times in three years at three different schools. Adubato was an assistant under Bobby Gonzalez at Seton Hall before that staff’s tumultuous existence came to an end in 2010. The … [Read more...] about Fired Three Times in Three Years, Adubato Soldiers On