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.
Derrick Jones, the Patriots’ junior star, was held without a field goal in the second half and finished with 11 points. He scored his 1,000th career point on a fourth-quarter free throw.
Tyus Battle is planning to get to Villanova and UConn in the coming weeks, his father told SNY.tv. The 6-foot-5 Gill St. Bernard’s guard is trying to get to Villanova for the Feb. 26 game against Butler with the UConn date to be determined.
Moustapha Diagne holds offers from Syracuse, Villanova, Kansas, Memphis, Penn State, Rutgers. St. John’s, Cincinnati, UConn, Seton Hall, West Virginia, Temple, Cleveland State, Oregon State, Iona, Manhattan, La Salle and Rhode Island
TJ Warren has done it all for NC State, averaging a team-high 23.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. In an 82-67 win over Wake Forest on Tuesday, Warren went off for 34 points and 10 rebounds, including 15 for 26 shooting from the field.
Syracuse attackman Kevin Rice had this to say about his opener. Both individually and as an offense to get going on the right foot. I think it was a total team offensive performance. We had 12 different goal scorers so I think we were doing a good job.
Moustapha Diagne has always been a tenacious rebounder and defender, but has come a long way on the offensive end. He finished through contact and ran the floor very well for a player of his size.