Rivers School College Night – Event Recap

Posted Saturday, April 23rd, 2011

Rivers boys basketball coach Andre Mirken hosted a college night last week, inviting standout players from top local AAU programs to showcase their ability in front of college coaches from Brandeis, Babson, Endicott, Tufts, and others. About 35 players attended with Expressions Elite, New England Cyclones, Middlesex Magic, and Mass Evolution all being represented with players from every class participating. Expressions Elite Director Claude Pritchard and New England Cyclones Director Steve Enright put the players through a skill development series… READ MORE >

Banegas Staying in Beantown

Posted Saturday, April 23rd, 2011

When Marco Banegas finished his four year career at O'Bryant last June he wasn't quite ready to leave Boston, opting against heading to college and instead deciding to do a fifth season at the Brimmer & May School.  A year later and Banegas' decision making process has a similar pattern as he put an end to his recruiting process on Friday with a commitment to Northeastern University, located within the city of Boston's borders.  "It's a good school and it's… READ MORE >

Carter Heading Home

Posted Friday, April 22nd, 2011

When Elijah Carter came to Brewster Academy his goal was to generate recruitment from the highest levels of college basketball.  He accomplished that and more as his patience in the recruiting process ultimately yielded looks from Iowa, South Florida, Wake Forest, Oregon, N.C. State, Oklahoma, Florida State, Nebraska, and Indiana.  In the end though the Paterson, New Jersey native found a new school coming on strong in his own state university, Rutgers.  Carter confirmed the news on Friday night via… READ MORE >

Rhode Island’s Top Ten Juniors Announced

Posted Thursday, April 21st, 2011

St. Andrew’s big man Cedric Kuakumensah is the top ranked player in Rhode Island’s rising senior class.  The six-foot-seven Massachusetts native has the size and strength that are requisites for the division I level and has also shown some potential as an inside out type post player.  North Kingston’s Rob Hazard is the RIIL’s top prospect and second best overall in the state.  A scoring lead guard who can put points on the board in a hurry, Hazard shoots the… READ MORE >

Cosby to Play in Derby Classic

Posted Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Northfield Mount Hermon senior guard Aaron Cosby has been picked to play in tomorrow night's Derby Classic, one of the nation's most prestigious high school all-star games.  Cosby will return to his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky for this weekend's festivities where he previously starred for Manual and Jefferstown High Schools before arriving at NMH.  Cosby averaged 22 points and 4 assists per game this year at NMH, earning first team all New England honors in the process.  He will be… READ MORE >

Birch Named 2nd Team All USA Today

Posted Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Notre Dame Prep's Khem Birch received his latest honor on Wednesday as he was named a second team All-American by USA Today.  The six-foot-nine two-hundred-and-five pound big man averaged 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 blocks per game this year, leading Notre Dame to the finals of the National Prep Championships and earning a spot in the McDonald's All-American Game.  The Canadian native began the year in the class of 2012 before opting to skip his planned post-graduate year and… READ MORE >

Murphy to Duke in 2011

Posted Monday, April 18th, 2011

    For the second time this year one of New England’s top prospects in the class of 2012 is leaving school a year early.  St. Mark’s forward Alex Murphy will head to Duke in the class of 2011.  From the time that the star forward made his initial commitment in February, he never denied this was a possibility.  “When the spring approaches I’ll sit down with my family and discuss the 2011 option,” he said at the time.  True… READ MORE >

BABC Takes Two at HOF Championship

Posted Monday, April 18th, 2011

BABC ran away with championships in both the u15 and u16 divisions at this weekend's Hall of Fame New England Championships.  The freshmen squad knocked off two New York teams en route to the final, defeating New Heights 83-50 in the quarterfinals and then Riverside Church 83-38 in the semfinals, before defeating Expressions Elite 67-49 in the final.  The victors were led by head coach Eggie McRae and used an eight man rotation of Bonzie Colson, Tyree Robinson, Bobby Ahearn,… READ MORE >

Vermont 2012: Top Ten Announced

Posted Monday, April 18th, 2011

No NEPSAC team was more improved this year than Vermont Academy who saw a rebirth under first year head coach Jesse Bopp.  One of the key’s to their success was the play of junior shooting guard Martin Dixon-Green, who finishes the season as the state’s top ranked player in the class of 2012.  Dixon-Green is the latest in a growing line of Canadian talent to migrate south and this particular prospect has the tools to intrigue a variety of coaches… READ MORE >

New England Teams Shine at Real Deal

Posted Sunday, April 17th, 2011

The Real Deal in the Rock is one of the most prestigious grassroots tournaments of the spring, attracting top programs from coast to coast and sweeping up all the talent in the south.  This year’s tournament had a distinctive New England feel as both the New England Playaz and Connecticut Basketball Club advanced to the tournament’s semifinals.  It was in the Final Four that the two local programs found themselves matched-up for the second time in as many weeks after… READ MORE >

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