The Debut of the Western New York #E75

Thursday, May 1st, 2025

For the first time in NERR’s existence, we will be heading out west to Rochester New York for a night of college exposure to prospects in the Western New York region.

Over the years, we have seen many talented players from the area migrate to New England to take their games to the next level before entering college.

In the past year or so, we have had numerous coaches and prospects in the Rochester area voice the need for exposure from the NERR team, so we plan to do just that.

For those unfamiliar with how the Elite 75 College Showcase Series works, here’s how it goes.

Interested prospects may register for the event here.

Once registered, prospect profiles are created in the NERR website database, where they can be freely accessed by college coaches nationwide looking for their next recruits. Following the event, the NERR Staff will have had the chance to get an in-person viewing of the prospect, with a written description of their game to be posted on our website, and linked to their prospect profile.

At the showcase itself, players are split into teams to go through instructed drills and showcase games coached by college coaches at the Division II & III level. This allows the players to not only get directly in front of college coaches, but to also get feedback and tips from coaches at that level.

It has proven to be a launching pad for prospects to get on the radar of coaches, and our goal is to bring that to a new area.

Western New York based prospects who we have covered in the past include but are not limited to: Mason Blackwood, Chris Powell, Damarius Owens, John Clemmons, Declan Ryan, Shane Cercone, Seth Joba, Jaden Slaughter, Jordan Nwora, Nathan Knight, Buddy Boeheim, Jimmy Boeheim, Ryan Salzburg, Jermelle Cotton, Jaden Schwenebraten, Jahmez Reaves, Justin Robinson, Chance Ellis, Nikki Yudin, Patrick Tehan, CJ Azor, Omar Robinson, Ryan Michaels, Will Englehart, Griffin Kornaker, Jalen Bradberry, Anthony Simmons, Nic Button.