February D3 Commitment Catch-Up

Tuesday, February 14th, 2023

This is an article catching you up on some of the recent small college commitments throughout the region. 

Jared Flaks from Avon Old Farms will be playing at Babson next year. The heady guard can make open three-pointers and regularly makes others as a passer. Flaks played his AAU basketball for Project Triple Threat. 

Yoav Regev from Worcester Academy has committed to play at Ithaca. He is a smooth shooting forward with floor vision and rebounding ability. While minutes have been hard to come by on a loaded WA team, Regev averaged 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists per game last season at Tenafly HS (NJ). 

Connor Jenkins from Williston Northampton School will be playing in the NESCAC for Hamilton. The thickly framed forward is a capable floor spacer and contributes to the defensive glass. He played on the Hoop Group Showcase League for The House We Built. 

Brendan Reid from Cheshire Academy earned an opportunity to play at Union. Reid is a stretch big man with compact form and comfort hitting treys off the catch or move. He competed on the AAU circuit for Corey Graham Elite. 

Ethan Minarik from Bartlett HS will be staying in the region at Nichols. The sharpshooting guard can make treys in bunches and has range well beyond the arc. He played on the Zero Gravity XL circuit for Swarm New England. 

Rogan Gibbons from Winchendon School is headed back to his home state where he will play for Occidental. The versatile forward rebounds to go with having inside/out scoring tools. He was a standout at Gunn HS in Palo Alto last year before coming to New England. 

Gregory Keane from St. John’s Prep will be staying in Massachusetts to play for Suffolk. The big man can find others out of the post, has touch from fifteen feet, along with walling up well when contesting opponents’ shots. He played his AAU basketball for North Shore Sports Academy. 

Noah Beaudet’s next step will be at Emmanuel in the GNAC Conference. The guard can score at multiple levels and uses his strength to battle on the glass against bigger opponents. He was a part of the Middlesex Magic program while competing on the AAU circuit. 

Another St. John’s Prep prospect in this article is Dominic Greaves. He will be playing at Swarthmore next year. The unselfish wing is a willing ball mover and does many of the little things that it takes to win games. He played last AAU season for Run The Citi. 

Connor Hanavan, a guard from Berkshire School, is another Emmanuel commit a part of this article. He is a terrific shooter and nears the 40% mark from long-range. Hanavan also shows good intellect on the defensive end.

Yianni Baribeau from Killingly HS will join Minarik at Nichols. The sturdy framed forward has toughness, absorbs contact, and plays bigger than his size in the paint. He competed with Basketball Club Rhode Island during the spring and summer months.