Santavenere Realizes Division I Dream

Posted Sunday, July 3rd, 2011

Middletown, Connecticut native P.J. Santavenere finally realized his lifelong dream recently when he signed scholarship papers at St. Francis College in New York.  Santavenere took the road less traveled to get to this point, but was ultimately able to realize his goal through years of hard work and perseverance.    He bounced around during the course of his high school career, starting at Xavier before transferring to Wethersfield and ultimately graduating from Middletown.  He spent a post-graduate year at Rise Academy… READ MORE >

Hoop Mountain SW I - Saturday Recap

Posted Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

Saturday at Hoop Mountain Super Week I featured the start of the playoffs, as well as the Annual All-Star Game. Sunday thing wrapped up for session one with the conclusion of the playoffs. Despite the holiday weekend, there were a number of college coaches who made the trip to Stonehill to check out the talent. A few themes for Super Week I: Welcome to New England – There were a number of campers from outside of New England who made… READ MORE >

Hoop Mountain SWI - Friday Recap

Posted Friday, July 1st, 2011

Hoop Mountain Super Week I kicked off on Thursday at Stonehill College. Hoop Mountain in its 25th year is the official summer kick off to the July exposure season. Here are some of the campers who stood out in Day 1 and 2 action. Ben Freeland – Suffield Academy – The 6’10” incoming postgraduate for Suffield showed great touch from 15 feet and in. Freeland altered shots all afternoon and finished well in traffic. He also displayed a wide range… READ MORE >

Predicting Summer Stock Risers – Part Three

Posted Thursday, June 30th, 2011

The final chapter of our three part series on summer stock risers is to try and predict any prospects in the class of 2012 who have the potential to take their recruitment to unprecedented levels this summer.  By going back and studying stock risers from the last three summers we’ve been able to find some commonalities and draw some conclusions.  What has become clear is that face-up four-men are in the highest demand while traditional post players and perimeter shooters… READ MORE >

Hoop Mountain SW1 – Event Preview

Posted Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

For 25 years Hoop Mountain’s Super Week I has marked the beginning of the summer exposure season.  Each year the camp gives division II and III coaches an early look at some of the top prospects in the northeast prior to the beginning of the July live period.  This year’s camp will be no different as Hoop Mountain has attracted another strong field.  The prospects arrived at Stonehill College on Thursday with the first full day of action set to… READ MORE >

Maduegbunam Following Chambers to Penn State

Posted Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

When former Boston University head coach Pat Chambers left to take over at Penn State, virtually everyone in Boston was disappointed, everyone except Akosa Maduegbunam that is.  Maduegbunam had been priority 1A for Chambers for several months, and while the six-foot-three swingman had definitely developed a close relationship with the staff, he wasn’t sure he wanted to go to college so close to his Charlestown home.  “I always knew I wanted to go out of state,” Maduegbunam told the New… READ MORE >

Predicting Summer Stock Risers – Part Two

Posted Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Yesterday we went back and examined the biggest stock risers from the past three summers.  Today, we will examine those fifteen players in hopes of finding similarities that could help us to identify future stock risers.  Tomorrow, in part three of the series, we will utilize those findings and attempt to predict any potential prospects in the class of 2012 that could see their stock jump up during next month’s July live period.  Qualities of Breakout Prospects When comparing the… READ MORE >

Predicting Summer Stock Risers – Part One

Posted Monday, June 27th, 2011

It happens each and every summer.  A handful of players go into July without much of a reputation and end up seeing their stock soar upward.  With this year’s live period right around the corner, today marks the beginning of a three part series examining who has broken out in past years and what, if any, similarities exist between those players.  Finally, we will take that information and use it to forecast this upcoming July live period and see if… READ MORE >

Junior Elite Camp Returning

Posted Saturday, June 25th, 2011

For the fourth consecutive year Hoop Mountain and the New England Recruiting Report are teaming up to provide the best in early exposure.  The Hoop Mountain Junior Elite Camp has proven to be an early showcase of the best up and coming talent New England has to offer.  Before they were stars, players like Jared Terrell (shown above at the 2009 camp) announced their arrival on the exposure scene by starring at the Hoop Mountain Junior Elite Camp.  In 2011,… READ MORE >

Hoopville Spring Finale – Event Recap

Posted Saturday, June 25th, 2011

Sunday’s Hoopville Spring Finale unofficially marks the start of summer grassroots basketball.  With many of the New England area's top teams and players on hand, Sunday was an exciting days with championship games in all divisions.  Game of the Day - Expressions 52 Second 2 None 47 Despite a significant size difference (in favor of Expressions), this game was close for the entire first half. Akosa Maduegbunam caught fire from beyond the arc, knocking down 4 three-pointers, but Second 2… READ MORE >

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