Posted Saturday, November 17th, 2007
With a large and energetic crowd packing the Lowell gymnasium today, the stars all came out as players like Devin Ebanks, Tyreke Evans, and Isaiah Thomas shined. But Saturday was also an opportunity for some under the radar recruits to make a name for themselves in front of the 87 division I coaches in attendance. Northfield Mount Hermon’s Simon McCormack was one of those such players. Maine Central Academy 67 Massanutten Military Academy 61After opening up a 14 point lead midway…
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Posted Friday, November 16th, 2007
So much has changed for Notre Dame Prep since last season. Gone is former Head Coach Bill Barton and in is new Head Coach Ryan Hurd. Gone are players like Michael Beasley (Kansas State), Jamine Peterson (Providence), and Deonte Roberts (Wisconsin-Milwaukee) and in are Terrence Jennings (committed to Louisville), Melquan Bolding (committed to Louisville), and Kimmie English (committed to Missouri). But some things never change, and that was certainly the case today as Sean Crawford and Johnny Higgins, the two…
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Posted Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Local fans of high school basketball are in for a big treat this weekend as the National Prep Showcase comes to the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. The three day event begins today at 1pm and will continue throughout the weekend. Tickets are available at the door with discounted rates available for children under the age of ten. The National Prep Showcase serves as the unofficial kick-off to the prep school season and hosts all of the nation’s best teams. Last year…
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Posted Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Phillips Exeter Academy competes in Class A of the NEPSAC, but they do it with a different philosophy then most of their competitors. Because they are one of the most prestigious and rigorous academic schools in the country, they are only able to admit players who are potential fits for Ivy League type schools down the road. Due to the fact that they are trying to field a team from such a smaller applicant pool, there has traditionally been a…
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Posted Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Northfield Mount Hermon’s Josh Riddle and New Hampton’s Kendall Durant both made verbal commitments on Tuesday. Today, both players are expected to sign their national letters of intent along with a variety of other local players. Riddle will be joining his NMH teammate David Rufful at Dartmouth. The Colorado native was getting a wide range of interest from Ivy League Schools but ultimately decided to join the Big Green. “The academics and athletics were a great combination,” he said. “Plus…
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Posted Monday, November 12th, 2007
The first annual CT High School Hoops Top 20 Classic will be held on Tuesday, November 20th at 7:00pm in the New Britain High School Gymnasium. The line-up of talent on hand is certainly impressive with all of the top local players in the class of 2008 expected to be in action including: David Gibbs (Master’s School – UMass); Allan Chaney (New London High School – Florida); Chris Prescott (Northwest Catholic High School – St. Joseph’s); Devin Hill (St. Luke’s…
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Posted Sunday, November 11th, 2007
The pre-season prep school poll was announced earlier this morning and it had a distinct New England feel. The top ten list is voted on by 6 writers (Jeff Goodman of Scout.com & Fox Sports; Adam Finkelstein of New England Recruiting Report & Hoop Scoop Online; Phil Kasiecki or Hoopville; Pat Stevens of CSTV; Adam Zagoria of the Herald News in New Jersey; and Brett Swanson of Swanny’s Roundball Review in the mid-west. The poll will be updated on a…
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Posted Friday, November 9th, 2007
In the next ten days the New England Recruiting Report will publish our updated rankings that will include all of the players that have arrived in the region since the beginning of the high school and prep school season. And while rankings are always a fun way to project a player’s efficiency at the next level, ultimately they are only a hypothesis. With that in mind, today we take a look back at the class of 2007 and see how…
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Posted Thursday, November 8th, 2007
This is going to be a busy week for Tucker Halpern. The 6’7” junior forward from the Noble & Greenough School will be in Ann Arbor this weekend as he takes an unofficial visit to the University of Michigan. Then on Thursday, Georgetown Head Coach John Thompson III will be at Nobles to watch Halpern practice. The interest from Michigan and Georgetown is a clear indication that Halpern’s recruiting status is on the rise. Previously, Halpern was hearing from a…
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Posted Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Chris Prescott’s high school career has been an up and down ride. Three years ago he entered Northwest Catholic High School as a highly tout freshman. Accolades came early and often as he shined at events like Metro Hoop’s Freshman & Sophomore Fall Showcase & Reebok’s Camp Next. In fact, during the fall preceding his sophomore season Prescott was named MVP of Metro Hoop’s Freshman & Sophomore Fall Showcase starring in a field that included the likes of Tyreke Evans,…
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