Posted Thursday, November 6th, 2008
The St. Andrew’s basketball program is one of the most storied in all of New England. Mike Hart’s squad has won six NEPSAC class B titles including back to back championships in 2006 and 2007. But last season, St. Andrew’s failed to advance to the post-season tournament for the first time in recent memory. Between that, and the fact that they were losing two scholarship players in Mike Culpo and Brian Hanuschak, and Coach Hart knew his roster was in…
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Posted Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Thomas Knight was ready to commit right after he got out of school on Wednesday afternoon, he just had one problem…he wasn’t able to get Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey on the phone. Brey had just gone into practice, and it wasn’t until around 11pm last night that Knight finally got the chance to tell his future coach that he wanted to join the Fighting Irish. Knight’s commitment doesn’t come as much of a surprise considering how well his…
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Posted Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Bridgton Academy is likely to find themselves right in the thick of the NEPSAC class A race this year and a big reason will be the presence of Carl Blair on the perimeter. The 6’2” guard is extremely versatile and should be one of Whit Lesure’s better playmakers this season. With a strong body, good ball skills, and excellent body control Blair is very adept at getting into the lane and making plays for himself and his teammates. He thrives…
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Posted Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Colgate head coach Emmett Davis came into Connecticut to get a commitment from Choate Rosemary Hall’s Patrick Liengueu, a 6’3” swingman originally from the country of Cameroon. Liengueu first came to the United States just a few years ago when he enrolled at the Miller School in Virginia, which owns one of the top high school basketball teams in the country. This July he played with the East Coast Fusion AAU program at the Harley Davidson Triple S Classic, but…
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Posted Monday, November 3rd, 2008
In order to win the Class B tournament Marianapolis Prep will have to be able to beat the Tilton School and their three headed monster of Alex Oriakhi, Jamal Coombs, and Gerard Coleman. Marianapolis head coach Dave Vitale knows that and has built his roster accordingly. While shutting down Tilton’s top three might be a near impossibility, you need defenders who can contain them. With the additions of 6’7” big man Noel Jones, 6’6” forward Josh Vital, and 6’1” guard…
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Posted Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Cushing Academy was one of the best team’s in class B last year. After a tremendously successful regular season, they advanced to the semi-finals of the conference tournament before falling in a hard fought battle. Despite the disappointment of ending their season in a close game, there was still plenty to be excited about as they would return one of the nation’s top point guards in Phil Pressey….that is until early this summer when Pressey decided to transfer to a…
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Posted Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Phillips Exeter Academy has become prime stomping grounds for some of the best academic programs in the country. Every week college coaches from the likes of the Ivy League, Patriot League, NESCAC, UAA, and others make the trip to Exeter, New Hampshire to see the top student athletes the country has to offer. It was no different the day we were in the gym, as Yale and Dartmouth were two of the schools represented that day. And these coaches really…
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Posted Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Just about to begin his second season as the head coach at Quinnipiac University and head coach Tom Moore has found the guy he wants to run his program for the foreseeable future. The Bobcats got a verbal commitment from Dave Johnson this week, a very talented point guard from the St. Mark’s School in Massachusetts. Before arriving at St. Mark’s in the fall of 2007, Johnson starred at Monmouth Academy in his home state of New Jersey. While at…
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Posted Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
When Michael Topercer leaves the New Hampton school at the end of this year he will have a long and distinguished resume. Perhaps the most telling statement about his impact on New Hampton basketball is that he has started in their backcourt for each of his three seasons, which is a feet almost unheard of in a league as talented as Class A of the NEPSAC. He also serves as the captain of this year’s team. Following Topercer’s senior season…
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Posted Monday, October 27th, 2008
On Tuesday morning Blake McLimons announced that he was making a verbal commitment to the University of Michigan. The decision comes just 24 hours after McLimons returned to Worcester following his official visit to the Big Ten Campus. “He visited there this weekend, Saturday through Monday, and enjoyed the climate, enjoyed the academic set-up they have at Michigan and felt very comfortable with the business management program,” Worcester Academy head coach told the Detroit Free Press. “He went into this…
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