Posted Thursday, January 21st, 2016
The top player in the state of Vermont isn't going too far next year. In fact, Ben Shungu isn't even going to a new city. The Rice Memorial star made a verbal commitment to the University of Vermont earlier this week, keeping him in Burlington for the next four years, where he is initially expected to join the program as a red-shirt walk-on before earning a scholarship down the road. Shungu has had nothing short of a storied high school…
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Posted Tuesday, January 19th, 2016
Lee Academy forward Vitaliy Shibel made a verbal commitment to Arizona State this weekend following an official visit. A native of the Ukraine, Shibel arrived at Lee this year and earned an offer from the Sun Devils almost immediately after assistant coach Rashon Burno visited the school in the first week of the recruiting period. Former Rhode Island assistant coach Bobby Hurley is in his first season at the helm of the Arizona State program following a successful stint at…
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Posted Tuesday, January 19th, 2016
ESPN updated their national rankings in the class of 2016 on Tuesday and while things stayed relatively consistent for New England products, there was one exception as Wilbraham & Monson forward Wenyen Gabriel made another jump, this time landing in the top 15. The jump is especially significant because it makes him the top overall ranked prospect in New England, just one spot ahead of St. Thomas More big man Omari Spellman who retained his spot as the 16th best…
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Posted Monday, January 18th, 2016
NERR contributor Mike Yagmin has been front and center at Springfield College all weekend long for the Spalding Hoophall Classic to provide recaps of the local teams in action. Foothills Christian (CA) 82 Sacred Heart (CT) 80 In the HoopHall's premier matchup on Saturday night, Sacred Heart (Waterbury) took on Foothills Christian from California. The game featured two of the consensus top-25 players in the country, TJ Leaf and Mustapha Heron, going blow for blow for 32 minutes…
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Posted Sunday, January 17th, 2016
It was an especially busy week of notable performances, here's a look back at the last seven days: Notable Performance - @NMHbasketball head coach John Carroll won his 200th career game last night while @AJBrodeur scored his 1000th point. — NERR (@NERRHoops) January 10, 2016 Notable Performance - Isaiah Laurent had 26pts & 20rebs in New Mission (MA) win over Brighton 85-70 — NERR (@NERRHoops) January 10, 2016 Notable Performance - Leonard Williams @LWTREY_2 had 39pts in a…
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Posted Friday, January 15th, 2016
Tilton School senior forward Robert Martin Jr. made a verbal commitment to Rice University while on the school's Houston campus for his official visit. Martin has been one of the biggest stock-risers in New England over the first six weeks of the prep school season as he opened his senior year with a 24 point, 14 rebound performance at the National Prep Showcase and hasn't looked back since. A few weeks later he was named to the All-Tournament Team at…
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Posted Friday, January 15th, 2016
Last year’s inaugural event, held on the campus of Wesleyan University, was a great success as it not only featured a talented crop of prospects for academic leagues but also paired traditional Elite 75 exposure opportunities with seminars and discussions designed to help parents and families navigate the competitive world of academic recruiting. Discussion topics included the Ivy Academic index, the NESCAC “tip” system, financial aid and much more. Players even heard from two graduating college athletes who both had…
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Posted Thursday, January 14th, 2016
For the last ten years the New England Recruiting Report has been the foremost authority on high school, prep school and grassroots basketball in the New England region only because we've been committed to constantly raising the bar. Whether it was the creation of HoopRootz, collaboration with CoxHub, introduction of NERR-TV, the Upside Podcast or NERR 2.0, our goal has always been to get you the most relevant information in the most cutting edge mediums possible in order to promote…
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Posted Wednesday, January 13th, 2016
Last week the McDonald’s All-American Game announced their 2016 nominees and while the list was fairly controversial in New England the reality is that most of the region’s best weren’t eligible for the game because of rules prohibiting 5th year players. While New England’s 15 nominees included four players ranked among the top 100 in the national class of 2016, the other reality is that since only 24 ultimately call themselves McDonald’s All-Americans, there is really only one player in…
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Posted Monday, January 11th, 2016
The rich got a little richer on Tuesday night. The University of Massachusetts, which already held one of the top 25 recruiting classes in the country, added a commitment from yet another prospect with high-major offers on the table. Tyrn Flowers, a skilled 6-foot-8 southpaw from Sacred Heart High School in Connecticut, became the fifth player to commit to the Minutemen in 2016. UMass followed Flowers throughout the July evaluation period and hosted him for multiple unofficial visits this fall.…
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