Cole Lands First Offer

Posted Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

Bonney Eagle High School and MB Nation rising senior point guard Dustin Cole scored his first full scholarship offer on Wednesday after hearing from the coaches at division II Franklin Pierce.  The news was first reported by the MB Nation twitter page:“Dustin Cole (Nation 2014) offered a full scholarship by NE-10 power Franklin Pierce. #GreatNews”Cole is widely considered to be one of the top point guards in New England’s 2014 class and had generated a significant amount of interest at… READ MORE >

BU Scores Two in 2015

Posted Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

Boston University got an early jump on their 2015 recruiting class on Wednesday with a pair of commitments from Matt Hein and Daouda Ndiaye from Windermere Prep and the Orlando Venom AAU team.  Hein is a five-foot-seven point guard and Ndiaye is a six-foot-eleven center with a very high ceiling.  Here’s a look at some of his AAU highlights from this past spring care of Big County Preps’ AAU page. READ MORE >

BC Lands Swedish Big Man

Posted Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

Boston College scored a late recruiting victory in the class of 2013 on Wednesday, picking up a commitment from six-foot-eleven big man Billy Magarity. Magarity is a Swedish native who plays for the country’s U-20 national team.  His father, Bill Magarity, grew up playing in Philadelphia and was the MVP of the Philadelphia Catholic League in 1971 before relocating to Sweden.  Described as a fundamentally sound big man from 15 feet and in, Magarity chose BC over other offers from… READ MORE >

SCSU Scores Late with Local Forward

Posted Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

Southern Connecticut State University added another piece to their incoming 2013 recruiting class recently with a commitment from Master’s School senior forward Austin Carter.  The six-foot-six forward ran with the New York Lightning on the 2012 EYBL circuit and saw wide-ranging division I interest and recruitment throughout the course of his high school and AAU careers.  He joins a SCSU recruiting class that already included two other local products in Marianapolis Prep post-grad Mike Mallory and Masuk senior guard Dominic… READ MORE >

ZG Finals - u17 Recap

Posted Monday, June 17th, 2013

Behind the balanced attack of Jared Terrell, Aaron Falzon and Jared Wilson-Frame – who also played with the u16 squad – Expressions Elite defeated Wayne PAL Wolfpack (NJ), 59-50, to capture the u17 varsity title at this weekend's Zero Gravity Finals. The athleticism and depth of Expressions, who were without Abdul-Malik Abu, proved too much for a Wolfpack team that never led. Expressions went a perfect 6-0 on the weekend, including a 51-37 semis win over the Crew Ainge, Jared… READ MORE >

UMass Lowell Lands Commitment

Posted Sunday, June 16th, 2013

New UMass Lowell head coach Pat Duquette picked up his first verbal commitment since taking over the River Hawks' program last month. Jahad Thomas, a six-foot-two two-hundred-and-twenty pound swingman from Williamsport High School in Pennsylvania, committed to UMass Lowell over the weekend.  Thomas led Williamsport to back to back district championships in his junior and senior seasons and was also named 1st team All-State in Pennsylvania's 4A largest school classification.UMass Lowell will officially join the division I ranks on July… READ MORE >

ZG Finals - u15 Recap

Posted Sunday, June 16th, 2013

While most of the eyes at the University Sports Center were focused on the u16 and u17 divisions, there was also a plethora of excitement in the u15 division, where the Boston Spartans cruised to a 63-42 title-clinching victory over the Boston Titans. Catholic Memorial teammates Kellen Grady and Brandon Twitty led the offense with some hot three-point shooting. Grady also played strong defense from his wing position in the 1-2-2 three-quarter court trap. He had a few timely steals… READ MORE >

ZG Finals - u16 Recap

Posted Sunday, June 16th, 2013

HANOVER, Mass. – Championship Sunday at the 2013 Zero Gravity National Finals did not disappoint. With over 300 teams competing on roughly 30 courts throughout Southeastern Massachusetts, the top squads in the u15, u16 and u17 age groups gathered at the University Sports Center on Father’s Day for their respective title games. Amidst warm temperatures inside the eight-court facility – and with competition oftentimes trending even hotter – some of the tournament’s best matchups occurred. In particular, the u16 division… READ MORE >

ESPN Releases Updated Rankings

Posted Saturday, June 15th, 2013

ESPN released updated national rankings in the classes of 2014, 2015, and 2016 last week, and New England continued to be well represented among the nation’s elite. The ESPN 100, which ranks the top 100 rising senior prospects in the country, includes 6 players from the New England region.  First up is Brewster Academy and Syracuse bound forward Chris McCullough, who checks in at 7th overall and the third best PF in the nation.  Not far behind is Wilbraham &… READ MORE >

Trio Heading to Adidas Nations

Posted Friday, June 14th, 2013

The Mass Rivals are sending three players to Las Vegas this weekend for the latest session of Adidas Nations.  Cushing Academy rising junior guard Kaleb Joseph, Worcester Academy rising senior forward Matt Cimino, and Northfield Mount Hermon rising junior forward Josh Sharma will all be in attendance while Wilbraham & Monson big man Goodluck Okonoboh was unable to make it this weekend after having already attended session I in Chicago and session II in Miami.  This weekend’s training session is… READ MORE >

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