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Melvin Council (St. Bonaventure; Wagner College; Monroe College: Rochester, NY) was MVP of the Portsmouth Invitational. He's going to get his chance
KU’s Melvin Council Jr. named MVP of Portsmouth Invitational basketball tournament
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The senior from Rochester, New York fared well at the event for pro prospects in South Carolina.
This has been true for years, but the message still isn't trickling down. This is something most recruits, their parents, and their coaches still don't know, but should.No surprises here!![]()
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The Ivy League once again checks in at number five in the Division I Learfield Directors' Cup — measuring national athletics success across all sports — after the winter season! 🌿
Luke Cruz (Rumson - Fair Haven HS, NJ) will attend Columbia University in September and will be a member of their men's basketball team. ![]()
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6'9", 230 lbs, Luke was the Player of the Year in his high school conference this year. For the season, he averaged 22 points, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 2 assists per game. ![]()
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A great student, Luke has a 4.5 weighted GPA and 1400 on his SAT. ![]()
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Luke was committed to the University of Pennsylvania last summer until Penn changed coaches. ![]()
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Columbia plays in the Ivy League. ![]()
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Luke also considered other Ivy schools, Patriot schools, and NESCAC schools.
KJ Edwards (Phillips Andover; Rochester, NY) - how good an athlete? ![]()
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Originally recruited by Dartmouth to play football, KJ Edwards is now playing for Dartmouth’s D1 lacrosse team in addition to being a member of their D1 football team.![]()
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Although KJ had a standout post-grad year playing lacrosse for Andover, not one D1 lacrosse program offered him.![]()
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Now, despite not having played any organized lacrosse for THREE years, he’s not just on the roster, he's in the regular rotation for a good (3-1) Dartmouth team. ![]()
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How remarkable an athlete/lacrosse player/student must he be to pull off playing two D1 sports at an Ivy League institution? How many D1 lacrosse coaches wish they had it to do over again?![]()
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K.J. Edwards - Men's Lacrosse - Dartmouth College Athletics
dartmouthsports.com
K.J. Edwards (49) Midfield
Melvin Council Jr. (St. Bonaventure; Wagner College; Monroe College: Rochester, NY) has been chosen Big 12 Newcomer of the Year by the league's coaches. This is just the latest in what has been a pretty magical year.
KU Trio Earn All-Big 12 Honors - University of Kansas
kuathletics.com
The Kansas men's basketball trio of Flory Bidunga , Melvin Council Jr. , and Darryn Peterson have earned All-Big 12 awards as the conference released its coa...
