Posted Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
Our final look at the NCAA tournament bracket focuses on the east region where, once again, we find a host of players with roots in our region. #1 Ohio State – N/A #16 Texas-San Antonio/Alabama State – N/A #8 George Mason – It was perceived to be a bit of a steal when George Mason snagged St. Thomas More’s Bryon Allen last year but the powerful guard has spent most of his first year in the CAA learning on the…
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Posted Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
There are plenty of familiar names in the southwest bracket as 9 of the 16 teams feature players from the New England region on their roster: #1 Kansas – The Jayhawks sixth man was a forward at Brewster Academy when he became one of the nation’s most widely pursued big men. Now Thomas Robinson is a sparkplug off the bench for head coach Bill Self, averaging 8 points and 7 rebounds and poised to inherit a bigger role next year. …
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Posted Monday, March 14th, 2011
Day two of our March Madness preview takes a look at the Southeast bracket which includes ten players with New England roots. #1 Pittsburgh – The top seeded Panthers have a pair of former South Kent swingmen in Gilbert Brown and J.J. Moore. Brown is a multi-year starter, one of the Big East’s premier defenders, and a much improved scorer averaging 11 points per game and shooting over 40% from the three-point line. Moore has been brought along slowly but…
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Posted Sunday, March 13th, 2011
St. Michael's head coach Mike Harding continues to score on the recruiting front, recently landing his third commitment in the class of 2011, this time from Winchendon post-graduate power forward James Cambronne who committed to the Purple Knights over a variety of other division II offers. The six-foot-six forward has exceeded expectations this year at the Winchendon School, establishing himself as one of the team's leaders and most consistent interior scoring presences. Very effective at the high-post and also capable…
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Posted Sunday, March 13th, 2011
With March Madness now upon us, NERR is going to do our best to put down our recruiting pens for the next four days and instead focus on the deep and talented group of New England alumni set to take part in the NCAA tournament. We’ll examine all four regions of the bracket, taking a look at each team, any New England products on the roster, and what potential role they may have on the upcoming tournament. First up is…
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Posted Saturday, March 12th, 2011
One week after landing a commitment from St. Thomas More post-graduate Roy Mabrey and St. Anselm has completed their backcourt of the future with another commitment, this time from Suffield Academy post-graduate Andre King. King is coming off a big post-graduate season, averaging close to 27 points per game and leading Suffield to the semifinals of the Class B tournament. Prior to arriving at Suffield, King had a storied career at Sabis International Charter School in Springfield, Massachusetts. He actually…
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Posted Friday, March 11th, 2011
Lee Academy power forward Chen Cai made a verbal commitment to Loyola of Maryland and head coach Jimmy Pastos on Thursday. Cai arrived in Lee this fall after a succesful high school career in San Diego after coming to the United States from his native country of China. Cai averaged 26 points and 17 rebounds as a junior at Maranatha High School only a year after putting up 23 points and 13 rebounds in his first season stateside. As a…
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Posted Friday, March 11th, 2011
Brown University head coach Jesse Agel landed a commitment from Jon Schmidt earlier this week. Schmidt is a six-foot-seven forward from the Friends School in Maryland. Schmidt averaged 24 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 assists this year and recovered from a torn hamstring that he suffered while running with Nike's Baltimore Elite AAU squad. The injury prevented Schmidt from playing during the July live evaluation period and left him flying under the radar coming into the high school season. Schmidt…
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Posted Thursday, March 10th, 2011
Notre Dame Prep guard Todd Mayo made a verbal commitment to Marquette head coach Buzz Williams on Friday afternoon. Mayo visited Marquette's campus two weeks ago and was on hand to see the Golden Eagles score a 24 victory over Providence. Providence was one of several high-major schools who were actively recruiting Mayo including Baylor, Memphis, Oklahoma State, and others. Another suitor came into the picture this week as Mayo's hometown favorite West Virginia delayed his planned commitment with an 11th hour…
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Posted Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
St. Michael's head coach Mike Harding received a verbal commitment from Corey Crawford last night. Crawford is a six-foot, one-hundred-and-seventy-five pound guard from the Phelps School in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Crawford is originally from Dover, Delaware and was the 2010 Gatorade Player of the Year in his home state before heading to Phelps as a post-graduate where he has led the talented team in scoring. A scoring lead guard who can make shots in bunches and really fill up the scoring…
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