Posted Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
It was over two weeks ago that the sixth annuaul Elite 75 - Frosh/Soph Edition boasted the most talented field in the event's history. Today, both NERR-TV and Next Best Basketball provide another look back at this event as NERR-TV recaps the freshmen portion of the event while NBB provides the official event mixtape below: READ MORE >
Posted Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
NERR 2014 rankings have now been updated in all six states as well as collectively within the New England region. The 2014 rankings have been expanded to include the top 40 prospects in New England, without yet including prospects who are newly arrived to the region as of this fall. Here’s a look at some of the more prominent themes in the updated NERR 2014 rankings:Battle for the Top SpotChris McCullough retains the title of New England’s top ranked senior… READ MORE >
Posted Monday, September 30th, 2013
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – College coaches from across New England swarmed to Southern Maine Community College in South Portland this past Sunday evening to attend MBNation’s Elite College Night, a showcase featuring 30-35 of Maine’s top high school players.The two-hour event included intensive drills which tested players’ ball handling and shooting abilities as well as agility and footwork. In these later routines, players’ maneuvered around cones and over various obstacles using a series of hops, pivots and drop steps before… READ MORE >
Posted Sunday, September 29th, 2013
Beaver Country Day big man Jacquil Taylor made a verbal commitment to Purdue University following an official visit to the school this weekend, his father confirmed to the New England Recruiting Report. The mobile six-foot-nine big man looked like a prospect poised to explode onto the recruiting scene before suffering a Lisfranc fracture, or displacement of a bone in his foot, in late January. The injury not only ended his high school senior but also kept him out of the… READ MORE >
Posted Sunday, September 29th, 2013
New Mission senior swingman Asante Sandiford accepted a scholarship offer from Franklin Pierce College on Monday, punctuating a breakout season on the AAU circuit and completing a promise he made several years ago. The six-foot-four swingman ran with the Boston Warriors and emerged as a prospect on the rise throughout the spring and summer months. It’s been more of the same over the course of the last two months, as he has continued to improve at a rapid rate according… READ MORE >
Posted Friday, September 27th, 2013
Ryan Roach may not have had a big name going into the summer, but by the time the month of July had come to an end plenty of coaches at both the division II and III levels were convinced of his game. The five-foot-eleven Cardinal Spellman (MA) point guard made a verbal commitment to Stonehill on Thursday, accepting a scholarship offer from the division II school. Roach had been flying low under the radar, opting to play alongside many of… READ MORE >
Posted Thursday, September 26th, 2013
MacDuffie School senior guard Dimitri Floras announced a verbal commitment for Quinnipiac on Friday morning at an all-school assembly. He spoke to the New England Recruiting Report shortly afterward:“They stuck with me through my whole recruiting process,” Floras said. “They’ve pretty much been with me for two years now.”The amount of time that Quinnipiac invested in Floras not only convinced him of how serious they were about him but also allowed him to develop a good relationship with their coaching… READ MORE >
Posted Thursday, September 26th, 2013
ESPN updated their national rankings this week and New England was well represented along the way. It began with the ESPN 25 on Tuesday which ranked the top 25 sophomores in the country. Wilbraham and Monson guard Mustapha Heron maintained his spot among the nation’s elite, coming in at the 13th spot. Next up was the ESPN 60 on Wednesday, where Tilton guard Terance Mann continued to represent New England, landing in the 40th spot. The much anticipated ESPN 100… READ MORE >
Posted Wednesday, September 25th, 2013
Phillips Exeter Academy swingman Tony Karalekas made a verbal commitment to Coby College on Thursday night, pending acceptance of his early decision application. Both Karalekas and Exeter head coach Jay Tilton, announced the commitment on twitter: I am very excited to say that I have committed to Colby College(pending admission) Thank you to everyone who supported me. Go White Mules! — Tony Karalekas (@t_leek12) September 27, 2013 Pending early decision admission, Exeter's Tony Karalekas @t_leek12 will be 1st PEA to… READ MORE >
Posted Wednesday, September 25th, 2013
North Pole Hoops is reporting that Canadian native and Hotchkiss senior Noah Daoust has made a verbal commitment to Columbia. Daoust is now in his third season in the NEPSAC after arriving at Hotchkiss as a sophomore. He emerged as one of the top big men in Class A last year as a junior and followed that up with a strong summer on the AAU circuit with Brookwood Elite, a Canadian based squad that made waves at the Hoop Group… READ MORE >