Joseph Cuts List to 3

Posted Saturday, July 27th, 2013

There are just three schools who remain in the hunt for arguably the top point guard prospect in the northeast region - Providence, Syracuse, and West Virginia.  As was first reported by ESPN.com, Cushing Academy and Mass Rivals' rising senior Kaleb Joseph trimmed his list on Sunday night following the conclusion of the July evaluation period.  The New Hampshire native had wide-ranging high-major offers, but told ESPN that these three schools distinguished themselves both by the way in which they… READ MORE >

Live in A.C. – Event Recap

Posted Thursday, July 25th, 2013

New England was well represented this week in Atlantic City for the second annual “Live in A.C.” tournament.  Expressions Elite made it all the way to the final and was just moments away from coming up with their second consecutive title after taking last week’s Hoop Group Summer Jam Fest.  Jared Terrell played a starring role this weekend, beginning with a game winner on Wednesday night and continuing through all seven games.  Dimitri Floras beat the buzzer on Friday morning,… READ MORE >

Abu, Terrell Cut Lists

Posted Wednesday, July 24th, 2013

Expressions Elite head coach Ty Boswell announced on Thursday night that both Abdul-Malik Abu and Jared Terrell had cut their list to 10 schools.  Abu is down to St. John’s, UCLA, Providence, UConn, Iowa State, Miami, Kentucky, Kansas State, Florida, and N.C. State according to Boswell, while Terrell has cut his list to Florida, UConn, Cincinnati, Providence, Miami, Oklahoma State, St. John’s, UCLA, Rhode Island, and Xavier.  That means that there are currently six schools – St. John’s, UCLA, Providence,… READ MORE >

BABC on ESPNU Wednesday Night

Posted Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013

The Boston Amateur Basketball Club will take on Howard Pulley, from Minnesota, tonight at the AAU 11th Grade Gold Super Showcase, in a game that will be televised leave on ESPNU.  The BABC squad will be made up of essentially the same group that played together during the EYBL regular season, advancing all the way to the Nike Peach Jam.  One player who isn’t expected to be in action though is Terance Mann.  The Tilton School rising junior is in… READ MORE >

MAC Earns Silver in Orlando

Posted Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013

The Maine Athletic Club, or MAC as they have come to be known, earned medals at the 11th grade AAU Silver Super Showcase by winning the silver bracket with a cumulative record of 6-1 on the week.  After coming out of pool play with a 2-1 record (with their lone loss coming to the eventual gold bracket champions, Virginia Squires), MAC opened bracket play with a 62-55 win over the South Florida Celtics and followed that up with another close… READ MORE >

Cole Commits

Posted Monday, July 22nd, 2013

The top ranked player in the state of Maine, Dustin Cole, brought an early end to his recruitment on Monday with a commitment to Franklin Pierce.  Franklin Pierce is a division II school in the Northeast 10 Conference who became the first school to offer Cole a scholarship earlier this spring.  The five-foot-ten point guard is coming off a huge junior season at Bonny Eagle High School in which he averaged over 28 points per game, as well as a… READ MORE >

Expressions Take Summer JamFest Title

Posted Sunday, July 21st, 2013

Abdul-Malik Abu made a triumphant return to his Expressions Elite squad on Saturday night, after missing the better part of the first four days while starring at the Nike Global Challenge. His return gave the team the boost of momentum they needed to win four more games en route to the Hoop Group Summer Jam Fest u17 championship.  It began with a come-from-behind quarterfinal win over Mid-Atlantic Select on Sunday morning, where they ultimately escaped by a 56-54 margin.  Next… READ MORE >

Hall of Fame NIT – u17 Sunday Recap

Posted Sunday, July 21st, 2013

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Sharing the ball on offense coupled with suffocating team defense is a recipe most any college coach would want from their own team.So with a slew of college recruiters watching on Sunday at the Hall of Fame National Invitational hosted by Basketbull at Western New England University, it was the New England Playaz who most impressed with this formula en route to the u17 Select title.In a finals clash with the New Jersey Playaz, New England –… READ MORE >

Hall of Fame NIT - 16u Recap

Posted Sunday, July 21st, 2013

In a field made of up of several of the top AAU programs in the Northeast, as well as other areas of the US and Canada, it was Team Scan out of New York City that took home the 16u championship at the Hall of Fame National Invitational in Springfield. New England, however, was well represented in the playoffs on Sunday with the Connecticut Basketball Club winning three games before losing in the Semifinals and the New England Playaz winning… READ MORE >

McCullough, Abu Shine at Global Games

Posted Saturday, July 20th, 2013

Kimball Union forward Abdul-Malik Abu was not with his Expressions Elite squad earlier this week when they traveled to King of Prussia, Pennsylvania for the Hoop Group Summer Classic, because he had been invited to attend the Nike Global Games in Washington D.C. Abu rejoined his teammates on Saturday night, just in time for the final rounds of the Hoop Group Summer Jam Fest, after a succesful three days at Global Games. Abu, who averaged just under 16 points per… READ MORE >

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