Posted Monday, May 13th, 2013
With three quarters of Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball League’s regular season now in the books following session 3’s completion this past weekend in Dallas, both Expressions Elite and the BABC are in excellent position to qualify for the EYBL Finals at the Peach Jam. Both teams compete in Division C, easily the most competitive of the EYBL’s four ten-team divisions. Expressions currently sits in third place in the division with an 11-2 record while BABC is right behind them in…
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Posted Sunday, May 12th, 2013
After scoring a huge opening round win over New York Dream Team and then defeating a solid Perkasie Knights squad on Saturday night, the New England Playaz returned to Rhode Island College on Sunday to come up with three more wins en route to the u17 championship at the Providence Jam Fest. They knocked off a disciplined House of Hoops team in the quarterfinal and then scored a dominant 60-40 win over New Jersey Select in the semis as Jarred…
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Posted Saturday, May 11th, 2013
With two wins on Saturday at the Providence Jam Fest hosted by Rhode Island College, arguably no other 17u division team performed better than the Springfield, MA-based Westside Terriers. The undermanned squad (only six players dressed) – led by Joe Crapps and Sha-Kim Grant – spearheaded a 30-point blowout win against CT Northstars in the first round, before eking out a one-point, double-overtime upset victory over Team Frenji (NY) in round two. The duo of Crapps and Grant also headlined…
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Posted Friday, May 10th, 2013
ESPN’s weekly look at all things recruiting in the northeast region once again featured a number of local New England prospects. Here’s a look at who was in the headlines:• It was a big week for Goodluck Okonoboh, who received invitations to both the first session of Adidas Nations and the Amare Stoudamire Skills Camp, and then heard from Duke associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski on Wednesday night;• Notre Dame became the latest school to offer Abdul-Malik Abu. With Kansas,…
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Posted Thursday, May 9th, 2013
The amount of available talent in the class of 2013 seems to decrease by the day. The latest pledge comes from St. Thomas More School where post-graduate forward Marquis Salmon has committed to Utah Valley. Salmon is a six-foot-seven California native who graduated from Sun Valley Village Christian before coming east for his additional season. Salmon is a long and athletic four-man with a good motor and excellent nose for the ball coming off the glass. While he’s capable of…
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Posted Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
It’s been a long time since we last updated our list of commitments in the graduating class of 2013. Here’s a quick snapshot of what’s happened in that time:• The Middlesex Magic have announced several recent commitments from their program including: Chris Lee to Northwood University; Alex Kim to Washington University; Josh St. Fort to Clark University; Mark Murphy and Sam Bohmiller to Babson College; Brady Holding to Amherst College; Marcus Faison to Salm State; Paul Preziosi to Norwich University,…
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Posted Monday, May 6th, 2013
Notre Dame Prep produced their second commitment in as many days, and fourth in the last three weeks, when K.J. Pritchard committed to UMKC on Monday. The news was announced by Notre Dame Prep head coach Ryan Hurd via his twitter account:“Congrats to my man! Kj Pritchard @kevdahustler14 staying close to home to be a UMKC Kangaroo!! Worked his tail off & I'm proud of him!! #NDP”Pritchard, who is the son of Indiana Pacers’ General Manager Kevin Pritchard, is a…
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Posted Sunday, May 5th, 2013
Notre Dame Prep forward Roger Moute a Bidias will follow in his brother’s footsteps by heading to the state of California to play his college basketball in the Pac 12 Conference. Roger Mbah a Moute led UCLA to the Final Four in each of his three college seasons before declaring for the NBA Draft. He recently completed his fifth season with the Milwaukee Bucks and is known as being a great rebounder and one of the best defensive players in…
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Posted Sunday, May 5th, 2013
Championship Sunday at the Hoop Mountain Invitational was jam packed with action, great games and stand out performers. Here is a look at who impressed:Tshiefu Nglaundi, DC Blue Devils - This 6'4" 8th grader playing up with the Freshman group might have been the best prospect in the event. Nglaundi has length, skill, and a great feel for the game. He has plans to attend Proctor Academy next year. Chris Lowry, CT Gold - This crafty point guard was terrific…
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Posted Saturday, May 4th, 2013
Vermont Academy’s George Funtarov became the second New England prep product of the weekend to commit to a school in California after pledging to UC Davis following his official visit. He becomes the second player to commit to UC Davis this year, joining point guard Brynton Lemar, who signed in the early signing period. Funtarov was one of several players to come to New England from Missouri this year (joining the likes of Travis Jorgenson and Tory Miller among others),…
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