Re-Ranking New England’s Class of 2017

Posted Sunday, May 17th, 2020

Following the interest in last week's feature on Re-Ranking the Class of 2018, we opted to repeat the process on the previous recruiting cycle. These exercises aren't just fun, they're informative from an evaluator's perspective, as we can zero in on traits and qualities that translated as we expected, and potentially others that did not.  The class of 2017 was marked by heavy early expectations with players like Jermaine Samuels, Kimani Lawrence, Tomas Murphy, and Tremont Waters and ended up… READ MORE >

Jon Rothstein joins The Upside Podcast

Posted Friday, May 15th, 2020

CBS Sports College Basketball Insider was the latest guest on The Upside Podcast with Adam Finkelstein this week.  Rothstein has become one of the nation's most well-known college basketball analysts and personalities in recent years utilizing an "entrepreneurial approach to the media industry" through his use of branding, marketing, customer engagement, and distribution. This interview digs into that unique and creative style while also exploring the ways in which the sports media industry has, and continues to, change.  The podcast… READ MORE >

Woodstock’s Venning D1 Bound

Posted Thursday, May 14th, 2020

Woodstock Academy and Expressions Elite big man Chad Venning announced his commitment to Morgan State University via his social media on Thursday afternoon.  Venning is a New York native who has spent the last two years in the New England prep ranks, first appearing at the MacDuffie School as a repeat junior from Bishop Loughlin High School and then following head coach Jacque Rivera to Woodstock Academy for his final year.  In the summer between those two seasons, Venning joined… READ MORE >

SCA’s Richards Makes Pick

Posted Thursday, May 14th, 2020

Springfield Commonwealth big man Isaiah Richards announced his commitment to Louisiana on Thursday.  Richards is originally from Brooklyn and previously starred at South Shore High School alongside his SCA teammate Femi Odukale and Brewster Academy's Kadary Richmond, forming one of the top teams in the greater New York City area.  He played his grassroots basketball with Team New England in 2018 before they merged with the Mass Rivals for the 2019 season.  Richards initially committed to Florida International as a… READ MORE >

Unsigned Senior Spotlight - Aaron Gray

Posted Thursday, May 14th, 2020

Over the course of the last year, we've seen the full gamut of Aaron Gray's potential impact.  In the EYBL, he was an unsung hero for Expressions, as he played starter caliber minutes off the bench and consistently infused energy onto the game, proving that he could not just compete, but produce, against the highest levels of national competition.  During the prep season, he got the opportunity to be showcased more offensively, and he responded by leading Springfield Commonwealth in… READ MORE >

Unsigned Spotlight - Jeremy Remigio

Posted Wednesday, May 13th, 2020

For many high school seniors, the opportunity for prep school provides a contingency plan if they don't end up with the options they want out of their recruitment.  Beyond that though, some players can chose the junior college route, where they'll play their first two years of college basketball, finish with an associate's degree, and then transfer to another institution for the remainder of their eligibility and coursework towards a bachelor's degree.  We've talked a lot in recent weeks about… READ MORE >

Unsigned Senior Spotlight - Jordan Riley

Posted Tuesday, May 12th, 2020

Jordan Riley was part of a 2018-19 Windsor team that was among the very best in the CIAC as he starred alongside a pair of future Rider commits in Corey McKeithan and Lawrence Foreman along with another scholarship prospect in Primo Spears.  Put Riley on almost any other team in the state and he would have been the alpha-star. With Windsor though, he was happy to share the ball and help lead the Warriors to one of their best seasons… READ MORE >

Unsigned Senior Spotlight - Joel Pullen

Posted Monday, May 11th, 2020

If you made the trip to Lee, Maine this year and engaged the coaching staff about who was producing for them, inevitably the first name you would hear would be Joel Pullen.  Similarly, if you watched the New Haven Heat last spring and summer and asked who was at the heart of their best season in program history (including a win over BABC and the 2019 AAU u19 national championship), the first name you would hear would be Joel Pullen. … READ MORE >

Shaka Smart joins The Upside Podcast

Posted Sunday, May 10th, 2020

Texas head coach Shaka Smart was the latest guest of The Upside Podcast.  The conversation included a number of topics including the commitment from recent five-star prospect Greg Brown, the process of recruiting against the NBA G-League, the balance between developing NBA talent and trying to win right now, his holistic approach to coaching, Texas' unique freshman programs, a frontcourt that should be among college basketball's best next season, his new daily routines, passion for reading, and favorite books.  The… READ MORE >

Re-Ranking the Class of 2018

Posted Saturday, May 9th, 2020

The class of 2018 was considered one of the best in recent New England history, but now, after two years of college, lots has changed.  At the end of their high school careers the top ten included (in order): Simisola Shittu, Vermont Academy; Cole Swider, St. Andrew's; David Duke, Cushing Academy; Nate Laszewski, Northfield Mount Hermon; A.J. Reeves, Brimmer & May; Derek Culver, Brewster Academy; Cormac Ryan, Milton Academy; Isaiah Mucius, Brewster Academy; Miles Norris, Brewster Academy; and Marcus Zegarowski,… READ MORE >

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