Posted Sunday, June 27th, 2010
The Boston College Prospect Camp kicked off on the Chestnut Hill campus on Sunday afternoon, and of the 50 or so elite players invited to attend, few disappointed. After being put through a variety of stretches and drills by members of the Boston College men’s basketball staff, the highly touted high school prospects competed in a series of games. Arguably the most impressive player throughout the entire day was Shaq Thomas of Alif Muhammad NIA Prep in New Jersey. At…
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Posted Saturday, June 26th, 2010
Northfield Mount Hermon’s rising senior guard Aaron Cosby committed to Seton Hall on Sunday afternoon. Cosby is a Louisville, Kentucky native who arrived at NMH for his junior season, averaging 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists per game while running the point for a team that advanced to the finals of the National Prep Championship. Cosby made an early commitment to the University of Massachusetts when he was just a freshman and Travis Ford was still at the helm…
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Posted Saturday, June 26th, 2010
The Hoopville Elite 8 continued on Saturday with another set of local players standing out. Top Performers Ricardo Ledo, Expressions Elite, 2012 - After being named the 11th best prospect in the class of 2012 by ESPN, Ledo did not fail to disappoint. He knows how to play at many different speeds. At times, he was struggling to find his jump shot, so he stuck to driving to the basket. In the two games in which he played in, Ledo…
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Posted Friday, June 25th, 2010
The first ever Hoopville Elite 8 tipped off on Friday night as Phil Kasiecki welcomed some top local talent to the Reggie Lewis Center. Top Performances Jaylen Brantley, BABC, 2012 - For a guy who is only 5’9”, Brantley plays as if he were five inches taller. His blinding speed was too much for the Greater Boston Lions. He had to have scored or assisted at least 20 points in transition off of multiple steals. For the entire game Brantley…
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Posted Thursday, June 24th, 2010
What has been rumored for nearly two weeks became official earlier today when Providence head coach Keno Davis named BABC assistant coach and general manager Chris Driscoll to his coaching staff. In the ten years that Driscoll was on the BABC sidelines the storied AAU program won eight national championships and produced 52 division I players. "I've been influenced by some great people in the basketball world, and none more so than Leo Papile," Driscoll said. "At the BABC, effort,…
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Posted Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
With more and more AAU programs opting to run their own showcase style events during the late spring and early summer weeks, the Granite State Jayhawks became the latest program to open their doors to college coaches on Wednesday night. The Jayhawks also hosted the New England Storm u17 team as the two programs combined to provide the 20 division II and III coaches in the gym with a look at the talent that both programs have to offer. The…
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Posted Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
ESPN completed their updated rankings this morning by publishing their Terrific 25 list, which ranks the top 25 prospects in the rising sophomore class. Once again, New England scored big as Kuran Iverson was ranked the second best prospect in the nation. Iverson, who will be a sophomore at Northwest Catholic High School in Connecticut next season, has been a well known local talent since he was in middle school but announced his presence on the national scene at the…
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Posted Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
ESPN released their first Super 60 list for the class of 2012 on Wednesday, ranking the top 60 rising juniors in the country. New England dominated the list as the region boasted the top ranked prospect in the country, two of the top three prospects, three of the top ten, four or the top eleven, and six of the top sixty. Andre Drummond regains the top ranking after temporarily being ousted by DaJuan Coleman this winter. Coleman comes in at…
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Posted Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Sunday was championship day at the New England Junior Elite Championships. While the Mass Rivals earned a hard-fought win over Connecticut Select in the u15 division, the epic battle of the day took place in the u14 division where the New England Playaz and MB Nation squared off in the final. The Playaz were coming off a dramatic win over the Rhode Island Hawks to advance to the finals as they needed a late second half run and an additional…
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Posted Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Newly appointed Holy Cross head coach Milan Brown earned his first commitment since taking over the Crusader program from Justin Burrell, a five-foot-seven point guard from Potomac High School in Virginia. Burrell had originally committed to Brown last summer when he was the head coach at Mount St. Mary's and signed a National Letter of Intent in November. He recently received a full release from the NEC school and will head to prep school for a year, at Fishburne Military…
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