Posted Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
The McDonald's All-American Game announced on Tuesday that over 900 players from across the country had been nominated to play in this year's game, which takes place in Houston on April 1st. The New England Recruiting Report does not participate or advise in this selection process in any way shape or form. Nominations can directly from schools and state associations per the rules of the McDonald's All-American Game. Below are the 24 local recipients: Connecticut: Peri Basimakopoulos, Shelton High School;…
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Posted Tuesday, January 14th, 2020
The inaugural HoopHall Prep Showcase tips off this weekend alongside the annual Spalding HoopHall Classic. Here are ten things you need to know about the first-year event. 1. Are these different events? Yes, the Spalding HoopHall Classic is the same event that has existed for over a decade now and generally considered to be the top high school event in the country. The HoopHall Prep Showcase is a new sister event, designed to bring even more teams, talent, college coaches,…
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Posted Monday, January 13th, 2020
Bryant University landed a verbal commitment from local product Erickson Bans on Sunday night. The Shea High School star is already the first player to score over 2,000 career points in the RIIL since 1999 and has a chance to finish his career as the leading scorer in state history. Bans also got the opportunity to prove himself against higher levels of competition this spring and summer when he ran with Expressions Elite and played consistent rotation minutes for a…
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Posted Friday, January 10th, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr. weekend is always an exciting time for high school basketball in New England as the Spalding HoopHall Classic is annually considered the best high school basketball event in the country. This year, the HoopHall Classic has a new sister prep event, the HoopHall Prep Showcase. Tipping off next Friday, January 17th, at American International College, less than two miles from Springfield College's Blake Arena, the inaugural HoopHall Prep Showcase will welcome 49 different prep teams for…
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Posted Friday, January 10th, 2020
The Upside Podcast is back for 2020 and our latest guest is none other than New England native Duncan Robinson who graduated from Governors Academy, did a post-graduate year at Phillips Exeter Academy, and played for the Middlesex Magic. Robinson is a classic late-bloomer who was just a 5-foot-7 freshman at Governors Academy before growing another foot-plus. He spent his freshman year at D3 Williams College before transferring to Michigan. He went undrafted in 2018, spent last season boucning between…
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Posted Thursday, January 9th, 2020
Rivers School and Mass Rivals forward Camaron Tongue established himself as one of the top juniors in New England last spring and summer. With his recruitment just beginning to reach the high-major level though, he made a surprising decision with an official visit and subsequent verbal commitment to Santa Clara this fall. Now, in the midst of an equally strong winter campaign, Tongue sat down with NERR and discussed that decision, why it was the right move for him, and…
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Posted Wednesday, January 8th, 2020
Yesterday, we published our first set of 2022 rankings in all six New England states. Today, it’s time for a composite list of New England’s sophomore class as a whole. Collectively speaking, this looks like a group that has a chance to be one of New England’s best as there’s lots of talent at the top of the class, plenty of depth, and still new names undoubtedly yet to emerge. The battle for the top spot is a close one…
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Posted Tuesday, January 7th, 2020
Updated rankings begin in the class of 2022 with New England's six individual states. Massachusetts has, far and away, the deepest class in New England at the moment with 30 ranked prospects while Connecticut is next best with 15. Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont, and New Hampshire each have a top five for the time being. As a reminder, rankings are not about the here and now, but about the future. We're not assessing who the best high school player is…
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Posted Monday, January 6th, 2020
This week, we will begin the process of updating rankings in all states and grades across New England. It begins in the freshmen class, but not with conventional rankings. Three years ago, we made the decision to stop “ranking” prospects that young, as history had shown us it was too early in the process to project future levels of success with any certainty and too often those early labels were more of a burden than anything. Instead, we published a…
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Posted Sunday, January 5th, 2020
Over the course of the last week we've gone through the region's six state associations to profile the top players and prospects in those ranks. In case you missed any of that content, you can find it all below: Massachusetts - Names to Know in the MIAA Connecticut - Names to Know in the CIAC Rhode Island - Names to Know in the RIIL Maine - Names to Know in the MPA New Hampshire - Names to Know in the NHIAA Vermont…
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