Posted Sunday, February 6th, 2011
Coach K landed his latest prized recruit on Monday morning and this time it came from New England's own Alex Murphy. The Rhode Island native and St. Mark's junior made a verbal commitment to Krzyzewski three weeks after taking an unofficial visit to the Duke campus to watch their game against Maryland. "I've had a feeling in my gut for a long time now," he said. "It's an opportunity to play for a coach who I consider to be one…
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Posted Sunday, February 6th, 2011
The third annual New England Junior Elite 75 Showcase will return to Boston University's Case Gymnasium on Friday, April 1st. The Elite 75 Showcases are the most prestigious in New England, designed specifically for the top prospects in the region, with the Junior Elite Edition featuring an invitational only field of players in grades 6-8. Each participating player will be evaluated by the New England Recruiting Report while receiving advanced skill instruction from a first rate coaching staff and an…
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Posted Sunday, February 6th, 2011
Game of the Day: St. Thomas More 70 Tilton 66 In a match-up featuring two of the country’s most coveted underclassmen big-man prospects in Andre Drummond (2012) and Nerlens Noel (2013), perennial NEPSAC powers St. Thomas More and Tilton locked up in a contest littered with big-time athletes on both sides. Drummond would be up to the challenge early, being extremely physical with Noel on both ends and scoring over his left shoulder in post isolation situations on the block. …
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Posted Saturday, February 5th, 2011
In a match-up of perennial AAA powers featuring a variety of low to high-major talent on both rosters, a Northfield Mount Hermon team playing without Seton-Hall bound lead guard Aaron Cosby would take on a Bridgton club looking to bounce back from a disappointing loss to Princeton Day on Friday night. With Northfield Mount Hermon’s Armani Cotton (Yale), Joe Sharkey (Brown), and John Golden (Dartmouth) all hitting shots from the perimeter early, Bridgton would fight to stay close behind strong…
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Posted Friday, February 4th, 2011
Game of the Day: Brehm Prep (IL) 68 South Kent School (CT) 72 (OT) In a highly-anticipated match-up of two teams featuring a variety of high major talent on both rosters, Illinois’ Brehm Prep would take on perennial NEPSAC power South Kent in what turned out to be an exciting, back-and-forth contest. Behind the prolific three-point shooting of Khris Brewer and Oregon-bound Bruce Barron, Brehm would rush out to an early lead against a sluggish Cardinal defense lacking the energy…
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Posted Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
Billy Baron announced on Thursday that he will leave the University of Virginia and transfer to the University of Rhode Island, to play for his father and URI head coach Jim Baron. "I love my teammates and my coaches at Virginia," Baron said in a release. "Virginia is a great place but I want to go home, be with my family and play for my dad." "I knew when Billy decided to come to Virginia he had a very hard…
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Posted Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
Another week is in the books and so it is once again time to see who turned in New England's top performances this week: Connecticut Player of the Week – Freddie Wilson, Hillhouse – The Seton Hall bound guard hit two huge milestones in Hillhouse’s 73-63 win over Hand tallying both his 1000th career point and 500th career assist. • Desmond Williams, Putnam Science – 20pts, 6rebs, 5asts & 5stls over KUA• Sean Obi, Greens Farms Academy – 20pts &…
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Posted Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
Brown University landed a major blow in the rapidly escalating recruiting wars of the Ivy League on Wednesday when Rafael Maia, a six-foot-nine center from Maine Central Institute, committed to Bears head coach Jesse Agel. Maia is a Brazilian native who arrived in New England this year and was one of the best remaining local big men on the market. Maia also fills a major need for the Bears as their backcourt is considered by many to be one of…
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Posted Monday, January 31st, 2011
Kaleb Tarczewski, the eighth ranked player in the national class of 2012, took advantage of a brief break in St. Mark’s schedule to take an unofficial visit to Kansas this weekend. The seven-footer arrived on Saturday in time to see Kansas knock off inner-state rival Kansas State in front of a sold-out crowd at Phog Allen Fieldhouse. Tarczewski was joined on the visit by three other Jayhawk recruits in Nino Jackson, Perry Ellis, and Zach Peters, who has already committed…
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Posted Sunday, January 30th, 2011
The latest chapter in the Ricardo Ledo saga saw him decommit from Providence in the same manner in which he announced his original commitment little more than a month ago...via his twitter page. "I'm no longer a providence friar I decided to open my recruitment back up and view my other options," said Ledo's twitter account. This most recent announcement comes just over a week after Ledo arrived at Notre Dame Prep following his departure from the South Kent School. Notre…
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