Posted Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
The University of Connecticut picked up a commitment from Kentan Facey on Wednesday evening, following an unofficial visit to the school. A six-foot-nine power forward from Long Island Lutheran in New York, Facey was one of the big winners of the recent July evaluation period, running with the New Rens grassroots program. Facey’s recruitment exploded early in the month after a big performance at the Adidas Invitational in Indianapolis. Following that tournament he landed scholarship offers from the likes of…
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Posted Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
After 50 years, 878 wins, and 11 state championships, Vito Montelli announced his retirement on Wednesday at a press conference in Vazzano’s Four Seasons in Stratford, Connecticut. Montelli is walking away not only with his name cemented in the record books, but also at the pinnacle of the high school coaching ranks, having led St. Joseph’s to back to back state championships in 2011 and 2012. The 80 year old head coach began on the job in 1963 and stayed…
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Posted Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
Jordan Hill, a six-foot-three guard from Pasadena, California, will spend next year at Phillips Exeter Academy for a post-graduate season and then head to the University of Wisconsin, after making a verbal commitment to Badgers’ head coach Bo Ryan on Tuesday. Hill made his first appearance in New England back in early June when he attended the Yale Elite Camp. At the time, the athletic playmaking guard looked like a solid Ivy League prospect, but few could have predicted his…
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Posted Tuesday, August 7th, 2012
Fairfield has picked up their second commitment in the class of 2013 with Stephen Smith, a six-foot-seven forward from LaSalle College High School in Pennsylvania, making a verbal commitment on Tuesday. Smith is a product of the Jersey Shore Warriors AAU program and is coming off a tremendous month of play during the July evaluation period in which he distinguished himself as one of the best pure shooters the class of 2013 has to offer in the northeastern region. In…
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Posted Tuesday, August 7th, 2012
ESPN Recruiting Nation has announced their updated rankings in the national classes of 2013, 2014, and 2015 and, as usual, New England is well represented. Wayne Selden checks in at 13th overall in the ESPN 100, which ranks the top rising seniors in the country. The Massachusetts native and Tilton star turned in impressive performances at the NBA Camp, Kevin Durant Skills Academy, and Lebron James Skills Academy to solidify his spot among the top prospects in the class. Kuran…
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Posted Monday, August 6th, 2012
After a dominating performance last week in Las Vegas at the Adidas Super 64, Noah Vonleh upped the stakes and had another monster performance over the past four days at Adidas Nations in Long Beach, California. Playing on the same squad as fellow-Mass Rival Kaleb Joseph, an energized Vonleh led his USA Red 2013 Team to a 3-1 record in Pool Play and a berth in the Final Four of the Medal Round by averaging an event-leading 20 points/per game…
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Posted Saturday, August 4th, 2012
Holy Cross landed a commitment on Friday from six-foot-ten center Matt Husek from Bethlehem Catholic High School in Pennsylvania. Husek ran with the New Jersey Cyclones on the AAU circuit, playing alongside a number of other Ivy and Patriot League prospects. The six-foot-ten big man has the type of size that isn't easily matched in the Patriot League along with a polished interior skill set including good hands and feet, the ability to score over both shoulders and knock down…
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Posted Friday, August 3rd, 2012
Andrew Chrabascz wasn’t necessarily planning on making a commitment so soon after the conclusion of the July live period, but as soon as he got on Butler’s campus this weekend he knew he had found the place for him. “I just had my official visit with my parents,” Chrabascz said via text on Saturday morning. “Spent the day with the staff and fell in love with the place.”And with that, one of the most heavily recruited prospects in all of…
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Posted Friday, August 3rd, 2012
The fifth annual Elite 75 - Frosh/Soph Edition is set to return to New England on Saturday, September 15th at the Mansfield Sports Plex. As always, the showcase will feature an invitation only group of freshmen and sophomores, who will all be playing for a spot in next spring's New England Elite 75 Showcase. Nominations for the Elite 75 - Frosh/Soph should be emailed to [email protected]. Previous alumni of the Elite 75 - Frosh/Soph include the likes of Kaleb Tarczewski,…
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Posted Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
CCSU Adds WingEarlier this summer, Central Connecticut State University landed a commitment from Rashard Todd, a six-foot-seven forward from Mount Carmel High School in Baltimore, Maryland. Todd, who has spent time with both Baltimore Elite and Crusader Nation on the AAU circuit, is described as a high level athlete with a developing face-up skill set on the wing, but is widely considered to still have his best basketball still in front of him after having only played the game for…
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