Posted Friday, August 21st, 2020
There was an unusual dynamic when we watched the New England Storm workout. They got better with each passing year. Most teams get better as they go up in grade, but for the Storm it was actually the opposite, at least when projecting out talent long-term. This was the best u17 team they’ve had in recent years, but the u16 team was even better. The u15 team was the best of the bunch though and both a result of the… READ MORE >
Posted Thursday, August 20th, 2020
The New England Storm made it clear, they wanted all three of their top high school teams to be part of the Be Seen Tour. They understood that most of their counterparts were focused on their varsity teams, and rightfully so given the amount of exposure opportunities they had missed this season. They too were going to give their u17 program the platform, but they wanted to make sure their younger teams had the same opportunity. When we arrived in… READ MORE >
Posted Tuesday, August 18th, 2020
Last week we profiled a young and talented Undivided Basketball Club. Since that time, three different members of the program - Caleb Middleton, John Kallon, and Donald Villard - have picked up offers from DePaul. Today, we went back and reviewed some of the video highlights of that workout including others prospects like Mazen Ebik, Jalen Moore, David DeSouza, and Geo Goncalves. The entire #BeSeen video can be found on the NERR instagram account. View this post on Instagram Last… READ MORE >
Posted Tuesday, August 18th, 2020
Yesterday, we broke down the prospects that comprise this year's New England Storm u17 team, a group that is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the program's journey back to producing college prospects. See the full video below to learn more about head coach Matt Regan's team made up of Justin ONeill, Aidan Callahan, Nate Kane, Tommy Fontanella, Gabe Zorilla, Joey Dasilva, Liam ONeil, Andrew Lussier, Dylan Santosuosso, Kalu Olu and more. Also, be sure to stay… READ MORE >
Posted Monday, August 17th, 2020
There was a time, not that long ago, when the New England Storm were producing prospects for every level of college basketball. Georges Niang started his AAU career in a Storm uniform while they had a host of others who went on to play in the NE-10, NESCAC, and a variety of other levels. More recently, they’ve been known for the sheer size of their program, with 60 teams ranging through New Hampshire and Massachusetts, but not necessarily the same… READ MORE >
Posted Saturday, August 15th, 2020
Kimball Union Academy and Albany City Rocks guard Robert Brown III announced his verbal commitment to Niagara on Friday afternoon. The pledge brings Brown back closer to his home in upstate New York and also gives Niagara head coach Greg Paulus, another immediate impact talent from the local ranks. Brown previously starred at Albany Academy prior to transferring to KUA, where he earned first-team All-New England honors for a squad that won 21 games. A physically strong and aggressive player… READ MORE >
Posted Friday, August 14th, 2020
Even for the most talented international prospects, the transition to the American game is rarely an easy one. It's a process that requires adjusting to new levels of speed, physicality, different styles of play, and even officiating. However, when the talent is there, sometimes it's just a matter of time before those prospects start putting it all together. And that could very likely be the case for incoming Cheshire Academy post-graduate Terence Crowley, who just completed his first two seasons… READ MORE >
Posted Friday, August 14th, 2020
Did you know that one of the most famous NBA Skill Trainers in the world lives in Rhode Island. Rob McClanaghan has worked with Lebron James, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, John Wall, Derrick Rose, Kevin Love, and Candace Parker...to name a few. That's literally just the tip of the iceberg as he has risen to the top of the industry over the course of the last decade. In the latest episode of The Upside Podcast, McClanaghan visits with… READ MORE >
Posted Friday, August 14th, 2020
Yesterday, we profiled the u17 squad of ASA Hoops, a team which has propelled the program into the world of college exposure with over 10 prospects capable of playing at the next level. Today comes the release of the movie trailer, video documentation of those prospects including the likes of Jake Harrison, Max Hall, Ryan Donahue, Duncan Bubar, Donte White Barboza, Jesse Spear, Jonathan Rears, Neruda Perdomo, Dan Prudovsky, Sam Prudovsky, Itai Alinsky, Darius Peterson, and Connor Strickland. Below you… READ MORE >
Posted Thursday, August 13th, 2020
ASA Hoops is almost totally unique in the youth basketball space in New England. Now in their 23rd year of operation, they are a comprehensive youth basketball organization that offers camps, clinics, training, and AAU teams. They had over 4,500 participants enter their various programs in 2019 and were growing across the board heading into the new year. While they may be the largest camp operator in the region, they’re growth on the AAU side has been especially rapid in… READ MORE >