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One day after SNY.tv reported that New York City point guard Shane Rector is leaving St. Raymond’s for South Kent (Conn.), former Christ the King floor general Isaiah Lewis said he is heading to Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick.

That makes two former CHSAA point guards gone in as many days.

“I will be going to St. Patrick’s for my senior year,” the 6-foot-3, 170-pound Lewis told SNY.tv. “I just wanted more competition this year.”

St. Patrick coach Chris Chavannes confirmed that Lewis was registered at the school, which is changing locations within Elizabeth and will be known as The Patrick School.

“Isaiah brings experience and poise to our program,” Chavannes said.

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Final Elite 24 Rosters Announced

August 24, 2012

author: Adam Zagoria

Here are the coaches and final rosters for the Elite 24, per ESPN.com.

The game is Saturday at 7 p.m. EST on ESPNU.

For features on many of the players, including Julius Randle, the Harrison Twins, Stanley Johnson and Marcus Lee, see below on ZAGSBLOG.

Raymond Lewis squad
Head Coach: Brandon Jennings (Milwaukee Bucks)
Assistant Coach: Derrick Williams (Minnesota Timberwolves)

Name	AAU Team (Hometown)	Rank	College
Nate Britt II	D.C. Assault (Washington, D.C.)	No. 49 ESPN 100	North Carolina
Conner Frankamp	KC Run GMC (Wichita, Kan.)	No. 36 ESPN 100	Kansas
Aaron Gordon	Oakland Soldiers (San Jose, Calif.)	No. 6 ESPN 100	Undecided
Brannen Greene	Atlanta Celtics (Monroe, Ga.)	No. 40 ESPN 100	Kansas
Isaac Hamilton	Dream Vision (Bellflower, Calif.)	No. 22 ESPN 100	Undecided
Aaron Harrison	Houston Defenders (Richmond, Texas)	No. 4 ESPN 100	Undecided
Andrew Harrison	Houston Defenders (Richmond, Texas)	No. 2 ESPN 100	Undecided
Rondae Jefferson	Team Final (Chester, Pa.)	No. 14 ESPN 100	Undecided
Jermaine Lawrence	NYC Rens (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.)	No. 16 ESPN 100	Undecided
Marcus Lee	California Supreme (Antioch, Calif.)	No. 27 ESPN 100	Undecided
Emmanuel Mudiay	Texas Select (Arlington, Texas)	No. 6 ESPN 60	Undecided
Julius Randle	Team Texas Titans (Plano, Texas)	No. 3 ESPN 100	Undecided
Rashad Vaughn	Net Gain Sports (Minneapolis, Minn.)	No. 12 ESPN 60	Undecided

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Duke, Recruiting

Coach K’s Gold With Team USA Impressed Marcus Lee

August 24, 2012

author: Adam Zagoria

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is still enjoying residual recruiting benefits after leading Team USA to the gold medal in London.

Sure, Coach K wasn’t on the July recruiting trail following players like 6-foot-9 forward Marcus Lee of Antioch (Calif.) Deer Valley, but every time he texts Duke targets like Lee, Julius Randle and Austin Nichols he can mention that he just spoke with Kobe, LeBron, KD or Melo.

“He was saying on Sunday that he was talking to me two minutes after [talking to] Kobe,” Lee said from the Elite 24 game in Venice Beach, Calif. “And then he started talking about me while he was talking to Kobe. It was great.”

Recruiting

Stanley Johnson Hearing From Big-Time Schools

August 24, 2012

author: Adam Zagoria

Stanley Johnson got the last-minute call to participate in the Under Armor Elite 24 game and he jumped at it.

“It’s going to be fun, playing with all the good players we have here at the 24, so I’m looking forward to it,” the 6-foot-6 Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei forward told SNY.tv Thursday by phone.

Johnson joins Oakland Soldiers teammates Jabari Bird and Aaron Gordon in the game, which airs Saturday night on ESPNU.