Posted Monday, February 14th, 2011
Michael Carter-Williams is the only New England native to be named to this year’s McDonald’s All-American game. The St. Andrew’s star and his coach sat down with the New England Recruiting Report to discuss his career and his most recent honor. NERR: Michael first of all, tell us how it felt when you found out you were selected to be a McDonald’s All-American? MCW: I felt great. It was the biggest accomplishment for me. I was a little bit shocked…
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Posted Sunday, February 13th, 2011
Salisbury School’s Zaid Hearst has been nominated to play in the Elite Showcase Basketball Classic, one of Washington D.C.’s most prestigious all-star games. The game will take place at the Verizon Center on March 20th immediately following the Nets/Wizards game and will feature top seniors from Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C. The final selection will be announced on February 22nd. Hearst arrived at Salisbury last year as a junior and scored over 10 division I scholarship offers before making a…
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Posted Saturday, February 12th, 2011
New England produced two McDonald’s All-Americans this year and for Khem Birch the accomplishment is the culmination of a tremendous career since arriving in the region. The New England Recruiting Report spoke with Birch and his coach at Notre Dame Prep Ryan Hurd: NERR: First of all Khem, congratulations on being named to the McDonald’s All-American game. Tell us how it felt to be selected as one of the top 20 players in the country and what your reaction was…
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Posted Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Northfield Mount Hermon’s six-foot-eleven center Vince Van Nes has had college coaches intrigued since arriving in the United States last fall. With good size and mobility along with a smooth southpaw skill set, the British native has showed flashes of brilliance in the last year and a half. But those flashes didn’t happen as consistently as Van Nes would have liked in his first year and when he returned to NMH this fall, he did so with a chip on…
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Posted Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Our first snowless week in recent memory put loads of games on tap this week leading to a variety of impressive performances. Here is a look at some of the most notable: Massachusetts Player of the Week – John Henault, St. Bernard’s CC – The senior guard became St. Bernard Central Catholic’s all-time leading scorer (1457 points) in a Saturday night win with 32 points and 12 rebounds. Prior to that he scored 36 points in a win against Holy…
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Posted Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
The 2011 McDonald’s All-Americans were announced on Thursday afternoon’s edition of ESPNU Recruiting Insider. Two New England products made the cut as Notre Dame Prep forward Khem Birch and St. Andrew’s guard Michael Carter-Williams were both named to the team. The selection process for the McDonald’s All-American game is an elaborate one, beginning with nominations from all fifty states that typically range from 1,500 to 1,800 players. After a verification process, the nominees are then sent to the selection committee…
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Posted Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
Northfield Mount Hermon has sent their latest product to the Ivy League. Post-graduate power forward Jvonte Brooks made a verbal commitment to Dartmouth on Wednesday, choosing the Big Green over a variety of other division I scholarship offers. “Dartmouth said they were looking to get tougher,” said NMH head coach John Carroll, “and they just did.” For Brooks, his commitment is the conclusion of what has been a long process aimed towards one specific goal. “The reason I came to…
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Posted Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
NPSI ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM MOP - Michael Carter-Williams (St. Andrew’s)Bruce Barron (Brehm Prep)Kyle Callanan (Cushing Academy)Jamir Hanner (Notre Dame Prep)Maurice Harkless (South Kent)Max Hooper (Brewster Academy)Damion Lee (St. Thomas More)Todd Mayo (Notre Dame Prep)Eugene McCrory (CJEOTO Academy)Brandon Mobley (St. John’s Northwest Military Academy)Georges Niang (Tilton)Nerlens Noel (Tilton)Jakarr Sampson (Brewster Academy)Kaleb Tarczewski (St. Mark’s)Shaquille Thomas (NIA Prep) TOURNAMENT LEADERS Scoring Michael Carter-Williams (St. Andrew's): 39 points vs. Maine Central Institute, 28 points vs. New HamptonGeorges Niang (Tilton): 29 points vs. Christian Faith…
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Posted Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
The Kent School’s Darren Glover made a verbal commitment to St. Michael’s first year head coach Michael Harding on Sunday, giving the Purple Knights an immediate impact player in their class of 2011. Glover arrived at the Kent School this fall after having previously starred at Benilde-St. Margaret in Minnesota, where he earned all-league honors, while also starring with Howard Pulley on the AAU and Nike EYBL circuits. “From the time I first spoke with Coach Harding, he was very…
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Posted Monday, February 7th, 2011
Kimball Union Academy post-graduate Brian Fabrizius will attend Princeton University and play basketball for the Tigers, according to KUA Head Coach Mike Olson. Fabrizius and Princeton coach Sydney Johnson had courted each other throughout the year but waited patiently as the admissions process played itself out. When Brian received his call congratulating him into the Class of 2015---he was ready to commit. Fabrizius says he owes the faculty at KUA for allowing this to happen. “I had to improve academically…
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