St. Ben’s Returns to ESPN National High School Invite
St. Benedict’s Prep will return to the ESPN National High School Invitational after a three-year absence.
Led by uncommitted junior point guard Tyler Ennis, freshman guard Isaiah Briscoe and Miami-bound senior shooting guard Melvin Johnson, the Newark school is 30-1 under first-year coach Mark Taylor and ranked No. 10 by ESPN Rise. Their only loss was a one-point defeat to unbeaten St. Anthony, 51-50, in January.
The Friars are riding a 61-game winning streak.
In case you missed it Wednesday night, Louisville coach Rick Pitino had a little fun at the expense of ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, first during a TV interview with an ESPN reporter after the Cardinals beat Seton Hall in the Big East Tournament and then again during the presser in response to one of my questions.
When Paterson Catholic High School closed in 2010, its loaded basketball team split asunder and its talented players drifted in different directions.
NEW YORK — Nerlens Noel, the top uncommitted player in the Class of 2012, will visit Georgetown early next week and then North Carolina sometime later this month.
NEW YORK — If Rick Pitino had as much influence with the NCAA Selection Committee as he appears to have with Big East Commissioner John Marinatto, Seton Hall would be headed to its first NCAA Tournament since 2006.
Arizona announced that freshman point guard Josiah Turner has been suspended indefinitely due to a violation of team rules.