Posted Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Can anyone beat Tilton? That is once again the question as another season in class AA of the NEPSAC is set to begin. After four straight New England titles, the Rams return their five man core from last season’s championship team. But New England titles aren’t the loan goal at Tilton anymore. Since Alex Oriakhi, Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, and Gerard Coleman led the team on a Cinderella run to the 2009 National Prep Championship, they set a new standard of excellence,…
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Posted Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
The University of Rhode Island scored a huge commitment on Wednesday when Jordan Hare (Saginaw, Mich./Arthur Hill) turned down high-major suitors to play for coach Jim Baron in the Atlantic 10. Hare held other offers from high-major programs including Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, and others but it was a long standing relationship with URI assistant coach Preston Murphy that helped the Rams stay in the hunt and get the commitment. Murphy grew up in Saginaw and has longstanding relationships with…
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Posted Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
At this time last year no one was predicting that Maine Central Institute would go on to win the first ever NEPSAC class AAA championship. To be sure, no one ever looks forward to playing a team coached by Dave Campbell, but conventional wisdom said that while MCI would undoubtedly be one of the most disciplined teams in the NEPSAC, they just lacked the sheer talent to win the whole thing. Conventional wisdom was wrong. After taking on all comers…
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Posted Monday, October 17th, 2011
It was an exciting 24 hours for the Metro Boston AAU program. First, Jesse Chuku committed to Lehigh following his official visit this weekend. A few hours later and Dimitry Coronel followed suit by pledging to Maine after a similar official visit this weekend. Coronel is an athletic six-foot-four swingman who spent the first three years of his high school career at East Boston High School before transferring to Tabor Academy last year. His first season in the NEPSAC was…
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Posted Sunday, October 16th, 2011
The third annual Derek Kellogg Basketball Coaches Clinic will be held on Sunday, Oct. 23 at the Curry Hicks Cage. The clinic will feature UMass head coach Derek Kellogg and his staff conducting a two and a half hour practice with three breakdown drill sessions for different positions, lunch and a social hour. Coaches are also invited to attend UMass' practice on Friday from 3:30-6 p.m. The cost of the clinic will be $80 per coach and $70 per each…
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Posted Sunday, October 16th, 2011
It was just over two years ago that Clyde Smith first arrived in New England. Just a sophomore at the time, Smith was making the long trip from his home in Houston, and was quickly anointed as the latest in Hotchkiss’ rapidly growing line of star guards, following in the footsteps of the likes of Jason Morris and Derrick Wilson. In the two years since, Smith hasn’t failed to live up to the hype, proving himself as one of the…
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Posted Sunday, October 16th, 2011
Kimball Union Academy forward Jesse Chuku will attend Lehigh University next year. Chuku committed following his official visit to the Patriot League campus this weekend. Chuku is a long and athletic six-foot-seven forward with an emerging skill set. He missed last season following a lengthy illness but returned in the spring to shine for Metro Boston on the AAU circuit. Prior to arriving at KUA, Chuku was a standout on England’s 18-and-under national team in 2010 that traveled to Tel…
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Posted Sunday, October 16th, 2011
The college basketball season is officially underway, at least the practice season that is, and Friday’s kick-off meant Midnight Madness at a variety of schools throughout the country. New England was well represented in those festivities as UConn, Providence, Rhode Island, and others all held Midnight Madness celebrations on Friday night. Some teams opted to go a day later and UMass and Harvard were among the programs that chose to celebrate mid-day on Saturday. Even programs who skipped any type…
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Posted Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Stonehill College went to the state of Ohio to land their third commitment in the class of 2012 this weekend. Pierce Cumpstone is a six-foot-six swingman from Kenston High School. He started all 21 games last season as a junior and averaged 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists while setting a school record for three-point accuracy by going 62 out of 130 from behind the arc. His efforts earned him a variety of post-season accolades including All-District, All CVC,…
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Posted Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Coach Fred Benjamin and his players at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn., are in the midst of a busy few days. Wednesday night, its open run played host to coaches from Wisconsin, Penn State, Washington and Xavier, among others. Junior Patrick Steeves (Montreal, Canada), a skilled big forward with a pure shooting stroke, emerged as the big winner from that workout, having landed offers from both Penn State and Xavier, according to Benjamin. This weekend, the Hotchkiss team will…
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