Prep Profile - Tilton School

Posted Friday, November 13th, 2015

With five NEPSAC championships in the last ten years, the Tilton School has set the standard of excellence in Class AA of the NEPSAC, and Class B before that. This year though, they’re hearing some of the same whispers that Brewster Academy is hearing in Class AAA. “Tilton is down this year.” Those doing the whispering though clearly don’t have very long memories. In fact, the Rams were hearing similar sentiments a year ago despite the presence of Terance Mann… READ MORE >

Garcia Earns D2 Scholarship

Posted Thursday, November 12th, 2015

Jon Garcia won a pair of state championships in the MIAA and did just about everything a player can do in a high school career during his time at Putnam. Everything that is accept earn a scholarship. Following his high school career Garcia opted to attend nearby Springfield Commonwealth Academy for a post-graduate year, and now, nearly two months after his arrival, he has accepted an athletic scholarship to division II Dominican College and will sign his Letter of Intent… READ MORE >

New Hampton’s Lull Heading Back West

Posted Wednesday, November 11th, 2015

New Hampton School big man Jimbo Lull made a verbal commitment to San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon, just 48 hours after wrapping up his official visit to USF's campus. He is expected to sign his National Letter of Intent before this weekend. He held other offers from Dartmouth, LaSalle and Marist. He recently took an unofficial visit to George Washington and visited Penn officially earlier this fall. Lull is a California native who first came to New England 15 months… READ MORE >

Pomfret Forward A10 Bound

Posted Tuesday, November 10th, 2015

Pomfret School forward Gerald Blount made a verbal commitment to St. Joseph's on Monday night before the news first became public on Tuesday morning. The 6-foot-7 forward earned All Class B honorable mention recognition last year in his first season in the New England prep ranks and spent the spring and summer playing with the same New York Jayhawks along with other New England prep products like Mamadou Diarra (UConn) and Ray Jerome (Penn). Blount first caught St. Joseph's attention… READ MORE >

Prep Profile - Vermont Academy

Posted Tuesday, November 10th, 2015

The upcoming prep season is one expected to be characterized by parity in Class AAA. That won’t necessarily be the case in Class AA. When it comes to sheer talent, and depth of overall talent, Vermont Academy appears to be the class of AA. Now, being the most talented team isn’t always synonymous with being champions, but it’s certainly a good start. A year ago, Vermont Academy was just a game away and so this year they’re not just talented,… READ MORE >

This Week’s Recruiting in Review

Posted Monday, November 9th, 2015

The college season is underway and practice has begun in a variety of prep school conferences and that means the recruiting news is starting to slow down just a bit, but there have still been plenty of headlines over the last ten days. Here's a look back: New Hampton post-graduate forward David Dileo took an official visit to Central Michigan this weekend. The skilled forward already holds several division I scholarship offers but is expected to only see his recruitment… READ MORE >

NERR Announces 1st ever Coaches vs. Cancer Event

Posted Sunday, November 8th, 2015

The New England Recruiting Report, in conjunction with Zero Gravity Basketball, will be hosting the inagural NERR Coaches vs. Cancer Prep Classic to be held on Friday, December 11th at Babson College in Massachusetts. The event will include a triple-header of prep school games beginning with the Pingree School vs. the Hyde School at 4:30pm followed by Brimmer & May vs. St. Luke's at 6:00pm. The nightcap will be a rematch of last year's NEPSAC Class B final as the… READ MORE >

St. Andrew’s 7-Footer A10 Bound

Posted Friday, November 6th, 2015

St. Andrew's post-graduate center Cian Sullivan made a verbal commitment to LaSalle on Friday, accepting a full athletic scholarship to the division I school. While the news came as a bit of a surprise, Saints' head coach Michael Hart told NERR that LaSalle plans to redshirt Sullivan next year in order to help him put on weight and be more physically prepared to compete at the Atlantic 10 level. Nonetheless, the Explorers are still believed to have been the only… READ MORE >

NEPSAC AAA Preview

Posted Thursday, November 5th, 2015

Over the course of the last few weeks the New England Recruiting Report has profiled all six programs competing in the highest division of prep school basketball in New England, Class AAA of the NEPSAC Bridgton Academy Brewster Academy New Hampton School Northfield Mount Hermon School South Kent School St. Thomas More School Now, in our latest collaboration with CoxHub, we've launched our full AAA preview complete with pre-season rankings and individial awards. CoxHub AAA Preview Finally, the latest edition… READ MORE >

Prep Profile - Lee Academy

Posted Wednesday, November 4th, 2015

In a day and age where there is a bigger international presence in prep school basketball than ever before, Lee Academy serves as New England’s resident international program. Located nearly 200 miles northeast of Portland (Maine), the trip to Lee can sometimes feel like a trip to another country, but the drive is always well worth it to see the talent that head coach Igor Vrzina assembles on an annual basis. This year’s team is not unlike those we’ve seen… READ MORE >

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