Bede Drops 47

Bede Drops 47

Posted Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015

North Andover High School junior guard Wabissa Bede went for a career high 47 points on Thursday night, leading the Knights to a 76-60 win over Haverhill. Along with the 47 points, Bede connected on 9 three-pointers, grabbed 14 rebounds, and handed out 5 assists. Bede is now averaging 29 points per game through 14 contests thus far this season, more than doubling his scoring from 12 points per game as a sophomore. He's also getting 11 rebounds, 6 assists,… READ MORE >

Best Left on the Board

Best Left on the Board

Posted Monday, February 2nd, 2015

With the top 14 players in the recently updated 2015 rankings off the board, there aren’t many options left for college coaches still looking to add pieces to their current recruiting class. While there might not be many options, that doesn’t mean there aren’t still some good ones. Here’s a look at the top prospects still left on the board in New England. Curtis Cobb, Wilbraham & Monson – He’s been widely recruited over the years and has had his… READ MORE >

HoopRootz: NEPSAC Frosh Report

HoopRootz: NEPSAC Frosh Report

Posted Sunday, February 1st, 2015

Freshman swing-guard A.J. Reeves of Boston has been electric in stretches so far this season for Brimmer & May, scoring in bunches and making a number of highlight reel plays. Reeves made the All-Tournament Team at the St Andrews Holiday Tournament and his strongest-game of the season to-date came against a powerful MacDuffie squad as he finished with 21 points in front of a crowd littered with college coaches. Look for Reeves to continue to raise the level of his… READ MORE >

Weekend Visits

Weekend Visits

Posted Saturday, January 31st, 2015

Vermont Academy had a "bye" in this weekend's prep school schedule and that gave quite a few of VA's top players the opportunity to take weekend visits. Most notable was the tandem of Bruce Brown and Tyrique Jones who both traveled south to Virginia to attend VCU's game against Richmond. VCU has two former Vermont Academy coaches on staff as Jesse Bopp is in his second season as the Director of Basketball Operations and Cody Hatt is in his first… READ MORE >

2018 Top Ten Released

2018 Top Ten Released

Posted Thursday, January 29th, 2015

The Class of 2018 makes their rankings debut today with an initial top ten list. Ranking prospects is never an easy task, but the younger you get the more inexact the science becomes as you are projecting players out some three-and-a-half years. The current freshmen class poses an especially unique challenge given that there are only a select few that have truly distinguished themselves thus far. Brimmer and May guard A.J. Reeves starts off in the top spot. The big… READ MORE >

Elite 75 Then & Now

Elite 75 Then & Now

Posted Tuesday, January 27th, 2015

The annual New England Junior Elite 75 Showcase is less than two months away on Sunday, March 15th at the University Sports Complex in Hanover, Massachusetts. In anticipation of what promises to be another great event filled with the region's top young talent, HoopRootz has recently looked back at just some of the top players to come through the Elite 75 tradition. Wayne Selden. Now and Then. #ELITE75 @CoxHub @AdamFinkelstein @NERRHoops http://t.co/rJXX5DHHaH pic.twitter.com/ZxBqpnSKhh — HoopRootz (@hooprootz) January 25, 2015 Kaleb… READ MORE >

Updated 2017 Rankings Released

Updated 2017 Rankings Released

Posted Monday, January 26th, 2015

The class of 2017 is up next as we continue to update rankings throughout New England. The sophomore class has been celebrated early and often in their still young careers and while the depth of talent is undeniable, the collective production from this group hasn’t quite lived up to the hype during the course of the first two months of the season. Jermaine Samuels, who last week retained his spot in the ESPN 25, continues to hold down the top… READ MORE >

HoopRootz: Northern New England Frosh Report

HoopRootz: Northern New England Frosh Report

Posted Sunday, January 25th, 2015

Touted as a top freshman in Maine, point forward Jesse Matthews is scoring in double-figures and impacting the game in a wide variety of ways as one of the feature-players for Cheverus High School. The Stags are currently 6-6 on the year and looking to make a run in the second half of the season. While his ability was certainly on display on numerous occasions during the first part of the season, talented freshman guard Cody Graham has absolutely exploded… READ MORE >

Updated 2016 Rankings Released

Updated 2016 Rankings Released

Posted Saturday, January 24th, 2015

Updated rankings have now been released in New England's 2016 class including all six states as well as the top 40 prospects in the region overall. First year products have been included for the first time and that means players like Omari Spellman, Eddie Ekiyor, Travis Atson, Jovan Grujic, and Kevin Marfo are all making their debut in the rankings. Spellman takes over the top spot after backing up his national reputation in the first two months at MacDuffie (MA)… READ MORE >

NERR/CoxHub Podcast with VA’s Coach Popp

NERR/CoxHub Podcast with VA’s Coach Popp

Posted Friday, January 23rd, 2015

Vermont Academy has been in the news lately with Bruce Brown considering a move back to his original class of 2015, Tyrique Jones and Samuel Japhet-Mathias both adding to their high-major scholarship offers, and Ronnie Suggs continuing to be one of the best 2015 prospects left on the board. Vermont Academy head coach Alex Popp talked about those prospects and more as he was the first guest of the NERR/CoxHub podcast. Click here to listen. READ MORE >

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