Posted Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015
The month of July can be the most important time of year in the recruiting process and now that we're already two-thirds of the way through the recruiting period, we've already seen some clear winners. The New England Recruiting Report recently broke down some of the biggest individual winners thus far in another exclusive on Cox Hub. To read the article in its entirety please click here. READ MORE >
Posted Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015
The third and final week of the July evaluation period is set to tip-off on Wednesday afternoon at 5pm and New England teams are scattered from Las Vegas to Louisville to New Jersey and Atlantic City. Here's a look back at some of the offers that were generated during the second week of the period: USAD's E.J. Crawford landed his latest offer from Robert Morris while Towson came calling for Malik Petteway, following a post-graduate year in 2016. D.C. Blue… READ MORE >
Posted Monday, July 20th, 2015
The Hall of Fame National Invitational wrapped up on Sunday with two champions crowned in both the u17 and u16 divisions respectively. The Mass Rivals took the top prize by winning the u17/open championship with a win over GTA Bounce in the finals. That win came on the heels of a win over the Albany City Rocks in the semifinal in a match-up that appeared to be the top draw of the weekend and attracted Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon,… READ MORE >
Posted Sunday, July 19th, 2015
After a huge collective showing at Hoop Group Elite Camp, New England did it again at the Hoop Group Summer Jam Fest, with 5 teams advancing to the quaterfinals, 3 to the semifinals and then an all New England final as USAD held on for the championship in a one point win over the D.C. Blue Devils. The Blue Devils were USAD's third straight opponent from New England as they knocked off Middlesex Magic in the quarterfinals and then We… READ MORE >
Posted Sunday, July 19th, 2015
Session II of the Hoop Group Elite Camp was held at Albright University in Reading, Pennsylvania, but for the better part of four days it seemed like it was in New England, as the local products were the story of the camp. Cushing Academy point guard Wabissa Bede was named the camp's MVP and was one of 13 different New England products to be chosen for the Top 20 All-Star Game. Saul Phiri, Aaron Wheeler, Jarrod Simmons, Kimani Lawrence, Tyrn… READ MORE >
Posted Saturday, July 18th, 2015
New England was well represented at the Adidas Uprising All-American Camp, held Wednesday through Friday last week at Long Island University Post in New York. Mustapha Heron, Tyrique Jones, Wenyen Gabriel, A.J. Brodeur, Tremont Waters, Makai Ashton-Langford, Kellan Grady and Tomas Murphy were all among the 90 players from across the Adidas Uprising brand selected to participate. Heron was also one of 18 players from within the camp chosen to take part in the Uprising Showcase game, played Thursday night… READ MORE >
Posted Friday, July 17th, 2015
The BABC freshmen defeated Team Mississippi to win the Bronze medal at the AAU 9th Grade Division I national championship in Memphis this week. This was the 45th time a BABC team has advanced to a National Final Four in the program’s history. Coached by East Boston High School coach Shawn Brown, the BABC 9th graders have comprised a record of 71-11 heading into their final event of the season, this weekend’s Hall of Fame National Invitational in Springfield, and… READ MORE >
Posted Thursday, July 16th, 2015
More so than in any other New England State, Connecticut has seen a rash of freshmen break out before our eyes this spring and establish themselves as bonafide prospects. Let's take at these cats and also check in with some level-raising prospects and some guys who continues to progress on par. Breakouts Nate Laszewski - Transfer to Northfield Mount Hermon and reclassification vaults Nate to the top of the conversation topic titled, 'Best Prospect in Connecticut's Class of 2018.' Jaekwon… READ MORE >
Posted Wednesday, July 15th, 2015
With the second of three weeks of the July evaluation period set to tip-off today at 5pm we take a look back at the first week of the live period and recap the local products that landed new scholarship offers: Hamidou Diallo, NY Jayhawks, Putnam Science, 2017 - Maryland, Villanova & Florida Wenyen Gabriel, Mass Rivals, Wilbraham & Monson, 2016 - Notre Dame, Villanova & Texas Samuel Japhet-Mathias, PSA Cardinals, Vermont Academy, 2017 - California & Seton Hall Mike McGuril,… READ MORE >
Posted Tuesday, July 14th, 2015
The D.C. Blue Devils spent the opening week of the July evaluation period in the state of Pennsylvania, beginning at the Hoop Group Elite Camp and then heading to the Summer Tip-Off tournament where they earned the championship in the seventeen-and-under "Nook" bracket. The Blue Devils opened with a win over Team Blaze from Maryland after receiving an opening round bye and then knocked off House of Hoops in an overtime game in the quarterfinals behind 21 points from Eamon… READ MORE >