#NPS - Day 2 Recap

Posted Sunday, November 24th, 2019

Day two of the National Prep Showcase pushed the college coach head count to over 70 while welcoming scouts from 24 different NBA teams.  The action was fast and furious from the opening tip to the very last possession as the day began with a terrific match-up between Brewster and Fork Union and culminated with perhaps the best game of the day with Putnam outlasting Scotland Campus.  Brewster Academy 84 Fork Union Military Academy 79 Fork Union came out with… READ MORE >

#NPS - Day 1 Recap

Posted Saturday, November 23rd, 2019

The National Prep Showcase tipped off on Friday morning at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut and attracted dozens of college coaches from the very first jump ball.  Nearly 70 college coaches had checked in by the end of the day along with 50  national media members and multiple NBA scouts.  Here's a rundown of the action: St. Thomre More 63 Fork Union Military Academy 56 Jere Quinn's return to the nest proved to be a victorious one as… READ MORE >

National Prep Showcase tips Friday

Posted Thursday, November 21st, 2019

The 2019 National Prep Showcase tips on Friday at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut and once again features the very best prep programs from around the country.  Over 40 media members have been credentialed for the weekend including outlets like ESPN, 247 Sports, Rivals, Sports Illustrated, and many others.  Additionally, 21 of the NBA's 30 teams have requested scouting credentials for the weekend. The event is always a big draw for college coaches, attracting over 100 recruiters in… READ MORE >

Prep Profile - Cushing Academy

Posted Thursday, November 21st, 2019

As much as things change at Cushing Academy, they also seem to stay the same.  The program has had three different head coaches in the last decade while producing star players and competing for championships at every stop along the way.  In the three years since James Cormier has taken over though, there hasn’t been a more consistent AA program. The Penguins won the championship in 2017, advanced to the final four in 2018, and made another run to the… READ MORE >

Prep Profile - Worcester Academy

Posted Wednesday, November 20th, 2019

This is the year Worcester has been waiting for, and building towards, for the last four years. Quest Harris and Judson Martindale arrived as freshmen. Michael Rabinovich has been there since middle school. Even Josh Ogundele arrived from England as a sophomore. Head coach Jamie Sullivan invested in the future with all four of them, playing them early and allowing them to learn through their mistakes. Now it’s time to reap the rewards for that gained collective experience as they… READ MORE >

Prep Profile - New Hampton School

Posted Tuesday, November 19th, 2019

The 2019-20 season will be a year of firsts for the men’s basketball program at the New Hampton School. Former assistant coach Andrew Gale will be sliding over a chair to become the program’s new head coach and taking over a team that is talented, but nonetheless very young and inexperienced.   The Returners Gale has three returning veterans to rely on in Canberk Kavsuk, Kerem Ozturk, and Marcus Peterson. Ozturk is the most experienced of the three as he… READ MORE >

Prep Profile - Vermont Academy

Posted Sunday, November 17th, 2019

After a decade of extreme growth, the Vermont Academy basketball program is taking the next step this season under head coach Alex Popp as they join Class AAA of the NEPSAC. The ascension comes on the heels of advancing to the final four of the Class AA play-offs in four of the last five years, winning a NEPSAC championship in 2016, and producing a long line of individually talented players including Bruce Brown, Simi Shittu, Jordan Nwora, and many more.… READ MORE >

Reece Brown Calls It

Posted Saturday, November 16th, 2019

Loomis Chaffee senior forward Reece Brown announced his verbal commitment to UNLV over the weekend.  Brown, who played for the City Rocks during the EYBL regular season before joining New Heights for the summer, had picked up a handful of high-major scholarship offers in recent months before focusing his recruitment on just three schools in UNLV, Elon, and Rice.  "We're so happy for Reece and his family," Loomis coach Rock Battistoni said. "He has come such a long way and… READ MORE >

Open Gym Spotlight Series - Jadon Archer

Posted Saturday, November 16th, 2019

Jadon Archer is The Man this year. He was the leader on the Fall AAU Circuit with RI Elite, including a ZG Beast of the East Varsity title. Transitioning into prep season, he has willed MacDuffie to fall success and carried their open gym efforts. He is a popular figure in his school community. So it was no surprise that he took center stage at Nov. 2nd's NERR Open Gym Series at Clark University in Worcester. "I thought he stood… READ MORE >

2019 Prep Profile - Woodstock Academy

Posted Friday, November 15th, 2019

A new era has begun at Woodstock Academy as former head coach Tony Bergeron has moved on to UMass along with a handful of other former Centaurs after quickly establishing the program as one of the nation’s best in just two seasons. Jacque Rivera, who once played for Bergeron at Wings Academy in New York, is now at the helm of the program and looking to build on the success of the last two years after previously building MacDuffie into… READ MORE >

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