Wes has worked for Rivals.com covering the New York Knicks, as well as for Scout.com covering Syracuse athletics. Wes has also been a contributing writer for the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), for SportsNet New York (SNY) as a news desk writer covering all of New York professional sports, and reported on the NBA and MLB for the New York Sportscene. A native of Long Island, New York, Wes graduated from Syracuse University in 2005 with a degree in journalism. Contact him at wes[at]sujuiceonline.com.
Wake Forest’s defense will be the better of the two units this year, highlighted by a veteran secondary. But Wake’s offense, which finished at the bottom of the ACC last year in production, will need time to develop.
Radnor (Pa.) Archbishop Carroll star Derrick Jones has only visited one school to this point, but the visit to the University of Connecticut late last month was a positive one.
Hot basketball prospect Derrick Jones of Archbishop Carroll will begin a three-week tour Wednesday through the July recruiting period. The 6-foot-6 wing will be among 100 players at Philadelphia University for the four-day Reebok Breakout Challenge.
The Big Strick Classic is once again set for Aug. 9 at the Gauchos Gym in New York City. Syracuse commit Moustapha Diagne and target Derrick Jones were among the first 10 invites, with the full roster to be released in late July.
Former Syracuse guard Tyler Ennis was taken with the 18th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. We sat down with NBA TV’s Jared Greenberg and NBA Scout Ryan Blake to get each of their takes on his NBA future.