This Week’s Recruiting in Review

This Week’s Recruiting in Review

Posted Tuesday, October 13th, 2015

It was a busy week at Kimball Union as 2018 point guard Jordan Huntley received an offer from Dartmouth. However the headline of the week was 6’8 Post grad Nathan Knight committed to William and Mary. Knight is expected to be one of the top big men in AA this year. Boston College has been very active these past couple weeks in offering A.J. Reeves of Brimmer and May to go along with the three BABC players that were offered… READ MORE >

ZG Beast of the East - Event Recap

ZG Beast of the East - Event Recap

Posted Sunday, October 11th, 2015

Zero Gravity played host to many of New England’s most elite programs this weekend at the University Sports Complex in Hanover and the Mansfield Sportsplex for the Hooprootz Beast of the East, making for perhaps the most exciting weekend of fall hoops yet. While Mig’s Team and South Shore Wolfpack came away with title in the varsity divisions, Team Saints and New England Playaz won the National and American titles respectively in the tenth grade divisions. A talented Expressions Elite… READ MORE >

Master’s Big Man is Monmouth Bound

Master’s Big Man is Monmouth Bound

Posted Saturday, October 10th, 2015

Master's School's 6-foot-11 big man Sam Ibiezugbe told the New England Recruiting Report on Friday that he had made a verbal commitment to Monmouth University. The MAAC school in New Jersey made Ibiezugbe a priority throughout the summer and into the fall. They were the first division I school to offer him a scholarship and brought their entire coaching staff to the Master's School on the first day of the September recruiting period. Ibiezugba has only been playing basketball for… READ MORE >

Marfo Makes Pick

Marfo Makes Pick

Posted Saturday, October 10th, 2015

Worcester Academy and BABC big man Kevin Marfo announced his decision via twitter on Friday afternoon. His commitment was the culmination of a huge AAU season and subsequent escalation in his recruitment with offers from the ACC, Big East and Big Ten conferences among others. Marfo cut his list to ten following the July evaluation period and then to five in early September before taking visits to Boston College, Providence and then George Washington. He spoke about those three schools… READ MORE >

HooopRootz Beast of the East - Preview

HooopRootz Beast of the East - Preview

Posted Friday, October 9th, 2015

The third week of Zero Gravity’s #PathToTheBelt kicks off this weekend on the South Shore, with the Hooprootz Beast of the East showcase coming to MPlex, Kingston, University Sports Complex, UMass Boston, and Rockland High School. The event looks to be the most loaded field yet in the ZG fall tour, with New England’s top programs set to meet up in both the boys’ and girls’ divisions. Boston Bobcats-Perry look to take away a title in their second consecutive week… READ MORE >

Prep Profile - St. Thomas More

Prep Profile - St. Thomas More

Posted Thursday, October 8th, 2015

Under the leadership of head coach Jere Quinn, St. Thomas More is always a program to be reckoned with and in recent years has made a habit of over-achieving. While the Chancellors always end up in contention, this year there seems to be a little extra firepower on the roster. In fact, in many ways the team is reminiscent of the 2011 squad that featured current Detroit Pistons star Andre Drummond and Louisville swingman Damion Lee. This year’s big man… READ MORE >

CoxHub Podcast - Marfo Talks Final 3, HoopRootz on ‘18 & ‘19

CoxHub Podcast - Marfo Talks Final 3, HoopRootz on ‘18 & ‘19

Posted Wednesday, October 7th, 2015

The Upside podcast, the latest collaboration between the New England Recruiting Report and CoxHub, is live and guests include both Kevin Marfo and HoopRootz' A.J. Stokes. Marfo breaks down his final three schools - Boston College, Providence & George Washington - heading into Friday's decision while Stokes and Adam Finkelstein break down the top young prospects in New England' 2018 and 2019 classes as seen at the recent Elite 75 Frosh/Soph Showcase. To listen to the podcast - click here. READ MORE >

BABC’s Papile Earns Community Service Award

BABC’s Papile Earns Community Service Award

Posted Tuesday, October 6th, 2015

BABC founder and u17 head coach Leo Papile will be honored with a community service award at the 25th anniversary gala of Greater Love Community Cares. Papile, who was recently named Nike EYBL's Coach of the Year, founded the BABC in 1977 and built it into one of the premier AAU basketball programs in the country with a virtually unprecedented history including 17 national championships and 99 gold medals. During that time BABC has produced 17 NBA players, 12 McDonald's… READ MORE >

Curran D1 Bound

Curran D1 Bound

Posted Tuesday, October 6th, 2015

New Hampshire native and Notre Dame Prep forward Max Curran made a verbal commitment to Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Monday evening, sealing his place at the division I level. A 6-foot-8 forward who graduated from Pembroke Academy, Curran flew largely under the radar locally. He played in some local AAU events with the New Hampshire Granite State Raiders and then joined the Minnesota based Team Sizzle for most of July. It was in Las Vegas, during the final week of the evaluation… READ MORE >

Knight Makes the Call

Knight Makes the Call

Posted Monday, October 5th, 2015

Kimball Union Academy post-graduate big man Nathan Knight made a verbal commitment to William & Mary on Monday night. A native of upstate New York, Knight joined the New Hampshire based D.C. Blue Devils last spring, starred with them throughout the AAU season and went on to become one of the biggest stock-risers in the northeast. By the time the summer had come to an end, Knight had collected over 20 division I scholarship offers ranging all the way up… READ MORE >

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