Cushing’s Conway D1 Bound

Cushing’s Conway D1 Bound

Posted Friday, May 3rd, 2019

Cushing Academy post-graduate guard Sean Conway made a verbal commitment to VMI after visiting their campus earlier this week.  Conway came to Cushing after graduating from Fairfield Warde High School in Connecticut where he had a storied career. He finished as the school's all-time leading scorer with over 1,100 career points and was named the FCIAC's Player of the Year as a senior.  He came up the ranks playing for his father on the AAU circuit with CT PHD but… READ MORE >

Pittsburgh Jam Fest Recap

Pittsburgh Jam Fest Recap

Posted Friday, May 3rd, 2019

After recapping the three national sneaker circuits yesterday, today it's time to turn our focus to what the top non-sneaker teams did during the live period and for the vast majority of them, it meant a trip to Pittsburgh for the Hoop Group Jam Fest.  As usual, New England was well-represented at the event.  Of the 96 teams competing in the elite division, both WrightWay Skills and Middlesex Magic advanced to the Elite 8 while D.C. Blue Devils made it… READ MORE >

Sneaker Circuit Recaps

Sneaker Circuit Recaps

Posted Thursday, May 2nd, 2019

The one live period of the spring took place this weekend and that meant all three of the national sneaker circuits were in action.  In Atlanta, the Nike EYBL had their first session of the season with Expressions Elite and BABC continuing to represent the region.  Expressions finished the session 2-2 opening with a 76-56 win over Team United behind 24 points from Terrence Clarke and 11 points and 5 rebounds from Christ the King 2021 big man Moussa Cisse.… READ MORE >

Bickford Staying Home in 2020

Bickford Staying Home in 2020

Posted Tuesday, April 30th, 2019

Sanford High School and Blue Wave Elite forward Leyton Bickford made a verbal commitment to the University of Maine late Sunday night.  Bickford follows in the footsteps of former Portland High School guard Terion Moss to become the second Blue Wave prospect to commit to head coach Richard Barron in the 13 months since he has been at the helm of the program.  “I feel like I was able to make my commitment early because this my home state, they… READ MORE >

Glezen Commits to Monmouth

Glezen Commits to Monmouth

Posted Tuesday, April 30th, 2019

Loomis Chaffee unsigned big man Jake Glezen made a verbal commitment to Monmouth University on Monday.  Glezen had spent the past two years playing with Team Rio in the UAA and HGSL but joined WrightWay Skills this spring as an unsigned senior where he found immediate success, helping them to a championship at the Northeast Hoops Festival and then a run to the semi-finals of last weekend's Pittsburgh Jam Fest.  "First and foremost, Jake is a great kid," WrightWay Skills… READ MORE >

Live Period Recruiting News & Notes

Live Period Recruiting News & Notes

Posted Monday, April 29th, 2019

The only live period of the spring has come and gone with local teams traveling to Atlanta, Dallas, Kansas City and Pittsburgh among others.  As is often the case during the live periods offers were coming in at a rapid rate, and if you were keeping up with us on social media then you were up-to-date throughout the weekend.  Click here to visit @nerrhoops on instagram Click here to visit @nerrhoops on twitter Finally, a reminder that while scholarship offers… READ MORE >

NCAA Live Period Tips Friday

NCAA Live Period Tips Friday

Posted Thursday, April 25th, 2019

The NCAA recruiting period (informally known as the "live" period) tips Friday night and that means top players and teams from across New England are on the road traveling to places like Atlanta, Kansas City, Dallas, and Pittsburgh among others.  This weekend is particularlly important given the new NCAA recruiting calendar which limits non-scholastic events (AAU style tournaments) that division I coaches can attend to just this weekend and one four-day period in July.  The 2019 Nike EYBL season tips… READ MORE >

ESPN Releases New Rankings

ESPN Releases New Rankings

Posted Wednesday, April 24th, 2019

ESPN rolled out updated national rankings in the classes of 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 over the course of the last 48 hours and, as usual, New England was well-represented.  The final ESPN 100 of the class of 2019 was released on Monday with Brewster Academy guard Jalen Lecque sitting at 39th followed by teammates Alonzo Gaffney and Kai Jones at 40 and 49 respectively, Putnam Science Academy's Akok Akok at 59, MacDuffie's James Bouknight at 65, Woodstock's Tre Mitchell… READ MORE >

East Catholic’s Hunter Picks ODU

East Catholic’s Hunter Picks ODU

Posted Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019

East Catholic High School senior guard Jaylin Hunter made a verbal commitment to Old Dominion on Tuesday.  COMMITTED. #GoMonarchs pic.twitter.com/9QQEfZeCzM — Jaylin Hunter (@_jaylinhunter12) April 23, 2019 Hunter moved to Connecticut from Nebraska prior to his senior season after his father, Kenya Hunter, joined the staff of first year UConn head coach Dan Hurley as an assistant coach.  Hunter arrived without a division I offer and was relatively under the radar for the first-half of the season until a breakout… READ MORE >

Bridgton’s Samore Patriot League Bound

Bridgton’s Samore Patriot League Bound

Posted Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019

Bridgton Academy post-graduate Kelton Samore announced a verbal commitment to American University on Tuesday.   The 6-foot-8 forward is a native of Oregon who graduated from Grant High School a year ago, where he won a state championship as a senior before traveling across the country to Maine.  This year, he had a strong season for the Wolverines and continued to attract division I interest this spring with American, Cal Baptist, and Troy all making him a priority.  He visited… READ MORE >

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