Posted Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
With more and more AAU programs opting to run their own showcase style events during the late spring and early summer weeks, the Granite State Jayhawks became the latest program to open their doors to college coaches on Wednesday night. The Jayhawks also hosted the New England Storm u17 team as the two programs combined to provide the 20 division II and III coaches in the gym with a look at the talent that both programs have to offer. The…
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Posted Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
ESPN completed their updated rankings this morning by publishing their Terrific 25 list, which ranks the top 25 prospects in the rising sophomore class. Once again, New England scored big as Kuran Iverson was ranked the second best prospect in the nation. Iverson, who will be a sophomore at Northwest Catholic High School in Connecticut next season, has been a well known local talent since he was in middle school but announced his presence on the national scene at the…
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Posted Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
ESPN released their first Super 60 list for the class of 2012 on Wednesday, ranking the top 60 rising juniors in the country. New England dominated the list as the region boasted the top ranked prospect in the country, two of the top three prospects, three of the top ten, four or the top eleven, and six of the top sixty. Andre Drummond regains the top ranking after temporarily being ousted by DaJuan Coleman this winter. Coleman comes in at…
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Posted Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Sunday was championship day at the New England Junior Elite Championships. While the Mass Rivals earned a hard-fought win over Connecticut Select in the u15 division, the epic battle of the day took place in the u14 division where the New England Playaz and MB Nation squared off in the final. The Playaz were coming off a dramatic win over the Rhode Island Hawks to advance to the finals as they needed a late second half run and an additional…
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Posted Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Newly appointed Holy Cross head coach Milan Brown earned his first commitment since taking over the Crusader program from Justin Burrell, a five-foot-seven point guard from Potomac High School in Virginia. Burrell had originally committed to Brown last summer when he was the head coach at Mount St. Mary's and signed a National Letter of Intent in November. He recently received a full release from the NEC school and will head to prep school for a year, at Fishburne Military…
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Posted Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
ESPN has closed the door on 2010 and released their first ESPNU 100 list for the class of 2011, ranking the top 100 rising seniors in the country. While New England isn't as well represented in 2011 as they were in 2010, one local player made a significant jump as Michael Carter-Williams is now ranked as the 25th best prospect in the country. Carter-Williams' rise to national prominence began last summer when he earned his first rush of high-major offers…
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Posted Sunday, June 20th, 2010
The Mass Rivals earned a hard earned victory over a talented Connecticut Select squad on Sunday to earn the u15 championship at the first ever New England Junior Elite Championships. Both teams came into Sunday’s final riding a wave of momentum after having gone undefeated through pool play but it was the Rivals who earned the chip with a 79-61 win. We told you on Saturday that the Rivals featured a frontline full of potential with Alec Brennan, Matt Cimino,…
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Posted Sunday, June 20th, 2010
American International College landed two more local products in the class of 2010 late last week with the additions of Braxton Gardner and Osmel Odena. Gardner, a six-foot-five forward from Christian Heritage School in Connecticut is high school teammates with Jason Perrier, who committed to AIC earlier this spring. Gardner and Pierre ran with Connecticut Elite on the AAU circuit where they teamed with Mark Ellis, who is also committed to the Yellow Jackets. “I just felt like it was…
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Posted Saturday, June 19th, 2010
Dramatic finishes were in high demand on Saturday afternoon and evening at the New England Junior Elite Championships as a number of contests went down to the wire. U14 - New England Playaz vs. Rhode Island Hawks Two talented teams squared off in a highly competitive game in order to claim their pool and advance to the u14 final. The Hawks looked like the team to beat early but the Playaz stormed back in final eight minutes of the game. …
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Posted Saturday, June 19th, 2010
The senior most division at the New England Junior Elite Championships produced numerous noteworthy performances as a number of new prospects announced their place on the scene while some of the usual suspects backed up their reps. The Mass Rivals and Connecticut Select were both dominant from a team perspective, sweeping their respective pools and setting up a clash on Sunday for the tournament title. Breakout Performers Garet Beal, MB Premiere – Widely considered to be the top freshman in…
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