Lance Tops Hoop Scoop Rankings, Scrimmages Harris; Big East Breakdown of Top 150

Clark Francis’ rankings of the Top Seniors in the Class of 2009 are out and Brooklyn Lincoln guard Lance Stephenson tops the list.
Stephenson has said he will wait until the spring to announce his future plans. St. John’s, Kansas and USC are among the schools recruiting him, and some speculate he may also opt to [...]

Durand Scott Update

Durand Scott was invited to attend UConn’s season opener Friday night against Western Carolina, but he did not make the trip.
The 6-foot-4 Scott out of Rice High School is still considering Pitt, along with UConn and Miami, according to Dwayne Mitchell, Scott’s coach with the Gauchos.
“Everybody is still in,” MItchell said.
Mitchell said Scott expected to [...]

Harris, Buffalo Headed to UConn Madness

Several of the top young players in the New York area will be hitting the road for unofficial visits in coming weeks.
Tobias Harris, a 6-8 junior forward from Long Island Lutheran, and Mike Buffalo, a 6-foot-3 point guard from Wings Academy, will both visit UConn on Friday for Midnight Madness. Harris at one point crossed [...]

Tobias Harris Planning More Visits

Tobias Harris will be very busy for the next few weekends.
The 6-foot-8 junior combo forward from Long Island Lutheran will visit West Virginia this weekend. After that he goes to Maryland for Midnight Madness Oct. 17, Georgetown (Oct. 18), Marquette for Midnight Madness (Oct 24 & 25), Georgia Tech (Nov. 1) and Georgia (Nov. 2).

Stephenson Outduels Harris at iS8

Two of the biggest names in New York hoops circles faced off on Saturday at iS8 when Lance Stephenson’s Juice All-Stars met Tobias Harris and the Unique All-Stars.
Despite showing up with five minutes remaining in the first quarter, Stephenson hit the game-winning basket and finished with 28 points and 10 rebounds in a 66-64 Juice [...]

Harris Visits Rutgers; Famous to Check Out Missouri; Ryan Kelly, UConn, Pitt

Tobias Harris attended the North Carolina-Rutgers football game Thursday night, and while the Scarlet Knights were blown out 44-12 on ESPN, Harris continues to think highly of the basketball team.
“Tobias had a great time at the Rutgers football game even though the outcome was lopsided,” Torrel Harris, Tobias’ dad, wrote in an email. “He had [...]

Pitino Visits Tobias Harris at School

Louisville head coach Rick Pitino paid a special visit to Tobias Harris’ new school today.
Pitino came to watch the 6-foot-8 Harris at Long Island Lutheran.
“Coach Pitino came to watch Tobias for a two-hour workout after school today (Wednesday),” Torrel Harris, Tobias’ dad, said. “Tobias told me he was very happy to see Coach Pitino’s [...]

Harris Adds UConn Back on List

A week after cutting his list to 10 schools and crossing out UConn, 6-foot-8 Long Island Lutheran junior forward Tobias Harris visited the Storrs campus and put the Huskies right back on.
“Now, after a visit there, UConn is definitely going to become one of my top schools,” Harris told Mike Anthony of the Hartford Courant. “Actually, [...]

Harris Enjoys Louisville Visit

Lest a day go by without a Tobias Harris update, here we go.
The 6-foot-8 Harris, who transferred to Long Island Lutheran, attended the Kentucky-Louisville football game Sunday. He recently cut his list to 10 schools, including Louisville.
“Tobias had a great visit to Louisville,” his father, Torrel, said. “The whole visit was nice. Tobias had the chance watch [...]

Tobias Harris Transfers, Cuts List to 10

After much speculation about where he would end up, 6-foot-8 Tobias Harris has announced that he will transfer to Long Island Lutheran from Half Hollow Hills West High School on Long Island.
“Tobias will be attending Lutheran High School next year and feels the move will continue to help his game develop,” his father Torrel said. ”It is [...]