Duke coaches reunion at the coliseum
So, as I was watching Duke beat Maryland last night, it occurred to me just how many coaches from the K coaching tree all came together to scout the MLK Scholastic Classic a week ago in Greensboro. You had Mike Brey from Notre Dame, Duke assistant Chris Collins and former Duke player and assistant coach Tommy Amaker (now at Harvard) with courtside seats to see the likes of 6-10 Christ School junior Mason Plumlee -- brother of 6-11 Stanford commit Miles Plumlee -- and Forsyth Country Day 8th-grader Tyler Lewis. Hey, it's never too early to ID good raw talent.
Scout.com recruiting guru Dave Telep is convinced Northern Guilford freshman Jacob Lawson is the real deal, and might even be back playing at the coliseum some day with an ACC team.
"Oh, yeah," Telep said. "He's 6-6 now and has a live body."
Lots of upside, in other words.
Lawson and the Nighthawks finally play a home game in their new gym Tuesday night vs Northeast -- well, we're about 99% sure the gym will be open for business after several delays.
A couple other notables on hand last week at the coliseum: Georgia Tech's Paul Hewitt and a former Tar Heel, Scott Cherry, who is now a top assistant at Western Kentucky. When UNC fans last saw Cherry, he was doing a little celebration dance in front of the George Mason bench alongside Jim Larranaga after their 2nd-round upset of the Heels in Dayton in '06
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