Posted Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Johnny Higgins and Kimmie English, two players who figure to be in the starting line-up when Notre Dame Prep opens their season at the National Prep Showcase, have both verbally committed within the last week. Higgins is headed to Duquesne of the Atlantic 10 and English is on his way to the Big 12’s Missouri. Both players appear to be important additions for their respective programs. At Duquesne Higgins will be reunited with former Notre Dame Prep Head Coach Bill…
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Posted Saturday, October 6th, 2007
With a senior division that included teams like the New England Playaz, Connecticut Select, Connecticut Basketball Club, Boston Soldiers, Massachusetts Rivals, and Rhode Island Hawks among others, there was certainly a good amount of talent on hand this weekend. Ultimately it came down to the New England Playaz and Connecticut Select as both programs came up with commanding wins in their respective semi-final games. Select, coming off of their 16U national championship this summer, showcased an extremely talented and deep…
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Posted Thursday, October 4th, 2007
From top to bottom Brewster Academy has as talented of a roster as you will find anywhere in New England. And while the majority of the firepower lies on the perimeter everything starts with the big man in the middle, Emmanuel Negedu. This is Nededu’s fourth year at Brewster since arriving from Nigeria when he was just a freshman. The years have certainly paid off as Negedu has developed into one of the nation’s best interior players and has already…
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Posted Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Fairfield wasn’t supposed to have a chance. Ryan Olander had already decided that when he went to college it wouldn’t be in Connecticut. “That just shows you what a great job [Head Coach Ed] Cooley and his staff did recruiting Ryan,” said CT Gold Director Kevin Kehoe. In the end Fairfield was able to beat out programs like Siena and Richmond to land the services of the senior from E.O. Smith High School. Not only was Cooley able to convince…
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Posted Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
Worcester Academy may not have as many high major players as some other NEPSAC programs, they may not have the depth of some other programs, but if Tuesday was any indication, their work ethic will be second to none. For two hours on Tuesday afternoon ten players went all out. They were diving on the floor, locking down on the defensive end, and challenging one another the entire time. When it was all said and done it was apparent that…
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Posted Monday, October 1st, 2007
For the fourth consecutive year the nation’s best prep school tournament is coming to New England. The match-ups have been set for the National Prep Showcase and it looks to be a very exciting weekend of play as the top teams from around the United States and Canada will go head to head with each other. Opening the tournament on Friday at 1pm will be St. Thomas More and Devin Ebanks as they go up against Massanutten Military Academy. The…
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Posted Sunday, September 30th, 2007
When Quasim Pugh arrived in New England more then two years ago he came with a lot of hype. Like many other New York products he was known as a wizard with the ball, someone who could break his man down off the dribble and get to the rim. After two up and down seasons at Worcester Academy, Pugh made the decision to transfer to St. Thomas More for his senior season. When we watched the Chancellors’ open gym last…
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Posted Saturday, September 29th, 2007
Sunday at St. Mark’s was like a who’s who of college basketball as high major coaches lined up to see the duo of 6’10” junior forward Erik Murphy and 6’8” sophomore forward Nate Lubick, while a good number of mid to low major programs were also on hand to check out the likes of Dave Johnson, Russell Braithwaite, Peter Kaasila, Jay Freeman, and Melsahn Basabe. Head coaches in attendance included Billy Donovan (Florida), Roy Williams (North Carolina), Ben Howland (UCLA),…
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Posted Thursday, September 27th, 2007
A lot can change in a year, and that is certainly the case at the Winchendon School. Head Coach Mike Byrnes brings only two players back from last year’s squad while welcoming 13 new players including 8 from other countries. The United States, Romania, Turkey, Spain, Croatia, Brazil, Ethiopia, Gabon, and the Sudan are all represented on this year’s team. The biggest addition, both literally and figuratively, is John Riek, a 7’2” center who previously played at Our Savior New…
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Posted Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
According to multiple sources Devin Hill has verbally committed to DePaul University and Head Coach Jerry Wainwright. Earlier in the week it was reported on the scout.com network that Hill was deciding between DePaul and St. Louis University. He had also seriously considered Seton Hall, Bradley, and Massachusetts. Hill started his high school career at Trinity Catholic in Stamford, Connecticut but quickly transferred to nearby St. Luke’s School, where he has had great success. At St. Luke’s Hill has helped…
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