Posted Friday, September 28th, 2012
Phillips Exeter Academy’s post-graduate forward Duncan Robinson made a recent verbal commitment to Williams College following a weekend visit to the school. Robinson, who graduated from Governor’s Academy last year, was a prospect on the rise after a strong AAU showing with the Middlesex Magic in the month of July, earning his first full scholarship offer along with Ivy League interest. One of the best pure shooters in all of New England, Robinson has a feathery stroke with range well…
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Posted Friday, September 28th, 2012
Stonehill head coach Dave McLaughlin picked up his latest verbal commitment this week from Jimmy Walsh, a six-foot-six forward from Manasquan High School in New Jersey. Walsh helped lead Manasquan to a 21-8 record last season and ran alongside Tyler Roberson on the New Jersey Roadrunners this summer. Walsh was one of the top rebounders in all of New Jersey as a junior, averaging 15.5 boards per game, and has inside-out offensive tools that allow him to stretch defenses with…
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Posted Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Point guards and big men are typically considered to be the two hardest things to find when building a basketball team. If that’s truly the case then KUA head coach Mike Olson has two very unique weapons at his disposal in Devon Thomas and Abdul-Malik Abu. Thomas is a Maryland native who is now entering his third season in New England. Coming off a breakout summer, he has his pick of over a dozen division I scholarship offers at…
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Posted Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Mike Martin picked up his first commitment as the head coach at Brown University on Thursday morning when Tavon Blackmon, a six-foot point guard from Gonzaga High School in Washington D.C., committed to the Bears. Blackmon, who ran with D.C. Assault on the travel circuit, chose Brown over scholarship offers from Loyola MD and St. Francis along with other wide-ranging division I interest and recruitment. A quick playmaker who thrives with his ability to get out in the open…
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Posted Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Saint Michael's College picked up a verbal commitment earlier this week from Matthew Bonds, a six-foot-five 200 pound forward from North Point High School in Waldorf, Maryland. Over the past two high school seasons, Bonds has been a critical component for a North Point team that has achieved a 50-3 record including a Maryland 4A state championship.
Bonds, who is known as a face-up big man and excellent rebounder, played with Team Takeover on the grassroots circuit.
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Posted Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
Whether it was Class B of the NEPSAC or Class AA since the realignment of 2010, this is the first time in recent memory that the league hasn’t had a heavy pre-season favorite. That’s good news for Vermont Academy, a program that has been making steady inroads under head coach Jesse Bopp, now in his third season in Saxtons River. The 2011-2012 Vermont Academy squad was built with a clear purpose…to be able to compete with the most talented teams…
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Posted Monday, September 24th, 2012
A continuation of our coverage of the Hoop Mountain New England Fall Classic features the top juniors who made themselves standout because of their play this past Friday. Several stars played predictably well, but there was a striking amount of “undiscovered” talent in the 2014 ranks:Mabor Gabriel, Trinity(NH)- Gabriel was one of the best, if the not very best, college prospect in attendance. He has a great combination of quickness and athleticism, while playing with surprising grace for a player…
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Posted Monday, September 24th, 2012
Coming off a big summer with the Mass Rivals, punctuated by an MVP performance at Adidas Nations in August, New Hampton forward Noah Vonleh announced on Monday that he was returning to his original class of 2013. Vonleh didn’t announce any type of official list but did single out Indiana, North Carolina, and Ohio State as the programs that have recruited him the hardest while also saying that he hoped to cut his list to 10-15 schools sometime in the…
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Posted Monday, September 24th, 2012
Connecticut native Kuran Iverson made a verbal commitment to the University of Memphis on Tuesday morning, giving head coach Josh Pastner his fourth top 100 product in the 2013 class. Iverson starred for Northwest Catholic High School over the last three years before transferring to Fishburne Military Academy in Virginia for his senior season. ESPN provided full coverage of Iverson's decision on Tuesday beginning with Reggie Rankin breaking the news Tuesday morning followed by Paul Biancardi's analysis of the commitment…
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Posted Sunday, September 23rd, 2012
Hoop Mountain's annual fall classic continued to be a must attend event for division II and III college coaches, who lined the walls at Mass Premier Courts to get a view of the action. Here are some of the players that stood out:Max Risch, Williston-Northampton (MA)- Risch is the prototypical wing player with size and athleticism. He often finishes high above the rim, but has shown a greatly improved ability to hit his jumper on a semi-consistent basis. As he…
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