St. John’s Notes 6.28.08
the east coast bias —
... photo courtesy of the Daily Kansan
Also from Adam Zagoria’s blog, Missouri’s Keon Lawrence is looking to transfer closer to his New Jersey home:
“The reason why he’s leaving Missouri is he kind of wants to come home, family things and stuff,” said Lawrence’s skills trainer Mike Rodgers. “We’re going to concentrate on the Big East as far as his recruitment. We are concentrating on Villanova, Seton Hall, Rutgers and St. John’s, and moving along to looking into Providence, Pittsburgh and Marquette. We have a ...
Any Big East School Will Do
Pitt Blather -- The Rantings Continue —
... . Keon Lawrence, a sophomore shooting guard from New Jersey seems to really want to be back east — specifically in the Big East . “The reason why he’s leaving Missouri is he kind of wants to come home, family things and stuff,” said Lawrence’s skills trainer Mike Rodgers. “We’re going to concentrate on the Big East as far as his recruitment. We are concentrating on Villanova, Seton Hall, Rutgers and St. John’s, and moving along to looking into Providence, Pittsburgh and Marquette. We have a timetable on how we’re going to do it. I’ve had conversations with a number of Big East ...
Mizzou Will Continue to Struggle in '08
FanHouse —
... backcourt experience took a big hit with guard Keon Lawrence asking for and receiving his release from his scholarship. Ostensibly, it was because the New Jersey native wanted to be closer to his family, but maybe not. "It's not my teammates, and it's not the fans. That should tell you something," Lawrence said of his reasons for leaving. He backed away from that statement later to the "need to be closer to home" chestnut. He is likely focusing on Big East schools. For the Tigers, they lose the guy who played the most minutes for ...
