3 More Commitments

Posted Wednesday, December 30th, 2015

Worcester Academy post-graduate forward Jesse Wims committed to the University of Redlands on Tuesday. The University of Redlands is a private liberal arts school in Redlands, California that competes in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Basketball is a family affair at Redlands as head coach Jim Ducey, has been at the helm of the program since 2007 and is assisted by his sons Bryan and Jake Ducey. Wims is a skilled six-foot-seven forward who projects as a face-up four-man… READ MORE >

Top Players in the VPA

Posted Tuesday, December 29th, 2015

Our sixth and final glimpse at local state associations takes us north to Vermont where Ben Shungu and Rice Memorial High School have been as dominant a high school program as we’ve seen in New England in recent years. Shungu, who was named Mr. Basketball by the Burlington Free Press and the Gatorade Player of the Year in Vermont following his junior campaign, has helped Rice to a state championship in each of his three seasons at the high school… READ MORE >

Top Players in the NHIAA

Posted Monday, December 28th, 2015

  After leading his Pinkerton squad to the Division I title game, Geo Baker became the latest big name local talent to leave the NHIAA for the prep school ranks over the summer. Pinkerton has now had two future D-I college players transfer to prep school in the past two years, as New Hampshire commit Luke Rosinski left the year before. Still, Pinkerton is one of the favorites again this season in a wide open Division I in the NHIAA.… READ MORE >

Top Players in the MPA

Posted Sunday, December 27th, 2015

We’re already several weeks into Maine’s high school hoops season but in many ways players and coaches are still getting adjusted to things after conference realignment shifted many of the regions and rivalries that had become the norm over the years. The one thing that remains the same is that the grand prize is still a Golden Ball at the end of the season. Here’s a look at some of the state’s top players who hope to have their respective… READ MORE >

Top Players & Teams in the RIIL

Posted Saturday, December 26th, 2015

    Rhode Island Interscholastic League play has been under way for a few weeks and already the season is off to a bustling start. Here is a look at some key teams and players to watch out for as we move into the heart of the 2015-2016 basketball season. Division I La Salle – Seniors Mike McCourt and Lawrence Sabir headline a Rams squad that captured the 2015 Division I and Open State Tournaments. McCourt, a hard-nosed guard with… READ MORE >

BABC to host annual Holiday Classic

Posted Friday, December 25th, 2015

Boston Amateur Basketball Club (BABC) will host the annual BABC Holiday Classic this coming week, December 28-29th at Cathedral High School (74 Union Park St, Boston). Featuring some of the areas most talented and storied high school programs in the MIAA, as well as three top out of state programs, the Classic will prove to be two great days of basketball. Tickets are $10 at the door. Features on site will include Nike gear, raffles and other give-aways. Full schedule… READ MORE >

Redemption Christian wins Gold at Tarkanian Classic

Posted Thursday, December 24th, 2015

Despite only having a Western Massachusetts campus for a couple of years, Redemption Chris-tian Academy is already representing New England prep basketball well. Their High School Gold Team won the Championship this past weekend at the prestigious Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas. In doing so, they won five games in four days, highlighted by a 61-49 victory over Lynwood (Los Angeles) in the Gold division final. RCA’s impressive stretch also included vic-tories over Villa Park (CA), Clark and Sierra Vista… READ MORE >

Top Players in the CIAC

Posted Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015

The calendar might suggest that a new CIAC Basketball season is upon us but with Sacred Heart returning the uber-talented core of a team that has won back-to-back State Championships, '15-'16 might have more of a Groundhog Day feel to it than coaches across Connecticut would like to admit. Leading the way once again for Sacred Heart is senior Mustapha Heron, a powerful swingman whose well-rounded skillset has matured while his Top-30 national ranking has held firm over the last… READ MORE >

Top Players in the MIAA

Posted Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015

The high school basketball season is upon us and in the state of Massachusetts it looks to be another competitive year in the MIAA with talent across all four grades and divisions. Here’s a look at some of the key players to keep an eye on. Seniors Tyonne Malone, Putnam – An athletic lefty slasher with a live body on both ends of the rim, Malone has the physical tools that only a select few in the state can contend… READ MORE >

Master’s Vaughn MAAC Bound

Posted Monday, December 21st, 2015

Master's School post-graduate Dimencio Vaughn made a verbal commitment to Rider on Monday. The 6-foot-4 swingman spent his senior season playing alongside Malik Newman at Jackson Callaway High School in Mississippi but previously attended Thurgood Marshall High School in New York and came up the ranks with the New York Lightning, spending the last two summers competing on the EYBL circuit. Vaughn emerged as one of the major surprises of the 2015 EYBL regular season, averaging almost 15 points per… READ MORE >

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