By ZACH SMART AND ADAM ZAGORIA
NEW YORK — Andre Drummond is a professional disguised in a St. Thomas More jersey.
The 6-foot-10, 260-pound behemoth runs the floor like a long-legged gazelle and possesses awareness and scoring ability that seems unrivaled at this level.
The No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2012, Drummond dropped 17 points and tore down 11 rebounds en route to St. Thomas More’s 73-59 win over Quality Education (N.C.) Monday in the Big Apple Basketball Invitational at Baruch College.
St. Thomas more coach Jere Quinn said about half a dozen schools are legitimately in the hunt for Drummond.
“Louisville, Kentucky, West Virginia, Connecticut, Pitt, North Carolina and Georgetown,” Quinn said. “No one else is even talking to him.
“I don’t think anybody else is coming in.”
“Everybody is moving at the same pace right now,” added Drummond, who has added bulk to his once-spindly frame.
“I don’t have a list. Honestly, my Mom knows all that stuff. I’m not really focused on that. I’m staying focused on working hard and I’m just trying to enjoy being a kid.”
A native of Middletown, Conn., Drummond says he does not have any visits slated.
The 17-year-old has been working diligently on developing a dependable deep jumper that he can extend beyond the arc.
He’s added a 20-footer, a feathery hook, and various back-to-the-basket moves to his arsenal.
Quinn said he will sit down in the spring with Drummond and his mother and go from there.
“He’s not doing anything until the spring and we’re going to sit down and make a decision,” Quinn said.
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St. John’s signee Sir’Dominic Pointer put up 35 points on 13-for-23 shooting to go with 10 rebounds and 4 assists for Quality Education and DePaul commit Charles McKinney added 13 points and 4 steals. St. John’s-bound Dwight Meikle went scoreless for Quality Education. 6-11 Quality Education big man Lekan Ajayi had 5 points and 3 boards. St. Thomas More features a player named Indiana Faithfull…Lincoln routed Hills West of Long Island, 74-38, behind Shaquille Stokes’s 17 points and Isaiah Whitehead’s 12 points and 8 rebounds, including an electrifying first-half dunk. 7-footer Jordan Dickerson had 6 points and 4 rebounds. He is likely to prep next year…Iowa State-bound guard Tavon Sledge of LuHi had 13 points…Lincoln has three players named Shaquille…Long Island Lutheran downed Rice, 72-63, behind Villanova-bound Achraf Yacoubou’s 27 points and 14 boards. Cincy-bound Jermaine Sanders posted 20 and 6 for Rice….
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