Posted Sunday, November 27th, 2011
The Tilton Boys Varsity Basketball team recently returned from Peoria, Illinois where they competed in the State Farms Tournament of Champions. After wins against Sunrise Christian Academy of Kansas and Trent International of Texas, Tilton faced off against Huntington Prep of West Virginia in Saturday’s championship, in a match-up of two of the top five programs in the country. The name of the game was defense for the first 16 minutes but the Rams were able to build a 23-18…
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Posted Friday, November 25th, 2011
While the 2011 National Prep Showcase once again welcomed the very best post-graduate programs from across the country, last week’s event was just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to prep showcases in New England. This weekend, Hoop Mountain will return to Marianapolis Prep in Connecticut for their sixth annual Hoop Mountain Prep Classic. The four day event will tip-off on Thursday, December 4th and run through the day on Sunday. In total the event will feature 25…
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Posted Friday, November 25th, 2011
Two of Boston’s finest basketball programs, Charlestown and New Mission, went up against each other in the Beantown Slam at the Dorchester House on Friday. It was interesting to see a match-up of two of the top MIAA teams so early in the year. Charlestown started off the game with a 10-0 run. Tyrese Hoxter and Omar Orriols were attacking the rim and getting to the line from the beginning. Their team defense overwhelmed New Mission at first. New Mission…
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Posted Friday, November 25th, 2011
While the National Prep Showcase has always been a must attend event for national scouts and writers, this year’s event set a new standard when it came to video coverage. Camera men ran across both baselines throughout all three days of action at Albertus Magnus College and the highlight videos that were generated from the event have covered the internet for the last week. Here’s a list at some of the more notable links: Wayne Selden & Georges Niang Back…
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Posted Friday, November 25th, 2011
Last week’s National Prep Showcase once again captured the attention of the nation’s biggest media outlets. From ESPN to Scout.com to Rivals to the New England Recruiting Report and dozens of others in between, this year’s NPS set a new standard when it comes to coverage and exposure. Here’s a look back at the headlines from the top national outlets. ESPN – National Prep Showcase Recaphttp://insider.espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/basketball/mens/story/_/id/7264351/tj-warren-semaj-christon-highlight-national-prep-showcase ESPN – Stock Up After National Prep Showcasehttp://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncbrecruiting/national/post?id=681 ESPN – USC Always Opens its…
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Posted Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
The second annual East-West Showcase, hosted by MBNation, was highlighted by an announcement from Alex Furness, the Cushing Academy post-graduate and local Maine product who announced that he had signed a National Letter of Intent with Bentley College. Furness’ decision is a steal to be sure for the Northeast 10 program, as a guard of his size, length, and talent is nearly unprecedented at the division II level. Bentley has made recruiting the state of Maine a top priority in…
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Posted Monday, November 21st, 2011
In the Headlines The media attention for the 2011 National Prep Showcase was totally unprecedented with over 75 credentials being handed out to outlets including ESPN, Scout.com, Rivals.com, CBS Sports, Draft Express, Hoop Scoop Online, HSBI Report, Zags Blog/SNY, Dime Magazine, National Recruiting Report, and dozens more. Stay tuned later in the week for a list of links to coverage from the event. Coaches in the House Kentucky head coach John Calipari was front and center on Sunday afternoon, and…
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Posted Saturday, November 19th, 2011
Kentucky coach John Calipari, Providence coach Ed Cooley, and St. John’s coach Steve Lavin, along with assistants from Connecticut, California, NC State, Virginia Tech, Boston College, Baylor and dozens of others, were the headline attendees on Sunday for the final day of the National Prep Showcase. With some of the top players in the country all in one gym, here’s what we saw on the final day of action: Brewster Academy (NH) 95, Massanutten Military Academy (VA) 65 St. John’s…
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Posted Friday, November 18th, 2011
Day two was a marathon at the National Prep Showcase with over 14 hours of action at Albertus Magnus College. St. John’s head coach Stevin Lavin headlined another long list of college coaches in attendance as players competed from dawn to dusk to further their team’s status and individual recruitment. St. Thomas More (CT) 83, Fork Union Military Academy (VA) 71 6’9 senior Stuart McEwn made big shot after big shot for St. Thomas More in a game that was…
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Posted Thursday, November 17th, 2011
Coaches from over 60 Division 1 institutions were in attendance for the first day of National Prep Showcase games at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT. These are the players and teams who impressed in the first day of action: Lee Academy (ME) 70, Fork Union Military Academy (VA) 63 In the opening contest of the National Prep Showcase, Lee Academy was able to catch the victory over Fork Union, who despite 1-14 shooting from behind the arc was…
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