AIC Lands Local Commitment

Posted Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

From Boston to Springfield! American International College recently earned a commitment from one of the top players in the city of Boston.  David Campbell, a six-foot-six big man who led Madison Park to a tremendous season this past year, gave a verbal commitment to AIC head coach Art Luptowski last week.  “I feel like it’s the right fit for me,” Coleman told the New England Recruiting Report.  “They recruited me real hard and the coach is real good.”  Madison Park… READ MORE >

Coaching Carousel Hits New England

Posted Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

The NCAA coaching carousel hit New England in the last ten days as Boston College and Holy Cross both opted to dismiss their respective head coaches.  Both decisions were unexpected as Boston College head coach Al Skinner led his team to the NCAA Tournament in 7 of his 13 years on the job while Holy Cross head coach Sean Kearney had held his position for less than a year.  The B.C. job in particular has captured the attention of local… READ MORE >

He’s a Husky…in 2010

Posted Friday, April 2nd, 2010

It turns out the best available guard in the class of 2010 was in 2011.  UConn scored their latest commitment in the class of 2010 on Friday from Shabazz Napier, New England’s top ranked player in the class of 2011.  Napier began his career at Charlestown High School in Massachusetts before reclassifying at Lawrence Academy and so he is NCAA Clearinghouse eligible following the conclusion of this year when he is now expected to graduate from high school.  He joins… READ MORE >

UMass Lowell Gets a Good One

Posted Thursday, April 1st, 2010

UMass Lowell scored what we expect will prove to be a very significant commitment from Winchendon senior Akeem Williams earlier this week.  The playmaking combo-guard had a steady interest of division I interest throughout his career, and even held a division I offer earlier this year, and has all the talent to make a quick and lasting impact in the Northeast-10 Conference.  “He’s going to score over 1000 points, have a heck of a career, and his parents are going… READ MORE >

Lubick is Parade All-American

Posted Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Nate Lubick was recently named to the 54th annual Parade All-America High School Basketball Team.  Forty players from around the country were selected for the honor with ten each being named first, second, third, and fourth team members.  Lubick was named a third team All-American as one of the top 30 players in the country.  He was the only local New England player selected.  Parade’s All-American Team will be announced in its entirety when the April issue of the magazine… READ MORE >

Video of the Week

Posted Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Steven Dovner, the camera man for the Brewster Academy men's basketball team put together a highlight reel documenting the team's run to the 2010 National Prep Championship.  The video is profiled on the New England Recruiting Report homepage as our video of the week.  Brewster Academy knocked off Northfield Mount Hermon 79-76 in an all New England overtime thriller in the finals of the National Prep Championship.  Head coach Jason Smith's squad opened with a 93-83 win over Westwind Prep… READ MORE >

Prep Product Heading to Big 10

Posted Monday, March 29th, 2010

Tre Bowman, who saw his recruiting stock consistently soar upwards this season, made a verbal commitment to Penn State University on Monday following an official visit to the school.   “It came down to Penn State, South Florida, Minnesota, and Drexel,” Bowman told the New England Recruiting Report.  “I was planning to visit Drexel and South Florida but I went to Penn State first and everything just felt right so I pulled the trigger.”  Penn State first showed interest in Bowman,… READ MORE >

New England Junior College All-Star Game Recap

Posted Monday, March 29th, 2010

The annual New England Junior College All Star Game was recently held at the beautiful Vincent Cullen Fieldhouse on the Community College of Rhode Island campus and as usual the talented athletes put on an exciting show for all that attended.  Here in New England there are three division II junior colleges and fourteen division III schools.  The difference between the two is that the division II schools can give tuition assistance/scholarships while the division III schools can only give… READ MORE >

Allen Makes Pick

Posted Sunday, March 28th, 2010

St. Thomas More senior guard Bryon Allen made a verbal commitment to George Mason on Monday.  Last month it appeared as if Allen was going to be choosing from among Providence, Boston College, Oregon, and Siena.  But like many other players in the area, his recruitment was affected by the recent coaching carousel with Oregon firing head coach Ernie Kent and Siena head coach Fran McCaffery leaving to take over at Iowa.  George Mason and SMU were two schools that… READ MORE >

What Happens Now?

Posted Sunday, March 28th, 2010

The annual NCAA coaching carousel is in full swing and as usual plenty of local recruits are being impacted as a result.  St. Mark’s forward Melsahn Basabe is the latest player to suddenly be put into an unexpected situation.  Basabe committed to Siena this fall, turning down scholarship offers from numerous schools including some in the Big East, to play for head coach Fran McCaffery.  But on Sunday morning McCaffery left Siena to become the next head coach at the… READ MORE >

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