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Drummond #1 in 2012 by Scout.com

Posted Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Last week we analyzed updated rankings by both ESPN.com and the Rivals Network. This week, Scout.com is publishing their updated rankings, beginning with the class of 2012 Middletown, Connecticut’s Andre Drummond again took top billing in the country. Drummond, who was first labeled as the nation’s best by ESPN, once again edged out Dajuan Coleman from New York. "Young for his age, Drummond will repeat his sophomore season and talented enough that he’s already being billed as a pillar in… READ MORE >

Undersized Guard Looking to Cap Huge Career

Posted Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Over the course of a high school career there are few players who can boast the following individual statistics: 1,400+ career points, 270+ made three-point field goals; 360+ career assists; a free throw percentage of over 90%; and a career three-point shooting percentage just over 48%. Even fewer can boast the following team career stats: participation in four NEPSAC tournaments; a NEPSAC title; and more than 80 high school games won. The young man who has this resume is Derek… READ MORE >

Wilson Adds Offers

Posted Monday, August 31st, 2009

We caught up with Hotchkiss head coach Fred Benjamin late last week and he said his phone was consistently ringing with news of how well his rising junior guard, Derrick Wilson, performed over the summer. Benjamin traveled to Philadelphia early in the month of July to watch Wilson shine at the Reebok All-American Camp. He certainly wasn’t disappointed as the powerful guard played to especially rave reviews that week. For the rest of the summer Wilson ran with the same… READ MORE >

Basabe Narrowing List

Posted Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Few players did more to help their recruiting stock this summer than Melsahn Basabe. St. Mark’s rising senior forward exploded in the first three days of the live period as he played to rave reviews at the Hoop Group Elite Camp. It was just more of the same a day later as he played tremendously well at the New England Elite 75 Showcase, earning a spot in the top 20 all-star game for the second straight event. Basabe spent the… READ MORE >

New Englands All Defensive Team

Posted Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Offense is the name of the game in the summer as unfortunately it’s often easy for the defensive stars to go unnoticed. Well we thought it was time to change that and so we put together our version of New England’s All Defensive Teams, recognizing the region’s top individual defenders. New England All Defensive 1st Team Center – Theodore Boyomo – The big man is as college ready of a defensive anchor as there is in New England. He does… READ MORE >

ESPN & Rivals Release National Rankings

Posted Friday, August 28th, 2009

The ESPNU 100 ranks the top 100 players in the class of 2010. Seven local players cracked the list as Nate Lubick came in at 45, Jason Morris 58, Evan Smotrycz 60, Gerard Coleman 72, Carson Desrosiers 75, and Rod Odom 77. Rivals150 is a similar, but expanded, list covering the top 150 players in the class of 2010. Nate Lubick is the first New England name called again, at 48, with Gerard Coleman and Evan Smotrycz in at 51… READ MORE >

OShea Trims List; Taking Visits

Posted Thursday, August 27th, 2009

The New England Recruiting Report got a chance to catch up with Burlington High School’s Joe OShea at last Sunday’s Vermont College Showcase. Despite the fact that division I college coaches weren’t permitted to attend the event, O’Shea still came out to play with the rest of the best players in the state of Vermont, and demonstrated why he is unquestionably the best player in the Green Mountain state this year. Following his last game of the night, we got… READ MORE >

Jordan Laguerre Recruiting Update

Posted Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Is it possible that Jordan Laguerre could still be flying under the radar? As well as the 6’0” guard played in July we expected to be hearing his name a lot more this month Nevertheless, for all of the information that has been pouring in over the last few weeks about scholarship offers and recruiting visits, Laguerre’s name hasn’t been mentioned as often as we would have thought. Don’t expect it to stay that way. The New England Recruiting Report… READ MORE >

Youngsters Hold Their Own at Vermont Top 50

Posted Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Last Sunday’s Vermont College Showcase was exactly what it claimed to be…a showcase of the top 50 college prospects in the state of Vermont, with only two or three guys missing in action. All in all the field featured 9 of the top 10 seniors in the state, 4 of the top 5 juniors, 4 of the top 5 ranked sophomores, a couple of top incoming freshmen, and a pleasantly surprising amount of depth. There were two other players who… READ MORE >

Big Week for the Friars