Posted Monday, February 21st, 2011
With the college basketball season winding down this is the time when programs are about to hit the recruiting trail with renewed emphasis. As conference tournaments come and go, coaches from all over America will quickly refocus their attention on their recruiting needs and luckily New England still has a surplus of talented prospects for all levels. Today we begin a three part look at the best players our region still has to offer – that is the best uncommitted…
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Posted Sunday, February 20th, 2011
The Brooks School is off to their best start in years with a 19-1 record in the highly competitive ISL and has emerged as a potential number one seed in the upcoming NEPSAC Class B tournament. With wins over strong Class A programs like Phillips Exeter and Milton Academy in recent weeks, Brooks went into this weekend’s game against Phillips Academy of Andover looking for yet another upset and were able to do just that behind a balanced scoring effort…
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Posted Saturday, February 19th, 2011
Brewster Academy didn’t let the sting of their first loss of the season hold them down for long as they rallied from Tuesday’s loss to St. Thomas More to claim their second consecutive New Hampton Invitational title on Saturday, defeating the host Huskies in the final and improving to 26-1 on the year. Brewster scored an opening round victory over Winchendon on Friday while New Hampton knocked off South Kent. Saturday’s final began with Brewster jumping out to a 12-0…
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Posted Saturday, February 19th, 2011
While first year Boston College head coach Steve Donahue has exceeded expectations in the ACC in his debut season in Chestnut Hill, he continues to build for the future on the recruiting trail, landing his sixth commitment in the class of 2011 this weekend. Jordan Daniels, a five-foot-eight point guard from Etiwanda High School in California, pledged to the Eagles on Saturday, becoming the fourth player from California to do so in the class of 2011. Daniels ran with Pump…
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Posted Friday, February 18th, 2011
Coming out of Hamden High School in Connecticut last year, Ryen Vilmont hoped that a post-graduate year would provide him with more exposure to college coaches and hopefully lead to a scholarship. It looks like that plan worked pretty well as the current MCI post-grad reportedly accepted a scholarship to division I Franklin Pierce last week. Vilmont is a six-foot-five forward who can produce inside and out thanks to his good frame, strong body, and consistent face-up jump shot. Franklin…
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Posted Thursday, February 17th, 2011
With regular seasons winding down, and actually coming to an end this week in Maine and Rhode Island, top prospects are beginning to assert themselves throughout New England. Here is a look at who shined the brightest: Connecticut Player of the Week - Kris Dunn, New London – The New London junior continued to put big numbers on the board and keep his squad as the state’s top ranked team as a result. Dunn went for 31 points in a…
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Posted Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
In preparation for this weekend’s Bracket Buster games, ESPN’s Scouts Inc will be releasing their list of the nation’s best mid-major commitments later today. We thought we would take that idea and apply it to New England to see which local products are most likely to make immediate impacts at non-BCS level schools. Here are our top local products: 1. Jordan Laguerre, New Hampton, UMass: This attacking guard has been one of New England’s top players for the past several…
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Posted Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Brewster Academy's post-graduate guard Elijah Carter continues to draw increased interest from high-major programs still searching for a lead guard in their 2011 class. “Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Iowa, South Florida, and Rhode Island are the schools that I have offers from,” Carter said. “Nebraska, Gonzaga, NC State, and Florida State have just gotten in the mix.” Carter took official visits to Oregon State and Seton Hall this fall, leaving him with three potential visits left for…
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Posted Monday, February 14th, 2011
Michael Carter-Williams is the only New England native to be named to this year’s McDonald’s All-American game. The St. Andrew’s star and his coach sat down with the New England Recruiting Report to discuss his career and his most recent honor. NERR: Michael first of all, tell us how it felt when you found out you were selected to be a McDonald’s All-American? MCW: I felt great. It was the biggest accomplishment for me. I was a little bit shocked…
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Posted Sunday, February 13th, 2011
Salisbury School’s Zaid Hearst has been nominated to play in the Elite Showcase Basketball Classic, one of Washington D.C.’s most prestigious all-star games. The game will take place at the Verizon Center on March 20th immediately following the Nets/Wizards game and will feature top seniors from Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C. The final selection will be announced on February 22nd. Hearst arrived at Salisbury last year as a junior and scored over 10 division I scholarship offers before making a…
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