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Hoop Group Summer Classic – Recap II

Posted Friday, July 20th, 2012

 The Hoop Group might have been holding their annual Summer Classic East tournament just outside of Philadelphia, but there was a distinct New England flavor to the event.  That flavor began with East Coast Elite Massachusetts, who took the tournament’s 16u championship by knocking off another local club in the Rhode Island Hawks.  ECE Mass got balanced offensive production beginning with 13 points from Aaron Falzon.  Malik James chipped in with 11 while Jeff Spellman and Djery Baptiste each had… READ MORE >

BABC Takes National Championship

Posted Thursday, July 19th, 2012

For the third consecutive year the Boston Amateur Basketball Club has won the AAU 10th grade national championship.  BABC’s most recent national title was earned at Disney’s Wide World of Sports on Thursday afternoon with a 61-55 overtime win over Team Charlotte in a game that was televised live on ESPN3.com.  BABC was able to control the tempo from the onset, slowing the pace and trailing 21-18 heading into halftime.  The deficit remained identical after three quarters and Charlotte continued… READ MORE >

BABC Freshmen Earn Bronze

Posted Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

A narrow 38-37 defeat to the nation’s number one ranked freshman Team Texas Titans prevented the BABC Freshman from winning the AAU 9th grade Division 1 Gold Medal for the second year in a row. BABC swept through pool play with a perfect 3-0 record, including a win over the talented host club, Arkansas Patriots Elite.  Once bracket play began the BABC then defeated national powers All Ohio Red 63-50 in the round of 16, Oklahoma Phenoms 59-50 in the… READ MORE >

Hoop Group Summer Classic – Recap I

Posted Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

Several of New England’s top grassroots teams are in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania to start the second week of the July live period.  The 32 team invite-only-field includes Connecticut Basketball Club, Connecticut Basketball Club – Donnelly, East Coast Elite Massachusetts, Mass Rivals, Prodigy Basketball Club & Rhode Island Hawks.  Following two rounds of action on Wednesday night, ECE Mass and the Rivals were both alive and headed to Thursday’s Elite Eight.  ECE Mass opened with a hard fought win over… READ MORE >

NERR Jr Prospect Academy Recap #1

Posted Monday, July 16th, 2012

Up first, we take a look at who impressed this weekend from the Class of 2017 Tomas Murphy '17 - After an impressive showing playing against older guys last weekend at Hoop Mountain Super Week One, Murphy absolutely blew up this weekend at Prospect Camp, dominating all weekend long against some of the best competition in New England.  On the defensive end, he swept the glass clean and started the break in a hurry with quick outlet passes to teammates on… READ MORE >

New England Shows Well in Indianapolis

Posted Monday, July 16th, 2012

Connecticut Basketball Club, East Coast Elite Massachusetts, and the Mass Rivals all spent the first week of the live period in Indianapolis at the Adidas Invitational.  During the course of the five day tournament, multiple players from each of the three programs managed to distinguish themselves to coaches and national media alike.  Noah Vonleh continued to be the main attraction, as all reports indicate he was swarmed by the biggest coaching names in college basketball as well as a countless… READ MORE >

BV Chaos Flight School - Event Recap

Posted Sunday, July 15th, 2012

Blackstone Valley Chaos hosted their Flight School training program earlier this summer at Nipmuc Regional High School. Former Emerson College head coach Hank Smith led drills, he was assisted by Emerson assistant Mike Schefler, Athletic Evolution strength coach Matt Travers, incoming Harvard forward Evan Cummins, and 10th grade Chaos coach Jim Coffey among others. Three times a week, players went through well over two hours of plyometric exercises, ball handling drills, as well as 2 on 2, 3 on 3,… READ MORE >

BasketBull National Invitational - Recap II

Posted Sunday, July 15th, 2012

The Hall of Fame Fame National Invitational wrapped up on Sunday with champions being crowned at Springfield's Mass Mutual Center.  The seventeen-and-under division came down to a pair of local clubs in the Middlesex Magic and MB Nation battling it out in the final.  The Magic advanced with a convincing semifinal win over the NYC Jayhawks while the Nation scored their second big upset of the weekend by knocking off the Westchester Hawks.The highly anticipated local rivalry had an unusual… READ MORE >

All-Academic Camp - Recap II

Posted Sunday, July 15th, 2012

The high-paced action continued Sunday morning in Waltham, MA.  While Friday night and Saturday saw the emergence of several frontcourt prospects, Sunday belonged to the guards.  The following players were able to prove themselves in front of scouts from the top academic conferences in the country. Kendall Jackson (Suffield, 2013)- After a solid showing on Saturday, Jackson emerged as one of the better guards at Brandeis on Sunday morning.  He is lightening-quick in the open court and always a threat to… READ MORE >

BasketBull National Invitational - Recap I

Posted Saturday, July 14th, 2012

Mike Woodbury’s MB Nation squad stole all the headlines on Saturday with their impressive 57-52 win over Albany City Rocks at the National Invitational in Springfield.Led by guards Matt Barr and Dustin Cole, as well as forward Isaiah Bess, all eyes were on the Nation on Saturday afternoon as they upset one of the most high-profile AAU programs in the northeast region.Barr knocked down several three pointers, facilitated the offense when need be, he scored inside, rebounded, and played spectacular… READ MORE >

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