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Articles, NBA Draft

By JOSH NEWMAN
Special to ZAGSBLOG

GOODWIN_ARCHIE_150_7_28EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Kentucky freshman Archie Goodwin isn’t the first player to point out how well Wildcats head coach John Calipari prepares his players for the NBA, he is merely the latest despite playing just one year in Lexington.

“It definitely helped me because he expects so much from his guys,” Goodwin said after working out for the Nets at PNY Center on Wednesday morning. “All the things he put us through during the year really helped me to transition from there to here. He’s a big factor. He talks to guys all the time for me, stays in their ear. He’s always a constant, nagging gnat towards these GMs in letting them know about me, so I appreciate him for that.”

A 6-foot-5, 189-pound shooting guard, Goodwin averaged a team-high 14.1 points while starting all 33 games for the 21-12 Wildcats, who lost in the first round of the NIT at Robert Morris. He declared for the NBA Draft on April 1 and is currently slotted as the No. 39 overall pick by DraftExpress.

The Nets own the No. 22 pick in the draft, but do not currently have a second-round pick.

A veteran NBA scout told SNY.tv Wednesday morning he would draft Goodwin, “second round, 35-45.”

“He’s very talented, very young, he can really run the floor, has long arms and is a good driver,” the scout told SNY.tv. “His jumper needs a lot of work and he has a long, hard road ahead of him. He will have to be mentally tough. He chose to play against men rather than boys. Stay tuned.”

Articles, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Transfers

Transferring Rutgers big man Derrick Randall visited Wagner Tuesday and is closing in on a decision.

The 6-foot-8, 240-pound Randall is also considering Iona, Pittsburgh and Minnesota. He is expected to visit Pittsburgh Thursday.

He previously visited Iona and has not yet been to Minnesota.

Randall, a Bronx native who played at South Kent (Conn.) and Paterson (N.J.) Catholic, averaged 2.1 points and 1.5 rebounds as a sophomore at Rutgers.

He opted to transfer in the wake of the Mike Rice scandal and could obtain a waiver to play immediately.

Articles, USA Basketball

The U.S. U16 team opened with a near-100-point rout in the FIBA Americas U16 Championship on Tuesday.

The Americans crushed Mexico, 130-31, in their first game behind Diamond Stone’s 20 points, Malik Newman’s 19 and 14 apiece from Harry Giles and Ivan Rabb Jr. Rabb Jr. added 12 rebounds and Giles had 10. Here’s the box.

“With the international shot clock of 24 seconds, both teams have to keep playing,” USA coach Don Showalter told SNY.tv by phone from Uruguay. “With our length we caused quite a few turnovers and easy baskets so that was a big difference, obviously.

Kentucky, Recruiting

Kentucky will follow 2014 forward Abdul-Malik Abu during the July recruiting period, his AAU coach confirmed to SNY.tv Tuesday.

“They really liked him when they saw him in Virginia [at Boo Williams],” Tyron Boswell of Expressions Elite said of head coach John Calipari and assistant Orlando Antigua. “Cal liked him and they want to get involved. They will be at his games during the live period.”

The 6-foot-8 Abu and 6-4 teammate Jared Terrell continue to plan a future on the same college hardwood, but Boswell said Kentucky has yet to call on Terrell.

“Yeah, definitely if it works for both of us, we’re definitely going to do it,” the 6-foot-7 Abu told SNY.tv of a potential package deal at last weekend’s Mary Kline Classic after posting 20 points and 7 rebounds.

Articles, Memphis

Memphis will get homecourt advantage in the inaugural American Athletic Conference basketball championship next March, but will it matter if they meet Louisville in the final?

Syracuse had a huge homecourt advantage this past March when playing Louisville in the Big East Tournament championship at Madison Square Garden.

They even had Derrick Coleman, Pearl Washington and Billy Owens sitting courtside.

And how’d that work out for the Orange?

Articles, NBA Draft

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — The sons of three former NBA players — two of whom played for the Knicks’ archrival Miami Heat — worked out for New York on Tuesday with dreams of playing at Madison Square Garden.

Tim Hardaway Jr., and Glen Rice Jr., whose fathers both played for the Heat in the 1990s, auditioned, as did Phil Pressey, son of former NBA player Paul Pressey.

“It’s a great feeling,” the 6-foot-6 Hardaway Jr. said when asked about being the son of a famous father.

“A lot of kids go their separate paths and play different sports. They don’t want that harassment or that constructive criticism toward them because they’re not going to be their fathers. We take on that challenge ever since we were growing up and we’re just trying to live up to the expectation.”

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