Posted Thursday, February 20th, 2025
On Tuesday night, longtime Windsor High School head coach and reigning state champion Ken Smith secured his 700th career victory with a CCC tournament win over East Hartford. With the milestone, Smith joins an exclusive club alongside current Crosby head coach Nick Augelli (762 wins) and the late Vito Montelli of St. Joseph’s in Trumbull (878 wins) as one of only three coaches in Connecticut history to reach 700 wins. Over the years, Smith has been a pivotal figure in Connecticut high…
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Posted Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
To start off our revised 2026 state by state rankings, we begin with the Green Mountain State of Vermont. Isiah Rose kicks things off at the top spot as the 6'7 forward has played a significant role at Vermont Academy once again this season. Rose is a physical big man with good hands and touch in the paint. Outside shooting threat and high motor defender DJ King follows in the second spot, with relentless slasher and Burlington native Musa Kasanga in third. Burlington…
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Posted Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
Just the other day Worcester Academy and the BABC big man Ryan Sullivan announced his commitment to Harvard University. The Auburn native has spent a long time with the Worcester Academy Hilltoppers, winning two straight NEPSAC AA titles with the program in 2022 and 2023. Those respective teams were chalk full of scholarship level talent as Tre Norman (Marquette), TJ Power (Duke/UVA) and Kayvaun Mulready (Georgetown) served as the stars. Sullivan has been a notable name in his class for a while…
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Posted Monday, February 17th, 2025
It's been a long time coming, but the New England ranking for the 2025 class is finally here! This class once again shows the depth of talented prospects in the region, with numerous scholarship-level players, and a ton of college prospects at other levels of the game as well. Dwayne Aristode takes the top spot in the ranking as the Arizona commit has missed the season with injury thus far, but what we did see from him beforehand definitely hinted at the…
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Posted Friday, February 14th, 2025
This freshman class has a lot of standouts throughout all of New England. Here are a few from the 2028 class in the public school landscape. First on the list is a strong guard out of Bedford, NH, Wiji Dak. He has got a knack for finishing through contact and does it very well. He will wait for contact to come in the post before going up, often resulting in an and one. Dak also has a tough mid range jumpshot. He…
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Posted Wednesday, February 12th, 2025
The junior class has built up some well earned buzz in the New England ranks. While there are a number of national prospects, and guys with multiple scholarship offers playing at the prep level, I wanted to take some time to highlight some players who have stood out for their local high school this season. Settling on just twelve names is definitely a hard task, and there's a ton more names to know throughout New England in the junior class. Here's…
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Posted Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
Last summer, NERR debuted the Elite 75 showcase in Pennsylvania. A wealth of talent was on display, and the large majority of those players are continuing to show out this season. Let's take a look at how their games have developed. Antonio Fairley, 6’6 Guard/Forward, (2026) Canajahorie (NY): Fairley is a great scorer with tremendous three-point shooting ability. He has had a historical season for Canajahorie, surpassing Payton Stahler as the school’s all time leading scorer in a 31 point performance…
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Posted Monday, February 10th, 2025
In the spirit of the Super Bowl taking place last night, we wanted to take a look at some of the top “quarterbacks” on the court. You may be asking, what does this have to do with basketball? Well, oftentimes in basketball, the point guard is considered the quarterback as they run the offense and are in charge of making sure things are running smoothly. Here’s some guys who have taken the reins of their respective teams this year, and factored…
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Posted Friday, February 7th, 2025
This past Saturday, I spent the day at CATS Academy watching four high-level NEBL matchups—here are my key takeaways from each game. The first game between the hosts, CATS Academy and Newman National, set the pace for the day. It was close the entire game, but down the stretch, CATS hit big shots to help propel them to a 73-61 victory. Jaxson Terry had an efficient performance, ending the game with 25 points, going 8-12 from the field, including 6-8 from…
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Posted Thursday, February 6th, 2025
With the prep basketball season in full swing, it’s time to take a look at a handful of some of the most talented, unsigned 2025 players across New England, including both seniors and postgraduates. Greg Brooks III 5’11 Guard, Northfield Mount Hermon: Brooks is a shifty guard who can shoot from long-range and farther. His speed paired with his ball handling abilities make him hard to cover in space, and he is comfortable knocking down stepback and off the dribble jumpers.…
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