Posted Thursday, July 19th, 2007
Christian Morris has been a popular name among college coaches and basketball fans for a long time. The talented center has been at the South Kent School since his sophomore year where he has developed the reputation as one of the most physical interior players in the country. Additionally, it was only a year ago when Morris was featured on Fox Sports’ The Best Damn Sports Show for breaking two different backboards last summer, the first at the famous Rucker…
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Posted Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - New England teams and players made their mark at the Joe Brown Memorial Classic this weekend. One team came out victorious along the way.Just a few days after capturing the Hall of Fame National Invitational title, the New England Playaz came out on top in the 16-under division here. After winning their pool, which included a big comeback win in overtime over Florida-based Marquis Daniels Showtime Elite, they held off a late charge from a good…
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Posted Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
Before the beginning of the July live period Allan Chaney was already a well accomplished prospect. At 6’9 he was intriguing to many college coaches because of his rare combination of size and skill. That alone was enough to warrant scholarship offers from the likes of Providence, Fordham, UMass, Rhode Island, and several others. But after scoring 15 points and pulling down 12 rebounds in his first game at Reebok U it was clear Chaney’s recruiting was about to go…
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Posted Monday, July 16th, 2007
While many local kids were attending camps during the start of the July live period some where competing for a national championship. Connecticut Select, one of the most storied AAU programs in the region, brought 8 kids down to Clarksville, Tennessee for the division I National Championship from July 5th – 10th and ending up leaving with the title of the nation’s best. Not only is Select the first Connecticut team to win an AAU national championship in basketball (division…
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Posted Saturday, July 14th, 2007
Last summer Evann Baker was one of the hottest players on the circuit as his ability to attack off the dribble shined during the July Live period. He quickly committed to Wichita State before arriving at MCI for a prep year. But after seeing head coach Mark Turgeon and his staff leave for Texas A & M this spring, the talented guard was back on the market. Fairfield, Ohio, and Winthrop were some of the schools that were making a…
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Posted Thursday, July 12th, 2007
Three local prospects stood head and shoulders above the rest as Mike Marra, Kyle Casey, and Tucker Halpern were clearly the stars of this field. Marra is coming off of a tremendous performance earlier in the week when he scored 40 points for his Rhode Island Hawks team as they took on the New York Panthers. Casey and Halpern also had excellent starts to the summer live period although both are battling injuries at the moment. On the first night…
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Posted Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
The stage was set late Wednesday night as the 8 team platinum bracket in the 17 and under field included the New England Playaz, Connecticut Basketball Club, Metro Boston, and the New Hampshire Wildcats. Metro Boston and the Wildcats found themselves matched up against each other in the quarterfinals. The Wildcats continued to get strong play from forward Vytas Kriskus, who averaged a double double throughout the tournament, while the backcourt of Mike Aron and Madison Maxwell also stepped up…
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Posted Tuesday, July 10th, 2007
There were few upsets at the first full day of the Hall of Fame National Invitational. The New England Playaz and Illinois Wolves came into the tournament as the favorites in the 17 and under bracket and both teams finished the day unbeaten. But it was another local team in Connecticut Basketball Club who had the largest average margin of victory at 27 points per game. CBC showed a versatile offensive attack throughout the day, as both their big men…
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Posted Sunday, July 8th, 2007
Marianapolis Prep was the class of the “A” division finishing with a perfect 3-0 record on the day. It appears as if Coach Vitale’s group will once again have one of the deepest team’s in Class B of the NEPSAC as today they still went 10 strong despite missing two special players in Mike Myers-Keitt (shoulder injury) and Mike Rivera. Aaron Strothers, Nikoal Vukadinovic, and Beyiha Ba Nguindjel were all impressive at various points throughout the day. Strothers was very…
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Posted Saturday, July 7th, 2007
While there was no one player who was head and shoulders above the competition this weekend at the Mansfield Sportsplex, the field offered a large variety of future college basketball players. The result of the talented pool of players was a series of competitive and well played games, much to the appreciation of the college coaches in attendance. Here is a list of some of the players who stood out in no particular order: Anthony Ireland: The rising junior’s game…
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