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Articles, Michigan, NBA Draft

ATLANTA — Mitch McGary’s NBA stock is soaring.

The way the Michigan freshman big man has played on the big stage of the NCAA Tournament has NBA scouts buzzing about his upside.

“Since he started playing in the NCAA tourney he’s gone from a bench warmer to a first-round pick,” one veteran NBA scout told SNY.tv. “He was outstanding in Auburn Hills.”

DraftExpress.com currently lists the 6-foot-10 McGary — who turns 21 in June — as the No. 9 pick in its 2014 Mock Draft, but he might consider coming out this year the way he’s been playing.

Articles

ATLANTA — Bobby Hurley has landed his first recruit at the University of Buffalo and he has “much” to be happy about.

Deyshonee Much, a 6-foot-4, 175-pound shooting guard from Rochester, N.Y. and Redemption Christian Prep, verbally committed to Buffalo.

He also had strong interest from Rhode Island, Texas State, Northern Kentucky, Northeastern, Canisius, FDu and Monmouth.

“I felt as though everything was meant to be,” Much told SNY.tv. “I met him at URI while working out and I could see that I fit his coaching style. When I heard that he would be the head coach at UB, I quickly gained interest in the school.

Articles, Louisville

ATLANTA — Russdiculous says he’s “leaning toward” returning to Louisville for his senior season.

“If I were to come back next year, which is I’m not going to say 50/50, but it’s more of leaning towards coming back, we’ll just have to see,” Brooklyn native Russ Smith said here Sunday in response to another reporter’s question.

“I have to talk to my dad and I have to talk to Coach [Rick Pitino] and we’ll just go at it from there.”

Articles, Rutgers

ATLANTA — If a college basketball player can get an NCAA waiver to transfer and play immediately because of a sick father or grandmother, he should also get one after his coach hurls basketballs and gay slurs at him.

That is the situation for the current members of the Rutgers basketball team.

Three players — Jerome Seagears, Malick Kone and Vincent Garrett — all said they would transfer before the Mike Rice videotape scandal broke.

Now the others could follow suit.

Articles, Syracuse

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ATLANTA — Jim Boeheim is already on record — several times — as saying that he will definitely coach in 2013-14 and probably beyond.

Why, just the other day he said on “PTI” that even if Syracuse were to cut down the nets on Monday night, he wouldn’t “ride into the sunset” with his second championship ring.

Yet in the wake of Syracuse’s 61-56 loss to Michigan in the national semifinals, CBSSports.com reporter Gregg Doyel thought it appropriate to ask Boeheim — on the podum, in a room full of reporters — if was coming back next season.

That’s basically the equivalent of asking a kid, say Michael Carter-Williams, after a season-ending loss if he’s headed to the NBA. (Hint: in Carter-Williams’ case, he more than likely is.)

Articles, Hofstra, Iona


ATLANTA — Tim Cluess isn’t headed to Hofstra after all.

The Iona coach has recommitted to coaching the Gaels for at least the next five years, the school announced.

Reports earlier Saturday had the Hofstra alum and Long Island native as a done deal to his alma mater. Hofstra pays about twice what Cluess makes at Iona, sources told SNY.tv.

Cluess, in three years at the helm, has led the Gaels to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2012 and 2013, along with a MAAC Tournament Championship this spring.

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