Maine Adds Local Prep Product

Maine Adds Local Prep Product

Posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013

The University of Maine has announced that Christian Ejigba has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the men's basketball team in the fall.  The six-foot-nine two-hundred-and-thirty pound big man from Nigeria played for the Hyde School in Woodstock, Connecticut for the last two seasons.  He led the Wolfpack to the 2012 NEPSAC Class C Championship and averaged over 16 points and 8 rebounds during the course of his career.  "We are very excited to have Christian join our… READ MORE >

Final 2013 Rankings Released

Final 2013 Rankings Released

Posted Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

The class of 2013 is officially in the books and this group will be remembered, more than anything else, for its top two prospects, Noah Vonleh and Wayne Selden. While Vonleh has held a slim edge in the NERR and national rankings alike, it seemed fitting that they finished side-by-side in the final ESPN 100 of 2013.  With their high school careers having now come and gone, these two are going to be forever linked by New England basketball history. … READ MORE >

Vermont AAU State Tournament - Event Recap

Vermont AAU State Tournament - Event Recap

Posted Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

A lot of Vermont’s best prospects were in action this past weekend as state champions were crowed in the high school divisions. The U17 state final was the most exciting game of the day as Lone Wolf and VT United squared off.  Two of the state’s best point guards, Tommy Fitzgerald and Pavin Parrish, went head to head, but this game came down to post play and outside shooting.  Lone Wolf built an early lead behind the strong inside play… READ MORE >

Expressions, BABC Showing Well at EYBL

Expressions, BABC Showing Well at EYBL

Posted Monday, May 13th, 2013

With three quarters of Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball League’s regular season now in the books following session 3’s completion this past weekend in Dallas, both Expressions Elite and the BABC are in excellent position to qualify for the EYBL Finals at the Peach Jam.  Both teams compete in Division C, easily the most competitive of the EYBL’s four ten-team divisions.  Expressions currently sits in third place in the division with an 11-2 record while BABC is right behind them in… READ MORE >

Providence Jam Fest - Day 2 Recap

Providence Jam Fest - Day 2 Recap

Posted Sunday, May 12th, 2013

After scoring a huge opening round win over New York Dream Team and then defeating a solid Perkasie Knights squad on Saturday night, the New England Playaz returned to Rhode Island College on Sunday to come up with three more wins en route to the u17 championship at the Providence Jam Fest.  They knocked off a disciplined House of Hoops team in the quarterfinal and then scored a dominant 60-40 win over New Jersey Select in the semis as Jarred… READ MORE >

Providence Jam Fest - Day 1 Recap

Providence Jam Fest - Day 1 Recap

Posted Saturday, May 11th, 2013

With two wins on Saturday at the Providence Jam Fest hosted by Rhode Island College, arguably no other 17u division team performed better than the Springfield, MA-based Westside Terriers. The undermanned squad (only six players dressed) – led by Joe Crapps and Sha-Kim Grant – spearheaded a 30-point blowout win against CT Northstars in the first round, before eking out a one-point, double-overtime upset victory over Team Frenji (NY) in round two. The duo of Crapps and Grant also headlined… READ MORE >

In the News

In the News

Posted Friday, May 10th, 2013

ESPN’s weekly look at all things recruiting in the northeast region once again featured a number of local New England prospects.  Here’s a look at who was in the headlines:• It was a big week for Goodluck Okonoboh, who  received invitations to both the first session of Adidas Nations and the Amare Stoudamire Skills Camp, and then heard  from Duke associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski on Wednesday night;• Notre Dame became the latest school to offer Abdul-Malik Abu.  With Kansas,… READ MORE >

Another off the Board

Another off the Board

Posted Thursday, May 9th, 2013

The amount of available talent in the class of 2013 seems to decrease by the day.  The latest pledge comes from St. Thomas More School where post-graduate forward Marquis Salmon has committed to Utah Valley.  Salmon is a six-foot-seven California native who graduated from Sun Valley Village Christian before coming east for his additional season.  Salmon is a long and athletic four-man with a good motor and excellent nose for the ball coming off the glass.  While he’s capable of… READ MORE >

Commitment Catch-Up

Commitment Catch-Up

Posted Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

It’s been a long time since we last updated our list of commitments in the graduating class of 2013.  Here’s a quick snapshot of what’s happened in that time:• The Middlesex Magic have announced several recent commitments from their program including: Chris Lee to Northwood University; Alex Kim to Washington University; Josh St. Fort to Clark University; Mark Murphy and Sam Bohmiller to Babson College; Brady Holding to Amherst College; Marcus Faison to Salm State; Paul Preziosi to Norwich University,… READ MORE >

Pritchard Returning Close to Home

Pritchard Returning Close to Home

Posted Monday, May 6th, 2013

Notre Dame Prep produced their second commitment in as many days, and fourth in the last three weeks, when K.J. Pritchard committed to UMKC on Monday. The news was announced by Notre Dame Prep  head coach Ryan Hurd via his twitter account:“Congrats to my man! Kj Pritchard @kevdahustler14 staying close to home to be a UMKC Kangaroo!! Worked his tail off & I'm proud of him!! #NDP”Pritchard, who is the son of Indiana Pacers’ General Manager Kevin Pritchard, is a… READ MORE >

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