Posted Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Two Local Stars Will Prep at NMH Clancy Rugg, who was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Vermont as well as the state’s Most Valuable Player by the Vermont Basketball Coaches Association, is heading to Northfield Mount Hermon next year for a post-graduate year. NMH has been very successful over the years at taking skilled forwards and turning them into division I players. Rugg fits that mold to a tee and so it will be…
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Posted Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
The top 200 players in New England’s class of 2009 have now been ranked, along with 50 in Connecticut and Massachusetts, 40 in New Hampshire, 30 in Maine, and 15 in Rhode Island and Vermont. And once again sitting atop the list is Alex Oriakhi, Erik Murphy, and Jamal Coombs-McDaniel. The debate has raged on for the last four years about where these players should fall in the pecking order, and there are a number of valid arguments. But what…
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Posted Monday, April 13th, 2009
Demetri Lewis, Johnnie Vassar, Jonathan Joseph, Juwan Gooding (pictured above), Aaron Calixte, Charles Correa, Justin McDonald, Colin Richey, and Cornelius Tyson all stood out as players who have the talent and potential to be stars down the road. Lewis showed arguably better leadership ability than any other player as he was vocal with his teammates, constantly working, and tremendously unselfish. He’s also a uniquely talented playmaker with a terrific feel for the game. Vassar is a super smooth and composed…
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Posted Monday, April 13th, 2009
Jeff Goodman of Fox Sports recently released his national transfer list. Goodman’s list is widely anticipated by college coaches every year because he’s the only known member of the media who puts together such an all encompassing list. One of the names on this list, UMass’ Matt Glass has already found a new home, or an old home as the case may be, as he is heading back to his home state to play for the University of Vermont. Glass,…
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Posted Sunday, April 12th, 2009
New Englanders have known Rashad Wright’s name for years as he was identified early in his high school career at Cathedral High School in Springfield, Massachusetts as a young player with lots of potential. But for a long time, the big man had trouble realizing that potential. He began to turn a corner about a year ago when he showed a renewed focus for the game, a commitment to developing into a major defensive presence, and a quickly emerging low…
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Posted Sunday, April 12th, 2009
Ramon Gibbons and Timmance McKinney were men among boys on Saturday afternoon. Both are blessed with tremendous strength and athleticism that simply puts them at another level when compared to kids in their own age bracket. But beyond their physical assets, both players showed some of the tools necessary to become stars down the road. The thing that stood out the most for Gibbons was his unselfishness. He was perfectly capable of creating his own shot every time down the…
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Posted Saturday, April 11th, 2009
Perhaps no player in the gym had as much upside as 6’7” 8th grader Goodluck Okonoboh (pictured above). Okonoboh is Alex Oriakhi’s cousin and he plays a lot like the UConn bound big man as he has many of the same physical gifts along with a knack for blocking shots and finishing with dunks around the rim. He lacks any type of awkwardness that characterizes many young big kids and instead is already flying above the rim. He’s also got…
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Posted Saturday, April 11th, 2009
Jon Goldberg and Nick Meunier have made a great tandem over the years. They’ve starred together for Rice Memorial High School in Vermont, leading the school to the division I state title in their senior year. The duo has also been side by side on the AAU circuit as well, as both were centerpieces of the Lone Wolf program for the last few years. Now Goldberg and Meunier will look to reproduce their success on the college level as both…
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Posted Friday, April 10th, 2009
The future looks bright in New England! That was the overwhelming consensus after watching some of the region’s most talented middle school players compete at Saturday’s Junior Elite 75 Showcase. There were literally so many talented youngsters on hand that it would be almost impossible to give everyone their due credit in just one story, so we’ll provide recaps and evaluations in a series of stories to be published throughout the next couple of days. The big prize of the…
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Posted Thursday, April 9th, 2009
Worcester Nabs Local Duo Tyler Olander and Billy Baron are headed to Worcester Academy next season. Olander will repeat his junior season while Baron will be doing a post-graduate year following his graduation from Bishop Hendricken (RI). The move to the class of 2011 will almost certainly propel Olander’s recruitment to the highest levels, as he was already beginning to generate interest from high-major schools before reclassifying. The 6’9” forward has always been intriguing because of his combination of size…
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