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Roselle Catholic adds key transfer in Nate Pierre-Louis, ranked No. 2 player in New Jersey

Nate Pierre-Louis (Photo: 247 Sports)

Nate Pierre-Louis (Photo: 247 Sports)

Roselle Catholic won the New Jersey Tournament of Champions title in basketball behind the guard play of Kentucky-bound Isaiah Briscoe and South Carolina-bound Chris Silva.

But just because those players have departed, along with Monmouth-bound Pierre Sarr, Roselle Catholic isn’t planning to easily relinquish its spot atop the mountain in the Garden State.

According to reports from NJ.com and ZagsBlogs.com, Roselle added up another huge transfer Wednesday with the addition of  four-star guard Nate Pierre-Louis, ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the state by the 247 Sports Composite rankings and among the upper-echelon shooting guards in the nation.  Roselle coach Dave Boff said Pierre-Louis had moved within the school district so he should be eligible to play right away.

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Pierre-Louis, who is being courted by a number of Big East programs and UConn among others, played last season at St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark.

Roselle is adding point guard Leondre Washington, who played in Teaneck last year, and small forward Andre Rufus, from Baltimore. Both are members of the Class of 2017. The Lions’ best player figures to be highly coveted 2018 star Naz Reid.

St. Benedict’s also could be in danger of losing Trevon Duval, among the top five players in the Class of 2017. He is considering his options for his final year of high school with a number of national programs interested. St. Benedict’s had added guard James Scott, who played at Pope John (Sparta Township, N.J.)

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