Week of Big Performances in RIIL

Week of Big Performances in RIIL

Posted Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

It began on a busy Friday night in the Ocean state as the RIIL's top senior, Charles Correa, had a huge game to lead St. Raphael's over a previously undefeated North Kingston team, 68-66.  The playmaking guard finished with a game high 40 points along with 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 steals.  Correa would start a trend that continued on Tuesday night with Jake DiDemonico and Austin Cilley both turning in monumental performances of their own.  DiDemonico led North… READ MORE >

Weekend in Review

Weekend in Review

Posted Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

Martin Luther King Jr. weekend is always an especially exciting one for high school basketball fans in New England with both the Spaulding Hoophall Classic and BABC Prep Classic taking place.  Of course, even the most passionate fans aren't able to be in two places in one time, and that's exactly why Ballas TV and Crusader 22 Productions, teamed up to form a new YouTube channel called BirthplaceHoops.  Together, they launched a highlight video which covered all of the action… READ MORE >

ESPN Boston - Mojica Recovering from Tragedy

ESPN Boston - Mojica Recovering from Tragedy

Posted Monday, January 28th, 2013

Every once in a while something happens in the basketball community that transcends prep school standings, AAU affiliations, or player rankings.  Sammy Mojica's recent tragedy is certainly an example of that.  Mojica, a junior swingman with Brimmer & May, lost his home to a fire over the weekend.  Less than 48 hours later NERR contributor and ESPN Boston writer, Chris Bradley, wrote a story that everyone in the basketball community will hopefully read.  To view Bradley's story on ESPN Boston… READ MORE >

BU Lands STM Big Man

BU Lands STM Big Man

Posted Monday, January 28th, 2013

Boston University head coach Joe Jones landed his second commitment in the class of 2013 on Monday, this one from St. Thomas More post-graduate Dylan Haines.  Haines is a six-foot-eleven big man who came to STM from Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse, incredibly, without any division I offers.  That quickly changed after arriving in the prep school ranks as he was one of the primary attractions of STM open gyms this fall.  While he still needs to get stronger and… READ MORE >

Best of 2015 Class in Mass

Best of 2015 Class in Mass

Posted Sunday, January 27th, 2013

 With updated rankings almost now complete in the classes of 2013 and 2014, we begin to turn our attention to the class of 2015.  Rankings prospects so early in their high school careers is tricky business since you’re projecting out almost three years. At this stage, prospects are just in the crystallizing stages of who they’ll become and so we’re searching for early indications of their physical and mental upsides.  Ultimately, the younger a group of prospects are, the more… READ MORE >

Crusader 22’s Top Plays of 2012

Crusader 22’s Top Plays of 2012

Posted Saturday, January 26th, 2013

Adam Rubin and his team at Crusader 22 Productions has put together a unique highlight video which captures some of the best plays of 2012.  The video features both top local prospects as well as national prospects who visited our region to play in events like the National Prep Showcase and Hoophall Classic.  Here's a look at the video: READ MORE >

Long Time Coming

Long Time Coming

Posted Friday, January 25th, 2013

South Kent School's post-graduate center Nolan Long has sacrificed a lot to pursue playing division I basketball and now he is closer than ever.  A 2012 graduate of Waterford High School in Connecticut, Long led the Lancers to the CIAC Class M state championship while averaging over 14 points and 11 rebounds per game.  He was named Most Outstanding Player of the state championship game and also to the All-State team.  Despite his size and obvious talent, Long was rarely… READ MORE >

Goodluck Leads Mass 2014

Goodluck Leads Mass 2014

Posted Thursday, January 24th, 2013

Wilbraham & Monson big man Goodluck Okonoboh is the top ranked prospect in Massachusetts’ 2014 class.  Okonoboh, who is one of the premier shot-blockers in the entire country, has seen his recruitment pick up as of late, landing an offer from Marquette and new interest from Duke.  Duke has also recently reached out to Cushing Academy point guard Kaleb Joseph, the state’s second ranked prospect, who continues to add new high-major offers to his list with Syracuse being the most… READ MORE >

Connecticut 2014 Rankings Announced

Connecticut 2014 Rankings Announced

Posted Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

After a busy weekend of basketball in the region, we're ready to pick back up with our updated rankings in the class of 2014.  Up next is the state of Connecticut, who appears to have the deepest junior class in all of New England, making the battle for the top ten spots especially competitive.   Fairfield Prep center Paschal Chukwu sits in the top spot.  While the seven-footer isn’t putting up totally dominant offensive numbers yet on the high school level,… READ MORE >

Vonleh Named to Team USA

Vonleh Named to Team USA

Posted Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013

USA Basketball announced the roster for its 2013 USA Junior National Select Team over the weekend and New Hampton senior forward Noah Vonleh was among the ten players selected from around the country.  Vonleh will join former Team USA products Jabari Parker, Julius Randle, Rondae Jefferson, and Aaron Gordon along with fellow newcomers Aaron Harrison, Andrew Harrison, Kasey Hill, Demetrius Jackson, and Bobby Portis.  DeMatha Catholic’s Mike Jones will serve as the team’s head coach.  The team will take on… READ MORE >

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