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Articles, Recruiting

Cal, KNORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and Kentucky coach John Calipari stood side-by-side on one end of the gym here at the Peach Jam Saturday morning.

With a giant blue curtain dividing Courts 3 and 4, the two coaches straddled the courts at the end of the curtain to watch two basketball games at once.

On the other end of the gym, Baylor’s Scott Drew stood on a chair at the intersection of the two courts, while Kansas’s Bill Self moved back and forth between the two games.

Articles, Recruiting

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — It is almost impossible in this day and age of the Internet and Twitter to find someone who literally comes out of nowhere to become a top national recruit.

Yet that appears to be what is happening right before our eyes to Angel Delgado.

The 6-foot-9 2014 forward has been in the United States for less than a year since coming over from the Dominican Republic, yet on Friday night Louisville coach Rick Pitino, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, Indiana coach Tom Crean and Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin were among those watching him.

Articles, Recruiting, Rutgers

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. –– Late in the New York Lightning’s 77-65 victory over the St. Louis Eagles Friday night at the Peach Jam, Khadeen Carrington made a steal at midcourt, took a few dribbles and then soared in for an uncontested, picturesque dunk.

Carrington finished with a game-best 24 points as the Lightning ended a three-game losing streak here to improve to 1-3.

“That one felt good,” the 6-foot-2, 180-pound combo guard from Bishop Loughlin told SNY.tv after going 7-for-8 from the field, including 2-for-2 from the arc and 8-for-10 from the line.

Articles, Recruiting

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Emmanuel Mudiay, a top-five basketball player in the Class of 2014, currently attends Dallas Prime Prep Academy — the school founded by former NFL star Deion Sanders — but it remains unclear how the school’s current situation will impact his status going forward.

Two incoming college freshman who attended Prime Prep — Jordan Mickey (LSU) and Karviar Shepherd (TCU) — were declared non-qualifiers by the NCAA, ESPN.com reported Thursday.

“I’m not speaking on that right now,” Stephane Mudiay, Emmanuel’s brother, told SNY.tv Friday. “Just focused on the recruitment process and finishing the summer strong.”

He added: “The Prime Prep stuff doesn’t mean anything.”

Articles

By JOSH NEWMAN
Special to ZAGSBLOG

Luke HancockA World University Games team from the United States has never failed to advance to the medal round until now.

That distinction falls to this group after a 94-85 loss on Friday morning to Canada. The loss leaves the United States (3-2) in third-place in Pool C at the conclusion of the preliminary round. The top two teams in each pool, Canada (5-0) and Australia (4-1) in Pool C, advance to Sunday’s medal-round quarterfinals.

The United States, which is now 143-11 all-time at the World University Games dating back to 1965, can finish no higher than ninth place in the 24-team event. It plays Norway on Sunday in the consolation round.

A bi-annual event, this is the second straight World University Games in which the United States will fail to medal. This is also the first time the United States will leave the event with more than one loss.

Kentucky, Recruiting

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — In a packed gym here on Friday morning, Stanley Johnson put on one of the most dominating and impressive performances in this Peach Jam yet.

The 6-foot-7 small forward from Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei went off for 33 points, 14 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks as the Oakland Soldiers came from behind to fend off Abdul Malik Abu and Expressions Elite, 67-64.

Johnson’s 33 points — he also went 3-for-5 from the arc — accounted for almost half of his team’s offensive output.

“He’ll be one-and-done,” one Division 1 head coach told SNY.tv, likely summing up the feelings of just about everyone in the gym.

Articles, Recruiting

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — With a slew of high-major coaches watching, Abdul Malik Abu flashed his vast array of skills here on Friday morning at the Peach Jam.

The 6-foot-8 forward from Boston Kimball Union made a nice hook shot in the lane,  drained a 3-pointer and threw down a number of authoritative dunks.

In the end, his 19 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block weren’t enough to overcome a 33-point, 14-rebound showing by Stanley Johnson and the Expressions Elite lost to the Oakland Soldiers, 67-64, in a scintillating game.

Abu did all of that despite fasting for Ramadan. He hasn’t had anything to eat or drink from sunup to sundown since July 8.

“[Johnson] is a fantastic player, he’s a great player, he works hard and I just wanted to go out there and just give it my all and just play every possession like it was my last and try and get a win, but we couldn’t pull it off today,” Abu said.

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