Posted Sunday, October 16th, 2011
The college basketball season is officially underway, at least the practice season that is, and Friday’s kick-off meant Midnight Madness at a variety of schools throughout the country. New England was well represented in those festivities as UConn, Providence, Rhode Island, and others all held Midnight Madness celebrations on Friday night. Some teams opted to go a day later and UMass and Harvard were among the programs that chose to celebrate mid-day on Saturday. Even programs who skipped any type…
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Posted Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Stonehill College went to the state of Ohio to land their third commitment in the class of 2012 this weekend. Pierce Cumpstone is a six-foot-six swingman from Kenston High School. He started all 21 games last season as a junior and averaged 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists while setting a school record for three-point accuracy by going 62 out of 130 from behind the arc. His efforts earned him a variety of post-season accolades including All-District, All CVC,…
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Posted Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Coach Fred Benjamin and his players at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn., are in the midst of a busy few days. Wednesday night, its open run played host to coaches from Wisconsin, Penn State, Washington and Xavier, among others. Junior Patrick Steeves (Montreal, Canada), a skilled big forward with a pure shooting stroke, emerged as the big winner from that workout, having landed offers from both Penn State and Xavier, according to Benjamin. This weekend, the Hotchkiss team will…
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Posted Saturday, October 15th, 2011
ESPNU 25 swingman Wayne Selden (Boston/Tilton School) has returned to the court after being sidelined by injury for the first month of the school season. Selden was one of the pillars for an incredible summer for the Boston Amateur Basketball Club as they captured the Nike EYBL championship at the Peach Jam, AAU sophomore division national championship, and AAU freshman division national championship. Selden was especially busy, being the only player in the program to play for all three championship…
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Posted Friday, October 14th, 2011
Elite Sports and Jay Riccitelli held their annual fall Open Gym on Thursday night, providing 25 college prospects with the opportunity to play in front of over 25 division II and III college coaches. The event was headlined by Kuran Iverson, Kahari Beaufort, Luciano Martinez, Kahlil Dukes, Levy Gillespie Jr., and others. Kuran Iverson - Northwest Catholic 2013 – Was the top prospect on the court, impressing everyone in the gym with his ball-handling skills and incredible offensive skills. The…
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Posted Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Worcester Academy senior guard Olivier Paul Betu made a verbal commitment to UC Davis on Thursday. The Canadian native headed to the California campus for his first official visit this week. Also a top notch student, Betu was attracted to Davis because of the combination of the high level of basketball in the Big West Conference and the school’s excellent academic reputation according to Worcester Academy head coach Jamie Sullivan. “Olivier really enjoyed the campus, team and coaches at UC…
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Posted Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
The UMass Lowell men's basketball team will be hosting their annual coaches clinic on Sunday, October 23 at 1:00pm at Costello Gymnasium. Don Doucette will be featured as this year's guest speaker. Coach Doucette led the 1988 UMASS Lowell Chiefs to the Division 2 National Championship. The clinic will include a full practice ran by Coach Herenda and his staff featuring various demonstrations of drills as well as offensive and defensive techniques used by the team. Following the practice…
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Posted Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Boston College head coach Steve Donahue picked up his first commitment in the class of 2012 on Wednesday when Joe Rahon made a verbal commitment to the school. Rahon is a long six-foot-one combo-guard with a college ready body, good drive & kick ability off the dribble, and a knockdown stroke from behind the three-point line. A senior at Torrey Pines High School, Rahon is the fifth California product to commit to Boston College within the last year. He picked…
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Posted Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Because of the emphasis put on summer basketball in today’s recruiting landscape, a rising senior prospect would rather play through injury rather than risk a chance of being forgotten about in the month of July, even if it means being just a shade of their true self. That’s exactly what happened to Stefon Williams, a six-foot-seven forward from the Kent School, this summer. Williams was one of the top players in class A of the NEPSAC last season as a…
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Posted Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
It wasn’t very long ago that Bridgton Academy was the standard of excellence by which others were judged in prep school basketball. From 2005 to 2009 head coach Whit Lesure’s club took four NEPSAC Class A championships, a feat that no New England prep school had achieved in almost thirty years. And while it is barely more than two years since the Wolverines hoisted their last championship trophy, lots has changed in North Bridgton. In reality, the winds of change…
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