Posted Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Nate Lubick signed a National Letter of Intent with Georgetown University on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period. With his recruitment now officially behind him, Lubick caught up with the New England Recruiting Report and reflected on his career to date, many of the important people who influenced his life along the way, and what he hopes to achieve in his last year at St. Mark’s and going forward to Georgetown. NERR: Nate, you just…
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Posted Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Head coach Chris Sparks is about to begin his second season at the helm of his alma mater’s program. Last year WMA made significant strides, dramatically upgrading the level of the talent in the program and sending two players on to the division I level (Kostadin Marshavelski to Northeastern and Brent Abendroth to Bryant). This year’s squad returns a number of contributors and another batch of talented recruits. Milan Drecun is the most notable returner. The six-foot-five swingman has improved…
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Posted Saturday, November 14th, 2009
The New England Skills Academies have been a major attraction this fall in Connecticut with over 40 hopeful college prospects participating in the multi-week training program. With both Connecticut sessions set to conclude this week the New England Recruiting Report and DeSantis Basketball Academy are again teaming up. Back by popular demand the New England Skills Academies will return to Connecticut for a one week session over Thanksgiving break. With CIAC schools set to begin their first day of practice…
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Posted Friday, November 13th, 2009
Early reports on the first day of the signing period indicated that Will Barton had signed his National Letter of Intent and planned to fax it in on Thursday. It was Friday by the time Memphis head coach Josh Pastner officially received the good news, but you can bet he wasn’t upset as he has officially landed arguably the best shooting guard in the country. "One of the words I use when talking about Will is relentless," Pastner said. "Will…
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Posted Friday, November 13th, 2009
Last year the Brimmer and May School started its first campaign in NEPSAC Class “B”, making it to the semifinals. This year they have to offset the loss of Kyle Casey, now in his freshman season at Harvard, but nonetheless, it is clear that they are going to be back in the mix as one of the top teams in New England. They return a very experienced backcourt of Derek Retos and Eric Alleyne. Retos is a 1,400+ point scorer…
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Posted Thursday, November 12th, 2009
The New England Skills Academies returned to Connecticut this fall with two sessions in Bridgeport and New Britain. Over 40 players hoping to play at the next level filled both sessions and a number of those prospects managed to distinguish themselves to the New England Recruiting Report. Here’s a look at some of the players in action: Rich Conway, Berlin – His unparalleled work ethic makes him a success and has allowed him to develop his skills. His handle is…
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Posted Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Wednesday marked the first day of the fall early signing period and there were plenty of headlines from New England and beyond. The signing period, which will last until November 18th, is significant because while prospects are allowed to make verbal commitments to schools at virtually anytime, that commitment does not become contractually binding until they sign their National Letter of Intent (NLI). The NCAA only allows senior prospects the opportunity to sign for 8 days in the pre-season. Following…
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Posted Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Jasper Grassa is officially staying close to home next year after signing his National Letter of Intent to play his college basketball at Bentley. “I am very excited about attending Bentley next year. The academic reputation of Bentley University played a major role in my decision, as well as the opportunity to work with and play for Coach Lawson and Coach Bettencourt,” Grassa said. “I see this as a great opportunity for me to continue to play a game I…
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Posted Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Sandro Carissimo a six-foot-two combo-guard from Iona Prep in New York committed to Vermont on Wednesday, joining his high school teammate Brian Voelkel in the Catamounts’ 2010 recruiting class. Carissimo is a versatile player who can play both backcourt positions, has a tight handle and good floor game, and makes shots from the perimeter. He ran with the New York Gauchos on the summer travel circuit. Carissimo was also generating interest from Albany, Brown, Davidson, Harvard, Holy Cross, and St.…
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Posted Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
It should come as no surprise that South Kent’s star swingman, J.J. Moore is going to end up in the Big East. After all, just about every school in the conference has attempted to recruit the New York native. Late Wednesdady morning Moore made his pick and made a verbal commitment to Pittsburgh and head coach Jamie Dixon. Moore had recently trimmed his list to Pittsburgh, St. John’s, and Louisville but was also courted by Connecticut, Syracuse, West Virginia, Marquette,…
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