Posted Thursday, April 10th, 2014
We are less than 24 hours away from the tip of the 7th annual Northeast Hoops Festival in what promises to be the premier grassroots tournament of New England’s spring AAU season. Earlier this week we previewed the u17 division, but the u16 and u15 divisions are equally talented with many of the same local powerhouse programs all poised to challenge for titles. Expressions Elite is loaded with plenty of young talent, particularly in the freshman class, including the likes…
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Posted Wednesday, April 9th, 2014
Nearly 18 months after signing a National Letter of Intent with Appalachian State, Brewster Academy post-graduate Devonte Graham finally received the release he had waited over a year for on Wednesday. The news came only a day after Appalachian State announced the hiring of former Davidson assistant, Jim Fox, as the program’s new head coach. Previous head coach Jason Capel had refused to release Graham. The news was already opening up the flood gates of college coaches who had been…
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Posted Tuesday, April 8th, 2014
The schedule for the 7th annual Northeast Hoops Festival has now been finalized. Click here for pools, brackets, and all the information you'll need for what is expected to be New England's premier grassroots tournament of the spring season.
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Posted Tuesday, April 8th, 2014
We are now only days away from the 7th annual Northeast Hoops Festival and this year’s event isn’t just poised to be the best yet, it also promises to be both the biggest tournament and most talented field the New England region will see during the spring AAU season. Over 300 teams, including nearly 70 in the u17 division alone, will be converging on the University Sports Complex and the greater Hanover, Massachusetts area. But this event isn’t just about…
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Posted Monday, April 7th, 2014
The University of Connecticut completed an improbable run to their fourth national championship on Monday night with Shabazz Napier solidifying his spot in the UConn history books. Napier started his career at Charlestown High School in Massachusetts before spending two seasons at Lawrence Academy. Here’s a look back at one of the final interviews of his high school career with Cox Sports at the National Prep School Invitational: Napier's performance drew tweets from the likes of Lebron James, Kemba Walker,…
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Posted Sunday, April 6th, 2014
Central Catholic High School senior forward will be attending Cushing Academy next year as a post-graduate. The news was announced on twitter by Central Catholic head coach Rick Nault: Very happy to announce that Nick Cambio will be attending Cushing academy next year for a post grad year. Nick will do big things next year. — Rick Nault (@cchsbball) April 6, 2014 Cambio put up big numbers during his high school season, averaging over 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 2…
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Posted Saturday, April 5th, 2014
The RIIL is the only of New England’s six state associations to host a state open championship for boys’ basketball, designed to crown one undisputed state championship. Ironically though, the post-season still begins with the more traditional division based state championships. La Salle captured the division I title with their trademark aggressive defense leading them to a 62-53 win over North Kingstown as Mike McCourt and Keon Wilson each scored 14 points. North Providence knocked off Barrington 55-51 in the…
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Posted Friday, April 4th, 2014
The Final Four kicks off live from Dallas, Texas on Saturday night and the match-ups have plenty of local New England connections, both in terms of their current rosters as well as their recruiting targets. Here’s a sneak peek:Connecticut vs. Florida, 6:09pmThe Huskies obviously have a ton of local connections, not just from being located in New England, but also in terms of their roster. Shabazz Napier leads the team in virtually every major statistical category (minutes, points, rebounds, assists,…
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Posted Thursday, April 3rd, 2014
One of the most productive freshmen in the MIAA will be changing zip codes next year as Calvin Whipple will be leaving Lunenburg High School and transferring to Northfield Mount Hermon for the 2014-2015 academic year. Whipple is expected to reclassify back to the class of 2018 according to his father. The news was first reported earlier this week by ESPN Boston's Christian Bradley. The six-foot-three guard averaged 17 points per game in his first season in the high school…
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Posted Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
The Massachusetts state association crowned their champions two weekends ago at the DCU Center in Worcester and when it was all said and done there were a series of terrific stories:MIAA Division 1 – Putnam 74 Central Catholic 70Putnam won their second consecutive division I state championship and wrapped up a perfect season in the process, holding off a late surge from Central Catholic and finishing 25-0 on the season. The Beavers rallied around their Western Massachusetts roots, taking pride…
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