BU Lands Third Commitment

BU Lands Third Commitment

Posted Monday, October 10th, 2011

Boston University landed their third commitment in the class of 2012 on Monday when Nathan Dieudonne, a six-foot-seven forward from Trinity High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where he led his team to a state championship last year as a junior.  Dieudonne, who ran with the KYA All-Stars on the AAU circuit this summer, is an athletic combo-forward who can put the ball on the floor, score over top of defenders in the mid-range area, and make athletic plays around the… READ MORE >

National Prep Showcase Schedule Announced

National Prep Showcase Schedule Announced

Posted Monday, October 10th, 2011

The tenth annual National Prep Showcase will be return to New Haven, Connecticut and Albertus Magnus College from November 18th - 20th and once again feature the very best prep school programs in the country.  In addition to perennial New England powerhouses like Brewster Academy, Notre Dame Prep, St. Thomas More School, Bridgton Academy, New Hampton School, South Kent School, Tilton School and many others, this year’s event will also welcome arguably the strongest field of non-New England programs in… READ MORE >

New Video of the Week

New Video of the Week

Posted Sunday, October 9th, 2011

This week's NERR Video of the once again comes care of Derek Malloy, who was at Connecticut College this weekend taking in the action at the BasketBull Columbus Day Challenge.  Malloy's highlight video of action focuses on the New England Playaz, who finished the tournament with championships in both the junior and sophomore divisions.  Malloy's video begins with Kuran Iverson and continues with highlight reel plays from John Powell, Adrian Oliveira, Jarred Reuter, Cane Broome, Kahari Beaufort, Jeff Spellman, Jacquil… READ MORE >

New Jersey Guard Commits to UNH

New Jersey Guard Commits to UNH

Posted Sunday, October 9th, 2011

New Hampshire landed a commitment from six-foot-three shooting guard Chris Orozco on Monday afternoon, less than 24 hours after his official visit.  Orozco is a two-time All-Bergen County selection at Tenafly High School in New Jersey.  As a junior, he averaged over 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists per game in leading his team to the Big North Patriot League title.  He ran with the New Jersey Gym Ratz on the AAU circuit.  Orozco is a long scoring guard with a college… READ MORE >

Fairfield Scores Big Recruit

Fairfield Scores Big Recruit

Posted Sunday, October 9th, 2011

Fairfield added the fourth piece to their 2012 recruiting class this weekend with a commitment from Josip Mikulic, a highly skilled six-foot-ten big man.  Mikulic is a Croatian native who currently plays for North Broward Prep in Florida and runs with Nike Team Florida on the AAU circuit.  He made a commitment to North Carolina State last February only to re-open his recruitment upon the coaching change two months later.  Mikulic is a highly skilled big man who shoots the ball… READ MORE >

Columbus Day Challenge – Event Recap

Columbus Day Challenge – Event Recap

Posted Sunday, October 9th, 2011

The New England Recruiting Report was at Connecticut College on Sunday to take in bracket play at the Columbus Day Challenge.  Here’s a rundown of how the championships were decided in the four high school divisions: Open Division The High School senior division saw a match-up between the New York Falcons and the Whitby Wildcats from Canada in the final.  The Falcons scored the victory and subsequent championship by relying on the backcourt duo of Shane McLaughlin and Casey Woodring,… READ MORE >

Prep Profile – South Kent

Prep Profile – South Kent

Posted Saturday, October 8th, 2011

Kelvin Jefferson likes the look of his squad to start the 2011-2012 season.  For one thing, he’s got some size this year.  In fact, he has two seven-footers in his line-up with Laimonas Chatkevicius, a highly skilled Lithuanian native who was placed by Kansas State, and Isaac Freeman, a long and lean post prospect with a rapidly expanding game.  Beyond the true big men there are also plenty of versatile forwards on this year’s roster capable of playing the three… READ MORE >

Mass Elite Takes 7th Grade Title at Middlesex Magic Fall Classic

Mass Elite Takes 7th Grade Title at Middlesex Magic Fall Classic

Posted Friday, October 7th, 2011

Mass Elite's 7th grade team started their fall season by picking up right where they left off this summer, scoring a dominant win at last weekend’s Middlesex Magic Fall Classic.  Head coach Eric Polli reported final scores of 95-17, 69-46, and 78-36 as his program’s top seventh grade program went on to the title.  Michael Demartinis and Ryan Veguilla were the top scorers for the weekend while Demartinis was also the team’s leading rebounder.  The squad features a collection of… READ MORE >

Prep Profile – Winchendon School

Prep Profile – Winchendon School

Posted Friday, October 7th, 2011

If you were to judge last year’s Winchendon team on wins and losses alone you could be fooled into thinking Matt Quinn’s first year at the helm of the program was a disappointing one.  But you would be completely wrong.  In fact, Quinn’s first year on the job had his team overachieving.  They played hard, defended with intensity, shared the ball, and were consequently able to exceed expectations throughout the season.  Quinn’s first year at Winchendon was the beginning of… READ MORE >

Canterbury Seven-Footer Picks Ivy League

Canterbury Seven-Footer Picks Ivy League

Posted Thursday, October 6th, 2011

It seems like a long time ago when Princeton was the predominant power in the Ivy League.  Even last year’s return to the NCAA tournament now seems like a brief return to glory as head coach Sydney Johnson moved on to Fairfield just as the majority of the line-up’s firepower graduated.  Now, first year head coach Mitch Henderson has taken over a program that suddenly found itself trailing in this fall’s recruiting wars after Harvard, Penn, and others have scored… READ MORE >

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