Posted Monday, July 12th, 2010
Today we continue our look back at the recent Hoop Mountain Junior Elite Camp with an eye on the Lakers team and the players who stood out for them in the NBA West. Pat Kehoe, 6’0, guard/forward: A skilled wingman, Pat is a smooth runner that moves well without the ball with deceptive quickness. He also brings a solid jump shot from mid-range and projects as a major mismatch problem because of his size and skill set. Brennan Adler, 5’2,…
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Posted Monday, July 12th, 2010
Quinnipiac University will once again be the site for the Super 16 Showcase, which has hosted over 100 college coaches in each of its first two years, and promises to do so again this year with the event’s most talented line-up of teams ever. Virtually all of the top AAU/grassroots programs in New England will be on hand as the New England Playaz, Connecticut Basketball Club, Expressions Elite, Mass Rivals, Bay State Magic, Middlesex Magic, Metro Boston, Maine Gold, MB…
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Posted Sunday, July 11th, 2010
Hoop Mountain hosted its annual Junior Elite camp July 8th-11th at Stonehill College. The New England Recruiting Report was on hand to observe the top rising talent in the northeast play together and look to improve their skills going into their high school or competitive youth seasons this winter. The camp featured approximately one hundred rising 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th graders looking to showcase their steadily improving ability, earn some early exposure, and improve their game. Camp Coaches split…
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Posted Sunday, July 11th, 2010
The Hall of Fame National Invitational kicked off on Sunday with over 50 Division I programs taking in the action. Standout Players Scott King, Mass Rivals - The summer couldn't be going much better for King as his recruiting stock seems to be rising by the day. On one play he would slash through the lane and dunk with ease and on another he would be knocking down a corner three pointer. For a player his size, he has excellent…
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Posted Sunday, July 11th, 2010
Hoop Mountain Academic All-American Camp came to close on Sunday with a final set of games, followed by an all-star game featuring the thirty top players at camp. The camp was a huge success, accomplishing its goal of connecting the best student-athletes in the country with the best schools in the country. 16 New England representatives were named to the all-star team, though some could not participate because their AAU teams were in Springfield. Here’s who impressed us in the…
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Posted Saturday, July 10th, 2010
Without their star and facing a seemingly insurmountable first half deficit, Connecticut Basketball Club (CBC) improbably rallied to capture the unlikely of tournament titles. With Andre Drummond attending to Team USA duties in Europe and Vince Van Nes out with an injury, CBC looked overmatched physically by the NE Playaz massive front line early in Saturday's championship game, falling behind by as much as 21 late in the first half. But the Playaz were running with a skeleton squad as…
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Posted Friday, July 9th, 2010
Coaches from the top academic schools from the country descended on Brandeis University Saturday for Hoop Mountain’s annual Academic All-American Camp. The NESCAC, UAA, Ivy League, and Patriot League were well represented in the gym for a camp loaded with 300 high-level student athletes. 33 states are represented on the camp roster, so the camp is truly a national event. Here are the New England natives who stood out in the field: Armani Cotton, Tommy Carpenter, Joe Sharkey, John Golden,…
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Posted Friday, July 9th, 2010
Top 10 Performers Of the Afternoon Evan Cummins – Cummins was strong inside. His outside shot was falling and he ran the floor well. He used his size to his advantage on the defensive end. Around the rim, he is a strong player, finishing almost anything that he caught under the hoop. Demitry Coronell – The East Boston swingman has the versatile tools to intrigue coaches from a variety of levels. He can jump out of the gym on one…
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Posted Friday, July 9th, 2010
Billy Lovett's Connecticut Elite sixteen-and-under team took the championship in their opening tournament of the summer. Elite came out victorious at the Gauchos Roundball Classic, held at the famous Gauchos Gym in the heart of the Bronx. Elite knocked off the Metro Hawks in the final, defeating the nike sponsored team from New York by 11 points. James Jennings earned the tournament's Most Valuable Player award while Timajh Parker-Rivera was also named to the all-tournament team. Connecticut Elite will be…
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Posted Friday, July 9th, 2010
For the second consecutive year Nike basketball divided their all-american camp into two distinct parts. First was the Lebron James Skills Academy, the culmination of the position based skills academies held throughout June, which focuses solely on skill development and does not play games or allow college coaches to watch. For competition and exposure the skills academy then gives way to the King City Classic which allows college coaches to watch all of the participants go up and down in…
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