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Prep Profile – Wilbraham & Monson

Posted Friday, November 12th, 2021

It is that time of year again, when we start to preview the top prep programs in New England. This year, we are going to begin with the local teams who will take part in the National Prep Showcase, held November next week at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut. At Wilbraham and Monson Academy, head coach Mike Mannix and his club are still the defending Class AA champions (after winning in 2020 and having last year’s season cancelled)… READ MORE >

Prep Profile – Cushing Academy

Posted Thursday, November 11th, 2021

It is that time of year again, when we start to preview the top prep programs in New England. This year, we are going to begin with the local teams who will take part in the National Prep Showcase, held November next week at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut. At Cushing Academy, the program has established a proud tradition that extends back through multiple coaches and decades now. Under James Cormier, they’ve been to the NEPSAC AA championship… READ MORE >

Ben Teer Elite Evaluation Showcase – Event Recap

Posted Wednesday, November 10th, 2021

The New England Recruiting traveled to Maine on Sunday for an Elite Evaluation Showcase hosted by Ben Teer Recruiting. The event featured 47 of the top prospects from the state of Maine, all of whom came together for an opportunity to be evaluated both by NERR and local college coaches. The most notable prospect in attendance was South Portland junior JP Estrella, who had already been in the news in recent months after pulling in a handful of new offers,… READ MORE >

Filipowski Picks Harvard

Posted Monday, November 8th, 2021

Wilbraham and Monson Academy and New York Rens center Matt Filipowski announced his commitment to Harvard on Monday. The 7-footer had accumulated a variety of division I scholarship offers, including several from high academic institutions, before trimming his list to Harvard and Cal Poly last week. He becomes the third member of WMA's senior class to commit to a division I school joining his brother, Kyle, who is headed to Duke and Deven Austin, who is committed to Princeton. His… READ MORE >

Prep Profile – Bridgton Academy

Posted Sunday, November 7th, 2021

It is that time of year again, when we start to preview the top prep programs in New England. This year, we are going to begin with the local teams who will take part in the National Prep Showcase, held November 19th – 21st at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut. At Bridgton Academy, this was shaping up to be the best team the Wolverines have produced in recent years, before their top incoming prospect, Dom Barlow, signed a… READ MORE >

NERR heads to Maine on Sunday

Posted Thursday, November 4th, 2021

The New England Recruiting Report will be traveling to the state of Maine on Sunday for an evaluation showcase hosted by Ben Teer. The event takes places at the XL Sports Showcase from 5:30 - 8:00pm and includes players from multiple AAU teams. Top prospects expected to be in attendance include JP Estrella, Evan Reeves, Kalvin Catchings, John Shea, Pitia Donato, Will Davies, and others. Coverage will come on NERR in the days following. More information is available below. … READ MORE >

Prep Profile - Vermont Academy

Posted Thursday, November 4th, 2021

It is that time of year again, when we start to preview the top prep programs in New England. This year, we are going to begin with the local teams who will take part in the National Prep Showcase, held November 19th – 21st at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut. At Vermont Academy, a new era of basketball has begun with the arrival of head coach John Zall, who follows in the footsteps of Jesse Bopp, Cody Hatt,… READ MORE >

Hunger Makes the Call

Posted Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021

Northfield Mount Hermon and BABC senior big man Luke Hunger announced a verbal commitment to Northwestern University on Tuesday, where he'll join his NMH teammate Rowan Brumbaugh in their recruiting class. Hunger is a Canadian native currently in his third season at NMH. He arrived to high expectations but didn't have much of an impact as a sophomore. During the pandemic though, he improved as much as any player in the prep ranks, not only completely changing his body but… READ MORE >

Brewster’s Rhames D1 Bound

Posted Monday, November 1st, 2021

Brewster Academy point guard Freedom Rhames made a verbal commitment to Howard University on Monday, becoming the fourth member of the Bobcat's 2022 graduating class to commit to a division I school. He took an official visit to Howard's campus two weeks ago before contemplating his final decision over the weekend. Rhames is a California native who played his grassroots basketball with Dream Vision. He arrived at Brewster last year but opted to return for a post-graduate year in hopes… READ MORE >

Prep Profile – South Kent