Posted Tuesday, April 8th, 2014
We are now only days away from the 7th annual Northeast Hoops Festival and this year’s event isn’t just poised to be the best yet, it also promises to be both the biggest tournament and most talented field the New England region will see during the spring AAU season. Over 300 teams, including nearly 70 in the u17 division alone, will be converging on the University Sports Complex and the greater Hanover, Massachusetts area. But this event isn’t just about…
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Posted Monday, April 7th, 2014
The University of Connecticut completed an improbable run to their fourth national championship on Monday night with Shabazz Napier solidifying his spot in the UConn history books. Napier started his career at Charlestown High School in Massachusetts before spending two seasons at Lawrence Academy. Here’s a look back at one of the final interviews of his high school career with Cox Sports at the National Prep School Invitational: Napier's performance drew tweets from the likes of Lebron James, Kemba Walker,…
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Posted Sunday, April 6th, 2014
Central Catholic High School senior forward will be attending Cushing Academy next year as a post-graduate. The news was announced on twitter by Central Catholic head coach Rick Nault: Very happy to announce that Nick Cambio will be attending Cushing academy next year for a post grad year. Nick will do big things next year. — Rick Nault (@cchsbball) April 6, 2014 Cambio put up big numbers during his high school season, averaging over 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 2…
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Posted Saturday, April 5th, 2014
The RIIL is the only of New England’s six state associations to host a state open championship for boys’ basketball, designed to crown one undisputed state championship. Ironically though, the post-season still begins with the more traditional division based state championships. La Salle captured the division I title with their trademark aggressive defense leading them to a 62-53 win over North Kingstown as Mike McCourt and Keon Wilson each scored 14 points. North Providence knocked off Barrington 55-51 in the…
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Posted Friday, April 4th, 2014
The Final Four kicks off live from Dallas, Texas on Saturday night and the match-ups have plenty of local New England connections, both in terms of their current rosters as well as their recruiting targets. Here’s a sneak peek:Connecticut vs. Florida, 6:09pmThe Huskies obviously have a ton of local connections, not just from being located in New England, but also in terms of their roster. Shabazz Napier leads the team in virtually every major statistical category (minutes, points, rebounds, assists,…
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Posted Thursday, April 3rd, 2014
One of the most productive freshmen in the MIAA will be changing zip codes next year as Calvin Whipple will be leaving Lunenburg High School and transferring to Northfield Mount Hermon for the 2014-2015 academic year. Whipple is expected to reclassify back to the class of 2018 according to his father. The news was first reported earlier this week by ESPN Boston's Christian Bradley. The six-foot-three guard averaged 17 points per game in his first season in the high school…
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Posted Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
The Massachusetts state association crowned their champions two weekends ago at the DCU Center in Worcester and when it was all said and done there were a series of terrific stories:MIAA Division 1 – Putnam 74 Central Catholic 70Putnam won their second consecutive division I state championship and wrapped up a perfect season in the process, holding off a late surge from Central Catholic and finishing 25-0 on the season. The Beavers rallied around their Western Massachusetts roots, taking pride…
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Posted Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
Elon University picked up an important late commitment on Tuesday night from New Hampton post-graduate guard Elijah Bryant. Bryant was one of the stars of New Hampton’s ferocious post-season charge to the finals of the NEPSAC AAA tournament as he helped them to wins over Bridgton Academy and St. Thomas More before battling Brewster Academy to the very last minute in the championship game. The six-foot-five guard was especially impressive in the championship game, leading the Huskies in scoring and…
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Posted Monday, March 31st, 2014
Less than 48 hours after landing a commitment from Marianapolis Prep forward Eric Long, Philadelphia University returned to New Engalnd to score another pledge, this time from St. Andrew’s post-graduate guard Jordan DeCicco. DiCicco is the second post-graduate guard from St. Andrew’s, and third New England prep product, to commit to Philly U in the 2014 class after Malcolm Smith pledged to head coach Herb Magee this fall. The post-graduate tandem provided the Saints with just the boost necessary to…
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Posted Sunday, March 30th, 2014
Suffield Academy head coach Jeff Depelteau announced that St. Bernard Central Catholic (MA) sophomore forward Garrett Stephenson will be transferring in and reclassifying back to 2017 upon his arrival. Excited to welcome Garrett Stephenson @GarrettS44 to the Suffield Fam! Super young man with tons of potential! He will join the 2017 class! — Coach Depelteau (@SuffieldHoops) March 31, 2014 Stephenson is a talented six-foot-six forward with the inside-out ability to be a major mismatch problem, not only in high school,…
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