By SAM LANCE KANSAS CITY — Survive and advance is usually the motto of March, especially if you’re a program lucky enough to find yourself in the NCAA Tournament. However, with each game won in the Big Dance, you may fall behind in a totally different ballgame: recruiting the transfer portal. This season, the college basketball transfer portal opened on March 13, just … [Read more...] about The hidden cost of NCAA Tournament success: Jim Larrañaga discusses a specific transfer portal disadvantage
Knight Next in Line at Kentucky?
John Calipari has sent back-to-back guards to the NBA lottery and is working on a third. Is Brandon Knight next in line at Kentucky? The 6-foot-3 Knight, the top prospect in the Class of 2010, has narrowed his list to four schools — Kentucky, Kansas, UConn and Florida — and will sign in the spring. Considering Kentucky freshman John Wall will likely be the top pick in the 2010 … [Read more...] about Knight Next in Line at Kentucky?
Fordham Lands Guard Duo of James, Armand; Florida After Kadeem Jack
Fordham interim coach Jared Grasso continues to reel in recruits. Grasso landed a double-dip of guards Monday night when Jayon James, a 6-foot-5 guard from Paterson (N.J.) Catholic, and 6-2 guard Sean Armand, a Brooklyn native spending a postgrad year at Central Jersey Each One Teach One (CJEOTO) in Jersey, both orally committed to the Rams. “I feel I had the best relationship … [Read more...] about Fordham Lands Guard Duo of James, Armand; Florida After Kadeem Jack
Gibbs, Harris, Mack Visit Seton Hall; New York City Recruiting Rundown
NEWARK — Seton Hall had three of the top juniors in the New York metropolitan area on hand Saturday when it beat Cincinnati, 83-76, for its first Big East win of the season. Sterling Gibbs, a point guard out of Seton Hall Prep pictured at left, Myles Mack of Paterson (N.J.) Catholic and Tyler Harris of Half Hollow (N.Y.) Hills West were all behind the Pirates bench at the … [Read more...] about Gibbs, Harris, Mack Visit Seton Hall; New York City Recruiting Rundown
Seton Hall Going European?
If the Seton Hall basketball team has a distinctly European feel to it next year, don’t be surprised. The Pirates are involved with Torgrim Sommerfeldt, a 6-foot-6 shooting guard from Norway, and Ozan Dilik, a 6-4 point guard from Turkey. Sommerfeldt visited the South Orange, N.J. campus last weekend and will likely choose from among Seton Hall, Rutgers, FDU and Florida … [Read more...] about Seton Hall Going European?