Posted Friday, August 22nd, 2008
New Brown men’s basketball coach Jesse Agel has made it clear that owning his backyard will be a priority in recruiting. Not only has he targeted, and now landed, two local New England products, but all three members of his newly formed staff have roots in the region as well. For any Ivy League school that wants to target New England, Northfield Mount Hermon is a good place to start. McCarthy becomes the sixth NMH product to commit to an…
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Posted Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Of all the invitation-only events that take place throughout the country during the summer months, perhaps none does a better job of attracting all of the nation’s top prospects than the Boost Mobile Elite 24 Game. Because the game is not sponsored by one of the major shoe companies, it has the rare ability to attract players from teams regardless of their sponsorship affiliation. This year’s participants include: Lance Stephenson; Brandon Knight; Trae Golden; Dominic Cheek; Maalik Wayns; Tony Wroten…
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Posted Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Fox Sports’ Jeff Goodman is reporting that Jin Soo Kim is on track to qualify to play at Maryland this year instead of next season. That is a change from the original plan that called for Kim to return to South Kent for his senior season before arriving at Maryland in the fall of 2009. But getting Kim eligible a year early may not be too far fetched considering the talented Korean forward was originally part of the class of…
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Posted Monday, August 18th, 2008
When BABC was in the midst of their run to the Peach Jam Finals in July, three of their star players earned invitations to be a part of a Nike elite team that was planning on traveling through Brazil in August. Jamal Coombs, Alex Oriakhi, and Phil Pressey joined some of the nation’s other top prospects including Xavier Henry, Avery Bradley, Tommy Mason-Griffin, and Tiny Gallon on a team coached by former South Kent School head coach Raphael Chillious. The…
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Posted Sunday, August 17th, 2008
As always, the New England Elite 75 Showcase drew a wide variety of local and national media attention this year. Jeff Goodman (Fox Sports), Tom Konchalski (HSBI), Antonio Williams (ESPN), and Phil Kasiecki (hoopville) are just a few of the national writers and scouts who were in the Boston University gym to cover last Thursday’s event. Williams’ story, “Living in the Limelight” has been the lead article on ESPN.com’s recruiting page since Friday. The story includes write-ups on Thomas Knight,…
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Posted Saturday, August 16th, 2008
Louis Montes – Sporting a bearded look, Montes was a man amongst boys with the guys who tried to defend him. He was able to power his way to the basket whenever he felt like doing so as well as make shots from behind the arc. Add on that anytime he missed he seemed to be around the area for the offensive rebound and put back and it was a very well rounded performance from the small forward. Greg DeSantis…
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Posted Friday, August 15th, 2008
Anthony Jernigan – People rave about his potential at the lead guard position and you can see why. Jernigan was a magician with the ball. He was able to keep defenders off balance and get teammates the ball for easy shots. The knock on him had been his jump shot which looks to have vastly improved, with proof from a few pull up jumpers that were right on the money. All in all…the youngest point guard in the gym may…
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Posted Thursday, August 14th, 2008
High school coaching legend Bob Hurley will once again headline the Reebok New England Coaches Clinic. Coach Hurley will both lecture the audience and also lead his St. Anthony’s team in a practice on the home court at Reebok World Headquarters in Canton, Massachusetts. Other speakers include Adrian Autry and Kenny Johnson of the DC Triple Threat AAU organization and Sarah Behn. Although the clinic is almost sold out, a few limited spots remain available. Anyone interested should contact Justin…
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Posted Thursday, August 14th, 2008
The New England Elite 75 Showcase has become a must-attend event for all of the best home grown players in the region. In the three years since the event’s inception, virtually all of the top local players have competed at one point or another. This year’s showcase began with the traditional position based skill instruction. The big men were led by former James Madison assistant Mike Kelly, former NBA player and division I coach Jay Murphy, and Windsor High School’s…
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Posted Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
In the last two years the New England Elite 75 Showcase has established itself as the region’s premier showcase. The invitation only field welcomes the best players from all six New England states. This year’s roster will include the likes of Erik Murphy, Alex Oriakhi, Jamal Coombs, Mike Marra, Jordan Williams, Carson Desrosiers, Evan Smotrycz, Thomas Knight, and many others. Registration will begin at 3pm with the basketball beginning at 4pm with an hour of position based skill instruction. As…
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