Fordham Adds Second Prep Product

Fordham Adds Second Prep Product

Posted Thursday, January 12th, 2012

The Fordham Rams continue to carve out new inroads into the New England prep school scene.  Head coach Tom Pecora received a verbal commitment from Lee Academy post-graduate Travion Leonard on Thursday.  Leonard joins Notre Dame Prep guard Mandell Thomas in the Rams’ 2012 recruiting class.  Like many programs, the Rams were desperately looking to add size along their frontline, and Leonard certainly fits that bill.  The six-foot-eight two-hundred-and-sixty pound big man is a wide body with quick feet and… READ MORE >

Rivals Classic on Tap for Sunday

Rivals Classic on Tap for Sunday

Posted Thursday, January 12th, 2012

The Rivals Basketball Club will host their 1st annual Basketball Classic on Sunday, January 15th at Reading Memorial High School.  The event will feature an MIAA double header between two of the top teams in northern Massachusetts beginning with Haverhill vs. Reading at 5:30p.m. followed by St. John’s Prep and Cambridge and 7:00p.m. Haverhill is in their first season without Noah Vonleh and currently out to a 3-5 record led by Anthony Dionne while Reading is 7-1 behind the big… READ MORE >

Rankings Revisited – Conclusions

Rankings Revisited – Conclusions

Posted Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Over the last several weeks the New England Recruiting Report has taken a look back at each graduating class to come out of our region since our inception in 2006.  The study centered around finding players who proved themselves to be more valuable than we originally thought out of high school and then analyzing those cases for any patterns or commonalities among the players.  And as it turns out there were.  Tools that Defy Levels Generally speaking the sum total… READ MORE >

Birch Transfers to UNLV

Birch Transfers to UNLV

Posted Monday, January 9th, 2012

Khem Birch announced on Monday that he would transfer to UNLV for the second semester of his freshman season, after playing the first 10 games of his college career in a Pittsburgh uniform. Former McDonald's All-American Khem Birch is a big addition for UNLV coach Dave Rice.The pickup is the latest major score for a UNLV program that is seeing a revitalization of sorts under first-year head coach Dave Rice. Rice already delivered a widely-celebrated class during November’s early signing… READ MORE >

Langaas Makes Pick

Langaas Makes Pick

Posted Monday, January 9th, 2012

A year after delivering one of the best recruiting classes in the NESCAC, Trinity College head coach James Cosgrove continues to make his mark on the local recruiting landscape.  His latest prize is Liam Langaas, a six-foot-three swingman from York High School in Maine. Langaas’ senior season at York was preceded by a breakout summer on the exposure circuit as he began the month of July by turning in a starring performance at Hoop Mountain’s Super Week II and continued… READ MORE >

Connecticut Week in Review 2

Connecticut Week in Review 2

Posted Sunday, January 8th, 2012

Mike Yagmin's second installment of the Connecticut Week in Review looks back on the week that was in the CIAC: • The state's top teams stayed undefeated on the young season. St. Joseph moved to 8-0, culminating their week with a milestone victory over Harding-Bridgeport. Timajh Parker-Rivera scored 20 points, including the 1,000th point of his career. Pat Hopkins added 18 for the Cadets in the 87-35 victory. Hillhouse (8-0) cruised this week, overwhelming both Guilford and Law, with point guard Andre… READ MORE >

Rhode Island Week in Review

Rhode Island Week in Review

Posted Saturday, January 7th, 2012

The week gone by has been an exciting one in the state of Rhode Island as we have officially entered the heart of the high school basketball season.  Here's a look at some of the headlines:  • LaSalle scored a big victory in their rivalry game against Bishop Hendricken.  Junior guard Tom Hunt stepped up when the lights were on the brightest for LaSalle, hitting shot after shot while showing his unlimited range.  He also helped to put the game… READ MORE >

Dunn Dominates Interstate Battle

Dunn Dominates Interstate Battle

Posted Saturday, January 7th, 2012

New London (CT) 66, St. Raphael Academy (RI) 55 A packed house was on hand Saturday night at the Community College of Rhode Island in Warwick to see the defending Connecticut Class L state champion New London Whalers take on last year’s Rhode Island Division 1 champion St. Raphael Academy Saints.  Even more so though, the standing-room only crowd was there to see #2 nationally ranked point guard and Providence-pledged senior Kris Dunn take on a legitimate Division 1 point… READ MORE >

Adams Arrives at Notre Dame Prep

Adams Arrives at Notre Dame Prep

Posted Friday, January 6th, 2012

Christmas came late for Notre Dame Prep but they will take it nonetheless. Steven Adams, the international sensation who is already committed to Pittsburgh, arrived at Notre Dame Prep late last week where he will spend the rest of the school year.  “He arrived with a gym bag and a guitar.  He’s my kind of kid,” Notre Dame Prep head coach Ryan Hurd said with a smile.  “In all seriousness, he’s a really neat kid.” Neat and dominant.  Hurd says… READ MORE >

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