Posted Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
For the last two days we have picked out stock risers in September’s junior and senior classes. With regard to the incoming sophomores, identifying stock risers probably isn’t as accurate as identifying those who made a name for themselves for the first time. In New England, the class of 2014 begins with Wayne Selden and Noah Vonleh, who both appear to be among the top five national prospects in the country. But following those top two, a variety of others…
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Posted Monday, August 1st, 2011
Yesterday we looked at the members of the 2012 class who came out of July having taken their recruiting stock to new levels. Today it’s time to extend that view to the class of 2013. Nerlens Noel and Deonte Burton were sensational throughout the month, both proving themselves to be among the elite talents in the national class. Here is a look at others who sent their stock to new levels: Garet Beal, Maine Mac – He may not have…
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Posted Sunday, July 31st, 2011
The July live period has come to an end and after twenty days of basketball in front of college coaches some prospects have managed to send their stock shooting upwards. As we predicted before the start of the month, the majority of the stock risers have fallen into one of three categories: big men; face-up fours; and shooters. Meanwhile, a pair of rising seniors has managed to distinguish themselves among the best in the nation. Top 100 Bound Zach Auguste,…
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Posted Saturday, July 30th, 2011
BABC defeated Nike EYBL rival Team Takeover from Washington D.C. on Saturday to win the AAU 10th grade national championship for the second consecutive year. BABC’s run to the final wasn’t an easy one as they entered Friday’s quarterfinals having played five games in 24 hours but nonetheless scored wins over Gardner Road and Ohio Varsity to advance to Saturday’s championship game. While Nerlens Noel continued to anchor the team defensively, Andrew Chrabascz emerged as an offensive star this week,…
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Posted Friday, July 29th, 2011
While the eyes of the grassroots world are set solidly on Orlando this week, there are still several other high profile tournaments going on. Tops among them is the Best of the Summer, held in the Anaheim Sports Center just outside Los Angeles. New England is well represented at this event with the New England Playaz, Mass Rivals, New Hampshire Rivals, and Aim High all making the trip following their appearances at the Adidas Super 64 in Las Vegas. Noah…
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Posted Thursday, July 28th, 2011
The BABC sophomores have a chance to repeat what they did exactly one year ago tomorrow when they meet Team Takeover in the finals of the AAU 10th grade National Championship. BABC scored two easy wins on Friday to advance to the finals, beginning with a 74-59 cruising over Gardner Road in the quarterfinal and then followed by a 51-29 lashing over Ohio Varsity White in the customary defense-first style. Team Takeover had a much more difficult day as they…
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Posted Thursday, July 28th, 2011
New England was well represented when the AAU 10th grade nationals progressed to bracket play as BABC, Maine MAC, Expressions Elite, United Sons and Daughters, Connecticut Select, and Rhode Island Hawks had all won their pool and consequently advanced to the gold bracket. But there was only one left standing after Thursday night as BABC was the sole program to advance to the Elite 8 with a 46-36 win over Team CBIZ. Expressions Elite made a run all the way…
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Posted Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Only four teams were left standing to start the day on Wednesday in each of the five brackets at the AAU Super Showcase. New England was represented in four of the five brackets with BABC in the gold, Middlesex Magic in the bronze, MB Nation in the copper, and the Rhode Island Hawks in the Iron. While three of the four squads suffered heartbreaking losses, the Hawks managed to hang on to bring a championship back to New England. They…
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Posted Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
While the New England Recruiting Report was anchored out west in Las Vegas, things were also getting off to a fast start in Orlando with Super Showcase tournaments taking place in the freshmen, sophomore, and junior divisions. The junior division is set to crown their champions on Wednesday with BABC still alive in the 32 team invite only gold division and scheduled for a 3pm semi-final against Hoop Heaven Heat Elite from New Jersey who local New England fans may recognize from…
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Posted Monday, July 25th, 2011
The New England Playaz and Connecticut Basketball Club were the last two local programs standing when action got underway in Las Vegas on Monday. Ultimately, the Playaz advanced to the Super 16 before falling at the hands of the Michigan Mustangs while CBC advanced to the quarterfinals before running into Indiana Elite. After having spent the last four days covering both the Adidas Super 64 as well as the Vegas Fab 48, here’s a look at five lessons we learned…
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