Posted Monday, November 2nd, 2009
After suffering some recent losses in recruiting, Harvard University has struck back in a major way. Northfield Mount Hermon's senior guard Laurent Rivard committed to the Crimson on Tuesday afternoon, giving head coach Tommy Amaker another high level talent and quick impact player in the Ivy League. "I thought Harvard offered the best combination of academics and athletics in the country," Rivard told the New England Recruiting Report. While Amaker and his staff have recently seen the likes of Dwight…
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Posted Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Keith Matthews, a six-foot-five wing player from Sebastian River High School in Florida, made a verbal commitment to Fairfield on Monday night. Matthews is a wing player with good athleticism and a strong 205 pound frame. He is best known as an inside-out threat who can power up through contact around the bucket or slash to the cup and finish above the rim. Matthews is the second Florida product to commit to the Stags this year joining six-foot-seven power forward…
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Posted Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Twenty-four teams from the New England area packed the gym hoping to get another good run before the fast approaching season. With several college coaches in attendance, here is a look at some of the individuals that caught our attention: Kuran Iverson, Northwest Catholic HS (CT) 2013 - Unlimited potential as a freshman. With great length and a huge wingspan, Iverson possesses perimeter skills. Can handle and get by off the dribble at 6’7, creating scoring opportunities for others of…
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Posted Sunday, November 1st, 2009
No single player in the class of 2011 helped themselves more this summer than Michael Carter-Williams. Starring with the Boston Amateur Basketball Club, the six-foot-three guard played to rave reviews on two of the biggest stages of the summer, the Nike Peach Jam and the AAU National Championships. Carter-Williams recruiting stock exploded along the way as he picked up offers from Syracuse, Providence, Virginia Tech, Florida State, Virginia, Notre Dame, and Clemson among others. After taking a variety of official…
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Posted Friday, October 30th, 2009
Having already put together a stellar recruiting class in 2010, first year Boston University head coach Pat Chambers has started his 2011 class off with a bang by getting an early verbal commitment from Cushing Academy junior James Kennedy. Kennedy is the first New England product to commit to Chambers since he took over the local America East program. Despite the fact that he had not yet even begun his junior season at Cushing Academy and was already drawing interest…
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Posted Thursday, October 29th, 2009
The Hotchkiss School advanced to the semi-finals of the Class B tournament last year before ultimately falling to the eventual champions, the Tilton School. This year Hotchkiss hopes to take the next step, or perhaps the next two steps, as they are certainly one of the top contenders for the Class B crown. Once again they’ll be led by their dynamic backcourt as Jason Morris and Derrick Wilson return for their senior and junior seasons respectively. They will be joined…
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Posted Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
The Tilton School had a dream season last year claiming their second consecutive NEPSAC Class B championship and then making a Cinderella story run to the National Prep Championship title. It is probably impossible for this year’s team to live up to that level of achievement, but truthfully we may never see another Class B team capture the national championship. With Alex Oriakhi and Jamal Coombs-McDaniel departing for the University of Connecticut, Scotty Tavares heading to UMass Lowell, and a…
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Posted Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
James Stukes, a post-graduate forward from the Winchendon School, has de-committed from the University at Albany according to GothamHoops.com. “I’m just going to focus on school and on ball [this season],” Stukes told Ray Anczelowicz, adding that he still plans on considering Albany when the time comes. Stukes came to the Winchendon School via Rice High School in New York where he helped the team to a CHSAA Class AA intersectional city championship and the State Federation Class AA crown…
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Posted Monday, October 26th, 2009
Austin Carroll made a verbal commitment to Rutgers University on Tuesday afternoon, selecting the Scarlet Knights over Harvard University. Carroll is currently in the midst of a post-graduate year at Brewster Academy after having spent the last three years at Worcester Academy. On the grassroots circuit, Carroll has played with the New England Playaz during that time. Carroll, the son of former Boston Celtics and Duquesne head coach John Carroll, has been one of New England's most analyzed players since…
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Posted Monday, October 26th, 2009
Franklin High School’s Matt Dean recently made a commitment to attend Hamilton College next year and play basketball. Hamilton College is a top academic school whose basketball team has been a dominant power in the Liberty League, advancing to the conference finals in each of the last six seasons under head coach Tobin Anderson. Despite being located in New York, Hamilton has made recruiting New England a priority, and has landed a number of talented prospects from our region. This…
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