Big Week for Wilbraham & Monson Academy

Posted Thursday, October 4th, 2012

Just one day before scoring commitments from Andrew and Aaron Harrison, Kentucky head coach John Calipari was on Wilbraham & Monson's campus on Wednesday morning.  Kentucky had recently begun to express interest in 2015 guard Luis Montero along with 2014 big man Goodluck Okonoboh.  Following Tuesday's workout the Wildcats are also now expressing interest in 2015 big man Djery Baptiste according to Wilbraham & Monson head coach Chris Sparks.  As if that weren't enough good news for one week, Wilbraham… READ MORE >

South Kent Sniper to Yale

Posted Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

Yale is now three for three in the class of 2013, having landed all three of their commitments from the New England prep schools ranks. The latest, South Kent swingman A.J. Edwards, gave a verbal commitment to Bulldogs’ head coach James Jones on Wednesday.  “A.J. is very excited to play for Coach Jones and become a part of the proud tradition at Yale,” South Kent head coach Kelvin Jefferson said on Thursday morning.Edwards is a six-foot-six post-grad who came to… READ MORE >

Providence Lands Virginia Forward

Posted Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012

Multiple media outlets were reporting Wednesday morning that Rodney Bullock, a six-foot-seven forward from Kecoughtan High School in Virginia, has made a verbal commitment to Providence College.  Bullock is a combo-forward right now, capable of stepping out to the perimeter to make open shots but at his best around the rim where he can use his athleticism to be a fierce rebounder and capable low post scorer.  Providence freshman Josh Fortune was also a product of Kecoughtan High School as… READ MORE >

Hoop Group Academic Elite 100 – Event Recap

Posted Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012

  The Hoop Group came to New England this week for their annual stop on their Fall Top 100 Tour.  They began on Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Center for their New England top 100 and then moved south to Connecticut on Sunday for the Academic Elite 100 at Trinity College.  Here’s a look at who impressed:Alex Wolf, Greenwich (CT) – The big fella showed why he could very well be the newcomer of the year in the CIAC this… READ MORE >

MB Nation Elite College Night – Event Recap

Posted Monday, October 1st, 2012

  MB Nation’s Elite College Night provided a unique opportunity to see the vast majority of the top talent from the entire state of Maine in one showing as a select group of 30 players went through an hour of skill work and a second hour of game sets with roughly two dozen college coaches looking on.  Top PerformancesDustin Cole, Bonny Eagle – It came as no surprise that the junior guard was the star of drill work, but he… READ MORE >

Gibson Earns Scholarship

Posted Monday, October 1st, 2012

Rockland High School's six-foot-six senior big man Tyler Gibson was one of the breakout prospects from this summer's July live period.  After flying under the radar for the vast majority of his high school career, Gibson turned in a starring performance for the Boston Warriors at AAU nationals, picking up his first scholarship offers shortly afterward as a result.  Two months and a few more scholarship offers later and Gibson has made a verbal commitment to the school who offered… READ MORE >

Harvard Announces Coaching Clinic

Posted Monday, October 1st, 2012

The sixth annual Harvard Basketball Coaches Clinic will take place Saturday, Oct. 27 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lavietes Pavilion under the direction of head coach Tommy Amaker.   The first session includes opening remarks by Coach Amaker and an observation of a Harvard Basketball practice, including insight and analysis from Coach Amaker.There will also be a guest lecture with Mike Longabardi, who is entering his sixth season as an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics. Working under head… READ MORE >

Blue Chip Classic Freshmen Recap

Posted Sunday, September 30th, 2012

In the Freshmen Division at the Blue Chip Classic, the Mass Rivals went 2-0 to take the Championship while the Rhode Island Hawks earned a victory over the New England Storm to finish in second place.  Here's a look at which players impressed in the Fessenden School Gym.  (Highlight video below from Ballas TV) Mass Rivals Player Recap Saul Phiri has a back-court tool-shed which houses size, length, power, skill, and explosion.  When he attacks the lane and initiates contact, he punishes… READ MORE >

New Hampshire Adds Point Guard

Posted Sunday, September 30th, 2012

  Sunday was a big day for the University of New Hampshire as they landed two verbal commitments.  The first came from Brewster Academy forward John Edwards and the second from point guard Daniel Jackson.  Jackson is a six-foot southpaw point guard from Vista Ridge High School in Austin, Texas who ran with ATX Lockdown on the AAU circuit.  He is the second Texas native to commit to New Hampshire in the last two years.  Known as a scoring point… READ MORE >

NMH Guard Picks Dartmouth

Posted Sunday, September 30th, 2012

Northfield Mount Hermon post-graduate guard Mike Fleming made a verbal commitment to Dartmouth on Monday morning.  Fleming visited Dartmouth’s campus officially this past weekend and chose the Big Green over Air Force and Wofford along with interest from several other Ivy League programs.  “I just really wanted to find the perfect combination of academics and basketball.  That was the main reason why I came to NMH, Coach Carroll’s relationships with schools of that caliber,” the Illinois native said.  “When I… READ MORE >

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