Geronimo Pledges to Indiana

Posted Monday, September 2nd, 2019

At this time last year, Jordan Geronimo was a complete unknown and, by his own admission, expecting to end up at a division II or III small college.  The New Jersey native was transferring to St. Paul's School in New Hampshire because of its academic reputation and the fact that his older sister had a positive experience there.  Shortly after arriving in New England, he made his way to a Mass Rivals workout one night last fall and immediately caught… READ MORE >

Thomson Commits to Colgate

Posted Monday, September 2nd, 2019

Brooks School and Middlesex Magic product Sam Thomson made a verbal commitment to Colgate on Saturday during his official visit to the school’s campus. The 6-foot-9 big man is a Canadian native set to enter his second season in the New England prep ranks. He was named All-NEPSAC in Class B last year and had over a dozen division I scholarship offers to his name following the grassroots season. Colgate is coming off a record setting 2018-19 season under head… READ MORE >

#E75 Frosh/Soph Flashback to ‘11

Posted Monday, September 2nd, 2019

The fourth Elite 75 Showcase – Frosh/Soph Edition took place in September of 2011 and set a new standard when it came to assembling ALL of the region’s top young talent. Sophomore Noah Vonleh was absolutely dominant that day and already well on his way to being a five-star prospect who would later go on to be a one-and-done first round draft pick in the NBA. At the time, future Rhode Island guard Jared Terrell was probably the second most… READ MORE >

Taelon Martin to play for Calhoun at St. Joe’s

Posted Saturday, August 31st, 2019

Taelon Martin was once one of the most celebrated young prospects in New England with a terrific combination of positional size, athletic burst, and playmaking instincts.  Unfortunately though, he struggled to live up to those early expectations and bounced around to multiple schools along the way before ultimately graduating from the same place he began his high school career - Putnam Vocational Technical Academy in Springfield, Massachusetts.  He was rumored to be heading to Virginia to do a post-graduate year at Massanutten… READ MORE >

#E75 Frosh/Soph Flashback to ‘10

Posted Saturday, August 31st, 2019

Boston University was the site of the third annual Elite 75 Showcase – Frosh/Soph Edition back in 2010. The freshman session included a variety of big names coming out of the middle school ranks including Jeremy Miller, Jared Wilson-Frame, and Levy Gillespie, all of whom continued to show well that day.   Johnnie Vassar, who later left the New England region but still went on to become known as one of the top point guard prospects in the national class… READ MORE >

Summer Recap - Rise Above Basketball

Posted Friday, August 30th, 2019

Rise Above Basketball founder Brendan Carter had both played and coached at the division III level before working in the finance industry.    Anxious to get back into basketball, Carter founded RAB in 2012, initially as a skill development program in the town of South Boston, MA where he grew his love for the game.    The following year, the program’s first AAU team was born with a group of third graders that are now in the Class of 2022.… READ MORE >

Vander Baan BC Bound

Posted Wednesday, August 28th, 2019

Whitinsville Christian School and Mass Rivals big man Justin Vander Baan made a verbal commitment to Boston College while on their campus for an unofficial visit.  The Eagles offered the local product over a year ago, following the 2018 July live period, and have continued to recruit him hard since.  Vander Baan first appeared on the radar a couple of years ago when he played with Mass Chaos and was the biggest pleasant surprise at the 2017 New York Elite 75… READ MORE >

Summer Recap - D.C. Blue Devils

Posted Wednesday, August 28th, 2019

The D.C. Blue Devils just finished their 7th year in existence after being co-founded in 2013 by T.J. and Ilima Thompson. T.J., who had played his college basketball at George Washington, was just wrapping up a ten-year professional career overseas with stops in France, Greece, Germany, Poland, Russia, and Spain. “I always had a passion for coaching and once I started winding down [my playing career], I wanted to help kids try to reach their dreams of playing college basketball… READ MORE >

First Offers

Posted Tuesday, August 27th, 2019

While scholarship offers are far from the concrete and certain commodities that social media often implies, the moment when a prospect lands his first offer is nonetheless one of the most memorable in the recruiting process. Ideally, that first offer provides both positive reinforcement for a recent job well done but also future motivation to work even harder both on the court and in the classroom. We’ve seen a number of local New England products land their first offers recently,… READ MORE >

2019 Prep Transfer List

Posted Sunday, August 25th, 2019

NERR's Zack Sandberg always monitors the coming and goings for the coming school year and has his latest edition of the Prep Transfer List below, which now includes 200 names.  Any additions or corrections should be sent to [email protected] or @ZackSandberg on twitter.  Post Graduates: Connor Barrett - from Loyola (IL) to Brewster (NH) Demarr Langford - from Putnam Science (CT) to Brewster (NH) Jack Brown - from Salesianum (DE) to Brewster (NH) Javohn Garcia - from Pickerington Central (OH) to… READ MORE >

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