Posted Saturday, April 4th, 2009
Xpressions Elite, MBR, Connecticut Basketball Club, and YABC are all still in contention for the Northeast Hoops Festival crown. Xpressions will face YABC in one semi-final while CBC and MBR will face-off in the other. Xpressions suffered a one point loss at the hands of Bay State Magic in the final pool play game of the night, but still took first place in their pool to advance to the quarter-finals. The SECC All-Stars gave them a good run in that…
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Posted Friday, April 3rd, 2009
The big story of Saturday morning was the play of Syracuse Select’s u16 team. Dajuan Coleman a 6’8” freshmen from Jamesville-Dewitt High School, and son of former NBA star Derrick Coleman, was wowing the crowd with his immense talent. His team dominated their opening pool play match-up with Connecticut Flame. Looming on the horizon is a potential clash of two of the top underclassmen big men in the country as Coleman’s Syracuse Select team could meet up with Andre Drummond’s…
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Posted Friday, April 3rd, 2009
One of New Hampshire’s top AAU programs made quite a statement on Friday night with a 20 point win over a talented Connecticut Gold squad. Execution was the key for the Jayhawks as they ran a disciplined half-court offense with lots of good screening action along with a tough match-up zone on the defensive end. But they also got plenty of individual contributions as well, especially in the backcourt with Will Bayliss and Alex LaRosa. The duo combined for nine…
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Posted Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
The second annual Northeast Hoops Festival will take place this weekend and will once again feature many of the best programs from around not just New England but the rest of the Northeast as well. The tournament, which serves as the kick-off to the AAU season for many programs, once again had a 20 team waiting list this year as spots were limited. U17 Preview Registration was limited to 24 teams in the u17 division and this year’s field is…
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Posted Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Georges Niang, Tilton (NH): Tilton had an incredible year by all standards. And while the “big three” was certainly the foundation of their success, they wouldn’t have been able to beat the best teams in the country without solid contributions from their supporting cast. Niang was certainly among them as the sophomore anchored the power forward spot for most of the year and showed an ability to score and rebound in the paint against older players while also stretching the…
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Posted Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
As was the case with our 2009 list, these players were able to not just have great seasons, but also show us and college coaches that they’re projected level of play in college could be higher than originally thought. Consequently, when our updated rankings come out next week, don’t be surprised to see these guys surge up the charts. Carson Desrosiers, Central Catholic (MA): It’s hard to get much higher when you’re already the fourth ranked player in New England,…
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Posted Monday, March 30th, 2009
It was almost exactly a year ago that Mike Clifford really began to make a name for himself among college coaches. He seemed to be dominating exposure events on a weekly basis last spring until his surge up recruiting lists was stopped just as quickly as it started after he broke his leg just prior to the summer live period. “After the injury it really kind of put the division I dream aside,” Clifford conceded to the New England Recruiting…
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Posted Sunday, March 29th, 2009
There was a nice blend of talent in Yale’ gym on Sunday as the Hall of Fame’s Junior/Senior Showcase featured both some big names as well as some guys flying under the radar. Guys like Majok Majok, Eric Jean-Guillaume, Xavier Pollard, Robert Harrigan, and TaQuan Zimmerman all played extremely well as you would expect, but it was the emergence of some new faces that was really the story of the day. Here’s a look at some of those guys: Aru…
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Posted Saturday, March 28th, 2009
With the season officially in the books, we’ll be releasing our updated rankings next week. But before you see the full list, here’s a preview of ten guys in the class of 2009 who you should expect to see climb a few spots after turning in stellar seasons. Just to clarify, this isn’t just a list of those who had tremendous seasons, but players whose seasons exceeded expectations so much that it increased our opinion of their projected success at…
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Posted Friday, March 27th, 2009
The New England Recruiting Report is proud to announce our new Junior Elite Division. The division will feature a page within our website devoted to covering youth basketball in the region. We will provide stories and articles on players and teams competing at the youth levels, but will not be ranking players, as we strive to recognize and promote the game in its developmental levels within our region. Not only will this page feature news coverage from local tournaments and…
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