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Preparing One and Dones (dukebasketballreport.com; Featherston)
There was a time when Mike Krzyzewski had a unique edge over his rivals at the top of the college basketball pyramid.
From 1981 to 1999, Coach K never lost an undergraduate to the pros. He had a few transfers, but on the whole his best players – from Johnny Dawkins to Danny Ferry to Christian Laettner to Grant Hill – all stayed four years.
That wasn’t happening at the other top programs. North Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky and UCLA all lost young players to the NBA.
But keep this in perspective. K’s edge in the late 1980s and the 1990s wasn’t nearly as important as it would be today, when the rush to the NBA is a stampede. In the 1980s, most top players stayed for at least two or three years. James Worthy and Michael Jordan stayed three years at UNC. Brad Daugherty and Kenny Smith stayed four years. Len Bias stayed four years at Maryland. Ralph Sampson and Patrick Ewing stayed four years at Virginia and Georgetown, respectively.
In the 1990s, the pace picked up a bit, but was still less than it is today. Shaquille O’Neal stayed three years at LSU. Tim Duncan stayed four years at Wake Forest. Chris Webber, Allen Iverson, Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace all stayed in college for two years. Vince Carter, Antwan Jamison, Juwan Howard and Paul Pierce all stayed three years in college.
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Alterique Gilbert Has Recently Exploded on the National Scene
Pitino Compares New Offer PG Recipient to Recent Standouts (usatodayhs.com; Jones)
Four-star Georgia point guard Alterique Gilbert said he was happy to receive a scholarship from the University of Louisville this past week, though he hasn’t decided if he wants to visit the school.
Gilbert, a 6-foot-1 player who’s rated No. 43 in the 2016 class by ESPN.com, said he heard from U of L assistant Kenny Johnson after the coach watched him play two weeks ago in Hampton, Va., with his CP3 All-Stars club in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League. Head coach Rick Pitino followed up Thursday with a call to make the offer.
“(Pitino) said he liked me and that I would fit their Louisville system like past guards like Russ Smith, Peyton Siva, Terry Rozier and Chris Jones,” Gilbert said. “Just guards that play hard.”
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Gilbert has also picked up recent offers from Syracuse and Tennessee and has taken a recent trip to Connecticut. His offer list also includes Florida State, Miami, Memphis, Illinois, Maryland, Georgia, Georgia Tech and others.
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Crowds Gathered 150 Years Ago As Lincoln's Funeral Train Passed Through Syracuse (PS; Sturtz)
As early as 8 p.m. on April 26, 1865 the Vanderbilt Depot, on East Washington Street between South Salina and South Warren streets, was overflowing with people, waiting.
Abraham Lincoln's funeral train passed through the city of Syracuse 150 years ago this week.
Lincoln's train left Washington on April 21, a week after his assassination. It passed through seven states, traveling more than 1,600 miles to Springfield, Ill.
In Syracuse, a public eulogy had been held days earlier in Hanover Square on the same day as Lincoln's funeral in Washington. Businesses closed and buildings and people throughout the city were trimmed in black. A procession of some 3,000 people walked to Hanover Square.
"He is gone -- but he has left us the rich inheritance of a redeemed and regenerate and free country," former U.S. Rep. Charles B. Sedgwick told the crowd.
"The ... great stain upon our National character, the great source of strife and contention among our people, by his courage and fortitude, has been wiped out and removed. His name has become historic."
Vanderbilt Station, seen in an undated photograph, stood on Washington Street, between South Salina and South Warren streets, in Syracuse.Onondaga Historical Association
When Lincoln had made his way to Washington in February 1861, his train stopped briefly in Syracuse. During the stop, he spoke to a crowd of 10,000 from the platform of his train car. He shook as many hands as he could and cheers erupted as his train slid back into motion and carried him away.
On the night of April 26, 1865, Lincoln's train carried the slain president through Syracuse again. When the train emerged from a tunnel on the city's eastern edge, guns fired and bells across the city tolled.
