Posted Thursday, August 8th, 2013
Summer Superlatives is a three-part series designed to recognize the often under-appreciated prospects in New England. Throughout the month of July we constantly hear about those who scores points, create off the dribble, or make high level plays, and rightfully so since those are the players college coaches most often notice first as well. But when it comes to winning games there are always players who are no less important than the leading scores, but often far less celebrated. While…
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Posted Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
Just two weeks after previously announcing that they were trimming their respective lists to 10 schools, Abdul-Malik Abu and Jared Terrell both announced their final four schools through Expressions Elite head coach Tyron Boswell on Wednesday night. Abu is down to Connecticut, Florida, North Carolina State, and Provide while Terrell will choose from Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, Providence, and Rhode Island. That means that if Abu and Terrell are going to school together, it will be to Providence College. It also…
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Posted Tuesday, August 6th, 2013
ANDOVER, Mass. – Chat with Scott Hazelton about how the current landscape of college basketball recruiting differs from when he was a McDonald’s All-American in 2000, and he will share stories about competing at regional camps each summer on makeshift, asphalt surfaced courts that otherwise functioned as parking lots; how friends and family – serving as a first-line of defense – answered his home landline and took messages from college coaches while he sat nearby; and how recruiters could not…
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Posted Monday, August 5th, 2013
The 6th annual New England Elite 75 Showcase – Frosh/Soph Edition will return on Sunday, September 15th at the University Sports Complex, the brand new state of the art facility in Hanover, Massachusetts. The Elite 75 – Frosh/Soph Edition has annually been the premier proving ground for the region’s top underclassmen and provided us glimpses at up and coming stars like Kaleb Tarczewski, Kris Dunn, Georges Niang, Wayne Selden, Noah Vonleh, Kuran Iverson, Goodluck Okonoboh, Abdul-Malik Abu, Kaleb Joseph, Jared…
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Posted Sunday, August 4th, 2013
The 13th annual Gussie Wortham Classic took place this weekend in Hartford. The event benefitted the Gussie Wortham Foundation, which prevents awareness of domestic violence. The event annually attacts top Connecticut talent in both the middle school and high school divisions. Mike Anthony of the Hartford Courant was on hand to provide a recap. Click here to read his article.
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Posted Sunday, August 4th, 2013
It was last September that Steve Enoch arrived at the New England Elite 75 Showcase – Frosh/Soph Edition as a virtual unknown, but by the time the day had come to an end it was clear that he was a talented youngster with a bright future. Enoch’s performance at the Elite 75 – Frosh/Soph Edition earned him an invitation to this summer’s 8th annual New England Elite 75 Showcase, where he took the court along with 74 of the other…
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Posted Saturday, August 3rd, 2013
The New England Recruiting Report will publish a three-part series next week entitled “Summer Superlatives”, which aims to recognize a group of prospects that didn’t always get the highest level recruitment or score the most points, but were still critical to their team’s success during the recently completed July Evaluation period. We’ll focus our lens on three distinct areas. First, we’ll try to highlight the “toughest” players in New England by recognizing those prospects that play hard at all times,…
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Posted Friday, August 2nd, 2013
There aren’t many things more memorable for a college basketball prospect than the day they claim their first division I scholarship offer. Because so much, probably too much, is made over getting to the division I level in the eyes of most prospects, the thrill of getting that first offer is the culmination for what can sometimes be years of hard work. In the week since the July evaluation period came to an end, we’ve seen four such prospects claim…
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Posted Wednesday, July 31st, 2013
The recruiting headlines have been fast and furious in the three days since the July evaluation period has come to an end and Wednesday was no different with a variety of new offers coming in for a number of local prospects. Here’s a look at some of the latest stories which have been reported in the last 24 hours:• Kimball Union Academy 2014 forward Abdul-Malik Abu added a scholarship offer from Louisville, although it isn’t yet clear if this will…
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Posted Tuesday, July 30th, 2013
The Mass Rivals, New England Playaz, and MB Nation all went to Las Vegas last week to take part in the Adidas Super 64 tournament. The Rivals opened the tournament by winning the event’s Super Pool A, finishing with a 2-1 record in a pool that also included Florida Elite, Milwaukee Rebels, and Dream Vision. The Rivals opened with a 67-55 win over Florida Elite on Wednesday night as Jalen Adams returned from injury with a 23 point performance. From…
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