Posted Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
Wednesday was the biggest day of the recruiting year, not just because it marked the opening of the late signing period, but also because the nation’s top two players, Nerlens Noel and Shabazz Muhammad, both announced their decisions live on ESPNU. After Muhammad announced for UCLA at 7:30, the stage was set for the top ranked player in the class of 2012 to make his announcement, and at 8:45 Noel did just that, picking the Wildcats live in the ESPNU…
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Posted Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
The sixth annual Northeast Hoops Festival is shaping up to be the best yet!While last year’s event welcomed many of New England’s perennial powerhouses as well as plenty of talent from New York and New Jersey, this year’s event has virtually a clean sweep of all of New England’s most storied programs. The seventeen-and-under field alone includes BABC, Connecticut Basketball Club, Expressions Elite, New England Playaz, Rivals Basketball Club, Rhode Island Hawks, Connecticut Select, Maine MAC, Metro Boston, Prodigy Basketball…
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Posted Monday, April 9th, 2012
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Posted Monday, April 9th, 2012
Boston, MA – Hoops Elite Academy (HEA) will host its 2012 Elite Week program from Monday, July 30 through Thursday, August 2, on the campus of Mount Ida College, Newton, MA. Tuition is $375, and includes an HEA basketball jersey, drawstring bag, lanyard, room and board, meals, academic diagnostic and materials, players evaluation from coaches, and the chance to be featured on our website.Elite Week is for rising 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th grade boys looking to compete against the…
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Posted Monday, April 9th, 2012
Just days after Spike Albrecht ended his recruitment, Ryan Oliver has followed suit with a commitment to Siena. A post-graduate from California, Oliver missed time last year with a torn ACL and consequently had to convince schools of both his talent and his health this year at Northfield Mount Hermon. He did more than just that, leading NMH in scoring while showing both his patented long distance shooting range as well as a long and athletic build on the wing.…
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Posted Monday, April 9th, 2012
A few weeks back, the Connecticut Basketball Club's 7th Grade Squad opened the spring by winning a Major Chip at the AGAME Super Shootout in Pennsylvania. Well, this past weekend, they followed suit, traveling down to Jersey and taking down the Big Trophy at another prestigous event; the Basketball Spotlight's Atlantic City Showcase. Reggie Hatchett's ball-club is now 2 for 2 on the spring trophy hunt and will look to make it 3 for 3 this weekend at the Northeast…
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Posted Monday, April 9th, 2012
Nerlens Noel has retained the title as the nation’s top ranked college basketball prospect. The Tilton big man made national headlines earlier this season when he reclassified from the class of 2013 to 2012. Now, he’s in the final days before making a decision between Kentucky, Syracuse, and Georgetown before he makes his announcement live on ESPNU. Noel isn’t the only New England native ranked within the top five players in the country as St. Mark’s center Kaleb Tarczewski holds…
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Posted Sunday, April 8th, 2012
Fairfield University picked up their fifth commitment in the class of 2012 on Monday from Justin Jenkins, a six-foot-two guard from Wings Academy in New York. The story was first reported by the New York Post. Jenkins is a quick and skilled combo-guard coming off a huge season for Wings Academy that saw him see recruitment from a variety of MAAC schools in addition to Florida Atlantic, which he visited last week. He becomes the fifth player, and first true…
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Posted Sunday, April 8th, 2012
Phase III of the Playaz Spring Fling took place this weekend in Paterson, New Jersey. With the event tipping off on Thursday night and going continuously through the day on Saturday it didn’t necessarily mesh well with New England prep schools, most of whom had class over the weekend. Consequently, New England was only represented by two programs, Connecticut Select and Connecticut Elite, in the seventeen-and-under division. Nevertheless, the region’s presence was still felt at the event. Kuran Iverson, New…
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Posted Saturday, April 7th, 2012
The transfer bug is an epidemic that is striking college basketball with unprecedented frequency this year as close to 250 players are looking for new homes at the division I level. Among those 250 players are some of the best prospects to come out of New England in recent years as guys like Alex Oriakhi, Carson Desrosiers, Evan Smotrycz, Gerard Coleman, and many more are reportedly on the move. Oriakhi will have only one year of eligibility remaining after spending…
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