Posted Sunday, January 31st, 2010
With Maxie Esho having signed his National Letter of Intent in November, the University of Massachusetts went back to the Washington D.C. area to nab their second commitment for next fall in point guard Daryl Traynham. Traynham has teamed with Esho on the AAU circuit for the last few years, running with the D.C. Assault program. A quick and attacking point guard, Traynham projects to be a good fit in UMass’ dribble drive motion offense with his ability to get…
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Posted Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Brian Grossman has made his college decision and is headed to Wheaton College to continue his basketball career. “I chose Wheaton because it is the best fit for me academically and I think I have a chance to contribute right away to the team,” he said. “The relationship I have with Coach Walmsley and Coach Gibbs also helped me a lot with my decision.” Grossman is a name that most fans of New England basketball are familiar with. He began…
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Posted Friday, January 29th, 2010
Massachusetts’ class of 2009 went down as one of the best in the state’s history. Besides the obvious influx of prep school talent, the class featured an incredible amount of local New England talent including Alex Oriakhi, Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, Erik Murphy, Mike Marra, and others. 2012 has similar potential and could end up going down as another one of the best classes to ever come through the Bay State. Tops on our list is Khem Birch. The Canadian native made…
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Posted Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Massachusetts Player of the Week – Joe Mussachia, Manchester High School: In just his junior year Mussachia hit his 1000th point this week against Wilmington. But that wasn’t all as the forward went for 26 points, 26 rebounds, and 8 assists. With the win Manchester clinched a tournament birth and improved to 10-4 on the year, good enough for a share of first place in their league. • Connor Mahoney, BCHS –28pts, 19rebs, 8blks, 5asts over W. Roxbury 91-90• Pat…
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Posted Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Sports America Inc. recently announced the various nominees for the prestigious McDonald’s All-American Game. Nominations came from a selection committee of experts throughout the country and eventually the 20 McDonald’s All-Americans are selected from the more than 1500 nominees. Here is a look at which players from New England received nominations. Connecticut: Bryon Allen, St. Thomas More; Tavon Allen, Hillhouse; Theodore Boyomo, Kent; Monty Brown, Hotchkiss; Mike Buffalo, South Kent; Andrew Douby, St. Thomas More; Mark Ellis, Stamford; Jamel Fields,…
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Posted Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Brady Heslip’s stay at the New Hampton School was a brief but important one. Heslip arrived at New Hampton this fall as a post-graduate after having verbally committed to Boston College in August, but the Canadian native never got the chance to finish his year as he left to enroll at B.C. at mid-year. “I loved it there,” Heslip said of New Hampton, “the guys on the team, the community, the people at the school, Coach Hutchins, I loved everything…
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Posted Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
We’ve made no secret of the fact that we believe Greg Newton is one of the more underrated guards in New England. Anyone who saw him play this summer can attest to the fact that this guy can flat out make plays – he gets to the rim, sees the floor, and makes others around him better. Newton’s career began at Barrington High School in Rhode Island, where the guard put up solid numbers throughout his first three seasons. Following…
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Posted Monday, January 25th, 2010
New Hampshire native Aziz Dieng and Cameron Bell from California recently made their respective college decisions. Dieng a 6’3” forward will head to Brandeis University in Massachusetts while Bell will play at Kenyon College in Ohio. “I liked Brandeis because it had the perfect fit of academics and athletics. They are top 30 academically and top 15 in the country for D3 basketball on a consistent basis,” Dieng said. “My parents stressed the importance of academics. My father is from…
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Posted Monday, January 25th, 2010
Winchendon’s post-graduate center Adam Kemp ended his recruitment on Monday afternoon when he made a verbal commitment to Marist College and head coach Chuck Martin. The Red Foxes had been actively recruiting the big man since this summer and when they finally extended a scholarship offer it didn’t take Kemp long to make up his mind. “I started talking to Marist last year during my senior year of high school,” Kemp explained. “When I got to Winchendon a couple of…
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Posted Sunday, January 24th, 2010
When you’re the number one player in the country, it’s a pretty safe assumption that you’re the number one player in your home state so with Andre Drummond locked in at the top spot, it’s now a race for number two. Our early choice for the second ranked player in the state is the Hotchkiss School’s newly arrived sniper, Clyde Smith. The Texas native has made a quick impact since arriving in the Nutmeg state. He’s silky smooth and as…
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