Posted Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
The sixth annual New England Elite 75 is set to return to this upcoming Friday, June 29th on the campus of UMass Lowell. The event will feature the vast majority of New England's top talent and will have unprecedented media coverage as all three of the major national recruiting networks (ESPN, Scout.com, Rivals) have committed to covering the event. READ MORE >
Posted Friday, June 22nd, 2012
St. Thomas More’s seven-foot-two center Chier Ajou committed to Northwestern last week after taking visits to their campus as well as Butler’s. Ajou is a native of the Sudan who spent two years at Culver Academies in Indiana, where he initially committed to New Mexico. Following his graduation and subsequent de-commitment he arrived at St. Thomas More for a post-graduate year. He averaged 14 points, 9 rebounds and just under 3 blocks per year this year for the Chancellors, while… READ MORE >
Posted Thursday, June 21st, 2012
St. Anselm’s completed their 2012 recruiting class on Thursday with a verbal commitment from Hamden Hall guard Victor Joshua. Joshua, who was one of the best remaining players left available in New England’s class of 2012, is a scoring lead guard with smooth offensive attack. He’s especially good in the mid-range area but also capable of getting all the way to the rim and a much improved three-point shooter. Joshua has earned post-season accolades for consecutive years in NEPSAC and… READ MORE >
Posted Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
Bay State Magic’s College Showcase at Brandeis University drew in dozens of local college coaches on Wednesday night. Following full-court lay-up and 11 man drills, players went through several games in which they could showcase their skills. Some of the top players in eastern Mass were in the building and out of the 50 or so players in attendance, here’s who stood out. Jacquil Taylor, Beaver Country Day – A menacing shot-blocker with an improved offensive game, the younger Taylor… READ MORE >
Posted Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
Posted Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
Fresh off their 25 win season and run to the semifinals of the NIT tournament, UMass head coach Derek Kellogg is seeing his program's recruiting collateral grow in correlation to his program's success on the court. Hopes are high in Amherst as the Minutemen return the majority of their line-up and continue to attract new talent from around the northeast region, including South Kent big man Isaac Freeman and New Jersey native Derrick Gordon, who is transferring in following a… READ MORE >
Posted Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
The annual Middlesex Magic and New England Storm College Night attracted over 40 college coaches to Babson College on Tuesday night. Sitting shoulder to shoulder across one of the sidelines, coaches watched as the two clubs put their seventeen-and-under teams through a series of transition drills and skill-work before playing full five on five games. The New England Recruiting Report was also on hand. Here’s who we came away impressed with:Joel Berroa, Central Catholic High School – There was lots… READ MORE >
Posted Monday, June 18th, 2012
With his first full recruiting class at Providence College finally put to bed, Friars head coach Ed Cooley can look at his incoming class of 2012 and be very satisfied with his work. Not only has he delivered arguably the nation's best incoming backcourt in Ricardo Ledo and Kris Dunn (not to mention Ian Baker), while also maintaining the commitment of under the radar sharp-shooter Josh Fortune, but Cooley also pounded the transfer market to land some terrific late value.… READ MORE >
Posted Sunday, June 17th, 2012
After a solid spring on the AAU season Kuran Iverson delivered a big performance at last week’s NBA Players’ Association Top 100 Camp. Iverson was called one of the top three performers at the entire camp by Scout.com’s National Basketball Recruiting Analyst Evan Daniels and received praise from media outlets across the board. ESPN’s Dave Telep listed him as one of the camp’s standout performers on Friday while Rivals.com’s Eric Bossi might have summed it up best when he wrote,… READ MORE >
Posted Saturday, June 16th, 2012
Holy Cross head coach Milan Brown got an early Father's Day present on Sunday, landing his second commitment in the class of 2013 from Malachi Alexander, a six-foot-six swingman from Elanor Roosevelt High School in Maryland. Alexander, who also runs with Team Takeover Orange on the AAU circuit, is a long and athletic swingman with a developing skill set to 22 feet. He joins AAU teammate Anthony Thompson, a five-foot-nine point guard from Bullis School in Maryland, in Holy Cross'… READ MORE >