The Return of HoopRootz!

The Return of HoopRootz!

Posted Friday, January 12th, 2018

The New England Recruiting Report is both excited and proud to announce that HoopRootz will return later this month. HoopRootz was founded by A.J. Stokes in 2011 and quickly evolved into the foremost authority for junior elite basketball in New England and beyond. With unmatched passion and creativity, HoopRootz was able to promote the game at the developmental levels and recognize early talent through event recaps, numerous social media platforms, video, and much more. HoopRootz will strive to live up… READ MORE >

McDonald’s Announces Nominees

McDonald’s Announces Nominees

Posted Friday, January 12th, 2018

Nominees were announced for the 2018 McDonald's All-American Games on Tuesday. Players were nominated by their high school coaches, athletic directors, principals, and members of the McDonald's All-American Games Selection Committee according to a press release. The New England Recruiting Report no longer participates in the nomination process. The final rosters for the 2018 McDonald's All-American Games will be released on Tuesday, January 16th and the 41st annual McDonald's All-American Game will take place on Wednesday, March 28th in Atlanta… READ MORE >

BABC hosts Prep Classic this weekend

BABC hosts Prep Classic this weekend

Posted Friday, January 12th, 2018

The Boston Amateur Basketball Club (BABC) will be hosting their annual BABC Prep Classic, Patrick J. Harrington Memorial Game, and Session 2 of the Slades Holiday Classic this weekend, January 13-15 at Cathedral High School (74 Union Park Street) in Boston. The Prep Classic will include some of the best programs from the NEPSAC, Power 5, and Independent conferences while Session 2 of the Slades Holiday Classic will include some of the top annual powers in the MIAA. The complete… READ MORE >

Carrigan ends up at Eastern Florida State College

Dimon Carrigan 2017

Posted Thursday, January 11th, 2018

Dimon Carrigan will spend the rest of the year at Eastern Florida State College, BABC announced via their twitter account earlier this week. Carrigan helped Cambridge Rindge & Latin to consecutive MIAA state championships in 2016 and 2017. This summer, he starred for BABC and took his recruitment to the highest levels after leading the EYBL in blocks. He was expected to do a post-graduate year at Woodstock Academy but only ended up spending a few days at the Connecticut… READ MORE >

Jeff Goodman joins the Upside Podcast

Jeff Goodman joins the Upside Podcast

Posted Wednesday, January 10th, 2018

ESPN Insider Jeff Goodman was the guest on the 7th episode of the Upside Podcast. Goodman is currently in Lithuania covering the arrival of LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball to begin their professional basketball careers. Goodman talks about the interest in the Ball family and how it has shaped coverage, addresses misconceptions about his coverage of the family, and about Lavar Ball himself. Overall, the discussion provides a great behind-the-scenes look at the news breaking industry, how the industry have been… READ MORE >

HoopHall Classic on tap for this weekend

HoopHall Classic on tap for this weekend

Posted Tuesday, January 9th, 2018

The annual Spalding HoopHall Classic takes place this weekend at Springfield College and once again hosts top talent from both the local and national ranks. After four games from local Western Massachusetts teams on Thursday followed by five girls’ games on Friday, things will really get busy on Saturday with eight games on the schedule. Here’s a day-by-day rundown of what local fans can keep an eye out for: Saturday The state of Vermont will be represented for the first… READ MORE >

Green Light Podcast Hosts NERR

Green Light Podcast Hosts NERR

Posted Monday, January 8th, 2018

The Green Light Podcast hosted NERR founder and ESPN national recruiting analyst Adam Finkelstein on Sunday night.The discussion topics included the Zion Williamson, the Ball family, national rankings, Duke, Kentucky, and overall recruiting philosophies.READ MORE >

“Slept On?”

“Slept On?”

Posted Saturday, January 6th, 2018

It began in September with our prep profiles and grew into profiles of entire classes and associations. But now, four months later, we have done our best to cover the top prospects at every level of high school and prep school basketball in New England. Did we get everyone? Of course not. But we got everyone we were aware of. The question is, what does a player do when they think they should be recognized but aren't. This isn't just… READ MORE >

Top Prospects in Independent Prep Schools

Top Prospects in Independent Prep Schools

Posted Friday, January 5th, 2018

The winter season is now about a third of the way done and we have finally profiled all of the top prospects in all of New England's twelve different divisions including all six classes of the NEPSAC and all six of the public state associations. Believe it or not, that doesn't yet cover everyone as there are a growing number of prep schools that are not affiliated with the NEPSAC, and if so, perhaps only as an associate member, which… READ MORE >

Top Prospects in the NHIAA

Tayler Mattos 2018

Posted Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018

The sixth and final of our state association previews takes us to New Hampshire and the NHIAA. The Granite State sees massive defections to the prep ranks every year, perhaps even more so than other New England states given the prevalence of various prep options relative to the population of the state, but what last season reminded us is that there are still sleepers to be found in the local ranks. Kearsarge big man Tayler Mattos was a virtual unknown… READ MORE >

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