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Posted Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Last week we told you that Evan Smotrycz’ stock was rising quickly after having a terrific first season at New Hampton. This week comes the proof as Smotrycz is now headed to the Big Ten and the University of Michigan. The Wolverines have had a consistent presence at New Hampton throughout the year as two different assistant coaches had been in to watch individual work-outs. Last week head coach John Beilein came in to see an open gym. He liked…
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Posted Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
Trinity Gets a Good One When Sean Tabb was the top assistant coach at Trinity College he earned a reputation as one of the top division III recruiters in the northeast. Year in and year out Tabb’s efforts would result in Bantam recruiting classes that featured a variety of scholarship level talent. And after taking over the reigns of the Bantam program, it is now apparent that nothing will change. Mick Distasio is headed to Trinity next year where he…
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Posted Monday, April 6th, 2009
Prior to arriving at the South Kent School this fall for his post-graduate season, Jackie Carmichael starred at Manhattan High School in Kansas. Twenty one years earlier, another great player, Tim Jankovich, graduated from Manhattan High School. Jankovich’s playing career took him to nearby Kansas State before a long and storied coaching career that includes a national championship while serving as an assistant coach at Kansas last year. Following that championship, Jankovich was hired as the new head coach at…
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Posted Sunday, April 5th, 2009
Many of the top AAU programs from up and down the east coast converged on Piscataway, New Jersey this weekend for the Spring Fling Tournament. The 32 team u17 field featured powerhouse national programs like the New Jersey Playaz, New York Gauchos, D.C. Assault, New Heights, and many others. But despite the deep and talented field only one team was left standing when the basketballs stopped bouncing on Sunday night, and that team was the New England Playaz. The Playaz…
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Posted Saturday, April 4th, 2009
Xpressions Elite peaked at the right time as they scored a dramatic come from behind victory over Connecticut Basketball Club in the u17 final on Sunday afternoon. Trailing by as many as 15 at one point in the second, Xpressions picked up their intensity on the defensive end and also relied on some timely shot making from the likes of Corey Wright Jr., Joe OShea, and especially Laurent Rivard. It was a disappointing loss for CBC as they had playrf…
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Posted Saturday, April 4th, 2009
Xpressions Elite, MBR, Connecticut Basketball Club, and YABC are all still in contention for the Northeast Hoops Festival crown. Xpressions will face YABC in one semi-final while CBC and MBR will face-off in the other. Xpressions suffered a one point loss at the hands of Bay State Magic in the final pool play game of the night, but still took first place in their pool to advance to the quarter-finals. The SECC All-Stars gave them a good run in that…
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Posted Friday, April 3rd, 2009
The big story of Saturday morning was the play of Syracuse Select’s u16 team. Dajuan Coleman a 6’8” freshmen from Jamesville-Dewitt High School, and son of former NBA star Derrick Coleman, was wowing the crowd with his immense talent. His team dominated their opening pool play match-up with Connecticut Flame. Looming on the horizon is a potential clash of two of the top underclassmen big men in the country as Coleman’s Syracuse Select team could meet up with Andre Drummond’s…
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Posted Friday, April 3rd, 2009
One of New Hampshire’s top AAU programs made quite a statement on Friday night with a 20 point win over a talented Connecticut Gold squad. Execution was the key for the Jayhawks as they ran a disciplined half-court offense with lots of good screening action along with a tough match-up zone on the defensive end. But they also got plenty of individual contributions as well, especially in the backcourt with Will Bayliss and Alex LaRosa. The duo combined for nine…
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Posted Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
The second annual Northeast Hoops Festival will take place this weekend and will once again feature many of the best programs from around not just New England but the rest of the Northeast as well. The tournament, which serves as the kick-off to the AAU season for many programs, once again had a 20 team waiting list this year as spots were limited. U17 Preview Registration was limited to 24 teams in the u17 division and this year’s field is…
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Posted Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Georges Niang, Tilton (NH): Tilton had an incredible year by all standards. And while the “big three” was certainly the foundation of their success, they wouldn’t have been able to beat the best teams in the country without solid contributions from their supporting cast. Niang was certainly among them as the sophomore anchored the power forward spot for most of the year and showed an ability to score and rebound in the paint against older players while also stretching the…
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