Posted Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
The second New England Elite 75 Showcase – Frosh/Soph Edition had the daunting challenge of following the event’s highly successful debut in 2008, but by once again assembling some of the top up and coming talent in New England the encore might have even surpassed the original. While 2008 had four future top 100 prospects in attendance, 2009 went one better with five (and counting) as Wayne Selden, Kuran Iverson, Goodluck Okonoboh, Georges Niang and Kris Dunn all went to…
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Posted Monday, September 5th, 2011
There's a reason schools jockey to try and be the first school to get a prospect on campus. Maryland showed why this weekend as they were able to make such an impression on Jake Layman's official visit that he cancelled his other scheduled trips to Florida, Louisville, and Kansas. “Right when I saw the Comcast Center I was amazed,” Layman told ESPN's Dave Telep on Monday night. “It’s huge compared to some of the other schools I’ve seen. At the…
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Posted Sunday, September 4th, 2011
When Ricardo Ledo first committed to Providence College it was the night of Christmas Eve. His second commitment to his hometown school came on Labor Day. Just four days after he cancelled a press conference where he was scheduled to announce his commitment to the Friars, Ledo gave his word on Monday. Now the question becomes when will he arrive at Providence and where will he head in the interim. ESPN's Andy Katz is reporting that Ledo may not return…
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Posted Sunday, September 4th, 2011
The New England Elite 75 Showcase – Frosh/Soph Edition is all about finding the top up and coming prospects in New England while giving the already big names a chance to solidify their status. 2008’s inaugural showcase did just that. At the time, guys like Domonique Bull and Anthony Jernigan were two of the top young talents in New England. Bull was a physically advanced scoring swingman and Jernigan was a young wizard with the basketball. Both players starred at…
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Posted Saturday, September 3rd, 2011
The fourth annual New England Elite 75 Showcase - Frosh/Soph Edition is less than two weeks away and once again promises to play host to some of the top up and coming prospects in the region. The Frosh/Soph Edition was created because of the overwhelming demand for the original New England Elite 75 Showcase, which includes solely the top 75 prospects in the region. The Frosh/Soph Edition not only hosts New England's top rated young talent, but also provides a forum…
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Posted Friday, September 2nd, 2011
Brewster Academy forward Deonte Burton put his recruitment to bed early on Friday night, making a verbal commitment to Marquette. Burton is a Milwaukee native who spoke of the opportunity to play his college basketball close to home. “Marquette is in Milwaukee and Milwaukee is home for me,” Burton told the Wisconsin Sports Network's Mark Miller. “Milwaukee also needs a change in the sense of having somebody to look up to. Being from Milwaukee and playing at Marquette, I hope…
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Posted Thursday, September 1st, 2011
The date was July 10th and a late spot had just opened up in the New England Elite 75 Showcase. Connor Mahoney got the call and he didn't dissapoint. The six-foot-four rising senior from the Brooks School made the most of the opportunity and then some at the Elite 75, standing out as a skilled mismatch forward and proving himself capable of going blow for blow with the most talented prospects New England had to offer. The rest of the…
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Posted Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Cedric Kuakumensah has trimmed his list to five schools, and is in the process of setting up official visits in September and October in hopes of making a decision before November’s early signing period. “My final five are Brown, Penn, Elon, Holy Cross, and BU,” Kuakumensah said by text on Wednesday. Kuakumensah will take an unofficial visit to Boston University this week after having already seen local campuses including Brown, Holy Cross, and others. His official visits are likely to…
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Posted Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
First year Boston University head coach Joe Jones scored a coup yesterday when he earned a commitment from Maurice Watson, a five-foot-nine point guard from Boys Latin School in Philadelphia. Watson was the driving force behind a Team Philly squad that saw tremendous success this summer and the point guard benefitted as a result, scoring 25 division I scholarship offers including Texas Tech and Virginia. As good of an on-the-ball defender as he is a playmaker, what truly sets Watson…
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Posted Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
First year head coach Sydney Johnson landed the first commitment of his tenure at Fairfield and it was a good one as Marcus Gilbert, from Academy of New Church in Pennsylvania pledged on Wednesday. Gilbert is the younger brother of incoming Pittsburgh freshman Malcolm Gilbert, and while the brothers share similar high level talent, they have very different games. Malcolm is a seven-foot defensive monster, while Marcus is an explosive six-foot-six athlete with a consistent three-point shot and the versatility to…
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