Quinnipiac Keeps Prep Product in CT

Quinnipiac Keeps Prep Product in CT

Posted Monday, September 20th, 2010

Quinnipiac scored their first commitment in the class of 2011 late this weekend when Zaid Hearst made a verbal commitment following an official visit to the school’s campus.  Hearst made his debut in New England last season, arriving at the Salisbury School as a junior and earning All Western New England nods in just his first season in the region.  The talented guard continued to standout this summer, running with Mid-Atlantic Select, and starring at both the New England Elite… READ MORE >

BC Lands West Coast Forward

BC Lands West Coast Forward

Posted Sunday, September 19th, 2010

Boston College head coach Steve Donahue and his staff continue to stockpile frontcourt talent in the class of 2011.  The most recent example comes from the west coast in Ryan Anderson, a six-foot-eight skilled face-up four man who projects as an ideal fit in Donahue's offensive system.  A good shooter and passer with a high feel for the game, Anderson selected B.C. over Arizona, Washington, California, and San Diego State.  Anderson told ESPN.com last week that he didn't plan on… READ MORE >

Harvard Scores Big

Harvard Scores Big

Posted Sunday, September 19th, 2010

Harvard head coach Tommy Amaker scored his latest recruiting victory on Monday, landing a verbal commitment from Kenyatta Smith, a highly coveted six-foot-eight center from Flintridge High School in California.  Smith saw his recruitment jump to the high-major level this summer when schools like Vanderbilt and Northwestern jumped into his recruitment, but following an official visit to Harvard's Cambridge campus this weekend, the talented big man decided he didn't need to see anymore.  The California native made his New England… READ MORE >

St. Mark’s Draws a Crowd

St. Mark’s Draws a Crowd

Posted Sunday, September 19th, 2010

St. Mark's held one of their two annual fall workouts on Sunday and as usual the event drew a plethora of college coaches.  Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, Kansas head coach Bill Self, Texas head coach Rick Barnes, Virginia head coach Tony Bennett, and Boston College head coach Steve Donahue were all front and center and were joined by high-major assistants from Pittsburgh, West Virginia, North Carolina, Michigan, Florida, Notre Dame, and Iowa.  In addition to all of the high-major… READ MORE >

Worcester Post-Grad Heading to America East

Worcester Post-Grad Heading to America East

Posted Sunday, September 19th, 2010

Worcester Academy's six-foot-six forwar Jordan Wejnert made a verbal commitment to UMBC this weekend.  The New Jersey native had only recently arrived in New England to begin his post-graduate year and quickly became a target for the America East school as head coach Randy Monroe was in the Worcester Academy gym last Sunday.  Wejnert, who ran with the Jersey ShoreShots on the AAU circuit, is a high level athlete and face-up forward who should contend for a spot in Worcester's… READ MORE >

Bull Becomes a Ram

Bull Becomes a Ram

Posted Saturday, September 18th, 2010

Domonique Bull has only just arrived at the Tilton School but after only two weeks of being a Ram, he’s going to stay that way for the next six years.  Bull, who will spend the next two years starring for the Tilton Rams, made an early commitment to the Rhode Island Rams on Friday.  “The style of play is for me,” Bull said.  “They are an up and down type of school who like to run.”  While Bull was just… READ MORE >

Connaughton Picks Notre Dame

Connaughton Picks Notre Dame

Posted Friday, September 17th, 2010

Pat Connaughton made a verbal commitment to the University of Notre Dame late Saturday morning after having visited the South Bend campus officially last weekend.  Connaughton will head to Notre Dame on a basketball scholarship although he is also expected to pitch for the Fighting Irish baseball team.  The six-foot-five swingman made national headlines this summer, breaking out as the surprise performer at the AAU Super Showcase and Nationals, and scoring a plethora of high major scholarship offers in the… READ MORE >

Prep Profile – Brewster Academy

Prep Profile – Brewster Academy

Posted Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

Brewster Academy was the undisputed champion of prep school basketball last year.  They began the year as the number one seed in the country, went on to claim the NEPSAC Class A title, and then take the National Prep Championship.  Some even went as far as to say that the 2009-2010 Brewster Academy squad was among the best prep school teams ever.  Attempting to follow up on that type of year will be no easy task for this year’s Brewster… READ MORE >

Coaches Clinic in Rhode Island this Weekend

Coaches Clinic in Rhode Island this Weekend

Posted Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

On September 18, 2010, La Salle Academy will host a basketball clinic for all boys and girls youth, CYO, Catholic Athletic League, middle school, and high school coaches.  Invited participants include: all head and assistant coaches throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts area.  The clinic will be held at the McLaughlin Athletic Center on the La Salle campus at 612 Academy Avenue in Providence. “Rhode Island has a great tradition of basketball coaches at all levels, this is a wonderful opportunity… READ MORE >

Wilson Out to Prove a Point

Wilson Out to Prove a Point

Posted Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

For anyone who knew Derrick Wilson and his long history of excellence on the hardwood, it was easy to see that he wasn’t his normal self this summer.  The Hotchkiss guard ran with the New York Gauchos for the second consecutive summer, but had a new group of teammates after playing up in the seventeen-and-under division last season.  This summer’s Gauchos squad featured a number of highly talented perimeter players, who all needed the ball in their hands to be… READ MORE >

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