Several coaches checked in Sunday night to watch Jarrid Famous, the 6-foot-11, 235-pound center from Westchester Community College.
Bobby Gonzalez and Derm Player of Seton Hall, Pat Skerry of Providence and an Oregon coach watched Famous drop 21 and 10 in a blowout of Rockland Community College. He is averaging 23.9 points and 11.5 boards [...]

Below are some highlights from today’s Hoop Group Tip-Off Classic at Seton Hall. I’m told the following coaches / schools were on hand to watch the action: Bob Huggins and Billy Hahn of West Virginia, Fred Hill and Jim Carr of Rutgers, David Cox of Georgetown, Scott Adubato and Dermon Player of Seton Hall, Jared [...]

Memphis sophomore guard Jeff Robinson is strongly considering transferring during or after this year, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Robinson is unhappy with his playing time and is considering Seton Hall, Rutgers, UMass, Xavier, St. Joe’s and Miami. He would have two years of eligibility remaining if he leaves [...]

Lots of holiday week action on the hardwood…
**No. 2 UConn beat No. 19 Wisconsin, 76-57, to win the Paradise Jam in the first ever meeting between the schools. Jerome Dyson led the Huskies with 21 points and 3 steals, former Rice standout Kemba Walker continued to excel by notching 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 [...]

In this installment of our interview with recruiting expert Tom Konchalski, he talks about the national recruiting scene, in which a number of players will wait until April to sign: John Wall, Dominic Cheek, Renardo Sidney, Lance Stephenson and others. This interview was conducted prior to today’s announcement by Xavier Henry that he will attend [...]

Two of the top seniors in the metropolitan area will wait until the spring to sign.
David Bruce of Linden, whose verbal commitment to St. Joseph’s was broken here last month, and uncommitted wing Sherrod Wright of Mount Vernon will both go past Wednesday’s early signing period without inking a Letter of Intent.
“I’d rather him wait [...]

Check out our interview with three of the top players in North Jersey who are signing in the early signing period: Tamir Jackson of St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, who is headed to Rice; Lance Brown out of Paterson Catholic, who committed to Fordham; and Karon Abraham of Paterson Eastside, who will play at Robert [...]

St. Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli continued his trend of recruiting talented players in New Jersey when he secured a verbal commitment Monday from Linden senior big man David Bruce.
The 6-foot-9, 215-pound Bruce chose St. Joe’s over Seton Hall, St. John’s, Maryland, La Salle, Houston and other schools. He averaged 15 points, 9 rebounds and 3 [...]

David Bruce, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound senior forward from Linden (NJ) High, is still on the board.
Bruce did not travel with an AAU team this summer, staying at home instead.
Still, “St. Joe’s, Maryland, St. John’s, Seton Hall, they’ve all offered,” Linden coach Phil Colicchio said.
**Indiana picked up a commitment from Christian Watford, a 6-7, 215-pound SF [...]

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - Isaiah Epps is a scorer.
The rising junior from Plainfield HIgh School dropped 30 points in his first game for the Playaz Red Friday and he will be on display Sunday when the Playaz take on the New Jersey Shoreshots in the quarterfinals of the Reebok Summer Classic at Rider University.
A slew of Division I coaches, including [...]