Posted Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Fresh off his MVP performance in South Kent's easy win over La Jolla Prep on day one of the National Prep School Invitational, Ricardo Ledo only had one thing on his mind, and that was reaching out to Nerlens Noel about joining him in Providence's 2012 recruiting class. READ MORE >
Posted Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Nerlens Noel is heading to college next year. The Everett, Massachusetts native told ESPN.com's Dave Telep on Wednesdady that he would rejoin his original class of 2012 and begin to take his five allowed official visits before choosing a school for next fall. Noel has already taken unofficial visits to Providence and Connecticut and has his next trip in the books as well with a February 11th game on tap between Connecticut and Syracuse at the Carrier Dome. Following his… READ MORE >
Posted Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
The race for the top spot in the state of Connecticut is neck and neck between two players who will find themselves on the same side next year as Ricardo Ledo and Kris Dunn are both in the midst of big senior seasons prior to their arrival at Providence College next year. Up next is a pair of big man who roam the paint on the state’s pre-eminent prep powerhouses. Laimonas Chatkevicius is a skilled seven footer from South Kent… READ MORE >
Posted Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
The Shooting Stars twelve-and-under team came away with the title at this weekend's Basketball Spotlight Clash for the Cup in New Jersey. The Massachusetts based squad defeated NYK in the u12 blue division championship game by a margin of 47-44. Devandre Edwards was named the Most Valuable Player in the age bracket after finishing with 15 points in the championship game. "Edmonds played the post and made the most of his time at this event by scoring and grabbing boards,"… READ MORE >
Posted Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
#2 Catholic Memorial: 56, #16 St. John’s Prep: 55 Two of the most talented teams in the MIAA faced off on Tuesday night in Danvers for a Catholic Conference rivalry game between Catholic Memorial and St. John’s Prep, who appear at #2 and #16, respectively, in the ESPN Boston MIAA top 25 poll. Catholic Memorial, led by two 1000 point-scorers, and Prep, led by their own 1000 point-scoring consensus first-team all-stater, both combined for a game between some of the… READ MORE >
Posted Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Identifying the best college basketball prospect currently playing in the state of Maine is no easy task. Identifying the best college basketball prospect to come out of the state this year is far simpler. Amir Garrett spent the first semester at Bridgton Academy before enrolling at St. John’s at the semester break. An ESPNU 100 prospect in the national class of 2011, Garrett showed flashes of his tremendous upside during his short stay and has continued to prove his worth… READ MORE >
Posted Monday, January 30th, 2012
The New England Recruiting Report's latest video of the week comes care of Crusader 22 Productions, who were at Norwich Free Academy on Friday night to see Kris Dunn break New London's all-time scoring record. READ MORE >
Posted Monday, January 30th, 2012
Mike Yagmin's fourth installment of the Connecticut Week in Review looks back on the week that was in the CIAC: -Only seven teams remain undefeated in the state a little bit past the midpoint of the 2011-12 high school season. Hartford Public (13-0), Hillhouse (13-0) and St. Joseph (11-0) are setting the pace in LL, while Career (12-1) leads the way in L with their only loss of the season coming to Hillhouse. Enfield (13-0) and Waterford (12-0) claim the… READ MORE >
Posted Sunday, January 29th, 2012
Twinfield High School’s Chad Copeland is the best college basketball prospect in the state high school association. The longtime number one ranked player in the state was only recently dethroned when UMass bound point guard Trey Davis arrived at Vermont Academy. But Davis opted to change prep schools at mid-semester and so now Copeland’s biggest competition comes from another prep school product, this time someone he knows plenty about. A graduate of Rutland High School in 2011, Troy Davine finished… READ MORE >
Posted Friday, January 27th, 2012
Rhode Island’s top ten in the class of 2012 has seen some shifting since we last updated our rankings, but the one thing that stays the same are the two players atop the list. St. Andrew’s big man Cedric Kuakumensah remains the top ranked player in the state while North Providence’s Rob Hazard continues to set the tone in the RIIL and sit in the second spot. Kuakumensah pulled in MVP honors earlier this month as St. Andrew’s took the… READ MORE >