Notes ‘n’ quotes ... and a few NBA jokes ...

The date came and went and now the question is, “Where will Donte Minter go?”

The day for college coaches to contact high school prospects was an important day for West Rowan basketball and it’s 6-foot-8 rising senior Donte Minter.

No sooner could coaches talk than they were contacting Minter. According to West coach Mike Gurley, Xavier, Marquette and Appalachian State immediately offered a scholarship. Western Carolina and Wake Forest also called to tell the nationally-ranked player they’re still very interested.

It was all well and good but Gurley was still miffed.

Where was Bobby Lutz and Charlotte?

“Donte likes the campus, the arena and the coach,” said Gurley, who went on to point out that Lutz likes recruiting in-state kids and here’s one less than an hour away.

“He’s being recruited by similar schools,” Gurley said referring to Xavier and Marquette. Where’s (Charlotte)?”

Gurley thinks Minter will wait until the spring to sign anyway.

Stay tuned.

Minter recently returned from Colorado Springs where he participated in the National sports Festival. He didn’t get the time on the court he wanted but made the most of it.

His best game came against the West as his South squad won 154-96. In 17 minutes, he scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds. The South team finished third, giving him a bronze medal to bring home.

Minter will go to Augusta, Ga., in mid-July for the Peach Jam.

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I just saw the remake of the TV show “Six feet under.”

It’s now the story of the Philadelphia 76ers.

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Mystery man: The Post received an e-mail the other day about Derrick A. Williams, a transfer-student from Labette Community College in Parsons, Kansas, who has signed a Bethany College letter-of-intent for men’s basketball.

The SID wrote that Williams “graduated in May 1993 from Salisbury High School in Salisbury, North Carolina.”

A look through the records showed no Derrick A. Williams ever playing for Salisbury.

Sam Gealy, the coach of the Hornets at the time, seemed totally miffed.

But we know there is a Derrick A. Williams because a photo was sent with him signing the letter with Bethany’s head basketball coach.

Again, stay tuned.

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After Game 2 of the NBA Finals, 76er president Pat Croce climbed to the top of the Walt Whitman Bridge.

After Game 5, he climbed to the top again — to jump off.

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Livingstone College men’s basketball coach Buck Joyner told me Monday night that he had just signed Julius Erving’s nephew.

“He’s not Dr. J,” said Joyner, “but he can jump.”

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NBC is reportedly in trouble for airing the NBA Finals.

Why? You’re not supposed to televise executions.

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Trivia question: Who is the only major leaguer to collect 500 hits with four teams?

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Professional athletes celebrated Father’s Day Sunday.

Or as the NBA calls it, “Who’s my Father? Day”

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Todd McFarlane is well aware that his $2.7-million investment in Mark McGwire’s 70th home run ball might become worthless if Barry Bonds breaks the mark this season.

“I’m the village idiot ... the fool who will have a $4 baseball if Bonds hits 71.” McFarlane told the East Valley Tribune in Mesa, Ariz.

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From Peter Vecsey in the New York Post:

“I see where Antonio Davis sued the Gold Club for defamation for placing him at the scene of the slime. This just in: Anthony Mason is suing the club for not placing him there.”

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A royal flush: Ohio Stadium, home of the Buckeyes, is getting a $195-million face lift. Among the improvements: 723 bathroom fixtures for women, up from 91 two years ago; and 437 for men, up from 186.

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Philadelphia and Los Angeles were two very different cities to be vying for an NBA title.

Philly is the home of our forefathers.

In L.A. the average kid has four fathers.

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Whatever happened to ... Manute Bol.

The 10-year veteran of the NBA is living a Spartan existence in Khartoum, Sudan, after many of his investments went bad.

The 7-foot-7 Bol has rheumatism in his knees and wrists and can barely walk. All of the furniture except for the beds in his rented house was recently sold to raise cash. He shares the house with two wives, one child and 14 relatives.

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Trivia answer: Rusty Staub with the Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, Mets and Tigers.

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Speculation on North Carolina basketball, from the Caught on the Fly column in the Sporting News:

“So why were Joe Forte, Ron Curry and Julius Peppers in such a hurry to opt out on Heels hoops? Silverhead Doherty. Fly hears that after time with Grampa Guthridge, a year with Doherty was like having your baby sitter changed from Barbara Bush to Leona Helmsley.

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And finally ...

From ESPN.com: Richard Petty says Dale Earnhardt “was an exciting driver to watch, but he really didn’t win that many races. He wasn’t that dominant of a driver. He wasn’t a standout, but he met the criteria fans wanted in excitement.”

For the record, Earnhardt won seven Winston Cup series, the same as Petty.

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Contact Ronnie Gallagher at 704-797-4256 or rgallagher@salisburypost.com .