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Hoop Mountain Spring Classic – Event Recap

Posted Friday, March 18th, 2011

Once again the Hoop Mountain Spring Classic included top talent from around New England and a plethora of college coaches as the walls of Mass Premier Courts in Foxboro, Massachusetts were lined with division II and III coaches.  Here's who caught our eye: Cream of the Crop Jacquil Taylor – The 6’8 sophomore big brought his A game to the spring classic, dominating inside with thunderous dunks, cleaning up everything on the offensive glass and finishing with authority. What impressed… READ MORE >

RI Coaches All-Star Game - Event Recap

Posted Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

On Wednesday night, the top 48 players in the Rhode Island Inter-Scholastic League were gathering for a two game all star event. The first game featured most of the states best sophomores with some juniors and a few scattered seniors, while the second game featured mostly seniors and the states best juniors. Game #1 GRAY vs. RED – 83-80 RED OT The first all star game featured the red team against the gray team. After a slow first half, the… READ MORE >

New England Goes Dancing – East Region

Posted Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Our final look at the NCAA tournament bracket focuses on the east region where, once again, we find a host of players with roots in our region.  #1 Ohio State – N/A #16 Texas-San Antonio/Alabama State – N/A #8 George Mason – It was perceived to be a bit of a steal when George Mason snagged St. Thomas More’s Bryon Allen last year but the powerful guard has spent most of his first year in the CAA learning on the… READ MORE >

New England Goes Dancing – SW Region

Posted Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

There are plenty of familiar names in the southwest bracket as 9 of the 16 teams feature players from the New England region on their roster: #1 Kansas – The Jayhawks sixth man was a forward at Brewster Academy when he became one of the nation’s most widely pursued big men.  Now Thomas Robinson is a sparkplug off the bench for head coach Bill Self, averaging 8 points and 7 rebounds and poised to inherit a bigger role next year. … READ MORE >

New England Goes Dancing – SE Region

Posted Monday, March 14th, 2011

Day two of our March Madness preview takes a look at the Southeast bracket which includes ten players with New England roots.  #1 Pittsburgh – The top seeded Panthers have a pair of former South Kent swingmen in Gilbert Brown and J.J. Moore.  Brown is a multi-year starter, one of the Big East’s premier defenders, and a much improved scorer averaging 11 points per game and shooting over 40% from the three-point line.  Moore has been brought along slowly but… READ MORE >

Third One is Big for St. Mike’s

Posted Sunday, March 13th, 2011

St. Michael's head coach Mike Harding continues to score on the recruiting front, recently landing his third commitment in the class of 2011, this time from Winchendon post-graduate power forward James Cambronne who committed to the Purple Knights over a variety of other division II offers.  The six-foot-six forward has exceeded expectations this year at the Winchendon School, establishing himself as one of the team's leaders and most consistent interior scoring presences.  Very effective at the high-post and also capable… READ MORE >

New England Goes Dancing – West Region

Posted Sunday, March 13th, 2011

With March Madness now upon us, NERR is going to do our best to put down our recruiting pens for the next four days and instead focus on the deep and talented group of New England alumni set to take part in the NCAA tournament.  We’ll examine all four regions of the bracket, taking a look at each team, any New England products on the roster, and what potential role they may have on the upcoming tournament.  First up is… READ MORE >

St. Anselm Gets a King

Posted Saturday, March 12th, 2011

One week after landing a commitment from St. Thomas More post-graduate Roy Mabrey and St. Anselm has completed their backcourt of the future with another commitment, this time from Suffield Academy post-graduate Andre King.  King is coming off a big post-graduate season, averaging close to 27 points per game and leading Suffield to the semifinals of the Class B tournament.  Prior to arriving at Suffield, King had a storied career at Sabis International Charter School in Springfield, Massachusetts.  He actually… READ MORE >

Lee Academy Big Man Makes Pick

Posted Friday, March 11th, 2011

Lee Academy power forward Chen Cai made a verbal commitment to Loyola of Maryland and head coach Jimmy Pastos on Thursday.  Cai arrived in Lee this fall after a succesful high school career in San Diego after coming to the United States from his native country of China.  Cai averaged 26 points and 17 rebounds as a junior at Maranatha High School only a year after putting up 23 points and 13 rebounds in his first season stateside.  As a… READ MORE >

Brown Adds Forward

Posted Friday, March 11th, 2011

Brown University head coach Jesse Agel landed a commitment from Jon Schmidt earlier this week.  Schmidt is a six-foot-seven forward from the Friends School in Maryland.  Schmidt averaged 24 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 assists this year and recovered from a torn hamstring that he suffered while running with Nike's Baltimore Elite AAU squad.  The injury prevented Schmidt from playing during the July live evaluation period and left him flying under the radar coming into the high school season.  Schmidt… READ MORE >

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