Noel Trims List to Three
Nerlens Noel has trimmed his list to Syracuse, Kentucky and Georgetown, according to Scout.com.
The 6-foot-10 Noel has eliminated North Carolina and UConn.
On his recent ESPN blog, he discussed what he liked about they Hoyas, who have a tradition of successful big men, from Patrick Ewing and Dikembe Mutombo to Alonzo Mourning down through to Henry Sims.
“I had a chance to talk with Coach John Thompson III (on Monday) and he talked a lot about how successful the program had been with big men,” Noel wrote on ESPN. “He said that they had the blueprint to develop players like me and I’ve got to say that I was definitely feeling what they were saying.”
North Carolina’s chances at another NCAA championship appeared to take a major hit Sunday when point guard Kendall Marshall suffered a fractured right wrist midway through the second half of the team’s 87-73 victory over Creighton.
Shabazz Muhammad, the top uncommitted wing player in the Class of 2012, will take an official visit to UCLA in early April and then announce his college decision, likely April 9th or 10th, his father told SNY.tv Sunday evening.
St. John’s freshman forward Moe Harkless is holding a press conference Monday afternoon at Madison Square Garden in which he is expected to announce his decision to enter the NBA Draft.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Ever since their time together in Conference USA, John Calipari and Tom Crean have been good friends who often talk by phone after games.
