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St. John’s lands Chris Obekpa

Steve Lavin added the 6-foot-8 Obekpa as the seventh member to his incoming recruiting class. ...

UConn lands Class of 2012 Recruit Phillip Nolan

Jim Calhoun adds a 6-foot-10 big man to help with the depleted UConn frontline that has already lost three players. ...

Duke’s Michael Gbinije will transfer to Syracuse

The former Blue Devil joins Syracuse after visiting this weekend. He averaged 1.7 points in 19 appearances last season after being the No. 26 rated player in the class of 2011. ...

BE360 Roundtable – Why Nerlens Noel should and shouldn’t go to Syracuse

The biggest debate in college basketball will come to an end tonight when Nerlens Noel decides where he will attend college. He will decide between Syracuse, Georgetown and Kentucky during a selection day special on ESPNU at 7:30. Many experts believe that the race for Noel is Kentucky's to lose, but I believe that he would be making a mistake by picking the Wildcats over either alternative, but I believe t ...

BE360 Roundtable – Why Nerlens Noel should and shouldn’t go to Georgetown

The biggest debate in college basketball will come to an end tonight when Nerlens Noel decides where he will attend college. He will decide between Syracuse, Georgetown and Kentucky during a selection day special on ESPNU at 7:30 p.m. Jimmy Kelley examines why Noel should and shouldn't go to Syracuse Okay before we get started I understand that Kentucky is still on the short list of potential suitors for th ...

Providence adds another guard to 2012 class with Ian Baker

Providence's roster has seen a lot of activity already this off season and last week they announced that they will add another player to their 2012 class. Ed Cooley announced back on March 30 that they had added point guard Ian Baker to their 2012 recruiting class. Baker had originally committed to Providence but stepped back after Cooley signed McDonald's All American Kris Dunn. After a brief flirtation wi ...

Providence to host possible transfers Carson Desrosiers and Evan Smotrycz this weekend

It seems like every passing day brings more news that should make Providence basketball fans excited for the future. After losing out on top recruits Nerlens Noel and Jakarr Sampson, Ed Cooley is putting Providence back in the drivers seat by hosting two possible transfers in Carson Desrosiers (Wake Forest) and Evan Smotrycz (Michigan). Always on the move, Cooley could drastically change this program simply ...

Sam Cassell Jr. decommits from Maryland, will visit South Florida on Thursday

Sam Cassell Jr. committed to the hometown team last week and it only took about 48 hours before he realized it may not have been exactly what he wanted. The Baltimore native and Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) senior has not completely ruled out Maryland for next season but will take a few visits before eventually making a decision. Cassell made major strides the season and established himself as a big time offensi ...