Jamal Murray (Canada), who has been compared to Syracuse point guard Tyler Ennis, was named to the 10-member World Select Team for the 2014 Nike Hoop Summit.
With Tyler Ennis headed to the NBA Draft, Syracuse fans are wondering, what’s next? Barry Connors, who coaches incoming Syracuse point guard Kaleb Joseph at Cushing (MA) Academy, says not to worry.
In the semifinals of the CYP Tournament at Our Lady of Mercy, Roselle Catholic’s Isaiah Briscoe scored 30 points and Lincoln’s Isaiah Whitehead added 23 points.
A little incentive went a long way for young Tyus Battle. His dad Gary Battle, an All-American at the University of New Haven, put a basketball in the 5-year-old’s hands and made him a deal.
Elijah Barnwell is being recruited by multiple teams across the country including Boston College, Pitt, Penn State, Maryland, Syracuse, UConn, UMass and Old Dominion.
The Iron Mikes, who were 12-15 in 2012-13, got a boost in the offseason when they learned that guards Malachi Richardson and Myles Powell would be transferring in.
Isaiah Briscoe, who was averaging 20.9 points per game, added 10 rebounds in defeat for Roselle Catholic, which is set to return all five starters next season.
Isaiah Briscoe has justified all the hype around him with his tournament heroics and he is playing as well as anyone in the state right now. But he will be facing one of the best defenses in New Jersey.