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Posted Saturday, June 27th, 2009
For the last 24 years Hoop Mountain’s Super Week I Camp has marked the unofficial beginning of summer basketball in New England. While the July live period might not start for another week, SWI annually features both a large number of top talent as well as a plethora of division II and III coaches on hand to evaluate. Last year’s SWI camp was a great example of how some under the radar recruits can get a jump start on their…
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Posted Friday, June 26th, 2009
The Hawks Elite Team Camp got off to a strong start on Saturday as many of the top programs and players in the CIAC filled the Reich Family Pavilion on the University of Hartford’s campus. Here’s a look at what we learned on Saturday: Hillhouse is the Frontrunner It was about this time last year that we first labeled Windsor the team to beat in Connecticut in the 2008-09 season. And since that prediction has come to pass we’re going…
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Posted Friday, June 26th, 2009
Two and a half years ago Nikko Acosta was a prospect on the rise as he prepared for his senior season at New London High School. The 6’9” center had just started to make a name for himself and college coaches in the area had promised to follow his progress over his senior season. But one week before his first game he suffered a major setback as he tore his ACL. The injury not only forced him to miss his…
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Posted Thursday, June 25th, 2009
For Ricardo Ledo the process of earning an invitation to the Reebok All-American Camp began several weeks ago at the Headliner Tryout Camp. That camp took place at the Mansfield SportsPlex and was a tryout not only for the Underclass Breakout and All-American Camps, but also for the New England Elite 75 Showcase. Ledo played well enough to be one of the six underclassmen selected to go to Dallas for the Breakout Camp, featuring the top young players from around…
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Posted Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Tonight, 60 basketball players from spots all over the world will fulfill a lifelong dream when they hear their name called during the 2009 NBA Draft. Of those 60, only the 30 who are selected in the first round are assured a guaranteed contract. Ultimately, the number of players who realize that childhood dream of hearing their name called on draft night are few and far between to say the least. In order to even have a chance to compete…
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Posted Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Known primarily for his lethal shooting touch and legendary 5am workouts, Keegan Hyland had already acquired quite a bit of recruiting attention heading into this spring’s AAU season with a variety of schools from the America East, Patriot League, and Ivy League all showing serious interest. He’s continued to impress over the last three months as he’s put up big scoring numbers and proven himself to be more than just a catch and shoot specialist. His passing ability may be…
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Posted Monday, June 22nd, 2009
It was only moments after Jordan Laguerre had led Trinity High School to the New Hampshire Class L State Championship when he was asked by a reporter if he would return to Trinity for his senior season next year. He handled it like a pro admitting that heading to prep school was an option he was considering but that his focus right now was on his Trinity team. The response was fitting, since the amount of anticipation that has surrounded…
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Posted Sunday, June 21st, 2009
Juan Figueroa, who has been the head boys’ basketball coach at O’Bryant School of Math & Sciences for the last ten years, has accepted the head coaching position at Beaver Country Day School. Figueroa will be leaving behind quite a legacy at O’Bryant, having led his team to the Boston City South championship in 7 of the last 8 years, going undefeated in league play in 4 of those seasons, and reaching the division II south sectional finals on three…
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Posted Saturday, June 20th, 2009
We’re always flooded with lots of calls and e-mails inquiring about exactly what events we’re planning to attend and cover, but this time of year those inquiries go through the roof. So in response, we figured it a good idea to print our schedule of events we’re planning to cover throughout the rest of the month of June and the first half of the July live period. University of Hartford Team CampJune 27th & 28th Hartford’s first ever team camp…
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Posted Friday, June 19th, 2009
Danny Lawhorn will be transferring out of Hartford Public High School following the conclusion of his junior year and moving on to the South Kent School. Lawhorn is already committed to Boston College, having made a verbal commitment to Eagles Head Coach Al Skinner in December. Lawhorn was Hartford Public’s third leading scorer this year at 13.5 points per game, but was expected to be the cornerstone of the Owls program next year as a senior. Instead he’ll head to…
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