Posted Monday, July 28th, 2008
For BABC, it almost seems as if losing is never an option or nowhere close to their thought process. They were able to run through Garner Road Elite 81-68 in their final pool play game at the AAU Nationals in Orlando.Leo Papile's group was able to generate much of their offense through a pressure zone defense which made things tough for Garner Road Elite. Much of the scenario was the same in the first quarter, whatever shots Garner Elite could…
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Posted Monday, July 28th, 2008
It was only a few short months ago that Alex Berthiaume made the decision to attend prep school after his graduation from Cathedral High School in Springfield, Massachusetts. At the time he thought that an extra year at MCI would help to provide him with more opportunities to earn a scholarship. As it turned out, he only needed a couple of months to do that. After shining this month with the Rhode Island Hawks & Expressions AAU teams, Berthiaume has…
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Posted Sunday, July 27th, 2008
New England was well represented down the stretch of the Super Showcase as BABC advanced to the quarterfinals of the gold bracket and then faced off against Boo Williams in a game that was pre-arranged for national television. Meanwhile, Expressions Elite faced Expressions Elite in the semi-finals of silver bracket (no that is not a typo…the 17u team faced the 16u team). Fresh legs was the story of the game in BABC’s match-up against Boo Williams as Boston’s squad was…
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Posted Saturday, July 26th, 2008
The New England Playaz were certainly on a roll to start the week as they went 3-0 to win their “super pool”. Well that was merely the beginning of their big week of basketball. 64 teams were placed in the championship bracket, which began play on Thursday morning. The Playaz opened up against Salt Lake Select and put on a dominating performance before disposing of them 89-59. Jordan Williams’ recruiting stock continued to soar to new heights as he scored…
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Posted Friday, July 25th, 2008
Metro Boston lost a hard fought 2 point overtime decision to Reach Legends from Detroit. The loss pushed them to a second place finish in their pool. Shabazz Napier, Ike Azutam, and Chris Flores all scored at least 18 points in the contest. Metro ran into a familiar opponent in their next game, as they faced the Mass Raiders in the sweet 16 of the bronze bracket. Napier put on a show from behind the arc, connecting on ten three-pointers…
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Posted Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Reports from Las Vegas that Maurice Creek is lighting up the opposition have to be bittersweet for the people at the South Kent School. In one sense, they are surely happy for the Maryland native who spent his junior season at the Connecticut prep school. But on the other hand, it is also a case of what could have been, now that Creek will be taking his game to Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia. Creek, who gave a verbal commitment…
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Posted Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
It has been a good summer for a number of Vermont players who have been out on the circuit trying to improve their standing with the college coaches and evaluators. Joe OShea has played well for the Expressions Elite team and has people wondering if he may end up at a mid major level. Clancy Rugg is with the Expressions as well, a young senior with length and upside, a year of prep could vault him to the next level.…
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Posted Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Although there are far fewer teams from New England in sin city this week than in years past, it is hard to deny that Las Vegas is the capitol of the basketball world for the next five days. Not only is the U.S. Olympic team in town for training, but each of the major three show companies are running their customary tournaments. The New England Playaz and Mass Rivals are both at the Adidas Super 64, while the Connecticut Playaz…
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Posted Monday, July 21st, 2008
The 15 and under national championships of AAU basketball took place in Cincinnati, Ohio from July 11th – 16th. New England was represented with four teams as the Connecticut Basketball Club, Exclusive Playahs, MB Nation, and Team Magic all made the trip. Of those, CBC was the only one to win their pool and advance into the gold bracket. CBC plowed through the first rounds of bracket play with convincing wins over the Memphis Hawgs, Lexington Ice, and then the…
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Posted Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Like many other young players, Zach Taylor has been very busy this month. He played well at Hoop Mountain’s Super Week II and from there headed to the College of New Jersey for session III of the Eastern Invitational from July 11th – 14th. Despite playing in the camp’s top league, with players two and three years his senior, Taylor was one of the week’s most productive players as his quick first step and good handle allowed him to create…
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