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Pike High (Ind.) point guard Marquis Teague had one of the most productive summers of any guard in the country. As he gears up for his high school season, Teague, who checks in at No. 9 in the HSH top 50, is putting the grind of the recruitment process on hold for a while.
We caught up with his father, Shawn Teague, and talked about Marquis’ list of schools and how recent commitments have affected his recruitment. MORE >
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Louisville’s first 2010 recruit? Harrison Barnes hating? Who’s the Player of the Year? Jason Jordan has fielded all of your e-mails and tackles each of these questions and more in this installment of “Mail Day with JJ.”
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Russell Smith’s signing eliminates Marquis Teague for Louisville?
I won’t lie; I’m not happy about Russell Smith (South Kent School, Conn.) signing with us … MORE >
Words. Jason Jordan
Jason Jordan has fielded all of your e-mails and tackles each of these questions and more in this installment of “Mail Day with JJ.” MORE >
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Garfield High (Wash.) will be short one big piece to their basketball team’s puzzle with star guard Tony Wroten Jr., the No. 8 rated prospect in the HighSchoolHoop top 50, sidelined with a torn ACL.
“I’m gonna have surgery next week,” said Wroten, who was injured while playing in Garfield’s season opening football game, where he doubled as a receiver and a safety. MORE >
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Louisville coach Rick Pitino may be fighting for his professional life, but he still found time to make a key addition to his staff.
Shabaka Lands, who was hired as a special assistant to Pitino this week, won’t help the Cards win the Big East this season. But what’s that matter? He’s connected to Pike High (Ind.) star guard Marquis Teague, priority No. 1 for Pitino in the class of 2011. MORE >
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Half Hollow Hills High (N.Y.) star Tobias Harris, a 6-9 forward, has had one of the most consistent and productive summers of any recruit, in any class, on the AAU circuit. He dominated the NBA Camp in June, then Peach Jam in July and capped off the summer with a strong showing at the Nike Global Challenge last week.
But neither that production nor his 22-point, 10-rebound and four-block per game summer averages have made more news than Louisville head coach Rick Pitino, a coach who Tobias says is in “serious contention” to land him. MORE >
