We're waiting for "the Decision" - Isaiah Whitehead's announcement of his college destination. Whitehead, who had looked at schools around the country, is said to want to stay home, and visited St. John's yesterday. Many of the hoops recruiting punditry thought Steve Lavin had closed late on another New York star, given Whitehead's desire to stay home and his mother's warm words about the St. John's program.
But rumors are swirling that the Lincoln High star, and best player in the city, may be announcing for Seton Hall.
So while we wait for the 2:30PM announcement at Lincoln (broadcast by MSG Varsity), let's take a look at where the top New York men's hoops players have gone. Data is gathered from the Recruiting Services Consensus Index (RSCI), compiling the rankings from Rivals, Scout, ESPN, and various other services.
247Sports - which also does consensus rankings - has Whitehead at 20th. St. John's has been in on many of the top-100 players, with notable wins (Maurice Harkless) and misses (Tobias Harris, JayVaughn Pinkston, Lance Stephenson, Sylven Landesberg).
Going back to 1988, a sortable table of NY (and LI/ Westchester) players. Seton Hall - St. John's main rival for Isaiah Whitehead's services today, according to reports that say he's a Pirate lean -
has snagged two of the 54 players on this list.
St. John's has gotten commitments from five. Connecticut has received commitments from six on the list, Villanova four.
(Note any mistakes? Leave a note in the comments.)
RSCI
Name
Height
Pos
City
College
Year
39
Omar Calhoun
6'4"
G
Middle Village, NY
Connecticut
2012
84
Melvin Johnson
6'3"
G
Bronx, NY
Miami (FL)/ VCU
2012
38
Moe Harkless
6'6"
F
Queens, NY
St. John's
2011
85
Jabarie Hinds
5'11"
PG
Mount Vernon, NY
West Virginia
2011
5
Tobias Harris
6'7"
PF
Dix Hills, NY
Tennessee
2010
46
Jayvaughn Pinkston
6'6"
PF
Brooklyn, NY
Villanova
2010
83
Kadeem Jack
6'8"
PF
Manhattan, NY
Prep/ Rutgers
2010
8
Lance Stephenson
6'5"
F
Brooklyn, NY
Cincinnati
2009
33
Durand Scott
6'5"
G
New York, NY
Miami (FL)
2009
15
Kemba Walker
6'1"
PG
New York, NY
Connecticut
2008
30
Devin Ebanks
6'8"
F
Queens, NY
West Virginia
2008
33
Sylven Landesberg
6'7"
F
Flushing, NY
Virginia
2008
46
Mookie Jones
6'6"
F
Peekskill, NY
Syracuse
2008
47
Kevin Jones
6'8"
PF
Mount Vernon, NY
West Virginia
2008
52
John Riek
7'2"
C
Centereach, NY
Cincinnati
2008
79
Erving Walker
5'7"
PG
Middle Village, NY
Florida
2008
31
Corey Fisher
5'11"
PG
Bronx, NY
Villanova
2007
79
Justin Burrell
6'8"
PF
Bronx, NY
St. John's
2007
23
Paul Harris
6'4"
F
Niagara Falls, NY
Syracuse
2006
30
Curtis Kelly
6'9"
PF
New York, NY
Connecticut
2006
46
Taj Gibson
6'8"
PF
Brooklyn, NY
USC
2006
55
Edgar Sosa
6'2"
PG
New York, NY
Louisville
2006
87
Jon Mitchell
6'7"
PF
Mount Vernon, NY
Florida
2006
42
Danny Green
6'5"
F
Manhassett, NY
North Carolina
2005
34
Theo Davis
6'9"
C
Bayside, NY
Iowa State
2005
58
Tyrell Biggs
6'8"
PF
Nanuet, NY
Pittsburgh
2005
6
Sebastian Telfair
6'1"
PG
Brooklyn, NY
NBA
2004
16
Juan Diego Palacios
6'8"
PF
Centereach, NY
Louisville
2004
24
A. J. Price
5'11"
PG
Amityville, NY
Connecticut
2004
31
Russell Robinson
6'2"
G
New York, NY
Kansas
2004
72
Joakim Noah
6'8"
PF
New York, NY
Florida
2004
81
Keith Benjamin
6'3"
G
Mt. Vernon, NY
Pittsburgh
2004
94
Rahshon Clark
6'7"
F
Far Rockaway, NY
Iowa State
2004
95
Brian Laing
6'5"
G
Bronx, NY
Seton Hall
2004
18
Charlie Villanueva
6'9"
F
Queens, NY
Connecticut
2003
29
Chris Taft
6'9"
C
Brooklyn, NY
Pittsburgh
2003
48
Shagari Alleyne
7'3"
C
Manhattan, NY
Kentucky
2003
84
Sammy Mejia
6'5"
F
Cornwall on Hudson, NY
DePaul
2003
92
Daon Merritt
5'10"
PG
Bronx, NY
Richmond
2003
5
Jason Fraser
6'8"
PF
Amityville, NY
Villanova
2002
25
Lenny Cooke
6'6"
G-F
Brooklyn, NY
NBA (undrafted)
2002
39
Allan Ray
6'2"
PG-G
Bronx, NY
Villanova
2002
94
Gary Ervin
5'11"
PG
Brooklyn, NY
Prep/ Miss. State
2002
7
Julius Hodge
6'5"
G-F
Bronx, NY
NC State
2001
41
Ben Gordon
6'1"
G-PG
Mount Vernon, NY
Connecticut
2001
10
Taliek Brown
6'1"
PG
Astoria, NY
Connecticut
2000
12
Omar Cook
6'1"
PG
Middle Village, NY
St. John's
2000
15
Andre Barrett
5'9"
PG
New York, NY
Seton Hall
2000
63
Kyle Cuffe
6'8"
C-PF
New York, NY
St. John's
2000
13
Kenny Satterfield
6'2"
G
New York, NY
Cincinnati
1999
23
Majestic Mapp
6'1"
PG
Bronx, NY
Virginia
1999
65
Brian Woodward
6'2"
G
Bayside, NY
Rhode Island
1999
23
Anthony Glover
6'5"
PF
New York, NY
St. John's
1998
72
Desmond Herod
6'5"
F
Brooklyn, NY
UNLV
1998
100
Brian Brown
6'3"
F
Brooklyn, NY
Ohio State
1998
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