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Articles, LSU, Recruiting

16325988-mmmainNEW YORK — St. John’s loss is LSU’s gain.

Brandon Sampson, the 6-foot-4 shooting guard, from Madison High School in Baton Rouge (LA), picked LSU over St. John’s and Oklahoma State on Monday morning.

“I’d like to further my education and my basketball career at Louisiana State University,” he announced at his school.

Sampson had committed to St. John’s on Jan. 12, but decommitted after Steve Lavin was fired last month.

New St. John’s coach Chris Mullin visited with Sampson on Saturday, but in the end he opted to stay home and play for the local school.

“Man, he could be a program-changer,” Madison coach Jeff Jones previously told SNY.tv. “He’s one of the few player’s who’s gotten better and better every year and he’s still tries to get better. He’s a hard worker. Very skilled shooter, but very athletic. Plays well above the rim. Whichever one of those programs he chooses, they’re going to get one heckuva player.”

Articles, Recruiting


By CHIP MILLER & ADAM ZAGORIA

Brandon Ingram, the highly coveted 2015 forward from Kinston (NC) High, will announce his college choice on Monday evening.

The No. 3 player in the Class of 2015 according to 247Sports.com and the projected No. 6 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft by DraftExpress.com, Ingram will choose between six powerhouses, Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas, N.C. State and UCLA.

“I’m still torn between a few schools,” Ingram says in the above video. “So I’ve set a timeline for myself, April 27th, because I’m ready to get it over with.”

Articles, Kentucky, Recruiting

14287982532Kentucky coach John Calipari met with Canadian point guard Jamal Murray and his family on Saturday in Ontario following the Wizards-Raptors game, and the message the Hall of Fame coach sent was that he’s ready to take the 6-foot-5 lead guard “anytime.”

“Just like any other school’s message, they would take him anytime [in 2015 or 2016],” Roger Murray, the player’s father, told SNY.tv by phone Sunday evening.

A scholarship offer is understood.

This was the first time Roger Murray had met Calipari, although he has met the staff before. Calipari was with assistant Kenny Payne.

Articles, Montverde Academy

By JOSH NEWMAN

ben-simmonsNEW YORK – Arguably the most NBA-ready player in the Class of 2015 turned out to be the biggest name absent at the Jordan Brand Classic on Friday night.

Ben Simmons, a 6-foot-10 forward from Montverde (Fla.) Academy bound for LSU in the fall, skipped the event at Barclays Center after playing in the McDonald’s All-American Game and Nike Hoop Summit, but that didn’t stop him from being talked about as a potential pro.

“He has an NBA body right now,” New York City-based recruiting guru Tom Konchalski told SNY.tv Friday night. “When you look at all the players when they were allowed to go straight from high school to the pros, the ones who had the most-immediate impact weren’t the Kobes, the Garnetts, they were the two Rookie of the Years back-to-back, Amar’e Stoudemire and LeBron James, in 2003 and 2004 because they had NBA bodies.

“There was no physical adjustment going for them, skipping that level. He has great feet, he has great hands and a great feel for the game, so I think he is the most NBA-ready right now.”

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