Posted Monday, April 23rd, 2012
New England was represented with three Adidas sponsored teams at last weekend’s Adidas VIP Exclusive Run as the Connecticut Basketball Club, New England Playaz, and Rivals Basketball Club all made the trip to Sin City. The trip ended up being a productive one for all three clubs. The Rivals were all over the national headlines on Saturday with Noah Vonleh’s picture covering the front page of the Rivals network and Dave Telep’s ESPN headline pretty much said it all, “Hill,…
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Posted Monday, April 23rd, 2012
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Posted Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
Among the numerous high-profile events which took place across the country this weekend was the Basketbull Hall of Fame Championships which went down at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.In the 17U Division, Mike Crotty's Middlesex Magic Squad had a successful weekend, winning their Pool and then churning their way through Bracket Play to advance all the way to the Finals, where they dropped a tight one to an outstanding Brookwood Elite Squad out of Canada. In the Magic's semifinal victory…
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Posted Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
The BABC began their defense of the 2011 Nike EYBL championship this weekend in Minnesota at session I of the 2012 Elite Youth Basketball League. The defending champs were thrown right into the fire with opening match-ups against two of the pre-season favorites in the league, Oakland Soldiers and Mac Irvin Fire. Their opener saw a heartbreaking 59-58 loss to the Soldiers on Friday night, but the game wasn’t without its bright spots as Jaylen Brantley, Rene Castro, and Wayne…
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Posted Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
St. Thomas More’s post-graduate A.J. English went under-recruited all season long. A guard with good size and length, English is a shot-maker who also owns complimenting versatility to handle the ball, make decisions, and get to the basket. Iona jumped into English’s recruitment late but reportedly saw him play incredibly well in an open gym two weeks ago and then brought him to their New Rochelle campus this weekend, taking advantage of the new division I try-out rule which permits…
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Posted Saturday, April 21st, 2012
After two days of action at the Under Armour Hoop Group Jam Fest in Pittsburgh, Expressions Elite is currently one of eight teams left standing in the sophomore division with a perfect 3-0 record. They opened play on Friday night with a huge 59-13 win over DB Hoops from Michigan and started the day on Saturday by knocking off the New York Gauchos in the second round 59-21. Saturday night brought a round of 16 match-up with a talented Florida…
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Posted Friday, April 20th, 2012
Notre Dame Prep guard Sam Cassell Jr. recommitted to the University of Maryland on Saturday night just prior to the Capital Classic All-Star Game. Cassell had originally committed to Maryland back in March but decommitted only a few days later following apparent dissaproval from his father and Washington Wizards assistant coach Sam Cassell Sr. After visiting South Florida and also considering Pittsburgh and Villanova, Cassell has rejoined a Maryland recruiting class that also includes center Shaquille Cleare (Houston/The Village School),…
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Posted Friday, April 20th, 2012
For the first time in five years the April “Live” period has returned. While you won’t find the word “Live” used in the NCAA recruiting calendar, it has become popular lingo in the grassroots world to describe a period of time in which college coaches are permitted to watch potential student athletes compete outside of their high school. In other words, coaches are allowed to watch AAU and grassroots tournaments. The NCAA permitted those evaluations beginning at 5pm on…
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Posted Thursday, April 19th, 2012
Shane McLaughlin, a six-foot-one point guard currently in his post-graduate year at Choate Rosemary Hall, made a verbal commitment to Bryant University following his official visit earlier this week. McLaughlin arrived at Choate following a decorated career at Old Tappan High School in New Jersey. He came up through the AAU ranks with the New York Falcons before playing last summer with the New England Playaz on the Adidas grassroots circuit. This season at Choate, he earned second team New…
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Posted Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
Salisbury’s post-graduate shooting guard Brandon Hedley has committed to attend Susquehanna University, where he will play for Coach Frank Marcinek’s Crusaders. The 5’10” shooting guard turned down offers from several Division II schools before choosing the Selinsgrove, PA school.Hedley came to Salisbury for a post-graduate year after starring at Blake High School, where he and current Crimson Knight Ryan Frazier led the Bengals to the 2010 Maryland state finals. This year, the two combined in the backcourt to lead Salisbury…
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