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Spurs second-round draft pick Jack McClinton III poses between his parents, Jack Jr.

In its broadcast of the NBA draft, one would have hoped ESPN would have simply evaluated talent and judged the quality of draft selections.

Spurs fans are delirious right now. DeJuan Blair is a beast. We couldn't be happier to have him.

The San Antonio Spurs selected Calvert Hall graduate and Perry Hall resident Jack McClinton in the second round and 51st overall of Thursday's NBA draft, which still doesn't guarantee the University of Miami star a spot on the Spurs' roster.

At about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, a quiet Baltimore evening was interrupted by a screaming Hurricane.

The wait was probably a little longer than expected. Former Miami Hurricanes guard Jack McClinton received a bit of early hope he might be taken in the first round of Thursday's NBA Draft, but wound up waiting until near the end.

The Spurs are finally off the draft clock, having restocked their pipeline with a trio of second-round picks.

The Knicks are interested in former University of Miami guard Jack McClinton, right, with the No.

By Brendan Jackson , CelticsHub.com June 24th, 2:11 pm Filed under: Commentary Offseason On the eve of the draft there is a lot of speculation involving trades and attempts by Boston to move up in the draft to get a higher profile prospect.A While there is no way of knowing if any change in draft position will happen until it happens, let's assume ...

It's hard not to feel infatuated with former University of Miami guard Jack McClinton.

That includes forward Dwayne Collins , who started all 31 games in which he played.

Miami coach Frank Haith was selected as one of the assistant coaches for the USA Basketball World University Games team.

THE GOOD NEWS: Miami returns five players with starting experience and will get Villanova transfer Malcolm Grant on the court along with a top-notch recruiting class that includes G Duran Scott, G Garrius Adams, G Antoine Allen and F Donnavan Kirk.

Jack McClinton came to AmericanAirlines Arena wearing the two most important things to his game: the shoes on his feet and the chip on his shoulder.

Jack McClinton seems in a hurry. An interview starts 10 minutes later than expected, throwing off his schedule.

A new era in Virginia Tech basketball begins in roughly eight weeks when the Hokies' men's and women's programs move into their $21 million practice facility.

The New Jersey Nets have announced their schedule of workouts for NBA prospects, and 2009 Siena College graduate Kenny Hasbrouck has been invited to East Rutherford on Wednesday.

Dwayne Collins will play his senior season at Miami after all. Collins, a 6-8 power forward, took his name out of the NBA Draft .

Therea s a reason Jack McClinton never flashed a smile after draining 3-pointer after 3-pointer during his time at the University of Miami; he was never satisfied.

BKCMiami-Collins,0121 Miami's Dwayne Collins withdraws from NBA draft Eds: APNewsNow.