Preparing One and Dones (dukebasketballreport.com; Featherston)
There was a time when Mike Krzyzewski had a unique edge over his rivals at the top of the college basketball pyramid.
From 1981 to 1999, Coach K never lost an undergraduate to the pros. He had a few transfers, but on the whole his best players – from Johnny Dawkins to Danny Ferry to Christian Laettner to Grant Hill – all stayed four years.
That wasn’t happening at the other top programs. North Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky and UCLA all lost young players to the NBA.
But keep this in perspective. K’s edge in the late 1980s and the 1990s wasn’t nearly as important as it would be today, when the rush to the NBA is a stampede. In the 1980s, most top players stayed for at least two or three years. James Worthy and Michael Jordan stayed three years at UNC. Brad Daugherty and Kenny Smith stayed four years. Len Bias stayed four years at Maryland. Ralph Sampson and Patrick Ewing stayed four years at Virginia and Georgetown, respectively.
In the 1990s, the pace picked up a bit, but was still less than it is today. Shaquille O’Neal stayed three years at LSU. Tim Duncan stayed four years at Wake Forest. Chris Webber, Allen Iverson, Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace all stayed in college for two years. Vince Carter, Antwan Jamison, Juwan Howard and Paul Pierce all stayed three years in college.
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Alterique Gilbert Has Recently Exploded on the National Scene
Pitino Compares New Offer PG Recipient to Recent Standouts (usatodayhs.com; Jones)
Four-star Georgia point guard Alterique Gilbert said he was happy to receive a scholarship from the University of Louisville this past week, though he hasn’t decided if he wants to visit the school.
Gilbert, a 6-foot-1 player who’s rated No. 43 in the 2016 class by ESPN.com, said he heard from U of L assistant Kenny Johnson after the coach watched him play two weeks ago in Hampton, Va., with his CP3 All-Stars club in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League. Head coach Rick Pitino followed up Thursday with a call to make the offer.
“(Pitino) said he liked me and that I would fit their Louisville system like past guards like Russ Smith, Peyton Siva, Terry Rozier and Chris Jones,” Gilbert said. “Just guards that play hard.”
...
...
Gilbert has also picked up recent offers from Syracuse and Tennessee and has taken a recent trip to Connecticut. His offer list also includes Florida State, Miami, Memphis, Illinois, Maryland, Georgia, Georgia Tech and others.
Other
Crowds Gathered 150 Years Ago As Lincoln's Funeral Train Passed Through Syracuse (PS; Sturtz)
As early as 8 p.m. on April 26, 1865 the Vanderbilt Depot, on East Washington Street between South Salina and South Warren streets, was overflowing with people, waiting.
Abraham Lincoln's funeral train passed through the city of Syracuse 150 years ago this week.
Lincoln's train left Washington on April 21, a week after his assassination. It passed through seven states, traveling more than 1,600 miles to Springfield, Ill.
In Syracuse, a public eulogy had been held days earlier in Hanover Square on the same day as Lincoln's funeral in Washington. Businesses closed and buildings and people throughout the city were trimmed in black. A procession of some 3,000 people walked to Hanover Square.
"He is gone -- but he has left us the rich inheritance of a redeemed and regenerate and free country," former U.S. Rep. Charles B. Sedgwick told the crowd.
"The ... great stain upon our National character, the great source of strife and contention among our people, by his courage and fortitude, has been wiped out and removed. His name has become historic."
Vanderbilt Station, seen in an undated photograph, stood on Washington Street, between South Salina and South Warren streets, in Syracuse.Onondaga Historical Association
When Lincoln had made his way to Washington in February 1861, his train stopped briefly in Syracuse. During the stop, he spoke to a crowd of 10,000 from the platform of his train car. He shook as many hands as he could and cheers erupted as his train slid back into motion and carried him away.
On the night of April 26, 1865, Lincoln's train carried the slain president through Syracuse again. When the train emerged from a tunnel on the city's eastern edge, guns fired and bells across the city tolled.
