Posted Saturday, July 9th, 2011
The Boston Amateur Basketball Club took their second national championship in as many years on Saturday night when their freshmen team defeated the Louisiana Jaguars 78-66 in Little Rock, Arkansas to capture the 9th grade national title. Jonathan Joseph, Bonzie Colson, Tyree Robinson, Curtis Cobb, Gerard Adams, and eight grader Marcel Pettway are all products of the BABC Academy, having been with the program since its inaugural season in 2008. Other members of the national championship team include Bobby Ahearn,…
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Posted Friday, July 8th, 2011
The sixth annual New England Elite 75 Showcase tips off at Holyoke Community College in Massachusetts on Sunday. The event is expected to attract premier talent from all across New England with on-looking coaches from all levels of college basketball. Registered players will check in between 8:30a.m. and 9:30a.m. with the action getting underway immediately after. The day's activities will include combine style breakdowns, allowing coaches to evaluate the prospects in one on one, two on two, and three on three…
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Posted Friday, July 8th, 2011
The final full day at Hoop Mountain Super Week II culminated with a riveting night session of games, followed by a dunk contest and an all-star game. Some of the elite players at camp shined during the night session of games, especially a number of players from two upper-echelon east coast AAU teams that had their squads in attendance: BABC and Mid-Atlantic Select. BABC Stars Georges Niang, Tilton School- Niang continued to prove why he was the most dominant player…
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Posted Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Stonehill College was jam packed with college scouts on Thursday as the 400 plus campers in attendance continued to battle it out on the hardwood. Here's a look at who impressed: Standouts Jaylen Brantley, Wilbraham & Monson - He had a monster outing today as he controlled the game from start to finish, attacking the rim at will and finishing everything, including a half court buzzer beater just before halftime. Ed Lawrence, Canterbury School- He had a good second half…
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Posted Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
The fourth annual Super 16 Showcase will take place in the greater Hartford area on Wednesday July 13th. The event, which has drawn at least 100 college coaches in each of the three previous years, will again feature a variety of talented programs from New England and beyond. Local programs set to compete include Connecticut Basketball Club, Mass Rivals, Expressions Elite, New England Playaz, East Coast Elite, Middlesex Magic, The Nation, Maine Mac, Connecticut Select, Metro Boston, Prodigy Basketball, Boston…
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Posted Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Hoop Mountain’s Super Week II had a successful first full day on Tuesday, welcoming handfuls of college coaches to watch top prospects from New England and beyond. Top Performances Jake Layman, King Phillip: Layman brought his “A” game first thing Wednesday morning, standing out with his natural offensive talent while using his length to make plays on the weak-side of the floor defensively. Georges Niang, Tilton: One of the most prolific scorers in New England, Niang went to work early…
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Posted Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
Today marks the beginning of the July live period, the time of year when reputations are won and lost and recruitments are decided. As always, the New England Recruiting Report will be out in full force providing access to all the news and updates possible, beginning with our daily updates from Hoop Mountain's Super Week II Camp. Here's a look at our complete schedule for the next two weeks: July 6th - Hoop Mountain SWII July 7th - Hoop Mountain…
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Posted Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
Middletown, Connecticut native P.J. Santavenere finally realized his lifelong dream recently when he signed scholarship papers at St. Francis College in New York. Santavenere took the road less traveled to get to this point, but was ultimately able to realize his goal through years of hard work and perseverance. He bounced around during the course of his high school career, starting at Xavier before transferring to Wethersfield and ultimately graduating from Middletown. He spent a post-graduate year at Rise Academy…
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Posted Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
Saturday at Hoop Mountain Super Week I featured the start of the playoffs, as well as the Annual All-Star Game. Sunday thing wrapped up for session one with the conclusion of the playoffs. Despite the holiday weekend, there were a number of college coaches who made the trip to Stonehill to check out the talent. A few themes for Super Week I: Welcome to New England – There were a number of campers from outside of New England who made…
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Posted Friday, July 1st, 2011
Hoop Mountain Super Week I kicked off on Thursday at Stonehill College. Hoop Mountain in its 25th year is the official summer kick off to the July exposure season. Here are some of the campers who stood out in Day 1 and 2 action. Ben Freeland – Suffield Academy – The 6’10” incoming postgraduate for Suffield showed great touch from 15 feet and in. Freeland altered shots all afternoon and finished well in traffic. He also displayed a wide range…
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