Posted Sunday, November 3rd, 2013
Hampton, NH -- The New England Hoops Festival concluded on Sunday, with round robin games continuing into the afternoon, and championship games concluding the day. The energy at The Rim was phenomenal throughout the tournament, and reached its peak for the championship games on Sunday afternoon. NERR would like to congratulate the following teams on their titles in their respective age groups: 5th Grade: BABC West6th Grade: Mass Commanders7th Grade: Mass Commanders8th Grade: Boston Spartans9th Grade: Evolution10th Grade: MABCVarsity: Wellesley Basketball…
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Posted Saturday, November 2nd, 2013
Andrew Kaufmann, a senior forward from the Rivers School in Massachusetts, made a verbal commitment to Swarthmore College on Sunday according to head coach Andrew Mirken. The six-foot-seven forward has spent the last four years at the Rivers School, emerging as both a top academic prospect as well as a key component to their frontline. “Coming to Rivers opened up opportunities to play in front of coaches, get better, and succeed in ways not many other schools can compare [to],”…
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Posted Saturday, November 2nd, 2013
The BABC Veteran’s Day Classic is annually the fall finale for a number of New England’s top AAU teams. This year’s event was no different with a several talented programs converging on the Mansfield Sports Plex. The host club dominated day one of action with the 11th grade team cruising to a pair of victories in preparation for next spring’s EYBL schedule. Terance Mann continues to pace the club with his steady contributions on both ends of the floor while…
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Posted Friday, November 1st, 2013
Hampton, NH-- The New England Hoops Festival kicked off on Saturday at The Rim in Hampton. Partnering with Zero Gravity and HoopRootz, NERR was on hand to evaluate the top players at the event. Pool play will continue through early afternoon on Sunday, then the playoffs will pit the top teams against each other late on Sunday. Those below stood out throughout their respective team's effort on Saturday: Nick Pasquale (VB Chaos)- The big man has a wide rebounding range and…
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Posted Thursday, October 31st, 2013
The 2013-2014 Vermont Academy team may be under new leadership this year, but don’t expect their rise in the New England ranks to stop.After former coach Jesse Bopp left for Virginia Commonwealth University, Cody Hatt was chosen to take over the basketball program after previously serving as an assistant. Hatt’s first team may be young and inexperienced but they’re highly talented and full of motivation. In fact, if their open gym is any indication, they will be one of the…
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Posted Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
Today’s day and age of college basketball recruiting has often been called the “age of entitlement” referring to the plethora of prospects who feel as if they deserve the quantities of travel, gear, and other permissible benefits they receive simply because of their natural ability. That same attitude can also extend to the court, manifesting itself with regard to a player’s expectations about their starts, minutes, touches, and shots. Perhaps the single greatest misconception most top prospects have about the…
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Posted Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
For the first time in a long time, no one seems to be talking about the Tilton School heading into this year’s Class AA season. That could prove to be a major miscalculation. Having won NEPSAC championships in 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2004, along with the 2009 National Prep Championship, head coach Marcus O’Neil has built a program with as much recent history as anyone in New England while producing stars like Alex Oriakhi, Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, Gerard Coleman, Nerlens…
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Posted Monday, October 28th, 2013
Cushing Academy is the defending champion, St. Andrew’s is looking to get over the hump after advancing to last year’s final, and yet KUA has as good a chance of winning this year’s NEPSAC AA crown as anyone in New England. If you were going to come up with a theme for the 2013-2014 version of the Wildcats it could very accurately be described as, “improvement from within.”The fact of the matter is that while head coach Mike Olson will…
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Posted Saturday, October 26th, 2013
Wilbraham & Monson senior forward Max Hoeztel made a verbal commitment to Indiana on Sunday night following an official visit to the University over the weekend. The six-foot-seven forward plans to sign his National Letter of Intent during next month’s early signing period and join Indiana as part of their 2014 recruiting class. Hoeztel had gone back and forth in recent weeks about whether or not he was reclassifying. He arrived from California as a true senior, until it was…
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Posted Saturday, October 26th, 2013
The New England Recruiting Report was at the Sportszone Athletic Complex in Derry, New Hampshire on Saturday afternoon to watch the final scrimmage of the day at the BST Northeast Exposure Showcase. The showcase gave us a look at New England’s northern most prep program, Lee Academy, taking on some of the top performers from a series of earlier scrimmages including top prospects from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts. Here’s a look at who impressed:Jacquil Taylor, Beaver Country Day…
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