Posted Thursday, December 22nd, 2016
Our latest NEPSAC update comes in Class C where the defending champions look poised to have a good chance of repeating but have some key competitors hoping to stand in their way. St. Luke’s – Reigning NEPSAC Class C and FAA Champions return their core of Walter Whyte ’17 (Boston University commit), Jonas Harper ’19, and Joel Boyce ’17. Whyte has been nothing short of dominant through his career while Harper is also a well-known commodity but Boyce has made…
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Posted Wednesday, December 21st, 2016
In our latest early-season glimpse into the various NEPSAC leagues, we dive into Class B of the NEPSAC where there are some clear favorites but nonetheless quite a bit of competition. Brooks – After back to back years of semi-final losses followed by two more of championship heartbreak, Brooks finally got over the hump last year and took the Class B title home. Now, despite losing point guard Ikenna Ndugba, the Bishops look like they are determined to keep the…
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Posted Tuesday, December 20th, 2016
Last week, we took an early look at how Class AA of the NEPSAC was shaping up. Today, we extend that lens to focus on Class A. The league is characterized by terrific depth this season and so competition should be at a premium, both to qualify for the post-season and then to see who ultimately proves victorious. Here’s a look at some of the league’s top programs. Avon Old Farms – Coming off one of their best seasons in…
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Posted Monday, December 19th, 2016
Not even the season's first snow storm could impact the 10th annual St. Andrew's Holiday Classic, which once again assembled the best talent in Class AA and beyond for three full days of action in Barrington, Rhode Island. St. Andrew's junior forward Cole Swider was selected as the event's Most Valuable Player after putting up a combined 80 points over the course of his team's three wins. Here's a look back at the scores, other top performers and all-tournament team…
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Posted Sunday, December 18th, 2016
Early decision applications have started to come back and that means there's been a rush of division III commitments in recent days. Here's a look at some of the most notable ones to come across the wire: Phillips Exeter Academy's Mitchell Kirsch is heading to Claremont McKenna in Calfornia where he'll join his older brother Max, who is currently a freshman at the prestigious liberal arts college. The younger Kirsch, who is also a captain at Exeter like his brother…
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Posted Saturday, December 17th, 2016
Northfield Mount Hermon senior guard Jordan Sechan will continue his basketball career at Bucknell University next year, where he'll join the Bison program as a recruited walk-on. A Connecticut native, Sechan previously starred at St. Luke's School in New Canaan before joining NMH for the 2015-2016 academic year. He was a valualable piece of last year's AAA championship team and a player whom NMH head coach John Carroll credits for being among the most valuable in his locker room. "Jordan…
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Posted Friday, December 16th, 2016
This weekend is jam packed with high quality events throughout the New England region as most prep schools are participating in some type of holiday event before their winter break and many of the state associations are now up and running with holiday events of their own. Here's a look at some of the top events taking place over the course of the next three days: BasketBull Hoops Fest – Mass Mutual Center (Springfield, MA) *event began on Wednesday* Friday,…
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Posted Thursday, December 15th, 2016
With the prep school season now almost a month old, we’re starting to get a better idea of how things make stack up in Class AA of the NEPSAC. Vermont Academy are both the defending champions as well as the favorite to repeat but they've been bit by the injury bug to start the year with Christian David, Bailey Patella and Sebastijan Skoko all missing time. Tilton has lived up to our pre-season billing as a top contender to Vermont's…
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Posted Wednesday, December 14th, 2016
NERR's Mike Yagmin offers his thoughts and analysis after watching this weekend's Scholar Roundball Classic at Babson College Simi Shittu is one of the rare legit positionless players in the nation (I like to call them Big/Wing/PG). Through the first month of the season, Shittu has proven to be Vermont's primary ball handler, best playmaker, best passer, most consistent rebounder and most explosive athlete on both ends of the court. Whenever you can apply those superlatives to a player who…
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Posted Tuesday, December 13th, 2016
Elon University head coach Matt Matheny was one of the first coaches in the gym this past Sunday at the Scholar Roundball Classic. He was there bright and early for the tip of the 9:30am game between Kimball Union Academy and Phillips Andover Academy to get a look at KUA's big man Duje Rada. Rada finished with 10 points but his skill level and high I.Q. were nonetheless immediately noticeable, just as they had been all fall in KUA's open…
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