Tariq Carey, Newark East Side, NJ (12 Points, NJ MVP): Carey is a solid prospect.He has a nice handle, good body control and the lateral quickness to be a pesky defender.He demonstrated the ability to hit the mid-range, baseline jumper, knock down three-balls and get to the rim.Very much worth keeping an eye on as he continues to develop his game.
Tariq Carey, 2012: The MVP for New Jersey came on strong in the fourth quarter after not doing all that much in the first three periods. He showed an ability to get to the basket and finish, and also demonstrated his three-point shooting ability and range when he knocked in a few outside jumpers.
LINE SCORE
PHILLY (82): Amile Jefferson 5, Derrick Stewart 5, Malik Garner 16, Brendan Kilpatrick 4, Kyree Wooten 17, Ryan Arcidiacono 13, Karron Davis 4, Montana Mayfield 6, Josh Heylinger 15, Maurice Watson 6.
JERSEY (71): Dominic Hoffman 8, Brandon Taylor 5, Jerome Frink 10, Jimmy Hall 5, Jameel Warney 4, Kyle Anderson 9, Dallas Anglin 5, Alex Mitola 5, Rashad Andrews 8, Tariq Carey 12.
TARIQ CAREY: Tariq had assistant coaches from St. John’s, Seton Hall and St. Joe’s visit and watch him workout recently.
Carey will attend the St. John’s Stormfest on October 22nd, Villanova Midnight Madness on October 23rd, a Seton Hall Exhibition game on October 30th. In addition, he will take an unofficial to St. Joe’s on October 18th and will compete in the Eddie Griffin Classic on October 25th.
ALSO:
The Eddie Griffin Challenge which annually matches up the top NJ players versus their counterparts in Philadelphia will be held this year on Sunday October 25 in Conshohocken Pennsylvania.
The following New Jersey Sophomores Class of 2012 (SOPHOMORES) have been invited to play. They must confirm by Tuesday October 20:
RICHMOND -- For Randy Foye, training camp might as well have been dubbed "The Great Point Guard Experiment, Part II." The new Wizard, whom current Wizards assistant coach Randy Wittman tried to make a point guard when he was coaching the Minnesota Timberwolves, spent nearly every drill, scrimmage and set initiating the offense on the ball during the week-long training camp.
So how'd he grade out in his first preseason game? Well, there was that one possession in the second quarter where he missed a wide-open Mike Miller spotting up at the three-point line, instead flinging an off-balanced runner against three defenders. There was that other possession where he got to the basket, but had everyone collapse on him and eventually committed a turnover.
Through three quarters, Foye had five points on 1-5 shooting, with just one assist and two turnovers. He looked uncomfortable and unnatural, like a square peg in a round hole.
"In the beginning, [I] just had a little bit of jitters," Foye said. "New team, new guys, new offense, so I had to get accustomed to everything."
Then, in the fourth quarter, coach Flip Saunders put Miller in the game with Foye for an extended stretch. The result? Foye looked more comfortable, tallying nine points in the quarter, Miller was more involved in the offense and the Wizards pulled away to get a victory. Maybe it was the poor level of the opposition, but both players -- and the offense -- just looked more comfortable.
"In the fourth quarter, guys didn't really search shots," Saunders said after the game. "They just kind of played, moved the ball, and if a guy had a shot, he took it."
It's still very, very early, but the stint raises some interesting questions regarding both players' roles this season.
For Foye, it makes you wonder whether it makes sense for Saunders to employ him as a pure point guard like Gilbert Arenas. Last year in Minnesota, Foye spent time at both guard positions, but his production, at least offensively, was significantly better as a shooting guard than as a point guard. But with so many shooting guards already on the roster, Saunders and company have played Foye at point guard because it gives him the best chance to get playing time.
Earlier in training camp, Foye said he had a leg up on learning Saunders' system because Wittman ran a similar offense during his coaching tenure in Minnesota. He sounded confident that he was picking Flip's sets up. But once he had to do it in a game, Foye admitted that switching back to playing point guard was an adjustment.
"Last year, I was at the 2, and the point a little bit, but this is something new for me, so at the beginning, I had to get my mentality back of playing point guard and setting everyone up," he said.
True to his optimistic, steady nature, Foye said that he picked it up as the game continued, saying "once I got into the flow, that was it." But Saunders made a subtle change, one that probably empowered Foye as much as it empowered the team. Rather than rely on Foye to create shots for everybody, Saunders put the ball in Miller's hands more often on pick and rolls, allowing Foye to do some spotting up instead of feeling pressured to make every play.
"I tried to put [Miller] in there because I thought he would help Randy a little bit, calm him down, which I thought it did," Saunders said. "Randy looked pretty comfortable and he started knocking down some shots."
The result was that the Wizards scored 30 points in the final period, even though none of the starters were on the floor. More importantly, it provided Foye with some comfort and familiarity during a time when he's trying to re-learn yet another new approach to the game. Foye admitted afterwards that playing with Miller reminded him of their time together in Minnesota.
"Last year, when Mike would get rebounds, we used to just take off, because Mike could handle the ball," Foye said. "A couple times, I caught myself going off running, and I heard Coach saying 'Get the ball Randy!' so I had to run back."
