Scholar Roundball Classic Preview

New England Recruiting Report | Friday, December 9th, 2011

The second annual Scholar Roundball Classic is set to return to Babson College this weekend, beginning with a 10:00a.m. tip on Saturday.

The two day schedule features some of the most prestigious academic schools from the northeast including the likes of Phillips Exeter Academy, Phillips Academy Andover, Choate Rosemary Hall, Milton Academy, Northfield Mount Hermon, Blair Academy and others. 

The event also includes a variety of top academic individual prospects.  Already committed in the class of 2012 are: NMH’s Tommy Carpenter (Dartmouth), Ethan ODay (Vermont), and Evan Cummins (Harvard); Kimball Union’s Jesse Chuku (Lehigh); Suffield Academy’s Ben Freeland (Lafayette); Choate’s John Papale (Boston University); St. Andrew’s Cedric Kuakumensah (Brown); Cushing’s Tyler McFarland and Alex Furness (Bentley); and Blair’s ESPNU 100 center Mike Tobey (Virginia). 

Top uncommitted prospects in the class of 2012 include: Blair’s Jermaine Myers, Joe Hart, and Joe Britt; Trinity Pawling’s Gerard McClease; Cushing’s Treaven Duffy; Rivers’ Nick Lund, Kyle Reardon, and Shaquor Sandiford; Cheshire’s Zach Askew, Kevin McDuffie Jr., and Jason Hall-Sergenton; NMH’s Ryan Oliver, Spike Albrecht, and Lucas Van Nes; St. Andrew’s Kalusha Ndoumbe Ngollo and Tom Garrick; Andover's Thomas Palleschi; Milton Academy’s Travis Sheldon, Jesse Pagliuca, and Eric Davis; Tabor’s Chris Mendes and Josh Downes; Exeter’s Cam Shorey, Christian Del Castillo, Matt Chiusano, Connor Green, Showly Nicholson, and Reggie Perkins; Lexington’s Chris OKeefe, Myles Penniman, and Chris Lee; Suffield’s Jamel Torrence and Erik Sanders; Kent’s Henry Pendergast, Stefon Williams, and Evan Battle; Kimball Union’s Rick Naylor; Choate’s Shane McLaughlin and Casey Woodring; and Pingree's Isaac Carp.   

Some of the premier underclassmen in action include the likes of Andrew Chrabascz, Kaleb Joseph, Idris Taqqee, Carlin Haymon, Matt Torrey, Patchie Kehoe, M.J. Kehoe, Anthony Dallier, Dekeeba Battee, Skyler White, Peter, Miller, John Powell, Adrian Oliveira, Jake Fay, Bonzie Colson, Henry Bolton, Ikemefuna Ngwudo, Alec Brennan, Jarred Reuter, Chris Braley, Kendrick Morris, Josh Sharma, Colin Pascoe, Travis Berry, Pete Weston, Devin Thomas, Adbul-Malik Abu, and Duby Maduegbunam.

Here’s a rundown of the weekend’s schedule:
 
Saturday, Dec 10th

10:00 a.m.    Cushing Academy vs. Rivers School
11:30 a.m.    Cheshire Academy vs. Champlain St. Lambert
1:00 p.m.     Northfield Mount Hermon vs. Brimmer & May
2:30 p.m.     Milton Academy vs. St. Andrew's School
4:00 p.m.     Blair Academy vs. Phillips Academy Andover
6:00 p.m.     Tabor Academy vs. Phillips Exeter Academy
7:30 p.m.     Cambridge RL vs. Catholic Central High School
9:00 p.m.     Lexington High School vs. Needham High School

Sunday, Dec 11th

10:00 a.m.    Trinity Pawling School vs. Champlain St. Lambert
11:30 a.m.    Suffield Academy vs. Blair Academy
1:30 p.m.     Kent School vs. Northfield Mount Hermon
3:30 p.m.     Kimball Union Academy vs. Tabor Academy
5:00 p.m.     Choate Rosemary Hall vs. St. Andrew's School
6:30 p.m.     Pingree School vs. Brimmer & May School