UMass Gets a Unique Guard

Posted Wednesday, June 10th, 2015

UMass kicked off what is expected to be a big 2016 recruiting class with a local prep product on Tuesday when Unique McLean committed to the Minutemen. The six-foot-one guard spent his junior sesason at nearby MacDuffie School after beginning his high school career at the Hoosac School. McLean has run with the PSA Cardinals, previously Team Scan, for his entire grassroots career. One of the most explosive athletes in the country, McLean became a YouTube sensation at a young… READ MORE >

Rhoden is D1 Bound

Posted Wednesday, June 10th, 2015

Dondre Rhoden, who spent his post-graduate year at Putnam Science Academy this year, realized his division I dream on Tuesday night when he accepted a full division I scholarship offer from Farleigh Dickinson University. Rhoden was recruited primarily at the division II level during the course of his post-graduate year but took advantage of a new NCAA rule allowing recruitable student-athlete to work out at NCAA institutions. Rhoden, who has grown an inch over the course of the last year… READ MORE >

Boston Shootout - Event Recap

Posted Tuesday, June 9th, 2015

The 44th annual Boston Shootout took place this weekend at Cathedral High School and welcomed one of the best fields in years with teams from all three national sneaker circuits. Always a very exclusive event, the Shootout is very unique in today’s world of grassroots basketball as they play only one game at a time, and Sunday’s action treated us to a series of marquee match-ups culminating with a double-header between the host club, BABC, and the New England Playaz.… READ MORE >

VT Academy Hosts Professional Development Day

Posted Tuesday, June 9th, 2015

The Vermont Academy Basketball program hosted a professional development event yesterday for AAU, college and high school coaches New England. Presenters included Krossover's Jaki Golden, Northeastern associate head coach Dave McLaughlin, Brown head coach Mike Martin, UMass head coach Derek Kellogg and Indiana head coach Tom Crean. Topics included leadership, ball screen coverage, culture building, early offense, analytics, communication and player development. AAU programs represented were New Heights, New England Playaz, and the New Rens. Prep Schools represented were Vermont… READ MORE >

Ainge is an Aggie

Posted Sunday, June 7th, 2015

Kimball Union Academy and New England Playaz guard Crew Ainge committed to Utah State on Saturday, following an official visit to their campus earlier this week. Ainge will take his two year Mormon Mission following his graduation and join the Aggies in the class of 2017. The youngest son of Boston Celtics' President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge, Crew became the most widely recruited prospect left on the board in New England's 2015 class this spring, landing scholarship offers from… READ MORE >

Heron Blazes Path for Brother

Posted Sunday, June 7th, 2015

Sacred Heart High School star Mustapha Heron was a celebrated prospect even before he played his first high school game. This recent CoxHub profile looks back on his roots in New England grassroots basketball and traces the development that has led him to be a top national prospect. Now, Heron is looking to pass the torch and his brother, Sacred heart freshman guard Raheem Solomon, looks poised to follow suit. CoxHub also looked back on Solomon's freshmen season, including a… READ MORE >

Gabriel on the Rise

Posted Saturday, June 6th, 2015

Wilbraham & Monson Academy and Mass Rivals forward Wenyen Gabriel has been one of the hottest prospects in New England in the last two months, adding a plethora of new high-major scholarship offers. CoxHub took an in-depth look at his recent rise, going back to only a year ago when he didn't have a division I scholarship offer to his name and tracing the roots of his breakout season. The feature also includes a video interivew live with Gabriel from… READ MORE >

ZG Finals Expecting 500+ Teams

Posted Friday, June 5th, 2015

The AAU season has reached the 11th hour in New England but the biggest tournament of the year is still yet to come as next weekend's Zero Gravity Finals is expecting to host over 500 teams. Those teams will converge on the state of Massachusetts from points as far west as Texas and as far north as Canada and span the course of over fifty courts in the Greater Boston Area. The New England Recruiting Report and HoopRootz will be… READ MORE >

Boston Warriors/Mass Elite Showcase - Event Recap

Posted Thursday, June 4th, 2015

The Boston Warriors and Mass Elite AAU programs combined for a joint showcase Wednesday night at Waltham High School for college and prep school coaches alike. Players participated in drills, stations and games to showcase their talents in a variety of situations.   Here are some of the top prospects from the showcase that impressed college coaches and spectators in attendance: Eric Sellew- Concord Carlisle (2016) - One of the few big men in the field Sellew is very skilled,… READ MORE >

Rosinski Makes Early Pledge

Posted Thursday, June 4th, 2015

The University of New Hampshire landed a commitment from Kimball Union and D.C. Blue Devils big man Luke Rosinski on Wednesday while he was on campus for an unofficial visit. Rosinski is a New Hampshire native who began his high school career playing for his dad at Pinkerton Academy, located just 30 miles southwest of UNH's Durham campus, before transferring to KUA. After a successful first season in the prep ranks, it's been more of the same this spring as… READ MORE >

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