Posted Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Luis Leao was in a practically impossible position. He was a 17 year old young man who had just been told that he might have cancer. Making matters even worse, there was seemingly no way to confirm the diagnosis or begin treatment since his health insurance was only valid in his home country of Brazil, and Leao couldn’t even walk never mind get on a plane. The next day Leao finally caught his first break. Amar Ahmad was one of…
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Posted Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Luis de Carvalho Leao, or Luis Leao as most people in New England have come to know him, is originally from Santa Catarina, Brazil. He first came to the United States to play basketball in the summer of 2007 when he traveled with a junior national team from his home country to play in an AAU tournament sponsored by Adidas. That August he returned to the U.S. in hopes of attending school and playing basketball. His journey began in California…
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Posted Monday, September 15th, 2008
Vermont got their man…again. For the second time this year Vermont has landed a commitment from one of the region’s top frontcourt players. Luke Apfeld committed to the Catamounts today, joining Ben Crenca in what is already shaping up to be a tremendous recruiting class for head coach Mike Lonergan and his staff. “The combination of the basketball and academics is great,” Apfeld said. “Plus when I was up there this weekend hanging out with the guys it just felt…
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Posted Sunday, September 14th, 2008
With players from five different countries represented on their basketball team the Lee Academy gymnasium is appropriately decorated with several different national flags. The Chinese flag is front and center as this year’s Lee squad features three juniors who have recently come over from China. The basketball team isn’t the only part of Lee Academy that has a close connection to China. In fact, the school itself is set to open five new campuses in the Asian country. The first…
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Posted Saturday, September 13th, 2008
Last year, we called Alex Oriakhi, Jamal Coombs, and Jamal Turner the NEPSAC’s version of the big three. This year, that threesome just got even better with Jamal Turner moving on to Fairfield University and Gerard Coleman coming on board and repeating his junior season. With Oriakhi, Coombs, and Coleman, Tilton has a nucleus that no other Class B team should be able to match. Oriakhi anchored Tilton on the glass and the defensive end of the floor during their…
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Posted Friday, September 12th, 2008
Talent alone won’t win the NEPSAC crown, but you have to have talent to win the NEPSAC crown. It also doesn’t hurt to have two studs up front, and that is exactly what head coach Jason Smith has in Thomas Robinson and Andrew Fitzgerald. Robinson is probably the region’s most notable incoming prospect, having already trimmed his list to five schools in Kansas, Memphis, USC, Texas, and Miami. But if last Wednesday’s open gym was any indication it may actually…
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Posted Thursday, September 11th, 2008
After receiving over 300 nominations for the New England Elite 75 Showcase Frosh/Soph Edition, we have finalized the field of players for the showcase. The event, which was designed to give New England’s young prospects a chance to get exposure to the New England Recruiting Report, will feature many of the top players in the class of 2011 and 2012. The Showcase will take place on Saturday, September 27th at Boston University’s Case Gymnasium. Check-in for all registered players will…
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Posted Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Northfield Mount Hermon head coach John Carroll describes this year’s team as the Gonzaga of the NEPSAC. With a roster full of skilled and good sized perimeter players who can make shots, move without the ball, and read screens, that appears to be a pretty good comparison. All 13 players on the NMH roster are very good shooters with consistent range behind the three-point line. But that isn’t to say that this team is made up only of little guards…
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Posted Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
It was little more than six months ago when the Winchendon men’s basketball team last took the court in the NEPSAC Class A championship game. They went toe to toe with top seeded Brewster Academy before suffering a heartbreaking loss. This year head coach Mike Byrnes and company are hoping to be that last team standing. If their open gym on Tuesday was any indication, the talent is clearly in place to contend. It begins in the middle with 6’10”…
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Posted Monday, September 8th, 2008
Jefferson Lora made a verbal commitment to Central Connecticut State University this weekend according to several reports. Lora is a 6’7” big man who is about to enter his junior season at Lyman Hall High School in nearby Wallingford, Connecticut. The commitment comes as a bit of a surprise to many as it is rare for a program in the NEC to be securing a commitment from a player two years away from graduating. But you have to give the…
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