Posted Saturday, June 18th, 2016
The Elite 75 is set to return next week with programming for all grades of high school. It begins next Saturday, June 25th with the first day of Elite 75 Prep School and College Recruiting Camp, which is a three day camp for rising 9th - 11th graders. This camp is unique not only because you get early exposure to prep and college coaches, along with information to guide you along the recruiting process, but every player in attendance also…
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Posted Saturday, June 18th, 2016
26 hopefuls arrived in Colorado Springs on Tuesday to try-out for the USA Basketball 18-and-under team. The group included 18 rising high school seniors and 8 rising college freshmen including former five-star prospects Markelle Fultz (Washington), Miles Bridges (Michigan State) and Jarrett Allen (Texas). The trials were led by USA Basketball's u18 head coach Shaka Smart (Texas), assistant coaches Kevin Ollie (UConn) and Mark Turgeon (Maryland), and a number of other high-major head coaches who were serving as part of…
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Posted Friday, June 17th, 2016
The stroke of midnight on Wednesday, June 15th was the moment when college coaches were permitted to reach out directly to players in the class of 2018 and accordingly lots of phones were ringing in New England. Here's a rundown of which players heard from which schools: Eric Ayala, Putnam Science Academy - offered by Seton Hall and Central Florida; heard from Connecticut, Kansas, Temple, Maryland, Miami, USC, Wake Forest and Providence. Darnell Brodie, Putnam Science Academy - offered by…
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Posted Thursday, June 16th, 2016
The NBA Players Association's annual Top 100 High School Basketball Camp tipped on Wednesday at the University of Virginia and after only a few early game sets, already both Makai Ashton-Langford and Tremont Waters were making news. Ashton-Langford was recognized by Scout.com's Brian Snow, who profiled the Cushing Academy and Mass Rivals star here, while Waters had Twitter buzzing with rave reviews of his performance on Wednesday night, including both ESPN's Paul Biancardi and Reggie Rankin, who recognized the Expressions…
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Posted Wednesday, June 15th, 2016
Zero Gravity hosted over 550 teams on over 50 courts in the greater Boston area this weekend and while numerous players stood out and were covered by NERR in the process, only a select few received post-tournament honors. Here's a look at the MVP's, MOP's, and All-Tournament teams in all three high school divisions. Varsity Division: Most Valuable Player: Justin Mazzulla Most Outstanding Player: KeAndre Fair All-Tournament First Team: Makai Ashton-Langford Geo Baker Kellan Grady Jalyn Hinton Jared…
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Posted Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
Six local products were in Saint Louis last week for Nike Elite 100, the brand's annual event for the nation's top underclassmen. With four days of competition and instruction, all of which was closed to both the general public and mass media, players battled it out to show which were some of the brand's most promising underclassmen. In the class of 2018 New England was represented by Tilton School's Marcus Zegarowski, St. Andrew's Cole Swider, and Jordan Hardwick and Arashma…
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Posted Monday, June 13th, 2016
Over 550 teams came in to Zero Gravity National Finals hoping for a chance to hoist Sunday's trophy, but those honors only went to a select few clubs. Here's a run down of championship action in all three high school divisions as well as a look at some of Sunday's best individual performances. Varsity Division Mass Rivals, BABC, New England Playaz, CBC, Metro Boston, B2L, Mass Premier, and DC Blue Devils all advanced to the quarterfinals by winning their pool. …
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Posted Sunday, June 12th, 2016
The Zero Gravity Finals punctuated the spring AAU season by welcoming over 550 teams to the state of Massachusetts for the biggest grassroots tournament of the year. With the vast majority of New England’s top programs in attendance, day one of the event was like a who’s who of New England’s best: Varsity Division Makai Ashton-Langford (Mass Rivals, 2017)- Ashton-Langford was the (unofficial) player of the day, making it look easy with his smooth game and finesse finishes. He was…
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Posted Saturday, June 11th, 2016
Williston Northampton post-graduate guard Jamaal David made a verbal commitment to Charleston Southern, a division I program competing in the Big South Conference, earlier this week before signing on Friday. David graduated from Bullis High School in Maryland before opting for his post-graduate season where he was able to transition into more of a guard after playing primarily on the wing throughout most of his high school career. David became an important contributor for a Wildcat team that went on…
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Posted Friday, June 10th, 2016
This weekend, the annual Zero Gravity Finals returns to the greater Boston area. With over 550 teams expected across more than 50 courts, the event is attracting teams from Texas to Canada and promises to be one of the nation's biggest and deepest grassroots events of the year. Last week we published an overview of the top local teams to watch. With the schedule set, we take a more detailed look at these teams as well as intriguing pool play…
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