With all the Internet speculation that New York city phenom Lance Stephenson and Los Angeles Fairfax center Renardo Sidney might be contemplating attending the same college, I called Stephenson's high school coach and asked him to address the topic.
Dwayne Morton, coach at famed Lincoln High in Brooklyn, confirmed that Stephenson and Sidney are good friends from the AAU circuit but cautioned that a package deal with the two of them is still a long shot.
"It has to be the right situation for Lance," Morton said. "He's not just going to go somewhere because of Renardo."
Luring both Stephenson and Sidney would be an incredible coup for any school as both are considered among the best players nationally in the class of 2009. Sidney attended a handful of UCLA games this season and told me in January he wants to remain in California for college, but the Bruins weren't thought to be contenders for Stephenson until the 6-foot-5 junior unexpectedly visited the UCLA campus this past weekend while he was in town to play on Sidney's club team in a tournament.
Morton said Stephenson intends to make his decision in September, prior to the start of his senior season. Asked whether he was surprised UCLA was suddenly in the mix for Stephenson, Morton said he hadn't previously heard much talk about the Bruins.
"That means it's still wide open for him," Morton said.

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