Posted Monday, June 23rd, 2008
What has been rumored for several weeks has now become official. Evan Smotrycz will be leaving Reading Memorial High School in Massachusetts and transferring to the New Hampton School in New Hampshire. Smotrycz will repeat his junior year and reclassify to the class of 2010 at the NEPSAC class A school. Smotrycz is a prospect that first came onto the national recruiting scene last summer when he won the MVP award at a session of the Eastern Invitational Basketball Camp. …
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Posted Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
For a long time Luke Apfeld was considered a prospect who would end up in either the Ivy or Patriot League. It seemed to be a good fit since he was an excellent student who valued getting the best education he could. And while it is still possible that Apfeld ends up at that level, his strong play as of late has generated interest from higher levels. Coaches have known about his super motor and athleticism for a long time,…
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Posted Saturday, June 21st, 2008
We told you last week that St. Andrew’s had added Mike Carter-Williams and Youri Dascy to their program for next year. Now, we have received word that Michael LaPlante will also be heading to St. Andrew’s, where he will repeat his sophomore year. LaPlante is a super athletic swingman who is currently the top ranked sophomore in Rhode Island. St. Andrew’s Head Coach Mike Hart has high hopes for his future protégé. “If he is willing to do the work…
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Posted Friday, June 20th, 2008
Less than one month after being named the new head men’s basketball coach at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Greg Herenda has received two commitments. Two NEPSAC products in South Kent’s Kyle Mayers and Winchendon’s Justin Graham will both be Riverhawks next season. Mayers has accepted a scholarship offer from the school while Graham will be a recruited walk-on next year. The commitments are important for several reasons. First, a lot of the credit belongs to Assistant Coach Marc Kuntz,…
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Posted Thursday, June 19th, 2008
The last three months have been an exciting time for Sam Martin. He has played well at virtually every stop and is consequently seeing his recruitment go to new levels. It began in March at the Greater Boston All-Star Game. After being a late addition to the field, the Worcester Academy guard was eager to prove his worth. He certainly did that as he led the game in scoring. While most people knew he could stroke the ball from behind…
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Posted Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
The NBA Player’s Association Top 100 Camp kicked off Tuesday at the University of Virginia. The camp, now in its 12th year, was designed to assist the top 100 players in the country in the development of their individual and life skills, on and off the court. Campers receive instruction not only in NBA moves and training techniques, but are also educated in daily seminars on issues including recruiting, peer pressure, SAT preparation, nutrition, NCAA rules, goal setting, and stress…
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Posted Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Emmanuel Negedu is headed to the University of Tennessee. Bruce Pearl secured the commitment from the nation’s best remaining player in the class of 2008 on Tuesday afternoon. Negedu selected Tennessee over Indiana, Memphis, and Georgia Tech. “Tennessee recruited him prior to his commitment to Arizona,” said Brewster Academy Head Coach Jason Smith, “so there was a certain level of familiarity there.” Negedu becomes the sixth member of the Volunteer’s recruiting joining 6’5” swingman Scotty Hopson, 6’11” center Philip Jurick,…
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Posted Monday, June 16th, 2008
St. Andrew’s is undoubtedly one of the most, if not the most, storied program in all of NEPSAC Class B basketball. But even the best programs have to rebuild. After winning back to back NEPSAC titles in 2006 and 2007, St. Andrew’s failed to make the Class B tournament for the first time in recent memory last season. That, in addition to the fact that they are losing both Mike Culpo and Brian Hanuschak to graduation, made it very clear…
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Posted Sunday, June 15th, 2008
Fordham University, which plays host to the Rumble in the Bronx every June, became the first school to make scholarship offers to Andre Drummond and Anthony Jernigan this weekend. Drummond and Jernigan were both impressive as they led CBC’s 15 and under team to a 2-1 record. While both youngsters still have plenty to prove on the floor, their potential is obvious. Drummond has a lethal combination of size and athleticism while Jernigan is already a wizard with the basketball…
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Posted Saturday, June 14th, 2008
No Erik Murphy. No Nate Lubick. No Jason Morris. No problem. That was the story of the day for the New England Playaz as they won their pool and advanced to the gold bracket despite the fact that three of their best players were in Atlanta for Adidas Nation. While the Playaz got contributions from a variety of players on Saturday, it was Austin Carroll and Jordan Williams who led the way. While Carroll is known by many as a…
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