The subtle switch also empowered Miller, who had previously been content to stand around and not get involved in the offense. Miller's problem in Minnesota was that he was too unselfish, but he barely made a dent doing anything in the second quarter yesterday because Foye was the one doing the creating. In the fourth quarter, however, Miller was setting others up, showing off his all-around game that many of us didn't believe he possessed. His numbers might not reflect his impact, but he was making plays that eventually led to open shots for others, like the time he delivered a beautiful touch pass to JaVale McGee for a huge slam.
"Randy [Foye] is still learning the [point guard] position; he's not really as vocal as you'd want him to be right now," Saunders said. "Mike gives you another facilitator. Mike's almost like a point guard that plays small forward, [because he can] handle the ball and get guys in their spots."
Miller left the locker room too quick for anyone to ask him questions last night, but all through training camp, he has talked about fitting in and making an impact on the floor without doing anything because of his shooting reputation. But as we saw yesterday, Miller has too many great skills that go to waste if he just serves as a spot-up shooter. Perhaps that's what Minnesota wanted him to do, but there are so many weapons here that Miller could be setting up.
One of those weapons is Randy Foye. For both players' sake, playing together and trading off the ball-handling duties might be the key in getting them both to adjust to a new situation.
St. John’s did all the right things last season when they rolled out the red carpet for literally every local recruit in the New York area with their version of midnight madness. “Stormfest” is the name of the student pep rally for both the men’s and women’s basketball team which is held in Taffner field house.
The pep rally consists of many different promotional giveaways for students, women’s intrasquad scrimmage, men’s intrasquad scrimmage, and dunk contest to wrap it up.
A source close to the team has confirmed that this year’s Stormfest will be held on October 22nd and you can expect a large guest list of recruits on campus for the festivities. This event is open to the general public.* Here is a look at who to expect:
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2010 Class Devon Collier Jayvaughn Pinkston JJ Moore Kadeem Jack
2011 Class Angel Nunez Corey Edwards Davontay Grace Jermaine Sanders Mike Taylor Myles Mack Sterling Gibbs Jabari Hinds Ryan Rhoomes
2012 Class Kyle Anderson Tariq Carey
Not only did St. John’s reach out to recruits but also one notable alumnus. No no no, I’m not talking about myself but rather Howie Schwab, who is the host of his own sports trivia show on ESPN called Stump the Schwab. It was nice to see St. John’s finally reaching out and including one of their own but we’re hoping for more this year.
It would be great to see St. John’s extend personal invitations to Mike Francessa (WFAN, YES), Brian Kenny (ESPN), Daryl McDaniels(Run DMC), John Franco (Former New York Met), and of course to all the basketball alumni. St. John’s has some tradition but its just been buried for so long that we have forgotten about it. We need to dig it up and resurrect this program back to where it should be.
We need to make people proud to call themselves redmen, excuse me I meant redstorm, again. Lets start embracing the ambassadors of the University we call alumni and tap into our potential instead of shunning it. This can be a very nice event like we had last year or it could be legendary and make these potential student athletes say, “I want to commit to St. John’s.” Please remember, St. John’s, they call this midnight madness for a reason. No matter what happens I’m excited to see this team together on the court and yes the season is right around the corner (look at top right of the screen for countdown timer).
There is a new name making waves up in Newark, NJ these days, Tariq Carey. The 6-foot-2 170 pound combo guard from Newark EastSide had a breakthrough summer and now finds himself rocketing up the rankings in the 2012 class. Not surprisingly, the high majors are catching on quickly.
Carey shared his lengthy list of summer activities with ScarletNation. "I went to St. John's Elite Camp, Hoop Group Elite, WVU and the Super Showcase in July. In August, I went to SMU's Elite Camp, Five Star, and then back to Hoop Group Elite. In between, I was in the weight room and the gym working on my game and my jump shot. I made the All Star team for Five Star and Hoop Group on all my visits. It was a good experience to play against the top players in my region. I just want to keep challenging myself to get better and better."
While that might have been enough for most young players like Carey, he hasn't stopped there. "I recently took an unofficial visit to St. Johns, and they stopped by during an open gym to check me out again. I really like the coaches there. I was at Rutgers this past weekend for Fall Jam Fest"
All reports suggest that Carey stood out amongst the talent laden field at RU, which included fellow rising sophomores Kyle Anderson and Amile Jefferson.
When asked to comment on his game, Carey has this to offer: "I'm a strong penetrator. I can get in the lane at will against most guards. I'm also crafty with the ball and I rarely get it stolen from me. I play the passing lanes well on defense, and I'm a willing learner. I do need to become a more consistent shooter and once I do, I believe the sky is the limit for me. I'm working hard to improve my range and consistency."
And although Carey's profile has increased dramatically these past few months, he remains amazingly grounded, and has a strong connection with his family. "My mother inspires me because she is always teaching me the right thing to do, so when I'm out on my own I won't have to depend on anyone. She is also my biggest supporter and someone I can talk to if I have a bad game."
His offensive "shortcomings" don't seem to be scaring away the recruiters though. Schools showing early interest include St. Johns, SMU, Arkansas, Temple, Notre Dame, Penn State, Siena, St. Josephs, Oregon State, and Missouri.
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4 years of English 3 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher) 2 years of natural/physical science (one must be a lab science) 1 year of additional English, math or science 2 years of social studies 4 years of additional core courses (from any area listed above, or from foreign language, nondoctrinal religion or philosophy)
