Future top 25 players under 25
Davis, Sullinger, Valanciunas could soon rank among the NBA's best young players
Updated: February 7, 2012, 12:32 PM ET
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John Carroll joined Scouts Inc. after nine years as an NBA coach, including a seven-year tenure with the Boston Celtics that concluded with a four-month stint as interim head coach in 2003-04. Before joining the NBA, Carroll spent six years as head coach at Duquesne University and seven years at Seton Hall as an assistant to head coach P.J. Carlesimo.
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