Kinard Dozier Proving His Worth

Posted Monday, April 23rd, 2007

Kinard Dozier came to the Winchendon School to chase his dream of playing division I basketball, and after a year of hard work he is close to reaching his goal. Kinard Dozier has been a man on a mission for some time now. “I came to Winchendon because I was very hungry and wanted a division I scholarship,” said Dozier. “I played four years at Denham High School, which is a very small division III school in Massachusetts, and so… READ MORE >

Hanson Likely to Qualify, Still Available

Posted Thursday, April 19th, 2007

It was never Andrew Hanson’s game that made college coaches wonder.  Simply put it was whether or not he would meet the academic requirements to get through the NCAA’s clearinghouse.  In fact earlier this year Robert Morris was set to offer the 5’10 point guard a scholarship only to hold up when it appeared unlikely that he wouldn’t be able to make the grade with his studies. Well as it turns out, after a year of incredibly hard work and… READ MORE >

Tilton Duo Commits

Posted Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

There aren’t a whole lot of 6’9 lefties floating around in low major conferences who can post up, shoot the three, or beat their man off the dribble.  Well there is about to be one more as Mehmet Sahan has committed to Sacred Heart University of the Northeast Conference.  This season the skilled big man received a significant amount of interest from programs in high and mid major conferences including the likes of Providence, West Virginia, and Richmond to name… READ MORE >

New Hampton Star Passes Away

Posted Monday, April 16th, 2007

New Hampton’s 6’7 forward Guy Alang Ntang collapsed during a pick-up game at his New Hampshire prep school on Monday and was rushed to Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth, NH where he was later pronounced dead. Ntang had committed to Wichita State in the fall before Head Coach Mark Turgeon accepted the head coaching position at Texas A&M. Wichita State’s new head coach, Greg Marshall, traveled to the New Hampton School on Monday to visit with Ntang and watch him… READ MORE >

Bergmann Staying in Vermont After All

Posted Sunday, April 15th, 2007

In August when Pat Bergmann shined at the New England Elite 75 Showcase he was a player flying under the radar.  After that performance his reputation began to grow and he eventually committed to Quinnipiac University in Connecticut.  With the Bobcats making a coaching change this off-season and Bergmann having just turned in a dominating performance during the Vermont High School season, he had an opportunity to re-evaluate his options.  As it turns out it didn’t take long for the… READ MORE >

Providence Jam Fest – Event Recap

Posted Saturday, April 14th, 2007

With 240 teams in action, including over 80 alone in the u17 division, and games spread across gyms in the greater Providence area, the biggest challenge was trying to see everybody this weekend.  While that turned out to be impossible we did see quite a few impressive performances while going back and forth from the two Rhode Island College sites on Saturday.  New England Playaz u16The Playaz 16 and under squad was the most dominant team we saw on Saturday,… READ MORE >

UNH Lands Two Massachusetts Natives

Posted Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

New Hampshire added two more local players to their recruiting class in 6’1 combo guard Alvin Abreu who is currently doing a post-graduate year at Boys to Men Academy in Chicago, and 6’8 power forward Dane DiLegro who is doing the same at Worcester Academy.  For Abreu, his commitment to UNH marks the conclusion of a very long journey to reach the division I level.  The Massachusetts native started at Lynn Classical High School where he had an impressive career… READ MORE >

Hill Chooses Purdue, Rutledge to Monmouth

Posted Monday, April 9th, 2007

Greg Hill has been one of the hottest names in New England for a few months now.  The long distance marksman has quickly developed the reputation as one of the best shooters not only in this region, but in the entire country.  The 6’2 shooting guard played extremely well down the stretch this season for his Bridgton Academy team helping them to their third consecutive NEPSAC Class “A” Title.  Before arriving at Bridgton, Hill starred on the SYF Players AAU… READ MORE >

BABC Wins Boo Williams Tournament

Posted Sunday, April 8th, 2007

HAMPTON, Va. - BABC is used to winning games.  That's not just a historical note, although that is the case over its entire existence.  But this current group has done plenty of winning in the last year, and that continued this weekend at the Boo Williams Invitational in Virginia. Although they were short-handed and essentially played five players (and pressed for a good deal of the game), BABC held off the New Jersey-based Playaz Basketball Club in the 16-under final… READ MORE >

RI Hawks Win Charlie Weber Tournament

Posted Sunday, April 8th, 2007

Teams at Charlie Weber’s Penn State tournament learned a valuable lesson this weekend…don’t overlook a team just because they are from a small state.  The Rhode Island Hawks were the dominant program of the tournament as their 17 and under team won the championship in their age bracket while the 16 and under team advanced to the finals before falling to Team New Jersey Elite.  Although 17u Head Coach and Program Director Jason Elliott gave credit to his entire roster… READ MORE >

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