Taelon Martin to play for Calhoun at St. Joe’s

Taelon Martin to play for Calhoun at St. Joe’s

Posted Saturday, August 31st, 2019

Taelon Martin was once one of the most celebrated young prospects in New England with a terrific combination of positional size, athletic burst, and playmaking instincts.  Unfortunately though, he struggled to live up to those early expectations and bounced around to multiple schools along the way before ultimately graduating from the same place he began his high school career - Putnam Vocational Technical Academy in Springfield, Massachusetts.  He was rumored to be heading to Virginia to do a post-graduate year at Massanutten… READ MORE >

#E75 Frosh/Soph Flashback to ‘10

#E75 Frosh/Soph Flashback to ‘10

Posted Saturday, August 31st, 2019

Boston University was the site of the third annual Elite 75 Showcase – Frosh/Soph Edition back in 2010. The freshman session included a variety of big names coming out of the middle school ranks including Jeremy Miller, Jared Wilson-Frame, and Levy Gillespie, all of whom continued to show well that day.   Johnnie Vassar, who later left the New England region but still went on to become known as one of the top point guard prospects in the national class… READ MORE >

Summer Recap - Rise Above Basketball

Summer Recap - Rise Above Basketball

Posted Friday, August 30th, 2019

Rise Above Basketball founder Brendan Carter had both played and coached at the division III level before working in the finance industry.    Anxious to get back into basketball, Carter founded RAB in 2012, initially as a skill development program in the town of South Boston, MA where he grew his love for the game.    The following year, the program’s first AAU team was born with a group of third graders that are now in the Class of 2022.… READ MORE >

Vander Baan BC Bound

Justin Vander Baan 2020

Posted Wednesday, August 28th, 2019

Whitinsville Christian School and Mass Rivals big man Justin Vander Baan made a verbal commitment to Boston College while on their campus for an unofficial visit.  The Eagles offered the local product over a year ago, following the 2018 July live period, and have continued to recruit him hard since.  Vander Baan first appeared on the radar a couple of years ago when he played with Mass Chaos and was the biggest pleasant surprise at the 2017 New York Elite 75… READ MORE >

Summer Recap - D.C. Blue Devils

Summer Recap - D.C. Blue Devils

Posted Wednesday, August 28th, 2019

The D.C. Blue Devils just finished their 7th year in existence after being co-founded in 2013 by T.J. and Ilima Thompson. T.J., who had played his college basketball at George Washington, was just wrapping up a ten-year professional career overseas with stops in France, Greece, Germany, Poland, Russia, and Spain. “I always had a passion for coaching and once I started winding down [my playing career], I wanted to help kids try to reach their dreams of playing college basketball… READ MORE >

First Offers

First Offers

Posted Tuesday, August 27th, 2019

While scholarship offers are far from the concrete and certain commodities that social media often implies, the moment when a prospect lands his first offer is nonetheless one of the most memorable in the recruiting process. Ideally, that first offer provides both positive reinforcement for a recent job well done but also future motivation to work even harder both on the court and in the classroom. We’ve seen a number of local New England products land their first offers recently,… READ MORE >

2019 Prep Transfer List

2019 Prep Transfer List

Posted Sunday, August 25th, 2019

NERR's Zack Sandberg always monitors the coming and goings for the coming school year and has his latest edition of the Prep Transfer List below, which now includes 200 names.  Any additions or corrections should be sent to zcksndbrg@gmail.com or @ZackSandberg on twitter.  Post Graduates: Connor Barrett - from Loyola (IL) to Brewster (NH) Demarr Langford - from Putnam Science (CT) to Brewster (NH) Jack Brown - from Salesianum (DE) to Brewster (NH) Javohn Garcia - from Pickerington Central (OH) to… READ MORE >

#E75 Frosh/Soph Flashback to ‘09

#E75 Frosh/Soph Flashback to ‘09

Posted Sunday, August 25th, 2019

The second annual New England Elite 75 Showcase – Frosh/Soph Edition lived up to the expectations created by the inaugural 2008 event.   The hype going into the event surrounded the debut of two highly touted freshmen, Kuran Iverson and Goodluck Okonoboh.  Both players had well established reputations coming out of the middle school ranks.  Iverson had already attended UConn’s Elite Camp a month earlier and Okonoboh was known as much for his physical upside as he was for being… READ MORE >

2022 & 2023 Rankings to Debut Following #E75 Frosh/Soph

2022 & 2023 Rankings to Debut Following #E75 Frosh/Soph

Posted Saturday, August 24th, 2019

With updated rankings complete in both the classes of 2020 and 2021, we now shift our focus to the classes of 2022 and 2023. Updated rankings won't debut in those classes right away though as all spots are still up for grabs until after the Elite 75 Frosh/Soph.  What exactly is on the line? Up until this point we've only thus far released 25 names to know in the class of 2022. As sophomores, we're now ready to publish true… READ MORE >

Clarke, Etienne, Joseph headline New England 2021 Rankings

Clarke, Etienne, Joseph headline New England 2021 Rankings

Posted Friday, August 23rd, 2019

Updated 2021 New England rankings reflect significant movement among the top prospects in the class of 2021. Where things haven’t moved at all though is in the number one spot, a distinction that Terrence Clarke has now held since 2021 rankings first debuted. The 6-foot-7 wing was playing the best basketball of his career this spring, showing the full versatility of his repertoire along with the understanding of how to play in the flow and make those around him better.… READ MORE >

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