Posted Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Six-foot-seven forward Travis Taylor, who received a conditional release from Monmouth last month, will transfer to Boston College. Taylor averaged 18 points and 8 rebounds in his only season of college basketball and chose to play for the Eagles over Seton Hall and Temple. Taylor will have to sit out the 2010-2011 season per NCAA transfer rules but will have two seasons of eligibility remaining in 2011-2012. READ MORE >
Posted Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Brent Abendroth, a six-foot-three point guard who spent the 2008-2009 season at Wilbraham & Monson as a post-graduate, will transfer to Clark University next season. Abendroth accepted a recruited walk-on position at Bryant University following his year in the NEPSAC but will make the move to Clark for his sophomore season. A point guard with good size and skills, Abendroth should be poised to make an immediate contribution for Clark as they look to contend in the NEWMAC. READ MORE >
Posted Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
One of the best prospects left on the board in the class of 2010 has now joined the class of 2011. Groton Dunstable’s senior forward Ryan Romich will head to Vermont Academy for a post-graduate year where he will play for newly appointed head coach Jesse Bopp. “I had some options as far as college but I wanted to work on my game and kind of get to where I wanted to go in terms of the level I wanted… READ MORE >
Posted Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
14U Final - Xpressions Elite 56 Boston Spartans 54 For an age group that is not always known for its great fundamental play, the U14 final was played like a high school varsity game. Xpressions Elite began the game in a 2-3 zone but failed to match the Spartans toughness. The guards on Xpressions were forcing the issue early and turning the ball over, which gave the Spartans many opportunities to score on fast breaks. Spartans guard, Marcus Neale, was… READ MORE >
Posted Sunday, June 27th, 2010
The University of Hartford held their second annual Elite Team Camp this weekend, welcoming 17 teams from a total of three states to the Reich Family Pavilion. Each team played several games throughout the weekend while participating in an offensive skill breakdown with newly appointed Hawks’ head coach John Gallagher. The field was divided into two divisions with Choate defeating Milton Academy in the finals of the red division and Manchester High School knocking off Farmington in the finals of… READ MORE >
Posted Sunday, June 27th, 2010
The Boston College Prospect Camp kicked off on the Chestnut Hill campus on Sunday afternoon, and of the 50 or so elite players invited to attend, few disappointed. After being put through a variety of stretches and drills by members of the Boston College men’s basketball staff, the highly touted high school prospects competed in a series of games. Arguably the most impressive player throughout the entire day was Shaq Thomas of Alif Muhammad NIA Prep in New Jersey. At… READ MORE >
Posted Saturday, June 26th, 2010
Northfield Mount Hermon’s rising senior guard Aaron Cosby committed to Seton Hall on Sunday afternoon. Cosby is a Louisville, Kentucky native who arrived at NMH for his junior season, averaging 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists per game while running the point for a team that advanced to the finals of the National Prep Championship. Cosby made an early commitment to the University of Massachusetts when he was just a freshman and Travis Ford was still at the helm… READ MORE >
Posted Saturday, June 26th, 2010
The Hoopville Elite 8 continued on Saturday with another set of local players standing out. Top Performers Ricardo Ledo, Expressions Elite, 2012 - After being named the 11th best prospect in the class of 2012 by ESPN, Ledo did not fail to disappoint. He knows how to play at many different speeds. At times, he was struggling to find his jump shot, so he stuck to driving to the basket. In the two games in which he played in, Ledo… READ MORE >
Posted Friday, June 25th, 2010
The first ever Hoopville Elite 8 tipped off on Friday night as Phil Kasiecki welcomed some top local talent to the Reggie Lewis Center. Top Performances Jaylen Brantley, BABC, 2012 - For a guy who is only 5’9”, Brantley plays as if he were five inches taller. His blinding speed was too much for the Greater Boston Lions. He had to have scored or assisted at least 20 points in transition off of multiple steals. For the entire game Brantley… READ MORE >
Posted Thursday, June 24th, 2010
What has been rumored for nearly two weeks became official earlier today when Providence head coach Keno Davis named BABC assistant coach and general manager Chris Driscoll to his coaching staff. In the ten years that Driscoll was on the BABC sidelines the storied AAU program won eight national championships and produced 52 division I players. "I've been influenced by some great people in the basketball world, and none more so than Leo Papile," Driscoll said. "At the BABC, effort,… READ MORE >