Lance Stephenson and the Lincoln Railsplitters downed Maalik Wayns and Philly Roman Catholic 81-67 in the fifth-place game of the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.
According to Dylan Butler’s blog on fiveborosports.com, the 6-foot-5 Stephenson tallied 26 points on 10-of-20 shooting, 12 rebounds, six assists and two steals.
“I think we played harder today. [...]

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Today’s crunch time at the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla. The semifinals take place tonight and Lance Stephenson and Lincoln play a fifth-place game against Villanova-bound commit Maalik Wayns and Philly Roman Catholic this afternoon. Kansas assistants Danny Manning and Kurtis Townsend have been on hand to check out Stephenson, [...]

Looks like Lance Stephenson and the Lincoln Railsplitters won’t get to play on ESPNU on Tuesday.
Lincoln lost to Marietta (Ga.) Wheeler, 101-84, Saturday night in the quarterfinals of the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla. Dylan Butler has a great blog about it at fiveborosports.com.
ESPNU will telecast the first-and third-place games on Tuesday. [...]

Lance Stephenson dropped 37 points in a 70-55 victory over Briarcrest (Tenn.) in the first round of the City of Palms Classic Friday night in Fort Myers, Fla.
The 6-foot-5 Stephenson shot 15-of-27 from the field and 7-of-13 from the stripe. He added 8 rebounds, 5 steals, 1 assist and 1 turnover.
Darwin “Buddha” Ellis added 11 [...]

NEW YORK — The gym at Lincoln High School in Coney Island began filling up more than an hour before tipoff on Thursday evening.
The buzz was electric as excited Lincoln students filled up a set of bleachers on one side of the court, under the blue and white banners declaring the Railsplitters the 2007 and [...]

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NEW YORK – Lincoln got the better of Jefferson again. And the Railsplitters didn’t need 35 points from Lance Stephenson to do it.
Senior Anthony Allen scored a game-high 25 points and added 10 rebounds, Stephenson tallied 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and Allen West made two clutch free throws in the [...]

NEWARK, N.J. — Bob and Dan Hurley will both coach their respective teams in the inaugural Newark National Basketball Invitational — but not against one another.
St. Anthony, coached by the legendary Bob Hurley, will face Marcus Jordan, son of Michael Jordan, and Whitney Young of Chicago, while St. Benedict’s, coached by Dan Hurley, will [...]

John Riek is expected to get cleared by his doctor to play basketball next month, but still hasn’t heard from the NCAA Clearinghouse on his eligibility at Cincinnati.
In that respect, his situation is similar to that of Melvyn Oliver at Seton Hall and Ater Majok at UConn.
“On Jan. 19 he should get cleared to play [...]

The Brian Doherty Classic has been renamed the Newark National Invitational and will take place Jan. 24 at The Prudential Center in Newark.
In past years the event was held at St. Benedict’s Prep, but this year’s tournament will take place at “The Rock” in order to showcase the national talent. The headliner event features Lance [...]

As we head into the holiday season, here are some key dates for the prep circuit:
Dec. 5-6 - Marshall County Hoopfest
Dec. 11 - Lincoln and Lance Stephenson vs. Putnam (Okla.) and Xavier Henry, at Oklahoma City (ESPN)
Dec. 13-14 - Big Apple Challenge
Dec. 18 - Lincoln vs. Jefferson
Dec. 18-23 - City of Palms Classic featuring [...]