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Miami, Tennessee, USC

Former Fordham point guard Jio Fontan is back on the open market.

The 6-foot-1 former St. Anthony standout tripped to Miami this past weekend for his first visit since receiving a conditional release from Fordham that prohibits him from playing in the Atlantic 10 or in the tri-state area.

“The visit was great,” said Jorge Fontan, Jio’s dad. “The coaches were real professional. We spent pretty much all day [Saturday] touring campus, checking out classrooms, speaking to academic people. We got the full works on the tour.”

Texas, UConn, UNLV, Villanova

Findlay (Nev.) Prep point guard Cory Joseph took his fifth and final official visit to UNLV over the weekend and still isn’t certain about what school he’ll attend.

The 6-foot-4 Joseph, the No. 7 overall prospect in the Class of 2010 according to Rivals, has now visited UConn, Villanova, Texas, Minnesota and UNLV and remains open.

“I’m not sure,” Joseph told The Las Vegas Sun. “Not until I feel 100 percent. That’s when I’ll sign.”

Joseph watched as UNLV fell to Kansas State, 95-80, on Saturday.

Fordham, Hurleys, Seton Hall, St. Anthony

GASTON DRIBBLEEditor’s Note: On the same day he was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the week, Chris Gaston poured in a career-high 32 points and grabbed 15 boards Sunday as Fordham lost to St. John’s, 73-56, at Carnesecca Arena.

Here’s my story on him from Saturday…

Three years ago, St. Anthony coach Bob Hurley had a team that included Mike Rosario, Tyshawn Taylor and Dominic Cheek.

And none of them was his best player.

No, the top player on the 2006-07 Friars was forward Chris Gaston.

“When he was a senior and Mike and all those guys were all juniors he statistically was our best player,” Hurley said.

“He was right near the high scorer. He led us in rebounding by a large margin. He led us in blocked shots by a large margin. He was way up there in steals and deflections. He had great versatility even then when he was just starting to grow into his body.”

Three years later, the 6-foot-7, 225-pound Gaston — a Palisades Park, N.J., native — is leading his college team in a slew of statistical categories, too.

Kyrie Irving, North Carolina, Tobias Harris

Long Island forward Tobias Harris, New Jersey guard Kyrie Irving and two players committed to North Carolina are among the 10 high school seniors headlining the Naismith Trophy Boy’s High School Player of the Year watch list. 

Harris is headed to Tennessee, Irving to Duke and the North Carolina players are Harrison Barnes and Reggie Bullock.

The watch list was comprised by leading basketball journalists from around the country who form the national voting academy, and identify players under consideration for this award. 

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