Posted Tuesday, June 20th, 2017
ESPN announced updated and expanded national rankings in the class of 2018 with their initial ESPN 100. Several local names made the list including quite a few debut appearances. It all began with Vermont Academy forward Simisola Shittu who retained his place in the top 10 with a huge EYBL regular season followed by a big performance at the NBA Top 100 Camp. The first true local product to check-in was St. Andrew's and BABC forward Cole Swider who checked…
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Posted Monday, June 19th, 2017
The NBA Players Association held their annual Top-100 Camp last week, giving current NBA players a chance to work with the league’s future in a variety of roles both on and off the court. A handful of New England products, including three Mass Rivals prospects, participated in the event and took advantage of the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of the game’s best. Vermont Academy’s versatile manchild Simi Shittu made it clear that his name should be on…
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Posted Sunday, June 18th, 2017
The class of 2017 is now all but in the books with only a handful of players remaining undecided about their future plans. With that in mind, here's a look at some of the most recent prospects to determine where they'll head next. Gould Academy guard George Papas will return to his home state of New Jersey to attend Monmouth University. Papas was initially slated to head to George Mason as a recruited walk-on but will now be joining the…
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Posted Saturday, June 17th, 2017
A Shot For Life, Inc. is pleased to announce the roster of our fifth annual A Shot For Life Challenge. The event is a hybrid of a highly competitive basketball shooting competition and a fundraiser. The winner of the A Shot For Life Challenge is officially named “The Best Shooter in Massachusetts” and their jersey number will be retired on the wall overlooking our court at the facility that holds our main office. Thanks to their incredible generosity, the ASFL…
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Posted Friday, June 16th, 2017
With pool play concluding in the morning, bracket play began in all age groups on Sunday afternoon throughout southeast Massachusetts. More than 700 teams were narrowed down a handful of teams who won their pool, and the following navigated the talent-filled playoff field & earned the right to be crowned Zero Gravity National Champions on Sunday afternoon. Two of the better point guards in the 9th grade division squared off in the quarterfinals, with Quest Harris of BABC and Bensley…
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Posted Wednesday, June 14th, 2017
With pool play concluding in the morning, bracket play began in all age groups on Sunday afternoon throughout southeast Massachusetts. More than 700 teams were narrowed down a handful of teams who won their pool, and the following navigated the talent-filled playoff field & earned the right to be crowned Zero Gravity National Champions on Sunday afternoon. The first quarterfinal game went into overtime, as the New England Playaz topped Castle Athletics, 69-66. Tysheem Pickett came up with some big…
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Posted Wednesday, June 14th, 2017
With pool play concluding in the morning, bracket play began in all age groups on Sunday afternoon throughout southeast Massachusetts. More than 700 teams were narrowed down a handful of teams who won their pool, and the following navigated the talent-filled playoff field & earned the right to be crowned Zero Gravity National Champions on Sunday afternoon. In the varsity division, the quarterfinals featured Project Triple Threat (PTT) vs. New England Playaz. Tyler Thomas paced PTT early, creating offense for…
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Posted Tuesday, June 13th, 2017
Earlier this week, Mike Yagmin profiled his biggest stock-risers in New England's class of 2018. In the second part of that series, here is a look at his biggest spring risers in the class of 2019. Akok Akok, Mass Rivals/Putnam Science – Akok got caught up in PSA’s big man logjam during the prep season but he came out with something to prove this spring. Akok has established himself as a premier rim-protector (4 bpg) and an elite 3-point marksman…
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Posted Sunday, June 11th, 2017
More than 700 teams flocked to the greater Boston area for the annual Zero Gravity National Finals. As most teams progressed though pool play on Saturday to see who will earn their way to bracket play on Sunday afternoon, the following players stood out: Akok Akok (Mass Rivals, 2019)- Akok showed the same improved range on his jump shot throughout the day that he did during the month of April. Defensively, opposing drivers had no way to avoid the long…
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Posted Sunday, June 11th, 2017
Between my schedule as a firefighter (24-hours on/72-hours off) and the grassroots events that take place every weekend after the prep season, I usually need a few guesses just to come up with the correct day of the week at this time of year. So I’ve got absolutely no idea where the seasonal calendar puts us right now! June in New England usually means we could expect warm weather at some point soon, so it seems like a good time…
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