The Nate Miles saga

The Nate Miles saga may be coming to a conclusion.

The well-traveled swingman graduated from North Carolina’s Patterson School last January with intent of attending UConn. But due to a convoluted transcript – Miles has attended five high schools and missed time to deal with his sister’s cancer – the NCAA has yet to grant him eligibility due to a dispute as to whether he has completed enough core classes.

But Miles, who is originally from Toledo, was back on campus in Storrs this past week for an official visit. His hope, according to published reports, is to be granted eligibility in time to enroll for the second summer session at UConn, which starts June 23.

"The visit went well," Sean Patterson, Miles’ legal guardian, told the Hartford Courant this week. “He met with all the people he needed to, all the people that are going to be part of his future, I think, mostly, it was good for UConn. They got a chance to see what kind of kid he is and they like him. It was important for him to get in front of them and show them what kind of person he is."

UConn officials seem to be confident that he will receive the okay from the clearinghouse and will be a member of the Huskies this winter.

• Johnny Coy, a Class of 2008 small forward who signed with Arizona State, now has a decision to make. Coy, who is a third baseman for Benton High School in St. Joseph’s, Mo., was drafted in the 7th round of last week’s Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. Seems like everybody in St. Joseph’s wants to know what Coy is going to do, and so to probably does Sun Devils coach Herb Sendek.

"Everywhere I go, people ask me what I'm going to do,” Coy told the St. Joseph’s News Press. “Everybody throws out their opinion about what they would do if they were me."

The Sun Devils recently sweetened the pot. Arizona State baseball coach Pat Murphy and Sendek contacted the Coy family this week by phone to inform Coy he could play baseball for the Sun Devils, if he honors his basketball scholarship and spurns the Phillies. Arizona State is one of the most storied programs in college baseball. Although Coy has until the middle of August to sign a Major League contract, he said he will make his decision known by July, when he is scheduled to report to ASU.

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