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St. John's lands local recruit
St. John's coach Norm Roberts has struggled to land top city recruits since he was hired in 2004. But he may have begun to reverse the trend Wednesday when Bronx guard Omari Lawrence verbally committed to the Red Storm. Lawrence, a 6-4, 205-pound senior at South Kent (Conn.), averaged 18.2 points for St. Raymond in the Bronx last season and was named to the Daily News' All-City first team. Lawrence had been recruited by UConn, Memphis, Clemson, Virginia, Marquette, Louisville, Arizona and Xavier, among others.
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Even though he didn't go to Marquette, it is still good to see players going to their state school(s). Hope the trend continues.
Circus Maximus
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Bout damn time Norm.
Go Johnnies!!
Way to go in making this alumnus happy today!!
J. HOVA: BROOKLYN
Brooklyn, NY
Total Comments (18072)
There ya go HOV, St John's their way back...
84
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I hope so xxx84xxx. I hope so for real. Its been awhile since a big time player has come our way.
J. HOVA: BROOKLYN
Brooklyn, NY
Total Comments (18072)
Finally some good news for H-to-tha-Izzo
preach
Hickory , NC
Total Comments (92)
It's been a while preach since I got a top committment to the Johnnies!
J. HOVA: BROOKLYN
Brooklyn, NY
Total Comments (18072)
What's the over under, does he stay one year or two years before going pro?
How can they fix the college b-ball problem?
This year's NBA draft made it clear that many of the best players are just playing one year while they wait to turn 19.
Petey024
New York , NY
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"and was named to the Daily News' All-City first team". Enough said, huh?
MrMiyagiJr
Total Comments (2662)
Miyagi, NYC is one of the top b-ball cities in the country, being named all-city is good; you know how many schools are in NYC?
Crean n' Crimson-…
Total Comments (597)
Amen Crean N' Crimson. Amen. If you are All-City first team here you are GOOD.
J. HOVA: BROOKLYN
Brooklyn, NY
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I meant it as a compliment.
MrMiyagiJr
Total Comments (2662)
My bad MrMiyagiJr.
J. HOVA: BROOKLYN
Brooklyn, NY
Total Comments (18072)
No worries
MrMiyagiJr
Total Comments (2662)
Finally. Good job!
ahung: The Last…
Santa Clara , CA
Total Comments (2775)
Being a St Johns fan AND a Jets fan has unfortunatley taught me one very important life lesson.......
NEVER BE OPTOMISTIC....it'll only come back to bite me on the ****
That being said.....it is encouraging that we start landing recruits a half a decade into Norms run
jgb
Total Comments (8898)
I know how you feel jgb. I too pull that daily double. It's even worse for me. I hold a degree from St. John's. All I felt was pain.
J. HOVA: BROOKLYN
Brooklyn, NY
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I'm glad for St. John's. I think it is important for the Big East to have St. John's fielding strong teams. They were once one of the premier programs in the country--hopefully they can turn it around.
One good recruit, though, isn't going to cut it--not in this day and age.
Gregory's Dad
Danbury , CT
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