Posted Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Quinnipiac University received a commitment from transfer swingman Garvey Young last week. Young played the first two years of his college career at the University of Vermont, making 50 stars in 64 games. As a freshman he was named to the America East All-Rookie Team after averaging 6.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. This season Young averaged 7.4 points and 4.0 rebounds for a Vermont team that captured the America East championship and went on to the NCAA Tournament…
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Posted Saturday, July 17th, 2010
The Clippers were one of the most talented teams in the NBA West at last week's Hoop Mountain Junior Elite camp. Here is a look at a few of the players who stood out: Eric D’Aguanno, forward/center - At only 12 years of age, Eric is one of the camp’s best players. He has unique versatility on offense possessing great low-post moves, a great mid range shot, and even an accurate 3-point shot. Defensively he can block shots or least…
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Posted Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Stonehill College head coach Dave McLaughlin earned a commitment from Jack Cole of New Providence High School in New Jersey last week. A six-foot-seven big man who averaging 14 points and 8 rebounds per game as a junior, Cole is a long and athletic forward with an inside-out skill set and good shot-blocking skills on the defensive end of the floor. ``He’s very excited about it and so is his family,’’ New Providence coach Art Cattano told the Star Ledger.…
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Posted Saturday, July 17th, 2010
When the Middlesex Magic scored an overtime victory over New Heights at last Tuesday’s Super 16 Showcase, Pat Connaughton’s performance was at the forefront of the victory. Connaughton scored 31 points and grabbed 15 rebounds while spending the second half matched-up against Jermaine Sanders after the powerful swingman scored at will in the first. “I switched onto him and it really threw a different look at him,” Connaughton said. “Even when he got a step on me I was able…
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Posted Friday, July 16th, 2010
The Spurs were another team that had a variety of standout performers at last week's Hoop Mountain Junior Elite Camp. Nathan Rawlings, 5’5, guard - A great athlete, Rawlings has strong handles with both hands and can finish very well when attacking the hoop. Matt Catizone, 5’1, point guard - A great point guard, Catizone is a strong floor general that can make good decisions and run an offense. He also has the added weapon of having a nice shooting…
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Posted Friday, July 16th, 2010
The Hoop Group concluded their annual West Virginia Jam Fest on Saturday, formerly known as the Triple S Harley Davidson Classic, the Jam Fest is the largest of the Hoop Group’s summer tournaments with over 200 teams participating in the u15-u17 divisions. Playaz Take u17 Crown The New England Playaz won seven games in three days to claim the championship, proving themselves the best of the 150 seventeen-and-under teams in the field. The Playaz entered the tournament as the field’s…
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Posted Thursday, July 15th, 2010
The Boston Amateur Basketball Club traveled to the annual Nike Peach Jam this week. In addition to being one of the top exposure events of the summer, this year's event also doubled as the finals of Nike's EYBL league. BABC earned a spot in the u17 field by virtue of their performance during the EYBL regular season while they also entered a team into the sixteen-and-under field. Perhaps the youngest team in the EYBL this year, Michael Carter-Williams is really…
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Posted Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
The Thunder were one of the teams that turned some heads at the Hoop Mountain Junior Elite Camp last week at Stonehill College. With a variety of talented young players, the Thunder strung together a few impressive performances. Jaquan Mills, 4’10, point guard - Jaquan Mills was his team’s Rajon Rondo. Jaquan is an exceptional floor general that offensively and defensively communicates with his teammates and his ball handles, quickness, and smart decisions will make him a very valuable asset…
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Posted Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Over 100 college coaches had checked in by the time the night session began at the Super 16 Showcase. Most prominent was West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins who was front and center for the CBC/Panthers match-up. Huggins was one of 15 division I head coaches in attendance on Tuesday joining UMass’ Derek Kellogg, Fordham’s Tom Pecora, St. Peter’s John Dunne, Bryant’s Tim O’Shea, Penn’s Jerome Allen, Harvard’s Tommy Amaker, Brown’s Jesse Agel, Wagner’s Danny Hurley, Long Island’s Jim Ferry,…
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Posted Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Four McGlynn, a six-foot-one combo guard from York, Pennsylvania, committed to Vermont earlier this week. McGlynn made an early pledge to the Catamounts despite generating a wide range of recruiting interest from Ivy and Patriot League schools all the way up to the CAA. McGlynn stars at Dallastown High School where he led the league in scoring as a junior with 22.9 points per game and is on pace to become his school's all time leading scorer during his senior…
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