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After working out for Louisville coach Rick Pitino Monday at Roselle Catholic High School, Isaiah Briscoe now has a scholarship offer from the Cardinals and is planning a visit there.
Syracuse’s defensive backs in particular were a bit injured and a little depleted, but I think you saw some positive signs that they could be better and build off last season and that Texas Bowl win.
For Team Final, Malachi Richardson and DiVincenzo finished with 25 and 11 points. Both teams will head to Sacramento, California next week to participate in Nike EYBL Session 1.
Down 8-7 with 1:53 left in the third quarter, the Orange scored five unanswered goals to take a 12-8 lead with 9:22 left in the fourth quarter, and tacked on three late goals to reclaim the Kraus-Simmons Trophy.
Kassoum Yakwe played in the 2014 Jordan Brand International Game and scored 13 points and grabbed two rebounds for Team White as they defeated Team Black 74-71.
Jamal Murray first burst on the scene over a year ago at the Jordan Brand Classic, but has been one of the few elite Canadian prospects not to venture over to the States for his high school career.
Briscoe’s recruitment has gone on for some time now and has had its ebbs and flows. He’s considering St. John’s, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Louisville, Providence, Arizona, Syracuse, Duke, UConn and Florida, among others.