Posted Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Stonehill College was jam packed with college scouts on Thursday as the 400 plus campers in attendance continued to battle it out on the hardwood. Here's a look at who impressed: Standouts Jaylen Brantley, Wilbraham & Monson - He had a monster outing today as he controlled the game from start to finish, attacking the rim at will and finishing everything, including a half court buzzer beater just before halftime. Ed Lawrence, Canterbury School- He had a good second half…
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Posted Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
The fourth annual Super 16 Showcase will take place in the greater Hartford area on Wednesday July 13th. The event, which has drawn at least 100 college coaches in each of the three previous years, will again feature a variety of talented programs from New England and beyond. Local programs set to compete include Connecticut Basketball Club, Mass Rivals, Expressions Elite, New England Playaz, East Coast Elite, Middlesex Magic, The Nation, Maine Mac, Connecticut Select, Metro Boston, Prodigy Basketball, Boston…
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Posted Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Hoop Mountain’s Super Week II had a successful first full day on Tuesday, welcoming handfuls of college coaches to watch top prospects from New England and beyond. Top Performances Jake Layman, King Phillip: Layman brought his “A” game first thing Wednesday morning, standing out with his natural offensive talent while using his length to make plays on the weak-side of the floor defensively. Georges Niang, Tilton: One of the most prolific scorers in New England, Niang went to work early…
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Posted Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
Today marks the beginning of the July live period, the time of year when reputations are won and lost and recruitments are decided. As always, the New England Recruiting Report will be out in full force providing access to all the news and updates possible, beginning with our daily updates from Hoop Mountain's Super Week II Camp. Here's a look at our complete schedule for the next two weeks: July 6th - Hoop Mountain SWII July 7th - Hoop Mountain…
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Posted Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
Middletown, Connecticut native P.J. Santavenere finally realized his lifelong dream recently when he signed scholarship papers at St. Francis College in New York. Santavenere took the road less traveled to get to this point, but was ultimately able to realize his goal through years of hard work and perseverance. He bounced around during the course of his high school career, starting at Xavier before transferring to Wethersfield and ultimately graduating from Middletown. He spent a post-graduate year at Rise Academy…
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Posted Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
Saturday at Hoop Mountain Super Week I featured the start of the playoffs, as well as the Annual All-Star Game. Sunday thing wrapped up for session one with the conclusion of the playoffs. Despite the holiday weekend, there were a number of college coaches who made the trip to Stonehill to check out the talent. A few themes for Super Week I: Welcome to New England – There were a number of campers from outside of New England who made…
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Posted Friday, July 1st, 2011
Hoop Mountain Super Week I kicked off on Thursday at Stonehill College. Hoop Mountain in its 25th year is the official summer kick off to the July exposure season. Here are some of the campers who stood out in Day 1 and 2 action. Ben Freeland – Suffield Academy – The 6’10” incoming postgraduate for Suffield showed great touch from 15 feet and in. Freeland altered shots all afternoon and finished well in traffic. He also displayed a wide range…
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Posted Thursday, June 30th, 2011
The final chapter of our three part series on summer stock risers is to try and predict any prospects in the class of 2012 who have the potential to take their recruitment to unprecedented levels this summer. By going back and studying stock risers from the last three summers we’ve been able to find some commonalities and draw some conclusions. What has become clear is that face-up four-men are in the highest demand while traditional post players and perimeter shooters…
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Posted Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
For 25 years Hoop Mountain’s Super Week I has marked the beginning of the summer exposure season. Each year the camp gives division II and III coaches an early look at some of the top prospects in the northeast prior to the beginning of the July live period. This year’s camp will be no different as Hoop Mountain has attracted another strong field. The prospects arrived at Stonehill College on Thursday with the first full day of action set to…
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Posted Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
When former Boston University head coach Pat Chambers left to take over at Penn State, virtually everyone in Boston was disappointed, everyone except Akosa Maduegbunam that is. Maduegbunam had been priority 1A for Chambers for several months, and while the six-foot-three swingman had definitely developed a close relationship with the staff, he wasn’t sure he wanted to go to college so close to his Charlestown home. “I always knew I wanted to go out of state,” Maduegbunam told the New…
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