The biggest star at the St. John’s basketball Midnight Madness event Thursday wasn’t Anthony Mason Jr., Justin Burrell or even head coach Norm Roberts.
No, the most honored guest at the 2008 Red Storm Tip-Off was a 6-foot-5, 200-pound senior guard from Lincoln High School on Coney Island who some think could transform the program simply by committing there.
Other recruits to attend the event included Jarrid Famous, the 6-10 center from Westchester Community College who is making an official visit to Seton Hall this weekend; Ashton Pankey, Devon Collier and Derrick Williams from St. Anthony, JayVaughn Pinkston and Branden Frazier from Bishop Loughlin; Sterling Gibbs from Seton Hall Prep; Joel Wright, David Coley and Davontay Grace from Thomas Jefferson; Joey De La Rosa and Sidike Johnson from St. Raymond’s in the Bronx; Jermaine Sanders from Rice; and Corey Edwards from Christ the King;.
