Posted Sunday, September 18th, 2011
On paper, Brewster Academy and South Kent were arguably the two most talented teams in class AAA of the NEPSAC this year. Well if there was any doubt a week ago it has since become much less debatable now as both programs landed huge additions this weekend with the return of former stars. At Brewster, Jakarr Sampson has returned to the academy. Sampson graduated from Brewster last spring after spending his senior season in New Hampshire but was one of three…
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Posted Saturday, September 17th, 2011
Vermont’s first year head coach John Becker scored his second big commitment of the week when Connecticut native and Northfield Mount Hermon senior Ethan ODay committed to the Catamounts on Sunday. O’Day, who ran with the Connecticut Basketball Club on this summer’s AAU circuit, walked away from the summer with over a dozen division I scholarship offers that ranged from the Atlantic 10 Conference on down. Regardless of level though, he said there were three things that were most important…
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Posted Friday, September 16th, 2011
The University of Massachusetts landed a commitment from Tyler Bergantino, a six-foot-eight two-hundred-and-thirty-five pound big man from Nature Coast Technical High School in Florida.
Bergantino ran with Florida Elite on the AAU circuit and is widely known to be a post prospect on the rise.
The Florida native has lost 32 pounds since his sophomore season and is a high volume rebounder with a rapidly developing skill set.
For more on the commitment from ESPN click here.
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Posted Friday, September 16th, 2011
The fourth annual New England Elite 75 Showcase – Frosh/Soph Edition lived up to its lofty expectations by once again showing off the top up and coming talent in the region. The freshmen took the stage to start the day and went on to showcase a class full of talent and depth. Jarred Reuter solidified his spot as one of the top prospects in the class with a big performance while other proven commodities like Aaron Falzon and Tyree Robinson…
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Posted Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Mansfield Sports Plex will be the site of the fourth annual New England Elite 75 Showcase –Frosh/Soph Edition and once again the event is expected to host the premier up and coming talent in the region. While this event will feature some already established stars, history has shown that the Frosh/Soph Edition is the perfect opportunity for hidden talent to make a name for themselves. In years past guys like Kaleb Tarczewski, Kris Dunn, and Georges Niang have all used…
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Posted Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Canterbury’s seven-foot center Ed Lawrence was one of the big winners (no pun intended) of this summer’s exposure circuit. He began the month with a strong performance at Hoop Mountain’s Super Week II and then proved to be an emerging prospect at the New England Elite 75 Showcase. A strong performance at the All-Academic Camp only solidified a great two weeks of basketball. But in reality, Lawrence’s stock started to soar upwards in June when he starred at the Yale…
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Posted Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Harvard Basketball has announced their sixth annual coaches clinic, set for Sunday, October 30th. This year's keynote speaker will be Hall of Famer Larry Brown, the annual coach in history to win both an NCAA and NBA championship. Brown has 1098 wins on his NBA coaching record and is also the only head coach in NBA history to lead eight different teams to the playoffs. The clinic will also include remarks from Harvard head coach Tommy Amaker, a full Harvard…
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Posted Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
The opening of the fall contact period annually brings a steady stream of college coaches into New England's borders and this year has been no different with schools from all six states drawing visitors throughout the first five days of the period. But Wednesday's activity was at an all time high as a coordinated workout schedule between Brewster Academy, Tilton, and New Hampton allowed college coaches to potentially visit all three schools during the course of the day. Brewster kicked…
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Posted Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
First year Vermont head coach John Becker landed a verbal commitment from Brendan Kilpatrick, a six-foot-five swingman from Malvern Prep in Pennsylvania, who took an official visit to the school this weekend. Kilpatrick earned Inter-Academic League MVP honors for Malvern last year after averaging 17 points and 6 rebounds per game and had an equally strong season on the summer AAU circuit playing alongside Villanova bound point guard Ryan Arcidiacono on the PA Playaz. Kilpatrick has a college ready game…
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Posted Monday, September 12th, 2011
Before the contact period officially began last Friday we traveled to Marianapolis Prep for an early look at two powerful prep programs, Marianapolis and Putnam Science Academy. The respective programs are in very different places, Marianapolis an already established team that advanced to four straight class B finals before last year’s realignment, and Putnam Science, a budding club that isn’t yet an official member of the NEPSAC but continues to add more talent each and every year. Because the two…
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