Posted Sunday, April 27th, 2008
Team Maine defeated the Stan Jones (NJ) club 78-60 to cap a championship run at the Providence Jam Fest this past weekend at Providence College (RI). They won out Sunday with wins over Diamond State (DE) 74-48, IMG Academy (FL) 75-73, and last but not least Stan Jones featuring the Kansas bound Morris twins. Jason Nicholas’ squad featured six current Bridgton Academy players (MVP Isiah Wallace, Hamid Ford, Elliott Jones Jr., Cervante Burrell, Stacey Waters, Dawda Njie), one Kents Hill…
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Posted Saturday, April 26th, 2008
New England made a powerful statement on Saturday as we showed that we not only have some elite level AAU programs but a great amount of depth as well. There was no better example than the 17 and under division where 10 teams won their pool and advanced to the gold bracket. Team Boston Elite – Not only did Team Boston Elite win their pool, but they earned what many people considered to be the biggest upset of the day…
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Posted Friday, April 25th, 2008
The most difficult part of evaluating talent at the Providence Jam Fest is deciding which game to watch. With action taking place on 8 different courts in the 17 and under bracket alone, unfortunately it is nearly impossible to see everyone play. So here is a look at some of the players, who we saw, that played well. Tyler Strange, CMBC & Jon Goldberg, Lone Wolf: One of the first games of the night featured CMBC (MA) against Lone Wolf…
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Posted Thursday, April 24th, 2008
On Sunday May 4th Reebok will hold a city wide free-throw contest for the greater Boston area. Anyone between the ages of 12 and 18 is eligible to participate. All they have to do is show up at the Boston Athletic Club between 8am and 11am. The finals will begin at 11:30am. The winner will receive a complete Reebok basketball system for their driveway while the next two runners up will receive a free pair of sneakers. For more information…
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Posted Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Larry Anderson is off the board…and the final destination is a bit of a surprise. The 6’5” forward who had received a good deal of interest from schools in the Atlantic 10 (and some even higher) throughout the year signed with Long Beach State. His commitment is a huge acquisition for the 49ers as they steal the highest ranked player left in New England as well as someone who was considered by many to be a mid to high major…
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Posted Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
The finals of the Charlie Weber D.C. Hoopfest featured New Heights against D.C. Assault. But before reaching the championship game, both clubs got all they could handle from two New England teams. For New Heights, it was Connecticut Select who they faced in the semi-finals of the championship round. Select proved to be one of the best offensive teams in the field as they even went for as many as 108 points in a single game. Marcus James, Josh Turner,…
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Posted Monday, April 21st, 2008
Zach Dugas is headed to St. Anselm’s next year. The 6’2” point guard, who was receiving a good deal of division I interest, decided to pull the trigger and commit to the Hawks after playing with the Connecticut Basketball Club this weekend in Pittsburgh. “I just think this is the best fit for me,” Dugas said when asked why he chose to commit instead of waiting on division I offers. “I’m real happy to be going to St. Anselm’s.” St.…
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Posted Sunday, April 20th, 2008
Scouts Inc., a subsidiary of ESPN.com, and Scout.com both released new national rankings within the last ten days. While other such networks including Rivals.com and Hoop Scoop Online have yet to publish their post-season lists, we thought today was a good chance to see where the national experts have our local stars.2009 Rankings – Top 100Scouts Inc. (4/08)Scout.com (4/08)Rivals.com (11/07)HoopScoop (11/07)#17 Alex Oriakhi#34 Alex Oriakhi#34 Erik Murphy#21 Alex Oriakhi#31 Erik Murphy#42 Erik Murphy#50 Alex Oriakhi#32 Erik Murphy#57 Jin Soo Kim#76…
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Posted Saturday, April 19th, 2008
Size is always at a premium for college coaches, but inevitably it becomes even more so this time of year. While there are still a good number of quality guards left on the board, bigs become harder and harder to find as the season goes on. Here is a look at some who might be scooped up by the time the weekend is over: Larry Anderson, 6’5”, F, Winchendon: He’s more of a wing than a big man, but minus…
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Posted Friday, April 18th, 2008
Today marks the first of four days in the spring evaluation period that division I college coaches are permitted to evaluate potential student athletes away from their high school’s campus. In other words, the next two weekends are the only time this spring that division I coaches are allowed to watch AAU teams compete in sanctioned events. Most local programs have traveled to either Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the Jam Fest or Washington, D.C. for Charlie Weber’s Hoop Fest. At both…
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