Posted Saturday, February 19th, 2011
While first year Boston College head coach Steve Donahue has exceeded expectations in the ACC in his debut season in Chestnut Hill, he continues to build for the future on the recruiting trail, landing his sixth commitment in the class of 2011 this weekend. Jordan Daniels, a five-foot-eight point guard from Etiwanda High School in California, pledged to the Eagles on Saturday, becoming the fourth player from California to do so in the class of 2011. Daniels ran with Pump…
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Posted Friday, February 18th, 2011
Coming out of Hamden High School in Connecticut last year, Ryen Vilmont hoped that a post-graduate year would provide him with more exposure to college coaches and hopefully lead to a scholarship. It looks like that plan worked pretty well as the current MCI post-grad reportedly accepted a scholarship to division I Franklin Pierce last week. Vilmont is a six-foot-five forward who can produce inside and out thanks to his good frame, strong body, and consistent face-up jump shot. Franklin…
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Posted Thursday, February 17th, 2011
With regular seasons winding down, and actually coming to an end this week in Maine and Rhode Island, top prospects are beginning to assert themselves throughout New England. Here is a look at who shined the brightest: Connecticut Player of the Week - Kris Dunn, New London – The New London junior continued to put big numbers on the board and keep his squad as the state’s top ranked team as a result. Dunn went for 31 points in a…
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Posted Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
In preparation for this weekend’s Bracket Buster games, ESPN’s Scouts Inc will be releasing their list of the nation’s best mid-major commitments later today. We thought we would take that idea and apply it to New England to see which local products are most likely to make immediate impacts at non-BCS level schools. Here are our top local products: 1. Jordan Laguerre, New Hampton, UMass: This attacking guard has been one of New England’s top players for the past several…
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Posted Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Brewster Academy's post-graduate guard Elijah Carter continues to draw increased interest from high-major programs still searching for a lead guard in their 2011 class. “Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Iowa, South Florida, and Rhode Island are the schools that I have offers from,” Carter said. “Nebraska, Gonzaga, NC State, and Florida State have just gotten in the mix.” Carter took official visits to Oregon State and Seton Hall this fall, leaving him with three potential visits left for…
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Posted Monday, February 14th, 2011
Michael Carter-Williams is the only New England native to be named to this year’s McDonald’s All-American game. The St. Andrew’s star and his coach sat down with the New England Recruiting Report to discuss his career and his most recent honor. NERR: Michael first of all, tell us how it felt when you found out you were selected to be a McDonald’s All-American? MCW: I felt great. It was the biggest accomplishment for me. I was a little bit shocked…
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Posted Sunday, February 13th, 2011
Salisbury School’s Zaid Hearst has been nominated to play in the Elite Showcase Basketball Classic, one of Washington D.C.’s most prestigious all-star games. The game will take place at the Verizon Center on March 20th immediately following the Nets/Wizards game and will feature top seniors from Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C. The final selection will be announced on February 22nd. Hearst arrived at Salisbury last year as a junior and scored over 10 division I scholarship offers before making a…
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Posted Saturday, February 12th, 2011
New England produced two McDonald’s All-Americans this year and for Khem Birch the accomplishment is the culmination of a tremendous career since arriving in the region. The New England Recruiting Report spoke with Birch and his coach at Notre Dame Prep Ryan Hurd: NERR: First of all Khem, congratulations on being named to the McDonald’s All-American game. Tell us how it felt to be selected as one of the top 20 players in the country and what your reaction was…
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Posted Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Northfield Mount Hermon’s six-foot-eleven center Vince Van Nes has had college coaches intrigued since arriving in the United States last fall. With good size and mobility along with a smooth southpaw skill set, the British native has showed flashes of brilliance in the last year and a half. But those flashes didn’t happen as consistently as Van Nes would have liked in his first year and when he returned to NMH this fall, he did so with a chip on…
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Posted Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Our first snowless week in recent memory put loads of games on tap this week leading to a variety of impressive performances. Here is a look at some of the most notable: Massachusetts Player of the Week – John Henault, St. Bernard’s CC – The senior guard became St. Bernard Central Catholic’s all-time leading scorer (1457 points) in a Saturday night win with 32 points and 12 rebounds. Prior to that he scored 36 points in a win against Holy…
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