Posted Saturday, August 16th, 2008
Louis Montes – Sporting a bearded look, Montes was a man amongst boys with the guys who tried to defend him. He was able to power his way to the basket whenever he felt like doing so as well as make shots from behind the arc. Add on that anytime he missed he seemed to be around the area for the offensive rebound and put back and it was a very well rounded performance from the small forward. Greg DeSantis…
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Posted Friday, August 15th, 2008
Anthony Jernigan – People rave about his potential at the lead guard position and you can see why. Jernigan was a magician with the ball. He was able to keep defenders off balance and get teammates the ball for easy shots. The knock on him had been his jump shot which looks to have vastly improved, with proof from a few pull up jumpers that were right on the money. All in all…the youngest point guard in the gym may…
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Posted Thursday, August 14th, 2008
High school coaching legend Bob Hurley will once again headline the Reebok New England Coaches Clinic. Coach Hurley will both lecture the audience and also lead his St. Anthony’s team in a practice on the home court at Reebok World Headquarters in Canton, Massachusetts. Other speakers include Adrian Autry and Kenny Johnson of the DC Triple Threat AAU organization and Sarah Behn. Although the clinic is almost sold out, a few limited spots remain available. Anyone interested should contact Justin…
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Posted Thursday, August 14th, 2008
The New England Elite 75 Showcase has become a must-attend event for all of the best home grown players in the region. In the three years since the event’s inception, virtually all of the top local players have competed at one point or another. This year’s showcase began with the traditional position based skill instruction. The big men were led by former James Madison assistant Mike Kelly, former NBA player and division I coach Jay Murphy, and Windsor High School’s…
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Posted Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
In the last two years the New England Elite 75 Showcase has established itself as the region’s premier showcase. The invitation only field welcomes the best players from all six New England states. This year’s roster will include the likes of Erik Murphy, Alex Oriakhi, Jamal Coombs, Mike Marra, Jordan Williams, Carson Desrosiers, Evan Smotrycz, Thomas Knight, and many others. Registration will begin at 3pm with the basketball beginning at 4pm with an hour of position based skill instruction. As…
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Posted Monday, August 11th, 2008
Few players helped themselves more during the month of July than Shabazz Napier. The point guard took Orlando by storm as he put on a series of commanding performances over the course of the AAU Super Showcase and the AAU Nationals. Now Napier hopes to keep that recruiting attention coming as he will transfer to Lawrence Academy and reclassify to the class of 2010. Napier will fill the gap left by the graduation of Stevie Mejia, another point guard who…
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Posted Sunday, August 10th, 2008
As the camp directors told the campers first thing Monday morning, “this is not your ordinary camp. We’re going to get on you and we’re going to push you”. They weren’t kidding. Even potential high-major prospects like Carson Desrosiers, Evan Smotrycz, and Matt Brown weren’t immune to a tongue lashing when they made the occasional poor decision or lazy play. But to their credit, the kids listened, and raised their game as a result. Here are two quick stories as…
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Posted Saturday, August 9th, 2008
It has been quite a long time since we updated our rankings for the class of 2011. While we tried to catch glimpses of the youngsters as often as we could this spring and summer, we admittedly spent much more time evaluating the upper classmen. Consequently, this list should be thought much more of as a starting point then as hardened truth. After all, these players are very young, and lots can change in the next three years. One thing…
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Posted Friday, August 8th, 2008
The Nike Global Challenge and Adidas Nations Basketball Experience are both taking place this weekend. The concept behind both events is similar; an eight team international tournament featuring some of the best young players around the world. With similar events and overlapping dates, the battle between the shoe companies to attract the top young players is now just as intense in August as it has traditionally been in July. The Nike Global Challenge, in conjunction with USA Basketball, began on…
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Posted Thursday, August 7th, 2008
When Carson Desrosiers’ high school career comes to an end in two years, he is likely to look back on the summer of 2008 as the time when he made his big break. Before the summer began he had scholarship offers from Fordham, New Hampshire, and a few others. Now, a week after the live period came to an end, he looks like a player destined for the highest levels of college basketball. The 6’10” big man from Central Catholic…
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