New England Shows Well in Indianapolis

Posted Monday, July 16th, 2012

Connecticut Basketball Club, East Coast Elite Massachusetts, and the Mass Rivals all spent the first week of the live period in Indianapolis at the Adidas Invitational.  During the course of the five day tournament, multiple players from each of the three programs managed to distinguish themselves to coaches and national media alike.  Noah Vonleh continued to be the main attraction, as all reports indicate he was swarmed by the biggest coaching names in college basketball as well as a countless… READ MORE >

BV Chaos Flight School - Event Recap

Posted Sunday, July 15th, 2012

Blackstone Valley Chaos hosted their Flight School training program earlier this summer at Nipmuc Regional High School. Former Emerson College head coach Hank Smith led drills, he was assisted by Emerson assistant Mike Schefler, Athletic Evolution strength coach Matt Travers, incoming Harvard forward Evan Cummins, and 10th grade Chaos coach Jim Coffey among others. Three times a week, players went through well over two hours of plyometric exercises, ball handling drills, as well as 2 on 2, 3 on 3,… READ MORE >

BasketBull National Invitational - Recap II

Posted Sunday, July 15th, 2012

The Hall of Fame Fame National Invitational wrapped up on Sunday with champions being crowned at Springfield's Mass Mutual Center.  The seventeen-and-under division came down to a pair of local clubs in the Middlesex Magic and MB Nation battling it out in the final.  The Magic advanced with a convincing semifinal win over the NYC Jayhawks while the Nation scored their second big upset of the weekend by knocking off the Westchester Hawks.The highly anticipated local rivalry had an unusual… READ MORE >

All-Academic Camp - Recap II

Posted Sunday, July 15th, 2012

The high-paced action continued Sunday morning in Waltham, MA.  While Friday night and Saturday saw the emergence of several frontcourt prospects, Sunday belonged to the guards.  The following players were able to prove themselves in front of scouts from the top academic conferences in the country. Kendall Jackson (Suffield, 2013)- After a solid showing on Saturday, Jackson emerged as one of the better guards at Brandeis on Sunday morning.  He is lightening-quick in the open court and always a threat to… READ MORE >

BasketBull National Invitational - Recap I

Posted Saturday, July 14th, 2012

Mike Woodbury’s MB Nation squad stole all the headlines on Saturday with their impressive 57-52 win over Albany City Rocks at the National Invitational in Springfield.Led by guards Matt Barr and Dustin Cole, as well as forward Isaiah Bess, all eyes were on the Nation on Saturday afternoon as they upset one of the most high-profile AAU programs in the northeast region.Barr knocked down several three pointers, facilitated the offense when need be, he scored inside, rebounded, and played spectacular… READ MORE >

All-Academic Camp - Recap I

Posted Saturday, July 14th, 2012

With over 120 coaches from the most prestigious academic conferences across the country present, there were a number of players that shined at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA this weekend.  The Ivy League, Patriot League, NESCAC and UAA were all present to see the emergence of some of the most promising players from New England and beyond.  Top PerformancesReveal Chukwujekwu (Strake Jesuit College Prep, 2013)- The Texas product turned heads of Ivy League coaches today with his display of athleticism.  The… READ MORE >

Reebok Breakout Challenge - Event Recap

Posted Friday, July 13th, 2012

Reebok launched themselves back to the forefront of the national grassroots basketball landscape this week with a tremendous showing at their annual national invitational camp, the Reebok Breakout Challenge.  The field welcomed 140 players from coast to coast to Philadelphia University.  Just a look at the college coaches in attendance spoke volumes about the level of talent as the likes of John Calipari, Billy Donovan, John Thompson III, Ben Howland and Frank Martin where all on hand on Friday alone.… READ MORE >

Hoop Group Elite Camp – Event Recap

Posted Thursday, July 12th, 2012

  The Hoop Group welcomed hundreds of campers to Reading, Pennsylvania and Albright College this week for session II of the Hoop Group Elite Camp.  Here is a look at which New England products stood out.Top PerformancesDevon Thomas, Kimball Union Academy – Thomas was at his best on Wednesday night.  After a quiet second quarter, he erupted in the decisive fourth, rattling off seven straight points to show his explosive creativity and playmaking ability with the ball in his hands.… READ MORE >

Shooting Touch Demands Excellence

Posted Thursday, July 12th, 2012

Reebok and Shooting Touch teamed up to hold their first ever "Demand Excellence" workouts this summer.  Taking inspirations from Crossfit, the sessions combine basketball skill development along with strength and conditioning into creative competitions in order to focus the players on training and competing under pressure when fatigued.  Workouts were done at Reebok World Headquarters in the month of June.  Participating players included the likes of Jackson Donahue (Stonington), Sam Donahue (NMH), Sultan Olusekun (Belmont Hill), Rene Castro (Worcester Academy),… READ MORE >

Hoop Mountain SW2 - Final Recap

Posted Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

Wednesday concluded Hoop Mountain’s Super Week 2, the last of the two Super Weeks that gave high school players instruction, competition and exposure to local college programs. The All-Star game on Tuesday night and playoffs on Wednesday morning gave us a glimpse of some top performers; players to look out for the rest of July and this fall going into their high school season:Thomas Rivard, Isaiah Nelsen, and Joe Flannery led the Bucks to the NBA East championship, showing their… READ MORE >

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