Moore Confirms Commitment

Moore Confirms Commitment

Posted Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Jacob Moore’s commitment to Bentley has been rumored for several weeks now, but as the Hampden Academy senior told the New England Recruiting Report, it wasn’t until recently that he did finally commit.  “They offered me two weeks before my visit, but didn’t want me to commit until I came down to campus and made sure it was where I wanted to be,” Moore said.  After visiting Bentley’s campus on the weekend of October 24th and 25th, Moore went home,… READ MORE >

Rhode Island Native Makes Decision

Rhode Island Native Makes Decision

Posted Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Mike Accaoui will attend Stonehill College next year and play his college basketball under head coach Dave McLaughlin pending his acceptance to the school.  Accaoui is best known for his ability to shoot the basketball but is also a tough player with a good understanding of the game.  He’s had the benefit of playing for two of the region’s top coaches over the course of his career, starring for St. Andrew’s and head coach Mike Hart during his high school… READ MORE >

Sacred Heart Gets Their Man

Sacred Heart Gets Their Man

Posted Friday, November 6th, 2009

Sacred Heart made Chris Evans their prime recruiting target coming out of the July live period.  On Friday their hard work finally paid off when the Pioneers received the verbal commitment they had worked so hard for.  “Coach Latina did a great job recruiting me,” Evans told the New England Recruiting Report.  “I couldn’t do fall workouts because of football but Coach Latina would still come by Taft just to see me and say hi.  He didn’t need to see… READ MORE >

UNH Lands Shooter

UNH Lands Shooter

Posted Friday, November 6th, 2009

Scott Morris, a six-foot-two shooting guard from Walkersville, Maryland, committed to New Hampshire on Friday and is expected to sign his National Letter of Intent during next week’s Early Signing Period.  Morris visited UNH last weekend and told the Maryland Gazette that he “fell in love with the campus and the program.”  While Morris’ may be best known for his long range shooting, he is a complete player who averaged 18.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 6.3 assists for Walkersville High… READ MORE >

Pierrer Makes Decision

Pierrer Makes Decision

Posted Thursday, November 5th, 2009

When the New England Recruiting Report caught up with Christian Heritage guard Jason Perrier last night at the Connecticut Skills Academy he was still mulling his college options.  A few hours later, things had changed. “I verballed to Assumption College,” Perrier said by text.  Perrier landed the scholarship offer early last summer by standing out at Hoop Mountain’s Super Week I camp.  The six-foot-three guard opted to play out the rest of the summer and the fall, but finally came… READ MORE >

Smith Has New Leader

Smith Has New Leader

Posted Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Rick Pittino and the Louisville Cardinals are one of three schools who remain in contention for South Kent’s J.J. Moore.  But Pittino n’company aren’t only interested in Moore as fellow South Kent guard and New York Panther product Russell Smith has scheduled an official visit to the Big East campus on the weekend of November 14th.  On Thursday night Smith told Ray Anczelowicz of Gotham Hoops that if things go as expected he could very well end up making a… READ MORE >

B.C. Gets Third Commitment

B.C. Gets Third Commitment

Posted Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Papa Ndao Samba, a six-foot-nine forward from Montverde Academy in Florida, committed to Boston College on Wednesday joining New Hampton point guard Brady Heslip and power forward Kevin Noreen in the Eagles’ class.  Standing six-feet-nine inches tall, Samba already possesses a tremendous combination of size and skill, but his best basketball is likely still ahead of him as he continues to fill out his frame and get stronger. Samba has been a two year captain at Montverde while starring for… READ MORE >

Hartford Gets Their Man

Hartford Gets Their Man

Posted Thursday, November 5th, 2009

With presumably only one open scholarship in the class of 2010, the University of Hartford had the luxury of taking their time to make sure they got just the piece they needed.  On Wednesday night they found that piece in Mustafaa Jones, a five-foot-eleven guard from Neumann-Goretti High School in Philadelphia as Hawks’ head coach Dan Lebowitz tapped into his old stomping grounds from his days as a Temple assistant to land the commitment.  Jones averaged seven points and six… READ MORE >

Harvard Adds Big Man

Harvard Adds Big Man

Posted Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Laurent Rivard wasn’t the only key recruit to commit to Harvard this week as head coach Tommy Amaker and his staff also landed highly sought after big man Ugo Okam.  Okam is a seven-foot center from Nigeria who plays with Montverde Academy (Florida) during the high school season and Each One Teach One (Team STAT) on the AAU circuit.  The big man reportedly selected Harvard over Pennsylvania in the end but also claimed offers from Vanderbilt and Loyola Marymount.  While… READ MORE >

W&M Post-Grad Earns Scholarship

W&M Post-Grad Earns Scholarship

Posted Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

It was a little over two months ago when Mitch Amelio made the long trip from San Diego, California to Wilbraham, Massachusetts for his post-graduate year.  Since arriving the six-foot-four swingman has been turning heads with a series of strong performances during his team’s fall workouts as well as at events like the BasketBull Fall Showcase and New England High School Invitational.  With his incredibly high understanding of the game and sweet shooting touch from the perimeter, Amelio was just… READ MORE >

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