National Prep Showcase tips off Friday

Posted Thursday, November 17th, 2016

The 2016 National Prep Showcase tips off on Friday morning at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut and once again features the very best prep and post-graduate programs in the entire country. All six of the NEPSAC's AAA programs (Brewster Academy, Bridgton Academy, New Hampton School, Northfield Mount Hermon, South Kent and St. Thomas More) will be in attendance along with AA powerhouses Vermont Academy and Tilton School. Commonwealth Academy, Lee Academy, Notre Dame Prep and Putnam Science Academy… READ MORE >

Look Who’s Coming to Town

Posted Wednesday, November 16th, 2016

The 2016 National Prep Showcase kicks off Friday morning at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT with 19 games over the course of three days. Nine programs from outside the region, including defending Nation Champion Hargrave Military Academy, will match up against some of the best prep programs in New England. Here’s a look at the programs coming into town along with their head coaches and top prospects: BLAIR ACADEMY (NJ) Joe Mantegna is in his 18th year as… READ MORE >

Coleman Earns Full Scholarship

Posted Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Catholic Memorial High School and Metro Boston senior Ulyen Coleman made a verbal commitment to head coach Scott Burrell and Southern Connecticut State University on Monday night and subsequently signed his National Letter of Intent to attend the Northeast 10 Conference division II school. The 6-foot-5 southpaw was named a Catholic Conference All-Star as a junior before standing out this spring and summer with Metro Boston. Southern Connecticut became the first school to offer Coleman a full scholarship following his… READ MORE >

Prep Profile - Tilton School

Posted Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

There is no denying that Vermont Academy is the favorite in Class AA of the NEPSAC but as we’ve seen, absolutely nothing is a sure thing. So who else then is poised to challenge in AA of the NEPSAC? The answer begins in Tilton, New Hampshire with the league’s most storied program. While the Rams have hardly remade their roster with a plethora of transfers and post-graduates, they  have made a few strategic additions that are sure to upgrade their… READ MORE >

Yags’ Point Forward - 2016 Class Makes College Debut

Posted Monday, November 14th, 2016

New England’s Class of 2016 is regarded as one of the most talented groups our region has produced in the last decade. The top of the class was stacked with impact players who turned their massive potential into consistent production earlier than the majority of classes that had come before them, giving coaches and scouts in the area every reason to believe that their talents would eventually translate to the highest levels of college basketball. Even though it seems like… READ MORE >

GFA’s Okeke Makes Decision

Posted Sunday, November 13th, 2016

Greens Farms Academy announced earlier this week that senior big man Sunday Okeke would continue his basketball career at Wake Forest University. Okeke will join the Deamon Decons program as a preferred walk-on next season after having previously earned various division I scholarship offers. Wake Forest head coach Danny Manning is a former college All-American and NBA All-Star who has developed a reputation for developing big men since joining the coaching ranks. "I loved the environment and I loved the… READ MORE >

Maker Earns Scholarship

Posted Friday, November 11th, 2016

Bradford Christian School and Mass Rivals forward Mo2 Maker announced his commitment to Franklin Pierce University on Friday afternoon in a ceremony at West High School in his hometown of Manchester, New Hampshire. I will attend Franklin Pierce University and become a raven! pic.twitter.com/uoEpXOg8uN — Mo2 Maker (@DarkSosa300) November 11, 2016 Maker put up huge numbers, both scoring and rebounding, during his first season in the prep ranks last season but took his recruitment to brand new levels this spring… READ MORE >

Prep Profile - Vermont Academy

Posted Friday, November 11th, 2016

Vermont Academy will have five players sign their National Letter of Intent on Friday as Christian David (Butler), Marcus Santos Silva (VCU), Jordan Nwora (Louisville), Bailey Patella (Vermont) and Corey Romich (Jacksonville) all finalize their D1 plans. True to a tweet sent by head coach Alex Popp last week, virtually every member of that group has exceeded expectations. As recently as the end of last season, no one was expecting Santos Silva to end up with high-major scholarship offers before… READ MORE >

New England 2019 Rankings Announced

Posted Thursday, November 10th, 2016

With the Elite 75 Frosh/Soph Showcase and the Zero Gravity Fall Circuit both now in the rearview mirror, it is time to announce updated New England rankings in the class of 2019. Over the course of the last two days we’ve previewed the release of the sophomore class rankings with a pair of roundtable discussions with the NERR staff, first examining which player has made the biggest jump in the last six months and then who is poised to break-out… READ MORE >

NERR Roundtable: Which 2019 Player is Poised to Make a Jump this Season?

Posted Wednesday, November 9th, 2016

In the second part of our NERR roundtable series we asked Mike Yagmin, Luc Smith, Zack Sandberg and Adam Finkelstein which player in New England’s 2019 class was poised to make a jump up in the rankings over the course of the coming season. MY: I think Charles Coleman will eventually become a consensus top-3 player in New England before his prep career is over. I also think Kyle Layman is going to break out during the high school season… READ MORE >

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