Posted Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Eric Katenda's recruitment continues to rise to new levels. A few months ago he picked up his first high-major scholarship offer from Notre Dame. A few weeks later Michigan head coach John Beilein sat in the stands to watch Katenda's Cheshire Academy team face Wilbraham and Monson in the first round of the Western New England playoffs. This weekend Katenda picked up his second Big East offer as Georgetown became the latest school to offer him a scholarship. Katenda was in…
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Posted Monday, May 3rd, 2010
American International College earned a pair of commitments on Monday from two players who are plenty familiar with each other. Jason Perrier, a six-foot-three guard from Christian Heritage School, and Mark Ellis, a six-foot-six power forward from Stamford High School, both pledged to head coach Art Luptowski on Monday. Perrier and Ellis have starred together on the AAU circuit since last summer, running with the Connecticut Elite program. “It was basically something we did together,” Perrier said. “Last summer we…
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Posted Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Jordon Bronner, a combo-guard from Iona Prep in New York, signed his National Letter of Intent with New Hampshire as expected on Monday. Bronner was joined by DeAndray Buckley, who also signed on Monday. Buckley, a 6-4, 205-pound wing from Romulus High School, was part of a school-record 79 victories during his career, and played in two state semifinals. This season, Buckley averaged 15.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.2 steals per game, while shooting 49 percent from the…
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Posted Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
Naofall Folahan quickly became a highly coveted prize in the last few weeks. After decommitting from Marist, the Wilbraham & Monson center quickly became a priority for numerous division I programs still looking to add a center to their 2010 class. From Seton Hall to Davidson to Tulane and numerous schools in between, Folahan ended up with a wealth of opportunities. Ultimately, the decision came down to Wagner and Tulane with Folahan becoming the third player to commit to new…
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Posted Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
Andover senior guard D.J. Fazio embodies everything you would expect from a coach’s son. He is a selfless point guard with a high basketball I.Q. and absolutely tough as nails. The team’s success weighs far more important than any individual accolades, which is why he always seems to be the hardest working player on the floor. Fazio recently completed a tremendous career playing for his father, Dave Fazio, at Andover High School. A three year letter winner, Fazio has helped…
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Posted Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
The second annual High School Academic All-American Game took place this weekend at the Felix Events Center in Azusa, California and once again featured many of the best student athletes that the national class of 2010 had to offer. New England was well represented at this year’s game with three local players and one coach in action. Northfield Mount Hermon’s John Carroll coached the National team that defeated the American team 136-133. Also on the national team were NMH senior…
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Posted Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
Quinnipiac earned two big commitments this weekend, adding to an already highly ranked 2010 class. Will Harrison, a six-foot-three swingman from Western Texas College, pledged to head coach Tom Moore this weekend. Harrison is a quick and athletic scorer on the wing who averaged 14 points and 7 rebounds this season. A New York native, Harrison played his high school basketball at Wadleigh High School in the Bronx. He will be eligible to suit up for the Bobcats next season…
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Posted Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
BABC 15’s Win Again A week after taking the championship at the Providence Jam Fest the BABC fifteen-and-under team won another big title, taking the first ever King of New York Classic. King of New York, run by the New York Gauchos, featured a variety of top programs from around the northeast including the Gauchos, New Heights, Albany City Rocks, and Team Philly. BABC knocked off the New Jersey Panthers in the quarterfinals 52-36, Team Philly in the semi’s 62-50,…
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Posted Saturday, May 1st, 2010
Alasdair Fraser, a six-foot-seven power forward from Falkirk, Scotland, recently signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the University of Maine and head coach Ted Woodward next year. Maine assistant coach Doug Leichner has extensive international contacts after having previously coached at the Adidas ABC All-Star Camp in Europe and also having been the head coach of the UCC Demons of the Irish Professional Super League in 2008. Fraser comes to Maine with a long history of success…
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Posted Saturday, May 1st, 2010
Melsahn Basabe is heading to the University of Iowa to play for head coach Fran McCaffery, who he originally committed to last fall at Siena. Basabe announced his decision via his twitter account saying, "It's offical - I'm an Iowa Hawkeye now." The New York native received his release from Siena a few weeks ago and quickly generated interest from a variety of other high major programs including Indiana, Boston College, and Texas. But he only took one additional visit…
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