Be Seen - RI Elite u17

Posted Sunday, July 26th, 2020

It was 90 degrees outside, the gym wasn’t air conditioned, and the team had already played earlier in the day.   And yet, when we walked in the gym to watch Rhode Island Elite last Thursday night, what we saw was a competitive and well-organized practice with constant energy, communication, and competition.  In short, they were getting after it and getting better.  And this is the norm for Rhode Island Elite. They’re in the gym every day, sometimes twice a… READ MORE >

Tokyo Samurai Showcase - Event Recap

Posted Saturday, July 25th, 2020

The coronavirus has impacted players all over the world, including those hoping to get to New England.  The Tokyo Samurai are an AAU youth basketball organization in Japan that annually travels to compete in the United States and sends players to local prep schools.  Unfortunately this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, they weren't able to make that trip and, consequently, haven't gotten the exposure to college and prep coaches here in the states that they were counting on.  They… READ MORE >

How Does Exposure Work Now?

Posted Friday, July 24th, 2020

It has been four months since COVID-19 dramatically altered daily life here in New England.  In our tiny corner of the world, basketball was essentially shut-down at all levels and while balls are just starting to bounce again, the reality is that this is anything but a normal summer.  The NCAA recruiting period was cancelled in both the spring and the summer, and with cases continuing to spike across the country, chances are the fall will follow suit.  At NERR,… READ MORE >

Rising Senior Spotlight - Dominic Mello

Posted Thursday, July 23rd, 2020

St. George's Dominic Mello has been a well-known local prospect for quite some time.  He proved himself against top competition while running with Expressions over the years, just helped St. George's to their best season in program history, and has early offers from the likes of Bryant and New Hampshire along with interest from several other D1 programs.  While Mello can be dynamic with the ball in his hands, he's shown tremendous growth and maturation in terms of understanding of… READ MORE >

Rising Senior Spotlight - Darius Boben

Posted Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020

Darius Boben just graduated from James I. O'Neill High School in West Point, New York and is headed to Storm King for a post-graduate year.  His high school career was nothing short of historic as he put up huge numbers, across all columns of the stat sheet, as a senior and finished with over 1400 career points, the most anyone has scored in Orange/Sullivan County in the last decade.  Now, he's looking to prove himself against increased competition, and prove… READ MORE >

Rising Senior Spotlight - Phil Brown

Posted Tuesday, July 21st, 2020

A year after Izaiah Robinson utilized his post-graduate year to play his way onto the division I level, the Kent School will be welcoming another D1 prospect from New Jersey for a post-grad year in 2020-21.  Phil Brown, who competed at the highest levels of New Jersey high school basketball with Hudson Catholic, has already heard from coaches in the CAA, MAAC, and America East, but is bound to continue to emerge in the coming year.  He was poised for… READ MORE >

Rising Senior Spotlight - Michael Acquaah-Harrison

Posted Monday, July 20th, 2020

Michael Acquaah-Harrison is a Massachusetts native who just recently graduated from Marianapolis Prep in Connecticut and is now headed to Trinity-Pawling School in New York for his post-graduate year.  With a 3.9 GPA, Acquaah-Harrison's goal is to play his way into the Ivy League, Patriot League, or other high-academic scholarship school.  Below, you'll find two videos. The first shows his highlights from his senior year, while the second shows one of his recent workouts. The notable difference between the two… READ MORE >

Grand Canyon’s Bryce Drew joins The Upside Podcast

Posted Saturday, July 18th, 2020

Bryce Drew comes from one of college basketball's most well-known families. He was a star growing up in Indiana, made one of the most legendary shots in NCAA tournament history while playing for his dad at Valparaiso, and went on to play in the NBA before begin his coaching career on his father's staff at Valpo.  Drew eventually became the head coach at Valpo before being hired at Vanderbilt, where he defied the recruiting world by landing a pair of… READ MORE >

Bob Huggins joins The Upside Podcast

Posted Thursday, July 16th, 2020

West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins is a one-of-a-kind personality in college basketball and a legendary coach.  In the latest episode of The Upside Podcast, Huggins and NERR founder Adam Finkelstein cover a wide range of topics including: Huggins humble beginning growing up in a trailer and sharing a bed with his brother; How his open-post motion offense came from a high school coach in Pennsylvania; The misperceptions about the state of West Virginia that he and his staff have… READ MORE >

Bascoe Bucknell Bound

Posted Thursday, July 16th, 2020

Vermont Academy and Middlesex Magic rising senior guard Josh Bascoe made a verbal commitment to Bucknell University on Thursday.  Bascoe is originally from Milton, Ontario and just completed his second season in the NEPSAC.  "Bascoe is one of the most skilled players I've ever coached," said Vermont Academy head coach Alex Popp. "His shooting and ball handling are both in the 99% tile for our level. He also possesses elite decision making in DHO and ballscreens." Bascoe averaged 17.3 points… READ MORE >

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