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Castro Featured in Dime Mag

Posted Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Dime Magazine recently profiled Rene Castro, who is just beginning his second season at Beaver Country Day School. The article was written by New England Recruiting Report contributor Lucas Shapiro, who details Castro's success at Milton High School before arriving at BCD and his success on the AAU circuit, helping BABC to their sixteen-and-under national championship this summer. To read the article in its entirety click here. READ MORE >

North Carolina Offers Murphy

Posted Thursday, October 7th, 2010

North Carolina became the final school to offer Alex Murphy a scholarship on Thursday when Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams called the St. Mark's junior swingman on Thursday night. North Carolina was the one remaining holdout but couldn't wait any longer after watching Murphy's latest starring performance last Sunday at the St. Mark's open gym. Williams was just one of many prestigious head coaches in the gym as he was joined by Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, Kansas' Bill Self, Florida's Billy… READ MORE >

Boeheim Watches Vonleh

Posted Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim was at Haverhill High School on Wednesday to watch six-foot-seven Noah Vonleh. Vonleh, who starred at the recent New England Elite 75 Showcase - Frosh/Soph Edition, went up and down with his high school teammates as Boeheim and assistant coach Mike Hopkins watched from the sidelines. Vonleh is just beginning his second season at the high school level and is notably younger than most of his peers atop the class of 2013 as the Haverhill… READ MORE >

Harvard Scores Again

Posted Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Harvard University landed their latest big recruit on Thursday when Wesley Saunders, a six-foot-five combo-forward from Los Angeles, made a verbal commitment to head coach Tommy Amaker ESPN calls Saunders "a great competitor and prolific scorer in the mid-range area" who has a "chiseled frame and long arms." Saunders stars at the Windward School in Los Angeles and runs with Compton Magic on the AAU circuit. He was reportedly also considering UPenn, Stanford, and USC. READ MORE >

Lawrence Frosh Heading to Team USA Camp

Posted Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

Lawrence Academy Freshmen Johnnie Vassar was one of 33 players from around the country invited to attend the USA Men’s Developmental National Team mini-camp held October 9th and 10th at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The mini-camp will be utilized to help identify players for the 2011-12 USA Basketball Developmental National Team program and to help prepare the U.S. for the 2011 FIBA Americas U16 Championship (dates and site TBA). The 2011 USA Basketball U16 Championship… READ MORE >

Hartford Goes South for Guard Tandem

Posted Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

First year head coach John Gallagher may have recently locked up his backcourt for the next four years with the additions of Wes Cole and Yolonzo Moore. Cole, a five-foot-eleven combo guard, committed while on his official visit this weekend. He averaged 14 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals per game last season as a junior at Woodlands High School and is best known for his ability to shoot the ball from behind the three-point arc. Cole ran… READ MORE >

Prep Profile Bridgton Academy

Posted Monday, October 4th, 2010

As Bridgton Academy departs class A of the NEPSAC and makes their way to class AAA, it provides a great opportunity to look back at their string of success in what was New England’s (and perhaps the countries’) most competitive basketball league. The Wolverines took four of the last six class A championships, including three in a row from 2005 to 2007. Because Bridgton Academy is home to an all post-graduate student body, the only common denominator in all of… READ MORE >

Prep Profile New Hampton

Posted Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

The New Hampton School has a very proud basketball tradition and no one knows that more than head coach Pete Hutchins, who graduated from the school in 2001 and played alongside two future NBA players in Rashad McCants and Bernard Robinson during his time at NHS. Since taking the head coaching reigns in 2007, Hutchins has built his program into one that annually plays one of the toughest schedules in New England and has a reputation for developing the individual… READ MORE >

Stars Come Out for St. Mark’s

Posted Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

St. Mark’s open gyms have become almost an annual event in New England. With past stars including Erik Murphy and Nate Lubick, the workouts (typically limited to one or two per year) have attracted some of the top college coaches in the entire country. But the collection of coaches that traveled to Southborough, Massachusetts on Sunday for the second, and final, workout of this year set a new precedent not just in New England but far beyond. “In the decade… READ MORE >

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