Initially, a pre-recorded video in which Washington said he had committed to Florida was released, but at his news conference Washington chose Syracuse.
Tyus Battle played only a few minutes for Gill St. Bernard’s in front of coaches John Beilein of Michigan and Mike Brey of Notre Dame after suffering what coach Mergin Sina called a foot injury.
Malachi Richardson had just dropped 26 points in Trenton Catholic Academy’s comfortable victory Saturday night against Lakewood, but he allowed his mind to wander afterward to just about the only thing out of his control these days.