Posted Monday, August 19th, 2013
New Hampton forward Mike Leblanc is coming off a very successful summer with the Rhode Island Hawks and is now seeing his recruitment go to a higher level as a result. Leblanc came into the summer with scholarship offers from New Hampshire, Brown, and Binghamton but has since added additional offers from Princeton, Vermont, Yale, and most recently, Rice University, a top academic school that competes in Conference USA. While the combination of academics and athletics is the obvious common…
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Posted Sunday, August 18th, 2013
Bunnell High School senior swingman Isaac Vann earned a scholarship offer on Sunday from Canisius according to USAD head coach Troy Bradford. The MAAC school becomes the second program to offer Vann, joining Sacred Heart, who also offered Vann’s USAD running mate, incoming South Kent point guard Schadrac Casimir.Vann’s summer began at the New England Elite 75 Showcase, where his long and smooth floor game was on full display. It was off to the Hoop Group Elite Camp for the…
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Posted Saturday, August 17th, 2013
Cushing Academy and Mass Rivals point guard Kaleb Joseph made a verbal commitment to Syracuse on Saturday while on their campus for his official visit. Joseph had previously cut his list to Syracuse, Providence, and West Virginia, after initially accumulating numerous other high-major offers. A top ten point guard in the country according to ESPN.com, Syracuse made Joseph their top priority at the position all summer long, following him from Indianapolis to King of Prussia to Las Vegas. Joseph joins…
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Posted Friday, August 16th, 2013
Angel Delgado was a relative unknown during his lone season in New England. A product of Redemption Christian Academy, a school that was transitioning their campus from Troy, New York to Northfield, Massachusetts, Delgado and his teammates literally split time between the two campuses last year. When he did play in New England, he showed signs of what many have come to know this spring and summer, that he is one of the top big men, and specifically one of…
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Posted Thursday, August 15th, 2013
While the recruiting news tends to slow down little by little in the weeks that follow the July evaluation period, there was still plenty of action this week. Here is a look at some of the headlines:• Kimball Union Academy and Expressions Elite 2014 forward Abdul-Malik Abu visited three of his final four schools this week. After attending the Providence Elite Camp on Saturday, Abu took an unofficial visit to North Carolina State on Sunday. He was initially scheduled to…
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Posted Wednesday, August 14th, 2013
Longtime local high school and AAU coach Jim Black is planning his annual “Aspire to Inspire” coaches clinic in Rhode Island. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, August 24th at Saint Raphael Academy. Speakers will include: Holy Cross director of operations Alex Popp; Rhode Island assistant coach Preston Murphy; Brown assistant coach T.J. Sorrentine; St. Andrew’s head coach Mike Hart; Assumption head coach Matt Mahar; Rhode Island women’s assistant coach Marcus Reilly; and former USC, Arizona, and NBA…
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Posted Wednesday, August 14th, 2013
The third and final part of our Summer Superlatives series focuses on New England’s toughest competitors during the month of July. Toughness can manifest itself in any number of ways. In fact, ESPN’s Jay Bilas just wrote an entire book on it. Probably the most common meaning relates to the level of physicality a player is willing to show during the course of a game. It can also reflect a player’s “motor” or the consistency with which they are able…
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Posted Tuesday, August 13th, 2013
Hyde School's six-foot-eight rising senior big man Kenny Grant made a verbal commitment to Rider on Tuesday night. Grant, who doubles as a two-sport athlete at Hyde, is a product of the Sports U grassroots program and also attended the Reebok Breakout Classic earlier this summer. He saw wide-ranging recruitment, including schools like Wichita State and George Mason, but ultimately decided to return closer to his New Jersey home. A physically powerful and left-handed post player, Grant is an outstanding…
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Posted Tuesday, August 13th, 2013
Last September, incoming postgraduate Chester Victor arrived on the Tilton School campus as an unknown in New England. It didn’t take long, however, for the slender and athletic 6-foot-1 guard from LaPlace, Louisiana to prove himself a reliable offensive threat – capable of knocking down big shots in clutch moments – alongside Wayne Selden. Over 29 games, he compiled averages of 17 points, three assists and three rebounds per game. He also developed a reputation as a solid perimeter defender…
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Posted Monday, August 12th, 2013
Next up in our Summer Superlatives series is a look at New England’s top three-point shooters during the month of July. Now, three-point shooting may not sound like an under-appreciated part of the game, but the reality is that the true “shooters” are quickly becoming an endangered species. There simply aren’t many guys who are automatic when left unchecked around the arc, capable of stopping quick in transition, or running their man off screens. While shooters themselves are becoming harder…
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