National Prep Showcase Coming to Rhode Island

National Prep Showcase Coming to Rhode Island

Posted Sunday, November 16th, 2008

19 of the top 100 players in the country’s class of 2009 will be participating in the National Prep Showcase beginning this Friday, November 21st at Bryant University.  The talented field of team’s will be headlined by last year’s national champions Hargrave Military Academy (VA) along with 2007 national champions Notre Dame Prep (MA), 2008 NEPSAC champions Brewster Academy (NH), and perennial powerhouses like the Patterson School (NC), Bridgton Academy (ME), South Kent School (CT), Stoneridge Prep (CA), the Winchendon… READ MORE >

WMA Guard Realizes Division I Dream

WMA Guard Realizes Division I Dream

Posted Saturday, November 15th, 2008

When Brent Abendroth made the decision to do a post-graduate year it was with one goal in mind…to become a division I basketball player.  He certainly didn’t need any more academic preparation as he was already a candidate for Ivy League and similar level schools.  But he hoped his decision to play for head coach Chris Sparks at Wilbraham & Monson would help to catapult his recruitment to division I status.  It couldn’t have gone any better.  When the New… READ MORE >

McCoy Picks Drexel

McCoy Picks Drexel

Posted Friday, November 14th, 2008

Early in the week it was being reported on numerous recruiting sites that Daryl McCoy had committed to Drexel University.  That information was, at the time, pre-mature as McCoy didn’t officially make his decision until Thursday afternoon.  The Hartford native becomes the second New England big man to land in Bruiser Flint’s recruiting class, joining Dartaye Ruffin from Massachusetts.  In McCoy’s case, Flint is landing a center with a potential huge upside.  Potential has always been the key word for… READ MORE >

DBA Fall League – Event Recap

DBA Fall League – Event Recap

Posted Thursday, November 13th, 2008

20 teams from all corners of Connecticut make the trip to Trumbull each Sunday to play in the DeSantis Basketball Academy’s Fall League.  Perennial contenders like Windsor, Hillhouse, Kolbe Cathedral, and St. Joe’s highlight the talented collection of teams.  The New England Recruiting Report was on hand this past Sunday to catch some of the action and listen to reports about who has been starring thus fair this fall.  Windsor knocked off Kolbe Cathedral in a match-up of two teams… READ MORE >

Brimmer & May Star Making Most of Opportunity

Brimmer & May Star Making Most of Opportunity

Posted Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

The game of basketball has always come pretty easy for Kyle Casey.  He has been blessed with the size, skills, and athleticism to be a dominant force at virtually every level he has competed at.  But basketball is one of the few things which has come easy for Casey over the years.  Kyle is one of three boys to be raised by a single mother in the town of Medway.  Money was often tight growing up, as his mother worked… READ MORE >

Signing Day is Here

Signing Day is Here

Posted Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

When a player makes a verbal commitment he is essentially giving his word, but when he signs his National Letter of Intent, he is basically signing a legal document.  The former isn’t too hard to get out of, the latter very difficult.  Consequently, Wednesday is a very big day for schools and recruits across the country.  It is the first day of the fall signing period that will last for ten days and the first opportunity for players in the… READ MORE >

NMH Sends Another to the Ivy League

NMH Sends Another to the Ivy League

Posted Monday, November 10th, 2008

Peter McMillan is headed to Cornell.  The California native committed on Monday, less than 24 hours after returning from an official visit to the defending Ivy League champions.  “I couldn’t be happier with my decision to go to Cornell,” he said.  “My visit couldn’t have gone better.  Everything about it was a great fit.  When I was watching their practice, I could definitely see myself thriving in their system.”  NMH head coach John Carroll was quick to echo his forward’s… READ MORE >

Prep Profile – Proctor Academy

Prep Profile – Proctor Academy

Posted Sunday, November 9th, 2008

The drive to Proctor Academy is a long trip to the north.  If you take route 91 through Vermont you may even think you’re headed to Canada.  And while Proctor Academy isn’t quite that far north, there is a distinctive Canadian feel to this team.  Stephen Alli, Taevaunn Prince, R.J. Stephens, and Pat Donnelly are four newcomers who all come to Proctor by way of Canada.  The foursome joins local post-graduate Mike Stys and a young sophomore in Ian Baker… READ MORE >

Weekend News and Notes

Weekend News and Notes

Posted Friday, November 7th, 2008

Hamilton Adds Another ShooterLast year Hamilton College head coach Tobin Anderson came into New England and scooped up two of our best shooters in Ephraim McDowell and Russ Rosenband.  This year he’s already added another in Eric Benvenuti.  And while Benvenuti can no doubt stroke the ball from the perimeter, he has a complete skill set that allows him to score points in a variety of different ways.  Combine that with his 6’6” frame at the small forward position and… READ MORE >

Prep Profile – St. Andrew’s

Prep Profile – St. Andrew’s

Posted Thursday, November 6th, 2008

The St. Andrew’s basketball program is one of the most storied in all of New England.  Mike Hart’s squad has won six NEPSAC class B titles including back to back championships in 2006 and 2007.  But last season, St. Andrew’s failed to advance to the post-season tournament for the first time in recent memory.  Between that, and the fact that they were losing two scholarship players in Mike Culpo and Brian Hanuschak, and Coach Hart knew his roster was in… READ MORE >

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