Prep Profile – Brewster Academy

Posted Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

Brewster Academy was the undisputed champion of prep school basketball last year.  They began the year as the number one seed in the country, went on to claim the NEPSAC Class A title, and then take the National Prep Championship.  Some even went as far as to say that the 2009-2010 Brewster Academy squad was among the best prep school teams ever.  Attempting to follow up on that type of year will be no easy task for this year’s Brewster… READ MORE >

Coaches Clinic in Rhode Island this Weekend

Posted Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

On September 18, 2010, La Salle Academy will host a basketball clinic for all boys and girls youth, CYO, Catholic Athletic League, middle school, and high school coaches.  Invited participants include: all head and assistant coaches throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts area.  The clinic will be held at the McLaughlin Athletic Center on the La Salle campus at 612 Academy Avenue in Providence. “Rhode Island has a great tradition of basketball coaches at all levels, this is a wonderful opportunity… READ MORE >

Wilson Out to Prove a Point

Posted Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

For anyone who knew Derrick Wilson and his long history of excellence on the hardwood, it was easy to see that he wasn’t his normal self this summer.  The Hotchkiss guard ran with the New York Gauchos for the second consecutive summer, but had a new group of teammates after playing up in the seventeen-and-under division last season.  This summer’s Gauchos squad featured a number of highly talented perimeter players, who all needed the ball in their hands to be… READ MORE >

Prep Profile - St. Thomas More

Posted Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

Could this be the year St. Thomas More claims the NEPSAC championship?  While they may not have quite the depth of high-major talent as other programs in the league, what they do have is the number one player in the country and one of the most respected coaches in the country.  In other words…they will have a chance.  Andre Drummond’s first season in the NEPSAC was a learning experience.  He was just coming off a breakout summer which saw him… READ MORE >

Prep Profile – Notre Dame Prep

Posted Sunday, September 12th, 2010

When Ryan Hurd took over as the head coach at Notre Dame Prep, the basketball program was coming off an unprecedented period of success.  They finished the 2005-06 season as the top ranked prep school program in the country and had just seen Michael Beasley lead the team to the first ever National Prep Championship in 2006-07.  When Hurd took over the program he provided an incredibly smooth transition from longtime head coach Bill Barton while maintaining Notre Dame’s annual… READ MORE >

Gaetano Division I Bound

Posted Sunday, September 12th, 2010

Phil Gaetano accomplished all that one could during his high school career at Sheehan High School.  Playing for his father, Joe Gaetano, Phil earned every award and accolade the SCC and CIAC had to offer, broke the school’s all time assist record, and went on to lead his team to a state championship in his senior season, the first of his father’s coaching career.    Despite all of that success, questions persisted his ability to translate his game to the next… READ MORE >

Holy Cross Gets Third Commitment

Posted Saturday, September 11th, 2010

The College of the Holy Cross landed their third commitment in the class of 2011 on Sunday, gaining a verbal pledge from Taylor Abt, a six-foot-eight power forward from Georgetown Prep in Bethesda, Maryland.  Abt committed at the conclusion of his official visit to the Worcester campus.  An athletic and skilled big man, Abt held numerous scholarship offers ranging the MAAC to the Patriot League, Northeast Conference, and Ivy League.  Abt ran with Mid-Atlantic Select on the AAU circuit this… READ MORE >

Elite 75 Frosh/Soph Coming Up

Posted Saturday, September 11th, 2010

With updated rankings now published in the classes of 2011 and 2012 it is time to turn our attention to the underclassmen classes of 2013 and 2014.  However, before we update those rankings we want to get one more look at as many of the region's best youngsters as we can and will consequently wait until the upcoming third annual New England Elite 75 Showcase - Frosh/Soph Edition.  The Frosh/Soph Showcase is scheduled for Saturday, September 25th at Boston University's… READ MORE >

Cummins’ Recruitment Heating Up

Posted Friday, September 10th, 2010

Westboro, Massachusetts native Evan Cummins had a very productive first season at Northfield Mount Hermon last year.  As only a sophomore he was the first big man off the bench for a team that advanced all the way to the finals of the National Prep Championship.  Cummins parlayed his succesful season into an even better spring and summer on the grassroots summer.  He was one of the top performers at the New England Elite 75 Showcase in early July and… READ MORE >

NEPSAC Realignment Finalized

Posted Thursday, September 9th, 2010

The New England Prep School Athletic Council will have a new look this season as St. Andrew’s School head coach and NEPSAC boys’ basketball president Mike Hart confirmed the realignment has been finalized and will take effect in the upcoming season.  NEPSAC will add a sixth league abandoning the A through DD set-up of previous years and instead creating leagues AAA, AA, A, B, C, and D.  Triple A is essentially the old class A league minus a couple of… READ MORE >

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