Posted Friday, September 9th, 2011
It may have been only a year ago, but already lots has changed since the last Elite 75 Showcase – Frosh/Soph Edition. At the time, Noah Vonleh might have been an already proven prospect on the local circuit but still an unknown at the national level. He dominated the Frosh/Soph showing an improved skill set that let him handle the ball and create off the dribble with his powerful frame. Less than two months later he would make his national…
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Posted Thursday, September 8th, 2011
Today marks the beginning of the NCAA contact period, meaning division I college coaches are permitted to conduct “in-person, off-campus evaluations and contacts.” Essentially, that means coaches are permitted to attend school workouts and meet with prospects and their families for in-home visits. For New England in particular, this means it’s the beginning of “open gym season.” While the contact period allows coaches to evaluate prospects, they are only allowed to do so at the prospect’s high school gym and…
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Posted Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Mitch McGary was on an official visit to North Carolina on Wednesday and scheduled to travel eight miles up the road for an official visit to Duke later in the week. The second ranked overall prospect in the most recent ESPNU 100, McGary was expecting to see some familiar faces on both trips. At North Carolina, he was expected to be joined by his incoming teammate at Brewster Academy, T.J. Warren, a six-foot-seven small forward from Durham, North Carolina. Warren…
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Posted Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
The second New England Elite 75 Showcase – Frosh/Soph Edition had the daunting challenge of following the event’s highly successful debut in 2008, but by once again assembling some of the top up and coming talent in New England the encore might have even surpassed the original. While 2008 had four future top 100 prospects in attendance, 2009 went one better with five (and counting) as Wayne Selden, Kuran Iverson, Goodluck Okonoboh, Georges Niang and Kris Dunn all went to…
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Posted Monday, September 5th, 2011
There's a reason schools jockey to try and be the first school to get a prospect on campus. Maryland showed why this weekend as they were able to make such an impression on Jake Layman's official visit that he cancelled his other scheduled trips to Florida, Louisville, and Kansas. “Right when I saw the Comcast Center I was amazed,” Layman told ESPN's Dave Telep on Monday night. “It’s huge compared to some of the other schools I’ve seen. At the…
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Posted Sunday, September 4th, 2011
When Ricardo Ledo first committed to Providence College it was the night of Christmas Eve. His second commitment to his hometown school came on Labor Day. Just four days after he cancelled a press conference where he was scheduled to announce his commitment to the Friars, Ledo gave his word on Monday. Now the question becomes when will he arrive at Providence and where will he head in the interim. ESPN's Andy Katz is reporting that Ledo may not return…
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Posted Sunday, September 4th, 2011
The New England Elite 75 Showcase – Frosh/Soph Edition is all about finding the top up and coming prospects in New England while giving the already big names a chance to solidify their status. 2008’s inaugural showcase did just that. At the time, guys like Domonique Bull and Anthony Jernigan were two of the top young talents in New England. Bull was a physically advanced scoring swingman and Jernigan was a young wizard with the basketball. Both players starred at…
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Posted Saturday, September 3rd, 2011
The fourth annual New England Elite 75 Showcase - Frosh/Soph Edition is less than two weeks away and once again promises to play host to some of the top up and coming prospects in the region. The Frosh/Soph Edition was created because of the overwhelming demand for the original New England Elite 75 Showcase, which includes solely the top 75 prospects in the region. The Frosh/Soph Edition not only hosts New England's top rated young talent, but also provides a forum…
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Posted Friday, September 2nd, 2011
Brewster Academy forward Deonte Burton put his recruitment to bed early on Friday night, making a verbal commitment to Marquette. Burton is a Milwaukee native who spoke of the opportunity to play his college basketball close to home. “Marquette is in Milwaukee and Milwaukee is home for me,” Burton told the Wisconsin Sports Network's Mark Miller. “Milwaukee also needs a change in the sense of having somebody to look up to. Being from Milwaukee and playing at Marquette, I hope…
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Posted Thursday, September 1st, 2011
The date was July 10th and a late spot had just opened up in the New England Elite 75 Showcase. Connor Mahoney got the call and he didn't dissapoint. The six-foot-four rising senior from the Brooks School made the most of the opportunity and then some at the Elite 75, standing out as a skilled mismatch forward and proving himself capable of going blow for blow with the most talented prospects New England had to offer. The rest of the…
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