Beantown Slam Fall League – Event Recap

Posted Friday, November 3rd, 2006

The Beantown Slam Fall League is quickly becoming one of the top pre-season leagues anywhere in New England. On any given Saturday you can stop in to see some of the top public school players (including Gabe Fumudoh pictured above) in the Boston area. The league includes both a boys and girls division and is quickly becoming very popular for high school basketball fans in Boston. On Saturday we stopped in to check out the last four boys games of… READ MORE >

Ed Zayjac Commits to Quinnipiac

Posted Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

6’10 Ed Zayjac was very impressive this Fall competing on a talented Connecticut Gold squad that also featured the likes of Notre Dame bound forward Tim Abromaitis, 6’11 center Ryan Olander from E.O. Smith, 6’1 guard Mike Auriema from East Catholic High School, 6’0 guard Mike Rhodes also from East Catholic, 6’10 Greg Mangano from Notre Dame-West Haven, 6’7 small forward Brian Fitzpatrick from Xavier High School, and 6’6 forward Kyle Bogucki from Morgan High School among others. Zayjac was… READ MORE >

Papa Dia Commits to SMU

Posted Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

A year ago Papa Dia was thought of by many people as a player with high-major talent who needed to learn to play harder. What a difference a year can make. When Dia left the South Kent campus last spring he must have known that it would be important for him to shed that label during the summer “live” period, and that is exactly what he did. In fact, his summer was so productive that in September Hoop Scoop Online… READ MORE >

Marianapolis Prep Profile

Posted Sunday, October 29th, 2006

Marianapolis Prep ran away with the Class D title last year by defeating Brimmer & May, Hamden Hall, and St. Luke’s School by 28, 39, and 22 points respectively. This year there are new challenges on the horizon after jumping into Class B with the likes of St. Andrew’s, Proctor Academy, Tilton, and more. As if that weren’t enough, Marianapolis will also face the likes of South Kent, St. Thomas More, Notre Dame Prep, and Winchendon this year. Coach Dave… READ MORE >

Commitment Catch Up

Posted Friday, October 27th, 2006

Andre Walker commits to Vanderbilt: The versatile forward from Illinois didn’t need to come to prep school this year. He had scholarship offers on the table from top 25 programs in Creighton, Nevada, and Southern Illinois last year. But Walker decided to leave those offers on the table and attend Brewster Academy for a post-graduate year in hopes of playing in a bigger conference. Unfortunately for Walker, he wasn’t able to showcase his abilities during the summer AAU circuit or… READ MORE >

Proctor Academy Profile

Posted Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

Without Jerome Dyson, Proctor Academy might be missing a big national name, but in 7’1 center Phil Wait they do have a big man to build their team around. Wait is the anchor for a Proctor team that is trying to return to the Class B title game after their heartbreaking loss to St. Andrew’s last year. The senior big man’s biggest attribute is a very soft scoring touch with his back to the basket both with his jump hook… READ MORE >

Tim Abromaitis Commits to Notre Dame

Posted Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

The recruiting process of Tim Abromaitis has finally come to a close. Abromaitis may have had more scholarship offers than any other public school player in New England this year. Last year during his junior season he was already receiving a large amount of interest from a wide range of division I programs and after a very successful summer playing with Connecticut Gold that interest only intensified. Abromaitis first gained national attention this summer with his play at the Hoop… READ MORE >

Connecticut Select Fall League–Event Recap

Posted Monday, October 23rd, 2006

After winning last year’s Division I Connecticut State Championship in dominating fashion New Haven’s Hillhouse High School enters the season as the odds on favorite to repeat. Even after loosing several key players to graduation including their backcourt of Chazz McCarter, Greg Jones, and Dearie Allick, Hillhouse has reloaded with a squad that is extremely talented and athletic. It all starts with one of the CIAC’s best players in Mike Moore, a versatile 6’5 guard who has already received numerous… READ MORE >

Fall Fest II – Event Recap

Posted Saturday, October 21st, 2006

BABC was the talk of the tournament on Saturday. After defeating a solid Bay State Magic team by 30+ points in their first game they went on to defeat Mass Premier in their second game. Led by the UConn bound sophomore duo of Jamal Coombs (pictured) and Alex Oriakhi the sheer amount of talent this team possesses is extremely impressive. But even more is the way in which this team shares the basketball, and it is freshman point guard Phil… READ MORE >

Tyrone Conley Commits to New Hampshire

Posted Saturday, October 21st, 2006

Tyrone Conley made quite a name for himself this summer starring for the Lone Wolf Athletics AAU program. He was especially effective during the AAU National Championships in Orlando, Florida during the last week of the July “Live” period. He was again impressive competing against the region’s top players at the New England Elite 75 Showcase in August. Conley is a very athletic player who can play either guard position. He is very effective defensively, terrific in the open floor,… READ MORE >

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