Posted Friday, October 21st, 2011
After spending the last six weeks checking out the young up and coming talent on the AAU circuit as well as the New England Elite 75 Showcase – Frosh/Soph Edition, the New England Recruiting Report is ready to announce our rankings in the class of 2014. The region’s top three could be just as easily described as three of the best in the entire nation. Noah Vonleh sits atop the list to start the year. Ranked 6th overall by ESPN…
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Posted Thursday, October 20th, 2011
Six weeks ago, Cushing Academy's Kaleb Joseph had only one scholarship offer to his name. Now he has four Division I offers with a fifth potentially on the way. Joseph has picked up offers from Boston College, Tennessee, Maryland, TCU, Fordham, St. Bonaventure, and New Hampshire in recent weeks after Delaware became the first school to offer him this summer. Now the sophomore guard says Purdue is the latest high-major school to express serious interest. While Joseph’s recruiting didn’t necessarily…
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Posted Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Southern Connecticut State University head coach Mike Donnelly is inviting coaches from across the region to attend a free clinic this Saturday September 22nd. The clinic will begin at 11am with an introduction and explanation of the SCSU coaching philosophy. The Owls will take the court for a full practice from 11:30am - 1:00pm. The next hour will be an open forum or question and answer period with Coach Donnelly. The clinic will be held at Southern Connecticut's Moore Fieldhouse. …
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Posted Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Can anyone beat Tilton? That is once again the question as another season in class AA of the NEPSAC is set to begin. After four straight New England titles, the Rams return their five man core from last season’s championship team. But New England titles aren’t the loan goal at Tilton anymore. Since Alex Oriakhi, Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, and Gerard Coleman led the team on a Cinderella run to the 2009 National Prep Championship, they set a new standard of excellence,…
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Posted Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
The University of Rhode Island scored a huge commitment on Wednesday when Jordan Hare (Saginaw, Mich./Arthur Hill) turned down high-major suitors to play for coach Jim Baron in the Atlantic 10. Hare held other offers from high-major programs including Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, and others but it was a long standing relationship with URI assistant coach Preston Murphy that helped the Rams stay in the hunt and get the commitment. Murphy grew up in Saginaw and has longstanding relationships with…
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Posted Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
At this time last year no one was predicting that Maine Central Institute would go on to win the first ever NEPSAC class AAA championship. To be sure, no one ever looks forward to playing a team coached by Dave Campbell, but conventional wisdom said that while MCI would undoubtedly be one of the most disciplined teams in the NEPSAC, they just lacked the sheer talent to win the whole thing. Conventional wisdom was wrong. After taking on all comers…
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Posted Monday, October 17th, 2011
It was an exciting 24 hours for the Metro Boston AAU program. First, Jesse Chuku committed to Lehigh following his official visit this weekend. A few hours later and Dimitry Coronel followed suit by pledging to Maine after a similar official visit this weekend. Coronel is an athletic six-foot-four swingman who spent the first three years of his high school career at East Boston High School before transferring to Tabor Academy last year. His first season in the NEPSAC was…
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Posted Sunday, October 16th, 2011
The third annual Derek Kellogg Basketball Coaches Clinic will be held on Sunday, Oct. 23 at the Curry Hicks Cage. The clinic will feature UMass head coach Derek Kellogg and his staff conducting a two and a half hour practice with three breakdown drill sessions for different positions, lunch and a social hour. Coaches are also invited to attend UMass' practice on Friday from 3:30-6 p.m. The cost of the clinic will be $80 per coach and $70 per each…
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Posted Sunday, October 16th, 2011
It was just over two years ago that Clyde Smith first arrived in New England. Just a sophomore at the time, Smith was making the long trip from his home in Houston, and was quickly anointed as the latest in Hotchkiss’ rapidly growing line of star guards, following in the footsteps of the likes of Jason Morris and Derrick Wilson. In the two years since, Smith hasn’t failed to live up to the hype, proving himself as one of the…
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Posted Sunday, October 16th, 2011
Kimball Union Academy forward Jesse Chuku will attend Lehigh University next year. Chuku committed following his official visit to the Patriot League campus this weekend. Chuku is a long and athletic six-foot-seven forward with an emerging skill set. He missed last season following a lengthy illness but returned in the spring to shine for Metro Boston on the AAU circuit. Prior to arriving at KUA, Chuku was a standout on England’s 18-and-under national team in 2010 that traveled to Tel…
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