Posted Friday, July 27th, 2007
We’ve been saying it all year long. Charles Hinkle is very good. Apparently Vanderbilt Head Coach Kevin Stallings agreed with us. “It’s very rare to get a player the caliber of Charles at this time of year,” Stallings said according to VU’s media relations department. “He’s a good wing prospect, a good shooter with a strong feel for the game. We’re excited to add him to the roster. Hopefully, he has a chance to be a good player.” We first…
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Posted Thursday, July 26th, 2007
Kinard Dozier’s story has been well documented. He is a young man with a goal. That goal is to be a division I basketball player and he is determined to achieve it. It was that goal that brought him to Winchendon where he recently completed a post-graduate year. It was that goal that led him to turn down a handful of division II offers earlier in the season. And it is that goal that has brought him back to the…
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Posted Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
Kenechukwu Obi is a big big man. At 7’2 and almost 270 pounds his size alone was enough to warrant consideration from the highest levels of college basketball. And very late in the game DePaul finally decided to pull the trigger on what could end up to be a diamond in the rough player. When Obi arrived at South Kent School last fall his game was very raw. But after a year of competing against one of the deepest and most talented…
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Posted Monday, July 23rd, 2007
Session I is almost always a hot spot for local players as it is the only week of camp that takes place in the New England region. And as we reported a few ago, this year was no different as Adrian Satchell was named the Most Valuable Player and a host of other players stood out including Mike Accaoui, Kyon Watkins, Greg DeSantis, and John Hegarty. But session II is the time when division I prospects from all over the…
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Posted Sunday, July 22nd, 2007
Derek Neal and Bryan Little to Regis CollegeRegis College Head Coach Nate Hager has certainly upgraded his roster’s athleticism with the additions of Neal and Little. Both players are products of successful high school programs as Neal comes from Brighton High School in Massachusetts while Little recently graduated from Northwest Catholic High School in Connecticut. Neal is a player who should be able to put points up on the board as soon as he arrives on campus. He flat out knows…
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Posted Friday, July 20th, 2007
Chris Prescott was looking for the right fit. The Northwest Catholic (Conn.) rising senior guard had interest from Big East schools, but he decided to go somewhere that has made him a priority. Prescott is headed to play for Phil Martelli at St. Joe’s. ``When you have Coach Martelli calling you and saying he talked to his whole staff and he wants you to be the guy, it’s tough to turn that down,” said the 6-foot-1 floor leader. “Not too…
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Posted Thursday, July 19th, 2007
Christian Morris has been a popular name among college coaches and basketball fans for a long time. The talented center has been at the South Kent School since his sophomore year where he has developed the reputation as one of the most physical interior players in the country. Additionally, it was only a year ago when Morris was featured on Fox Sports’ The Best Damn Sports Show for breaking two different backboards last summer, the first at the famous Rucker…
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Posted Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - New England teams and players made their mark at the Joe Brown Memorial Classic this weekend. One team came out victorious along the way.Just a few days after capturing the Hall of Fame National Invitational title, the New England Playaz came out on top in the 16-under division here. After winning their pool, which included a big comeback win in overtime over Florida-based Marquis Daniels Showtime Elite, they held off a late charge from a good…
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Posted Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
Before the beginning of the July live period Allan Chaney was already a well accomplished prospect. At 6’9 he was intriguing to many college coaches because of his rare combination of size and skill. That alone was enough to warrant scholarship offers from the likes of Providence, Fordham, UMass, Rhode Island, and several others. But after scoring 15 points and pulling down 12 rebounds in his first game at Reebok U it was clear Chaney’s recruiting was about to go…
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Posted Monday, July 16th, 2007
While many local kids were attending camps during the start of the July live period some where competing for a national championship. Connecticut Select, one of the most storied AAU programs in the region, brought 8 kids down to Clarksville, Tennessee for the division I National Championship from July 5th – 10th and ending up leaving with the title of the nation’s best. Not only is Select the first Connecticut team to win an AAU national championship in basketball (division…
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