Posted Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
The Connecticut Basketball Club had few problems reaching the finals of the Northeast Hoops Festival and fewer problems dispatching of a talented ANU Generation team 63-30 in the championship game. Thomas Jackson led the way for CBC as the guard was on fire from downtown, draining seven three-pointers for a game high 26 points. Ashon Avent led the way on the interior as the forward scored 17 points while being relentless on the glass and equally impressive on the defensive…
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Posted Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Brewster Academy’s Maurice Walker was the best available center left in the entire country according to ESPNU. Well now that title belongs to someone else as numerous media outlets are reporting that Walker made a verbal commitment to Minnesota following an official visit to the school this weekend. The six-foot-ten three-hundred-pound center also had offers from Pittsburgh, Marquette, Kansas, and others. He projects as someone who should be able to provide an immediate physical presence inside the paint for Minnesota. …
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Posted Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
St. Thomas More’s post-graduate forward Matt Conway made a verbal commitment to UMBC last week while the school was away on their spring vacation. Conway, a Florida native who ran with Connecticut Gold on the AAU circuit this past summer before arriving at St. Thomas More, held down the starting power forward position this year for a Chancellor team that advanced to the semi-finals of both the NEPSAC Class A Tournament as well as the National Prep Championship. Best described…
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Posted Monday, April 12th, 2010
Nate Lubick continues to add to his list of post-season awards and accolades as he was selected for last weekend’s Derby Classic, a national all-star game presented by adidas which features many of the top players in the nation. South Kent point guard Russell Smith was also selected to participate in the game. Both New England prep products represented our region well as Lubick finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds while Smith had 12 points and 5 assists. Other…
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Posted Monday, April 12th, 2010
David Laury, a six-foot-eight forward who is currently in the midst of a post-graduate season at Ocean Academy in New Jersey, made a verbal commitment to UMass on Saturday at the conclusion of an official visit that began on Thursday. Laury originally signed a National Letter of Intent in the spring of 2009 to attend Western Kentucky but withdrew from classes following a week in summer school. He then arrived at Ocean Academy this fall and began to attract attention…
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Posted Sunday, April 11th, 2010
The Northeast Hoops Festival culminated with Championship Sunday afternoon as the tournament’s very top talent covered the courts at Sacred Heart University’s Pitt Center. CBC Takes u17 Title The Connecticut Basketball Club and Xpressions Elite met for the second consecutive year in the finals of the seventeen-and-under bracket, as both teams were able to survive a deep and talented field to duplicate last year’s run. While the championship game was extremely well played on both ends, coming down to the…
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Posted Saturday, April 10th, 2010
The Pitt Athletic Center was the place to be on Sunday as the tops teams in the u17, u16, and u15 divisions advanced to play on the Sacred Heart campus. Fourteen teams came out of pool play in the 17u division as MPC Elite, New England Playaz, Granite State Jayhawks, Connecticut Elite, Xpressions Elite, Memorial Park Playaz, New York Panthers, Boston Warriors, Connecticut Basketball Club, Connecticut Hoopstars, Mass Rivals, Long Island Lightning Dingle, and two different Academic Basketball Club team’s…
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Posted Saturday, April 10th, 2010
Frank Massey, Westchester Hawks, 2013 – A freshman at St. Joe’s of Trumbull, Massey impressed on Saturday afternoon as a bulldozer guard who overpowers defenders with a strong, thick frame and the first step to match. Sam Donahue, Rhode Island Hawks, 2012 – The shot maker from Connecticut stepped up for the Rhode Island Hawks, connecting on five three-pointers against the Rising Stars and setting the tone for his team from the perimeter. Tommy Carpenter, Rhode Island Hawks, 2012 –…
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Posted Friday, April 9th, 2010
The Jaguars Elite scored two wins on Saturday as their “twin towers” stole the show by dominating the interior of both games. Playing in the u15 pool, which typically equates to high school freshmen, eighth graders Jeremy Miller and Jarred Reuter were absolutely dominant. It was no surprise to see Reuter doing his thing as the eighth grader has already made a pretty big name for himself in a relatively short amount of time. It was more of the same…
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Posted Friday, April 9th, 2010
While the day’s first recap came courtesy of the action at Sacred Heart, the Hopkins School and Fairfield Ludlowe High School also hosted some top talent throughout the day. Zach Lewis, ANU I, 15uLewis started the day by dropping a 37 point game and followed it up with an equally impressive 25 point performance in the early afternoon. He has great size for the backcourt and the ability to play both guard positions. Lewis showcased a fluid shooting stroke, an…
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