Posted Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
The walls of Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex will no doubt be crowded tonight as Hoop Mountain visits Stonehill College to hold their annual Fall Classic. The Fall Classic is a showcase style event that gives 150 college prospects the chance to show their stuff in front of college coaches. The event typically attracts 100+ college coaches and this year should be no different. Here is a small sample of the players expected to be in action:Zach Auguste, 6’5”, PF,…
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Posted Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Quite often New Hampshire basketball doesn’t get the credit it deserves. Because it is a relatively small state and in the northern region of New England, sometimes their best players can fly under the radar. But as they showed at this weekend’s New England Elite 75 Showcase – Frosh/Soph Edition, there is quite a bit of young talent about to come up through the ranks. Here is a look at those who caught our eye:Kaleb Tarczewski, 6’10”, C, Stevens HS,…
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Posted Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Ricardo Ledo and Billy Soriano appear to be at the head of the RIIL’s class of 2011. Both players shined brightly on Saturday, showing why they appear poised to do damage in just their sophomore seasons. As usual Soriano was at his best with the ball in his hands. The quick guard has a tight handle and can go virtually wherever he wants to on the court. Add his emerging creativity and you can see why he is a playmaker…
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Posted Monday, September 29th, 2008
It was less than a month ago when Simeon Marsalis arrived at Brewster Academy for his post-graduate year. But in that short period of time, the point guard managed to attract a long list of potential suitors. On Monday the New York native ended what had quickly become a fierce recruiting battle, as he committed to the University of Vermont. He had also been receiving strong interest from a variety of other schools in the Ivy and Patriot Leagues as…
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Posted Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Evan Tullar – The 6’4” sophomore from Spaulding High School made quite a name for himself on Saturday as he proved himself not only to be a talented player, but also a very intelligent one. His high basketball I.Q. was on display all day long. He is an unselfish player who passes the ball extremely well for someone his size. He also has a solid floor game including a good sense as to when to attack the defense and when…
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Posted Saturday, September 27th, 2008
When everyone at the New England Recruiting Report and Hoop Mountain decided to do a freshman and sophomore showcase, we were motivated by two main factors. First, getting all of the region’s best young players in the same gym at the same time would allow the top young prospects to distinguish themselves among their peers. Second, it would also help other young prospects who had previously been flying under the radar to make a name for themselves. Saturday’s showcase did…
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Posted Friday, September 26th, 2008
Many of New England’s most talented young players will flock to Boston today for the Elite 75 Showcase – Frosh/Soph Edition. The event will attract the best young players from all six states as well as an impressive staff of high school and college coaches. All registered players should arrive at Case Gymnasium between 10:15am – 11:00am for check-in. The day’s basketball activities will begin promptly at 11:00am with an hour of skill development work. Then it will be time…
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Posted Thursday, September 25th, 2008
UMBC has had very good fortune in the past recruiting players who have been developed at Windsor High School. Six years ago they signed an undersized power forward named John Zito. Despite the fact that Zito was flying under many people’s radar at the time, the Retrieves didn’t hesitate to pull the trigger. The Windsor native went on to have a hugely successful career, being a two time team captain and an All-America East selection in his senior year. Friday…
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Posted Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
The name of the front of the jersey still says “Prep” and that’s all you need to know. This is your typical Notre Dame team, ready to take on all comers with a series of quick and talented guards and long and athletic forwards. There style won’t be any different than it has been for the last decade. They’re going to play hard and compete on every possession, they are going to get up and pressure for the entire length…
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Posted Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
The Western New England Basketball Association consists of 18 Class B schools in District IV: Avon Old Farms; Berkshire; Canterbury; Cheshire Academy; Choate Rosemary Hall; Deerfield; Gunnery; Hotchkiss; Kent; Loomis Chaffee; Pomfret; Salisbury; Suffield; Taft; Trinity Pawling; Westminster; Wilbraham & Monson; and Williston Northampton. These 18 schools will no longer participate in the Class B Tournament at the end of the year, but instead will hold their own 8 team tournament to determine their season champion. Right now the Hotchkiss…
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