Posted Monday, May 7th, 2012
United Sons & Daughters took the championship in the u17 division on Sunday at the Hoop Mountain Invitational, getting steady contributions from a number of players. Chris Walters was the standout in the finals, connecting on two crucial second half three pointers while also making several playmaking drives and subsequent dunks to finish with 25 points. Shyquinn Dix also proved to be a crucial component of the championship run, pitching in four second half jumpers late in the second…
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Posted Sunday, May 6th, 2012
Mass Elite held their first annual Middle School All-Star Game this past Friday night in front of a bustling-crowd at the Masco Fieldhouse in Topsfield, MA. Here's a look at the Mass Elite ballplayers who impressed on the night.Alex Frawley '17- After playing more of a combo-forward role when we first saw him in February, on Friday night, Frawley showed as a long, attacking guard who uses the bounce to get to the rack from the perimeter and finish. Frawley…
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Posted Sunday, May 6th, 2012
South Kent's post-graduate seven-footer Isaac Freeman was one of the best available big men left on the board in the northeast. After making consistent strides throughout the year at South Kent, the Virginia native attracted attention from a variety of different schools at the mid to high-major level. Following an official visit to UMass this weekend, Freeman decided to call it, pledging to UMass head coach Derek Kellogg. The commitment is the second in the last week for Kellogg, after…
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Posted Sunday, May 6th, 2012
It is always best for teams from New Hampshire to get out of state, travel around and test themselves against top notch national competition to really get better. With that being said, state tournament weekend is annually a great weekend for New Hampshire basketball as you get all the top teams and players from the state in the same tournament which really helps to create interest and excitement around New Hampshire basketball. Just like in 2011, the story this year…
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Posted Saturday, May 5th, 2012
Mansfield, MA - The Hoop Mountain Invitational kicked into full gear on Saturday with college coaches covering the courts throughout both Mass Premier courts and Mansfield Sportsplex. Here's a look at some of the guys who stood out:Matt Staubi, 2014, Team Frenji - Staubi controlled the pace of the game. He showed almost unlimited range on his pull up jumper and distributed the ball to his teammates in transition with great efficiency. Staubi's basketball IQ is far beyond his years.…
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Posted Friday, May 4th, 2012
Marianapolis Prep post-graduate and New Mission High School alum Kachi Nzerem has committed to the College of St. Rose, a division II school in the Northeast 10 Conference. The news was confirmed by both Marianapolis Prep head coach Andrew Vitale and New Mission head coach Cory McCarthy. Nzerem had a storied high school career, leading New Mission to back-to-back MIAA state championships in his junior and senior seasons and earning numerous post-season accolades following a senior year in which he…
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Posted Friday, May 4th, 2012
With UConn's post-season ban resulting in the departure of four frontcourt players off this year's roster, the Huskies landed a much needed impact recruit on Friday, scoring a commitment from Phil Nolan. Nolan is an athletic six-foot-ten big man who should have an opportunity to make immediate contributions next season because of his size, mobility, and athleticism. Nolan was heavily recruited by a variety of high-major programs and joins ESPNU 100 shooting guard Omar Calhoun from Christ the King High…
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Posted Friday, May 4th, 2012
Fresh off their 25 win season and a rum to the semifinals of the post-season NIT, UMass has landed a commitment from Western Kentucky transfer Derrick Gordon. The six-foot-two guard averaged almost 12 points and 7 rebounds per game during his freshman season and was instrumental in Western Kentucky's surprise run to the NCAA tournament, going for 25 points and 15 rebounds in a win over Arkansas-Little Rock in the Sun Belt tournament. Gordon will have three years of eligibility…
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Posted Friday, May 4th, 2012
URI landed their latest commitment earlier this week when Xavier Munford, a six-foot-two guard from Iowa Western Community College who played under Hurley during his high school days at St. Benedict's. “Xavier is an athletic guard who is both a scorer and a lockdown defender,” said Hurley. “I have some familiarity with Xavier from our time at St. Benedict’s and he has developed into an outside shooting threat over his past two seasons at the junior college level.”Munford averaged 16.6…
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Posted Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
The Rhode Island Hawks cohesive 2014 back-court trio of Henry Bolton, Kealen Ives, and Jackson Donahue was particularly potent this past weekend in Providence as they led their squad on a championship run. Bolton efficiently scored the rock from behind the arc and on the dribble-drive basket attack, while Donahue was deadly from deep and played his usual brand of mistake-free basketball. Meanwhile, Ives weaved everything together for the Hawks; facilitating for his teammates, captaining the defense, knocking down treys,…
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