Posted Thursday, October 17th, 2013
Schools all over America were making headlines this weekend with Midnight Madness type celebrations and local New England schools were no different. The University of Rhode Island did things a little differently, getting a jump start on the competition by hosting “Rhody Rockus” on Thursday night. The event attracted local products like Matt Cimino, Jarvis Garrett, Crew Ainge, Saul Phiri, Tomas Murphy, and others along with Traci Carter, a national top 100 caliber prospect in the 2015 class from Life…
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Posted Wednesday, October 16th, 2013
New Hampton junior forward Tyler Lydon made an early verbal commitment to Syracuse on Thursday night. The news was first reported by ESPN. Lydon is a highly skilled six-foot-eight combo-forward who exploded onto the scene this summer turning in huge performances both at the Reebok Breakout Classic as well as with the New England Playaz on the grassroots circuit. Lydon has been collecting high-major offers in the ten weeks since the conclusion of the July evaluation period, including the Orange…
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Posted Wednesday, October 16th, 2013
As head coach Kelvin Jefferson prepares for his latest season at South Kent, some of this year’s team most intriguing storylines take place in the backcourt where a trio of point guards lead the way. Jordan Strawberry, Schadrac Casimir, and Tremont Waters all join the Cardinals from unique circumstances, but with one underlining theme – to prove themselves against the type of competition that is only available in the nation’s top post-graduate league. Strawberry comes to South Kent by way…
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Posted Tuesday, October 15th, 2013
Typically when new talent comes to the region it's to join the prep ranks, but this season the CIAC has a major addition of their own in Robert Morris bound big man Andre Fredericks. Fredericks made his unofficial New England debut last weekend, starring with his new teammates at Hand High School in Madison, Connecticut as they took part in the annual BasketBull Columbus Day Challenge. The six-foot-eight big man comes to Hand by way of Douglas High School in…
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Posted Monday, October 14th, 2013
Rivers senior point guard Carlin Haymon made a verbal commitment to Brandeis University on Tuesday morning according to Rivers' head coach Andrew Mirken. The five-foot-nine point guard has been the backbone of the Rivers' program since his freshman year and has gone on to earn all-New England and all-ISL honors in each season since. "I chose Brandeis becaucse of the amazing combination of academics and athletics," Haymon said. "Coach Meehan has been recruiting me for two years and I felt…
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Posted Sunday, October 13th, 2013
For the last few years we’ve always started our annual look at Bridgton Academy by providing a similar historical context. We’ve reminisced about how the Wolverines were the storied program in New England not so long ago, winning four NEPSAC titles in a five year span that began in 2005. But the reality is that this is a new team in a new era of prep school basketball. They’ve maintained their position in New England’s most competitive league, albeit while…
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Posted Saturday, October 12th, 2013
The New Hampton School is going to have an especially deep and versatile basketball team in the coming 2013-2014 season, one that should be capable of contending in Class AAA of the NEPSAC. The Huskies have become known for the skillful and intelligent brand of basketball that they’ve played in under head coach Pete Hutchins, and this year’s team will be no exception. Mike Leblanc, Anthony Pate, Elijah Bryant, and Tyler Lydon are all capable of spacing opposing defenses out…
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Posted Thursday, October 10th, 2013
Quinnipiac landed a huge commitment on Friday afternoon from Samuel Dingba, Salisbury School head coach Jeff Ruskin confirmed to the New England Recruiting Report. The Bobcats had been recruiting Dingba hard for the better part of the last two years and were one of the finalists for his services last fall when he was part of the class of 2013. Quinnipiac never wavered in their pursuit of the six-foot-six forward when opted to return to Salisbury for his post-graduate year,…
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Posted Thursday, October 10th, 2013
Max Hoeztel is only in his second month at Wilbraham and Monson Academy after having transferred from Calabasas High School in California. Hoeztel initially enrolled at Wilbraham as a true senior, but recently opted to reclassify back to the class of 2015. The move paid quick dividends for Hoeztel, who picked up his first high-major scholarship offer shortly afterwards from St. John’s while attracting recent attention from several other high-major programs as well. The six-foot-seven shooter previously held scholarship offers…
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Posted Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
Settled in a seasonal beach town on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire is one of the nation’s pre-eminent prep school basketball powerhouses. With National Prep Championships in 2010 and 2012, NEPSAC championships in 2008, 2010, and 2013, a cumulative winning percentage above .900 over the last six years, and five alumni having gone on the NBA, Brewster Academy head coach Jason Smith has built a program that has achieved success in every possible way. A new season…
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