I just got off the phone with Alif Muhammad for the second time in two days and he reiterated and clarified a few things regarding the Keon Lawrence situation.
The bottom line is that Muhammad, Keon and Keon’s mother decided that it is not worth it for Lawrence to play the remainder of the Big East [...]

**James Madison knocked off Seton Hall, 70-64, tonight. See below for a running account of the game.
Keon Lawrence has withdrawn his request for an NCAA waiver and will not suit up for Seton Hall this year, according to his adviser, Alif Muhammad.
Muhammad said the NCAA notified Lawrence that it would not decide on his waiver [...]

A couple of tall African basketball players — Beas Hamga and Ibrahima Thomas – are back on the market.

Hamga, a 7-foot, 225-pound native of Cameroon, is considering transferring from UNLV to Ole Miss, South Carolina or Rutgers. He secured his release from UNLV.
“I know he’s going to visit Ole Miss and South Carolina and he’s [...]

Seton Hall had hoped to get word on Keon Lawrence’s waiver by Friday, the last day of final exams.
Had the 6-foot-2, 175-pound junior been granted the waiver by then, he would have been permitted to suit up for tonight’s IUPUI game at the Prudential Center.
Because the NCAA is a business like any other, it will [...]

Christian Morris is considering Southern Methodist, Texas Christian and Norfolk State as his next destination and may add additional schools Sunday.
“It’s still open but he has visited Norfolk State, will end his visit today with TCU and will visit SMU,” said Larry McGugins, Morris’ AAU coach.
The 6-foot-9, 280-pound Morris saw limited playing time at [...]

Jamie Skeen, a 6-foot-8, 250-pound forward who is transferring from Wake Forest, is considering three schools for his next possible destination and hopes to decide by later this month or early January.
“Right now it’s three schools that really want me, Seton Hall, South Florida and VCU,” Skeen said Thursday in a phone interview.
“So far [...]

Rutgers freshman big man Christian Morris will transfer at the end of the semester.
“Christian wants to join a program that will provide him a significant increase in playing time,” said head coach Fred Hill. “We support Christian and our staff will aid him in the pursuit of this opportunity. He has worked extremely hard during [...]

Jai Lucas knows Kentucky’s point guard situation is unsettled and is considering that legendary program as his next destination after announcing he was leaving Florida.
“You can obviously watch the [Kentucky-North Carolina] game and see where a point guard would help a little bit,” Lucas told KentuckySports.com. “They’re capable of being a good team. They’re missing [...]

Boston College became the latest major school to offer a scholarship to 6-8 junior Rod Odom of the Middlesex (Ma.) School.
“He went down there Tuesday,” said Rod Odom Sr., whose family lives on Long Island. “His coach brought him down to take another look at the campus. He played some pickup with the guys. [...]

One day after ZAGSBLOG broke the news that Dominic Cheek had cut his list of colleges and was planning visits, we have an update on the order of those visits.
The 6-foot-5 Cheek, a senior at St. Anthony in Jersey City, will visit Kansas, Villanova and Memphis over three successive weekends later this month. No visit [...]