Posted Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
New England will host two major prep school tournaments this fall. The National Prep Showcase will kick off the season on November 16th – 18th at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, while the Hoop Mountain Prep School Classic will come to Marianapolis Prep just two short weeks later. The National Prep Showcase is widely considered to be the nation’s premier prep school tournament. Every year the top programs from around the country hope to land one of the highly…
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Posted Monday, September 24th, 2007
With all of the rules, regulations, and restrictions set forth by the NCAA college coaches are severely limited in terms of the amount of time they can watch players. Essentially they have AAU tournaments and camps during the month of July, open gyms in the fall, high school and prep school games during the winter season, and then two weekends (beginning in 2008) in April for more AAU tournaments. That leaves the rest of the AAU and camp season, showcases,…
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Posted Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
Friday night at Stonehill College in Easton, MA, 150 of the top players in the northeast gathered for the 21st consecutive Top 100 Fall Classic presented by Hoop Mountain. The event was once again a huge success as over 100 college coaches and scouts came to see some of the quality talent the area has to offer. Arguably the best performance of the night belonged to 6’7” Reuben Cabrera, a rising junior at Marianapolis Prep. Cabrera, a native of Puerto Rico,…
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Posted Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
The New England Playaz and Connecticut Basketball Club were at different events this weekend, but both clubs were equally impressive. The Playaz put together a dominant run to win the Hoop Group’s Fall Jam Fest Tournament while CBC went 2-0 on Sunday at the prestigious Nike IS8 league in New York to sit atop the league with a perfect 4-0 record. St. Mark’s 6’10” junior power forward Erik Murphy was awarded the Jam Fest Tournament’s Most Valuable Player award as…
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Posted Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
The Connecticut Top 50 Clinic is an annual event that brings together some of the state’s top players. This year was no different as players like Tyrone Gardner, Adrian Satchell, Josh Turner, and a host of others were all on hand. Here is a recap of some of the players who shined: Charles Moreland, 6’1”, senior, guard, Weaver High School: During the high school season Moreland is often forced to sacrifice some of his own offense for the good of…
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Posted Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
It is the dawn of a new era at Notre Dame Prep as Head Coach Bill Barton will no longer roam the sidelines in Fitchburg, and former Dartmouth College Assistant Coach Ryan Hurd now takes the reigns. But that isn’t the only change for the defending national prep school champions as only two players from last year’s squad return in Johnny Higgins and Sean Crawford. “It’s a lot different this year without Coach Barton,” said Crawford. “But it has been…
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Posted Sunday, September 16th, 2007
For 45 minutes every night Evan Smotrycz works on his ball-handling, not in his high school gym, in his backyard, or even in his driveway, but in the basement of his parent’s house. Those 45 minutes are symbolic of Smotrycz’s approach to the game. While other rising juniors have spent the majority of their time competing in as many AAU tournaments, showcases, and all-stars games as possible, Smotrycz has been content to work on his game and skill set without…
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Posted Saturday, September 15th, 2007
Greg Mangano and Reggie Willhite will both be joining the Yale basketball program next year. Mangano is completing his senior year at Notre Dame High School in West Haven, Connecticut while Willhite is currently a post-graduate student at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. The commitments are significant for the Bulldogs because both players were heavily pursued this summer, especially Mangano. After a series of tremendous performances in the month of July, Mangano’s recruiting status elevated to the point where…
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Posted Friday, September 14th, 2007
This weekend marked the first Adidas Junior Phenom Camp to come to the New England area. The New England Recruiting Report was there on Saturday to bring you all the action and check out some of the top rising young players in the region. From the time we arrived on Sacred Heart’s campus on Saturday, Brandon Jones was the name we kept hearing. Apparently the freshman from St. Joseph’s High School in Trumbull, Connecticut had been dominant throughout Friday’s opening…
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Posted Thursday, September 13th, 2007
NERR: This is your second season at St. Thomas Moore, are you happy with your decision to come here last year? Devin Ebanks: Definitely…this has been the best place for me to grow both academically and athletically. NERR: What has it been like to play for [St. Thomas More Head] Coach Quinn?Devin Ebanks: It is really an honor to play for a coach like him. Everyone always talks about how he is one of the best coaches in the country. …
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