By ADAM ZAGORIA Steve Masiello, fired two weeks ago as the head coach at Manhattan, sat behind Rick Pitino’s Iona bench Monday night for the Gaels’ season-opening 78-50 rout of Ivy League preseason favorite Penn and will help out the team going forward. Pitino and Masiello go way back. Masiello was Pitino’s ball boy with the Knicks, and also served as one of his top … [Read more...] about Fired Manhattan coach Steve Masiello now helping mentor Rick Pitino at Iona: ‘He’s part of us now’
Class of 2023 UConn commit Youssouf Singare preparing for next level in Overtime Elite’s expanded league
By JACOB POLACHECK ATLANTA – As Youssouf Singare prepares to head off to UConn for the 2023-24 season, the four-star big man is facing off against some of the nation’s top talent at Overtime Elite. The 6-foot-11 center from Our Saviour Lutheran (NY), finished with 18 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks in a 92-88 loss to City Reapers on Friday night in … [Read more...] about Class of 2023 UConn commit Youssouf Singare preparing for next level in Overtime Elite’s expanded league
Ex-UConn forward Akok Akok looking to help Georgetown recover from brutal 0-19 Big East season
By ADAM ZAGORIA During his time at UConn, Akok Akok battled injuries and never lived up to the hype he received coming out of high school. Now he’s at Georgetown hoping to help turn around a team that suffered a historically horrendous 0-19 league season that ended with 21 straight defeats. “Everybody wants to get their feet wet and get their first game under their … [Read more...] about Ex-UConn forward Akok Akok looking to help Georgetown recover from brutal 0-19 Big East season
St. John’s lands JUCO All-American Yaxel Lendeborg
By ADAM ZAGORIA Yaxel Lendeborg, one of the most sought after junior college recruits in the country, committed to St. John’s on Wednesday, he told ZAGSBLOG. The 6-foot-9 forward out of Arizona Western College and Pennsauken High School (NJ.) also considered Xavier and New Mexico. “I’m going to St.John’s,” he said. “I feel like I’m a perfect fit for this team,. They … [Read more...] about St. John’s lands JUCO All-American Yaxel Lendeborg
Manhattan parts ways with head coach Steve Masiello 2 weeks before season as players call it a ‘nightmare decision by school’
By ADAM ZAGORIA & CHARLIE PARENT With about two weeks before the start of the college basketball season, Manhattan College has parted ways with head men’s basketball coach Steve Masiello. The news was reported by ZASBLOG Tuesday afternoon, and the University later put out a statement. Masiello will be replaced by assistant coach RaShawn Stores, 30, on an interim … [Read more...] about Manhattan parts ways with head coach Steve Masiello 2 weeks before season as players call it a ‘nightmare decision by school’