Posted Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Notre Dame Prep is always one of the more popular destinations for college coaches, and this time of year is no different as they host many of the best remaining players in the class of 2008. Allen ImpressingCoaches still looking for a talented wing player should be flocking to Fitchburg to get a look at Ryan Allen. The younger brother of Boston Celtic Tony Allen is a mid-major level player who is still wide open. “He is a terrific kid…
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Posted Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Cuonzo Martin has been keeping tabs on Cardell McFarland for the better part of two years now. It began during McFarland’s senior season at Evansville High School in Indiana when Martin, who was the Associate Head Coach at Purdue University at the time, made several trips to evaluate the talented combo-guard. There was lots to like as McFarland put up some huge numbers that season including 21 points per game, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 58% shooting from the floor, and…
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Posted Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Jabari Trotter was one of the hottest players in NEPSAC basketball during the second half of the season. The scoring guard was consistently lighting up competition in class A as he totaled 26 points against Brewster, 27 against NMH, another 28 against NMH, 27 against New Hampton, and 27 against Worcester Academy. He continued his outstanding play in the first round of the NEPSAC tournament when he almost single handedly knocked off Devin Ebanks and St. Thomas More. Ultimately, he…
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Posted Monday, April 28th, 2008
In the latest chapter of their storied 30 year history, BABC won the prestigious King James Classic this weekend. Different players stepped up at various points throughout the weekend to lead the Boston based squad to this major championship. The club’s general manager Chris Driscoll was quick to give credit to the players along with the team’s head coach/founder Leo Papile. “Leo just always has a way of motivating the kids better than anyone else I’ve ever seen,” said Driscoll. …
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Posted Sunday, April 27th, 2008
Team Maine defeated the Stan Jones (NJ) club 78-60 to cap a championship run at the Providence Jam Fest this past weekend at Providence College (RI). They won out Sunday with wins over Diamond State (DE) 74-48, IMG Academy (FL) 75-73, and last but not least Stan Jones featuring the Kansas bound Morris twins. Jason Nicholas’ squad featured six current Bridgton Academy players (MVP Isiah Wallace, Hamid Ford, Elliott Jones Jr., Cervante Burrell, Stacey Waters, Dawda Njie), one Kents Hill…
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Posted Saturday, April 26th, 2008
New England made a powerful statement on Saturday as we showed that we not only have some elite level AAU programs but a great amount of depth as well. There was no better example than the 17 and under division where 10 teams won their pool and advanced to the gold bracket. Team Boston Elite – Not only did Team Boston Elite win their pool, but they earned what many people considered to be the biggest upset of the day…
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Posted Friday, April 25th, 2008
The most difficult part of evaluating talent at the Providence Jam Fest is deciding which game to watch. With action taking place on 8 different courts in the 17 and under bracket alone, unfortunately it is nearly impossible to see everyone play. So here is a look at some of the players, who we saw, that played well. Tyler Strange, CMBC & Jon Goldberg, Lone Wolf: One of the first games of the night featured CMBC (MA) against Lone Wolf…
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Posted Thursday, April 24th, 2008
On Sunday May 4th Reebok will hold a city wide free-throw contest for the greater Boston area. Anyone between the ages of 12 and 18 is eligible to participate. All they have to do is show up at the Boston Athletic Club between 8am and 11am. The finals will begin at 11:30am. The winner will receive a complete Reebok basketball system for their driveway while the next two runners up will receive a free pair of sneakers. For more information…
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Posted Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Larry Anderson is off the board…and the final destination is a bit of a surprise. The 6’5” forward who had received a good deal of interest from schools in the Atlantic 10 (and some even higher) throughout the year signed with Long Beach State. His commitment is a huge acquisition for the 49ers as they steal the highest ranked player left in New England as well as someone who was considered by many to be a mid to high major…
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Posted Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
The finals of the Charlie Weber D.C. Hoopfest featured New Heights against D.C. Assault. But before reaching the championship game, both clubs got all they could handle from two New England teams. For New Heights, it was Connecticut Select who they faced in the semi-finals of the championship round. Select proved to be one of the best offensive teams in the field as they even went for as many as 108 points in a single game. Marcus James, Josh Turner,…
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