The Iceman is headed to Iona.
Ice Asortse, a 6-foot-7, 238-pound forward from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, has pledged to play for head coach Tim Cluess and associate head coach Jared Grasso.
“I have verbally committed to Iona a minute ago,” Asortse told SNY.tv.
Shabazz Muhammad, the top wing player in the Class of 2012, says he is targeting a college decision sometime after the basketball season ends.
“I don’t think I’m that close at all,” the 6-foot-6 Muhammad out of Las Vegas Bishop Gorman told ESPNU after he was named a McDonald’s All-American.
“I really havne’t been looking at it. Just been working on this season for high school, but when I get down to it it’s going to be really stressful for me. But I’m just going to talk to my family and talk it over with them.”
The 2012 McDonald’s All-American Teams were announced Thursday on ESPNU. The game is slated for March 28 at the United Center in Chicago and will be shown live on ESPN (9:30).
EAST
Perry Ellis, PF, Kansas
Shaq Goodwin, PF, Memphis
Amile Jefferson, F, Undecided
Tony Parker, C, Undecided
NEW YORK — Big East Commissioner John Marinatto may not want to give Rick Pitino any credit for Memphis coming to the Big East, but Josh Pastner certainly does.
“We play Louisville next year as part of a home-and-home series,” Pastner, the Memphis coach, told SNY.tv during Thursday’s edition of “The Big East Report.”
“I really believe Coach Pitino deserves a standing ovation when Louisville comes here because one of the main reasons we got into the Big East was through Coach Pitino’s public politicking for us to get in.”
Memphis has landed its first verbal commitment since officially joining the Big East Conference.
Geron Johnson, a 6-foot-3 combo guard from Dayton (Ohio) Garden City College averaging 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, pledged to the Tigers Thursday.
“I think he really was excited about playing for Coach [Josh] Pastner,” Garden City coach Kris Baumann told SNY.tv. “I think he was excited about them going to the Big East his senior year.”
Villanova junior guard Maalik Wayns suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee during Tuesday night’s 74-72 victory over Providence, the school announced.
Wayns underwent an MRI on Wednesday and was evaluated today by Villanova Team Orthopedist Dr. Rob Good of Main Line Health System.
“It will be a day-by-decision,” Good said of Wayns’ return to the court.
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