Boston College Scores Guard

Posted Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Boston College head coach Steve Donahue picked up his first commitment in the class of 2012 on Wednesday when Joe Rahon made a verbal commitment to the school.  Rahon is a long six-foot-one combo-guard with a college ready body, good drive & kick ability off the dribble, and a knockdown stroke from behind the three-point line.  A senior at Torrey Pines High School, Rahon is the fifth California product to commit to Boston College within the last year.  He picked… READ MORE >

Kent’s Williams Healthy; Poised for Big Year

Posted Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Because of the emphasis put on summer basketball in today’s recruiting landscape, a rising senior prospect would rather play through injury rather than risk a chance of being forgotten about in the month of July, even if it means being just a shade of their true self.  That’s exactly what happened to Stefon Williams, a six-foot-seven forward from the Kent School, this summer.  Williams was one of the top players in class A of the NEPSAC last season as a… READ MORE >

Prep Profile – Bridgton Academy

Posted Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

It wasn’t very long ago that Bridgton Academy was the standard of excellence by which others were judged in prep school basketball.  From 2005 to 2009 head coach Whit Lesure’s club took four NEPSAC Class A championships, a feat that no New England prep school had achieved in almost thirty years.  And while it is barely more than two years since the Wolverines hoisted their last championship trophy, lots has changed in North Bridgton.  In reality, the winds of change… READ MORE >

BU Lands Third Commitment

Posted Monday, October 10th, 2011

Boston University landed their third commitment in the class of 2012 on Monday when Nathan Dieudonne, a six-foot-seven forward from Trinity High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where he led his team to a state championship last year as a junior.  Dieudonne, who ran with the KYA All-Stars on the AAU circuit this summer, is an athletic combo-forward who can put the ball on the floor, score over top of defenders in the mid-range area, and make athletic plays around the… READ MORE >

National Prep Showcase Schedule Announced

Posted Monday, October 10th, 2011

The tenth annual National Prep Showcase will be return to New Haven, Connecticut and Albertus Magnus College from November 18th - 20th and once again feature the very best prep school programs in the country.  In addition to perennial New England powerhouses like Brewster Academy, Notre Dame Prep, St. Thomas More School, Bridgton Academy, New Hampton School, South Kent School, Tilton School and many others, this year’s event will also welcome arguably the strongest field of non-New England programs in… READ MORE >

New Video of the Week

Posted Sunday, October 9th, 2011

This week's NERR Video of the once again comes care of Derek Malloy, who was at Connecticut College this weekend taking in the action at the BasketBull Columbus Day Challenge.  Malloy's highlight video of action focuses on the New England Playaz, who finished the tournament with championships in both the junior and sophomore divisions.  Malloy's video begins with Kuran Iverson and continues with highlight reel plays from John Powell, Adrian Oliveira, Jarred Reuter, Cane Broome, Kahari Beaufort, Jeff Spellman, Jacquil… READ MORE >

New Jersey Guard Commits to UNH

Posted Sunday, October 9th, 2011

New Hampshire landed a commitment from six-foot-three shooting guard Chris Orozco on Monday afternoon, less than 24 hours after his official visit.  Orozco is a two-time All-Bergen County selection at Tenafly High School in New Jersey.  As a junior, he averaged over 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists per game in leading his team to the Big North Patriot League title.  He ran with the New Jersey Gym Ratz on the AAU circuit.  Orozco is a long scoring guard with a college… READ MORE >

Fairfield Scores Big Recruit

Posted Sunday, October 9th, 2011

Fairfield added the fourth piece to their 2012 recruiting class this weekend with a commitment from Josip Mikulic, a highly skilled six-foot-ten big man.  Mikulic is a Croatian native who currently plays for North Broward Prep in Florida and runs with Nike Team Florida on the AAU circuit.  He made a commitment to North Carolina State last February only to re-open his recruitment upon the coaching change two months later.  Mikulic is a highly skilled big man who shoots the ball… READ MORE >

Columbus Day Challenge – Event Recap

Posted Sunday, October 9th, 2011

The New England Recruiting Report was at Connecticut College on Sunday to take in bracket play at the Columbus Day Challenge.  Here’s a rundown of how the championships were decided in the four high school divisions: Open Division The High School senior division saw a match-up between the New York Falcons and the Whitby Wildcats from Canada in the final.  The Falcons scored the victory and subsequent championship by relying on the backcourt duo of Shane McLaughlin and Casey Woodring,… READ MORE >

Prep Profile – South Kent

Posted Saturday, October 8th, 2011

Kelvin Jefferson likes the look of his squad to start the 2011-2012 season.  For one thing, he’s got some size this year.  In fact, he has two seven-footers in his line-up with Laimonas Chatkevicius, a highly skilled Lithuanian native who was placed by Kansas State, and Isaac Freeman, a long and lean post prospect with a rapidly expanding game.  Beyond the true big men there are also plenty of versatile forwards on this year’s roster capable of playing the three… READ MORE >

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