URI Lands another Impact Transfer

URI Lands another Impact Transfer

Posted Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

The University of Rhode Island picked up a commitment from Jarelle Reischel on Wednesday night, a six-foot-six freshman transfer from Rice University, who will have to sit out next year per NCAA transfer rules but then have three years of eligibility remaining beginning in the fall of 2013.  Reischel is a German native who spent the final three years of high high school career in New Jersey before heading to Rice, where he averaged just under six points and three… READ MORE >

Lewis Makes Pick

Lewis Makes Pick

Posted Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

The road has been a long and windy one for Zach Lewis, but on Wednesday his journey finally came to an end with a commitment to Hofstra. Lewis began his senior season at Northwest Catholic High School with some limited division I interest but he quickly emerged as one of the hottest available prospects left available in New England, picking up at least three division I scholarship offers.  Things came to a screeching halt in early February when Lewis was… READ MORE >

Putnam Science Forward Earns Scholarship

Putnam Science Forward Earns Scholarship

Posted Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Putnam Science Academy’s post-graduate forward Oscar Assie made a verbal commitment to attend American International College late last week according to PSA head coach Tom Espinosa.  Assie was a crucial component of one of the best PSA teams in school history, as they finished the season with a 20-9 record while recording several notable victories.  The six-foot-five forward was the team’s leading rebounder with 7.5 boards per game, third leading scorer at 12.1 points per game, and second on the… READ MORE >

NMH Completes Class

NMH Completes Class

Posted Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Northfield Mount Hermon has put their 2012 class to bed with the final commitment in their senior class. Lucas Van Nes committed to Southern Connecticut State University last week, accepting a full scholarship offer from head coach Mike Donnelly.  “Southern Connecticut got a player in Lucas Van Nes, who is a tireless worker and has his best basketball still in front of him,” NMH head coach John Carroll said.  “He will be a force in the post on the defensive end… READ MORE >

St. Andrew’s Big Man Makes Pick

St. Andrew’s Big Man Makes Pick

Posted Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Kalusha Ndoumbe Ngollo has come a long way in the two years since he first arrived at St. Andrew’s School.  Initially, he struggled to adjust to the speed and physicality of the American game and literally had problems staying on the floor because of foul trouble.Gradually he became more comfortable and developed into more and more of a factor for St. Andrew’s as they advanced to the semifinals of last year’s NEPSAC Class A tournament.  This year, Ngollo returned for… READ MORE >

Reviews from Vegas

Reviews from Vegas

Posted Monday, April 23rd, 2012

New England was represented with three Adidas sponsored teams at last weekend’s Adidas VIP Exclusive Run as the Connecticut Basketball Club, New England Playaz, and Rivals Basketball Club all made the trip to Sin City.  The trip ended up being a productive one for all three clubs.  The Rivals were all over the national headlines on Saturday with Noah Vonleh’s picture covering the front page of the Rivals network and Dave Telep’s ESPN headline pretty much said it all, “Hill,… READ MORE >

Basketbull New England - Sunday Recap

Basketbull New England - Sunday Recap

Posted Sunday, April 22nd, 2012

Among the numerous high-profile events which took place across the country this weekend was the Basketbull Hall of Fame Championships which went down at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.In the 17U Division, Mike Crotty's Middlesex Magic Squad had a successful weekend, winning their Pool and then churning their way through Bracket Play to advance all the way to the Finals, where they dropped a tight one to an outstanding Brookwood Elite Squad out of Canada.  In the Magic's semifinal victory… READ MORE >

BABC Goes 2-2 at EYBL Session I

BABC Goes 2-2 at EYBL Session I

Posted Sunday, April 22nd, 2012

The BABC began their defense of the 2011 Nike EYBL championship this weekend in Minnesota at session I of the 2012 Elite Youth Basketball League.  The defending champs were thrown right into the fire with opening match-ups against two of the pre-season favorites in the league, Oakland Soldiers and Mac Irvin Fire.  Their opener saw a heartbreaking 59-58 loss to the Soldiers on Friday night, but the game wasn’t without its bright spots as Jaylen Brantley, Rene Castro, and Wayne… READ MORE >

STM Guard Commits to Iona

STM Guard Commits to Iona

Posted Sunday, April 22nd, 2012

St. Thomas More’s post-graduate A.J. English went under-recruited all season long.  A guard with good size and length, English is a shot-maker who also owns complimenting versatility to handle the ball, make decisions, and get to the basket.  Iona jumped into English’s recruitment late but reportedly saw him play incredibly well in an open gym two weeks ago and then brought him to their New Rochelle campus this weekend, taking advantage of the new division I try-out rule which permits… READ MORE >

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