Posted Thursday, July 26th, 2012
Chris Lee, Harry Rafferty, and Duncan Robinson all saw their AAU seasons come to an end last week as the Middlesex Magic were eliminated in the gold bracket after winning their pool at the AAU Super Showcase in Orlando. While the Magic have continued on into AAU nationals, the local trio was left to cheer their teammates on from the sidelines due to recent AAU rule changes that prohibited rising post-graduates from participating in the 11th grade nationals. Lee, who…
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Posted Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
As the third and final week of the July live period gets underway it is time to take one final look back on the second week of the period. The Hoop Group held two of their major summer grassroots tournaments last week and while the events may have been located just outside of Philadelphia, it was the New England region that stole the show. Here’s a rundown of who helped themselves the most. Breakout PerformancesJalen Adams, Mass Rivals – His…
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Posted Monday, July 23rd, 2012
The AAU 11th grade Super Showcase came to an end on Monday, but not before a couple of different local New England squads were able to distinguish themselves. Bay State Flash was the story early. They finished pool play with a perfect 3-0 record to be one of two New England clubs, along with the Middlesex Magic, to advance to the gold bracket. Matt Mobley delivered some heroics early on in the week, hitting a three-pointer at the buzzer to…
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Posted Saturday, July 21st, 2012
It was just about three weeks ago that the NCAA prohibited the New England Playaz, along with three other teams around the country, from participating in the July live period. While the NCAA’s actions were not geared towards the individual players in any of those programs, the ruling put all of those prospects, as well as their families, in very precarious positions, as they were left with a multitude of questions and very few answers heading into the most…
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Posted Saturday, July 21st, 2012
The BABC’s junior team was in North Augusta, South Carolina this week at the Nike Peach Jam, the final session of the 2012 Elite Youth Basketball League Schedule. BABC qualified for the Peach Jam by finishing the EYBL regular season with an 11-9 record, good for fourth place in Division A. With both their freshman and sophomore teams competing in AAU Nationals and Super Showcases in Orlando, BABC had just six players see action over the course of their five…
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Posted Friday, July 20th, 2012
The Hoop Group might have been holding their annual Summer Classic East tournament just outside of Philadelphia, but there was a distinct New England flavor to the event. That flavor began with East Coast Elite Massachusetts, who took the tournament’s 16u championship by knocking off another local club in the Rhode Island Hawks. ECE Mass got balanced offensive production beginning with 13 points from Aaron Falzon. Malik James chipped in with 11 while Jeff Spellman and Djery Baptiste each had…
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Posted Thursday, July 19th, 2012
For the third consecutive year the Boston Amateur Basketball Club has won the AAU 10th grade national championship. BABC’s most recent national title was earned at Disney’s Wide World of Sports on Thursday afternoon with a 61-55 overtime win over Team Charlotte in a game that was televised live on ESPN3.com. BABC was able to control the tempo from the onset, slowing the pace and trailing 21-18 heading into halftime. The deficit remained identical after three quarters and Charlotte continued…
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Posted Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
A narrow 38-37 defeat to the nation’s number one ranked freshman Team Texas Titans prevented the BABC Freshman from winning the AAU 9th grade Division 1 Gold Medal for the second year in a row. BABC swept through pool play with a perfect 3-0 record, including a win over the talented host club, Arkansas Patriots Elite. Once bracket play began the BABC then defeated national powers All Ohio Red 63-50 in the round of 16, Oklahoma Phenoms 59-50 in the…
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Posted Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
Several of New England’s top grassroots teams are in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania to start the second week of the July live period. The 32 team invite-only-field includes Connecticut Basketball Club, Connecticut Basketball Club – Donnelly, East Coast Elite Massachusetts, Mass Rivals, Prodigy Basketball Club & Rhode Island Hawks. Following two rounds of action on Wednesday night, ECE Mass and the Rivals were both alive and headed to Thursday’s Elite Eight. ECE Mass opened with a hard fought win over…
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Posted Monday, July 16th, 2012
Up first, we take a look at who impressed this weekend from the Class of 2017 Tomas Murphy '17 - After an impressive showing playing against older guys last weekend at Hoop Mountain Super Week One, Murphy absolutely blew up this weekend at Prospect Camp, dominating all weekend long against some of the best competition in New England. On the defensive end, he swept the glass clean and started the break in a hurry with quick outlet passes to teammates on…
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