Posted Thursday, January 24th, 2013
Wilbraham & Monson big man Goodluck Okonoboh is the top ranked prospect in Massachusetts’ 2014 class. Okonoboh, who is one of the premier shot-blockers in the entire country, has seen his recruitment pick up as of late, landing an offer from Marquette and new interest from Duke. Duke has also recently reached out to Cushing Academy point guard Kaleb Joseph, the state’s second ranked prospect, who continues to add new high-major offers to his list with Syracuse being the most…
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Posted Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
After a busy weekend of basketball in the region, we're ready to pick back up with our updated rankings in the class of 2014. Up next is the state of Connecticut, who appears to have the deepest junior class in all of New England, making the battle for the top ten spots especially competitive. Fairfield Prep center Paschal Chukwu sits in the top spot. While the seven-footer isn’t putting up totally dominant offensive numbers yet on the high school level,…
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Posted Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
USA Basketball announced the roster for its 2013 USA Junior National Select Team over the weekend and New Hampton senior forward Noah Vonleh was among the ten players selected from around the country. Vonleh will join former Team USA products Jabari Parker, Julius Randle, Rondae Jefferson, and Aaron Gordon along with fellow newcomers Aaron Harrison, Andrew Harrison, Kasey Hill, Demetrius Jackson, and Bobby Portis. DeMatha Catholic’s Mike Jones will serve as the team’s head coach. The team will take on…
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Posted Monday, January 21st, 2013
Vermont Academy post-graduate swingman Rich Williams made a verbal commitment to Hofstra on Monday, making an announcement at the Big Apple Classic, where his Vermont Academy team traveled to play Massanutten Military Academy. Williams is a New York native who graduated from Transit Tech High School and made a big name for himself on the summer grassroots circuit with his New York Lightning team after having missed the 2011 summer with a leg injury. His recruitment only continued to rise…
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Posted Sunday, January 20th, 2013
Sunday was a day with a distinct prep school flavor at the Hoophall Classic as a number of New England’s premier prep school programs were in action. Here’s a rundown: Tilton School 71 Vermont Academy 67In a game that looked as if the Rams were about to run away with a lopsided victory, Vermont Academy came back with an inspired second half run to make it close down the stretch. Wayne Selden came up with a timely baseline drive, spinning…
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Posted Sunday, January 20th, 2013
Wilbraham & Monson head coach Chris Sparks confirmed news from Kerem Kanter's twitter account from earlier this weekend that stated the forward would reclassify up to the class of 2013. Kanter is the younger brother of Utah Jazz forward Enes Kanter. He first arrived in New England last season, when he starred for the MacDuffie School, before shining with the New England Playaz on the grassroots circuit. This season he transferred into Wilbraham & Monson where he has been a…
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Posted Saturday, January 19th, 2013
On Saturday, Day One of the BABC Prep Classic brought some of New England's top prep programs to the Kroc Center in Boston. Here's a look at how the action played out...Game #1 Vermont Academy 55 Redemption Christian 47- In the first contest of the day, Vermont Academy won over Redemption Christian Academy (NY) by a score of 55-47. Leading the way for the Wildcats was Daquein McNeil, who scored 17 points, while Dimitri Floras added a dozen along with…
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Posted Friday, January 18th, 2013
Bonny Eagle High School junior guard Dustin Cole poured in 50 points Friday night in an 87-57 win over Kennebunk. The 50 points set a new school record and also included the 1000th point of Cole's career. While Bonny Eagle found themselves up 22-9 after the first quarter and 38-13 at halftime, this was hardly a case of Cole hunting his shots. In fact, he finished with very impressive numbers from the floor, shooting 17 of 24 from the field…
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Posted Friday, January 18th, 2013
Martin Luther King Jr. weekend is annually a big weekend of basketball in the New England region and this year is no different with the return of the Spalding Hoophall Classic and the BABC Prep Classic. The Hoophall Classic actually got underway on Thursday night with four games featuring two boys and two girls match-ups. Five more games are on top for this evening featuring the best that western Massachusetts has to offer. The national headliners will begin to…
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Posted Thursday, January 17th, 2013
The New England Recruiting Report and HoopRootz have announced the return of the New England Junior Elite 75 Showcase. This year's event will take place on Sunday, March 17th as we attempted to learn "Who's Got Next?"All nominations can be made by going to HoopRootz.net or emailing [email protected]. The New England Elite 75 showcases are the most prestigious in the region and have alumni that include Andre Drummond, Kaleb Tarczewski, Wayne Selden, Noah Vonleh, Michael Carter-Williams, and many many more.…
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