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    • Articles, St. John's

    NEW YORK — St. John’s sophomore guard D’Angelo Harrison recently met with his older brother, DeAndre “Dre” Harrison, for four hours.

    In a Houston prison.

    “I got to go see him, spend some time with him, hug him for the first time in a couple years so he knows it’s good,” D’Angelo, a second-team Preseason All-Big East selection who averaged 17 points last season, recently told SNY.tv during a sit-down interview. “We just talked basketball the whole time, so it’s pretty cool.”

    Dre Harrison is serving time on felony murder charges in the 2010 shooting death of another man in what Jack Harvey, an investigator with the Houston Police Department’s homicide division, told the Houston Chronicle was “a drug deal gone wrong.”

    Articles, Lincoln High School, Maryland

    James Padgett left Brooklyn Lincoln High School in 2008 to play for legendary former Maryland coach Gary Williams.

    Four years later, Padgett will return home with coach Mark Turgeon and the Terps when they take on defending national champion Kentucky in a nationally televised game Friday night at the Barclays Center.

    Thirty-one (31) NBA scouts and executives are expected at the game, Barclays officials told SNY.tv.

    “I never imagined that I would get the chance to play there,” the 6-foot-8 senior said Wednesday. “I am blessed to have this opportunity to go home and open up my senior season there. We are playing Kentucky so it should be a good game. There will be a lot of people there. It is on ESPN so we are all excited for the game.”

    Articles, Hofstra

     

    Hofstra University sophomore guard Shaquille Stokes was granted a hardship waiver and will be eligible to compete immediately.

    A Harlem native and former Brooklyn Lincoln star, Stokes transferred to Hofstra after his freshman season at the University of Hawaii.

    “I am thrilled that I have been given an opportunity to continue my education at a great institution like Hofstra University,” Stokes said.  “The ability to be closer to my family in the New York area and help care for them was of the utmost concern. I want to thank the NCAA and Hofstra for their assistance with my situation.  I look forward to getting my Hofstra degree and having a successful basketball career.”
    Articles, Seton Hall

    Seton Hall sophomore point guard Aaron Cosby is questionable for the team’s season opener Friday against UMKC at Walsh Gym.

    “We won’t know that until Friday morning. If the doctor gives him the OK that he looks good, then he’ll be playing,” head coach Kevin Willard said Wednesday on a conference call to promote the Hall of Fame Tip-off. “And we’re hoping he’s playing because we need him.”

    Cosby suffered a sprained PCL late last month and was expected to miss 3-4 weeks.

    “Aaron Cosby is doing great,” Willard said. “He’s been practicing since Monday. For the last two days he looks good. His probably only negative right now is his conditioning, but his knee is strong, it looks healthy.

    Articles, Maryland

    Maryland got some very good news just two days ahead of its season-opener against defending national champion Kentucky at the Barclays Center.

    The school announced that the NCAA has approved the appeal on the waiver allowing Dez Wells , a 6-5 transfer from Xavier, to be immediately eligible for competition.

    “We’re very happy for Dez as the NCAA legislative relief process provided him with complete and fair due process,” said director of athletics Kevin Anderson. “Our staff

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