Rising Senior Spotlight - Aidan Callahan

Rising Senior Spotlight - Aidan Callahan

Posted Thursday, June 18th, 2020

St. John's Prep's Aidan Callahan has already had a decorated high school career to date.  He's been a Catholic Conference All-Star in each of the last two years, was named MVP of the Commonwealth Classic, and was named his team's captain and MVP as a junior.  On the recruiting front, Callahan has already heard from numerous coaches at the division III level, but with his game continue to expand at a very consistent rate, he's currently focused on trying to… READ MORE >

Rising Senior Spotlight - James Tourin

Rising Senior Spotlight - James Tourin

Posted Wednesday, June 17th, 2020

Babylon High School's James Tourin is the latest prospect from the state of New York to take advantage of the NERR-TV Virtual Showcase platform in order to reach college coaches in these unprecedented times.  Tourin is a true student-athlete, who is not just a true point guard and floor general who runs the team above all else but is also an elite student with qualifications for the most competitive colleges and universities.  His name is one that academic coaches need… READ MORE >

Rising Senior Spotlight - Seth Caslin

Rising Senior Spotlight - Seth Caslin

Posted Tuesday, June 16th, 2020

Lot of kids work hard on their game, but Millbrook's Seth Caslin takes it to another level.  Not only did he totally change his body in his first year in the prep ranks but he has continued to find new and creative ways to take his game and body to new levels in the last few months since the coronavirus arrived.  As a result, he is now being pursued by some of the most elite academic D3 schools in the… READ MORE >

Phones Ring for Class of 2022

Phones Ring for Class of 2022

Posted Monday, June 15th, 2020

Monday, June 15th was the first day that college coaches were permitted to contact perspective student athletes in the class of 2022 directly, and that meant phones were ringing and text messages were beeping.  While the interest and offers can be intoxicating for your prospects. It is crucial that they are kept in perspective.  Different college coaching staffs have different philosophies when it comes to offers, but most don't consider them to be anywhere near as tangible or concrete as… READ MORE >

Rising Senior Spotlight - Will Barton

Rising Senior Spotlight - Will Barton

Posted Monday, June 15th, 2020

St. Paul's High School rising senior Will Barton is exactly the type of player we had in mind when we designed the virtual showcase platform.  He's clearly a college caliber prospect with his size and skill-level, but this platform allows a deeper dive as we get to dig deeper into his game by examining his film and learn more about him by reading what his coaches have to say.  What that reveals is a prospect who might just be scratching… READ MORE >

Local Products Crack National Rankings

Local Products Crack National Rankings

Posted Sunday, June 14th, 2020

ESPN announced expanded national rankings earlier this week.  The class of 2021 took over the ESPN 100, added 40 new prospects to their post-season list. Suffield Academy big man Mac Etienne is the first local product to make the cut at 64th overall while incoming Putnam Science Academy point guard Bensley Joseph is close behind at 68th. Milton Academy wing Casey Simmons also made his debut in the 95th spot.  With national rankings now announced, updated New England rankings will… READ MORE >

Pitt & Marquette head coach join The Upside Podcast

Pitt & Marquette head coach join The Upside Podcast

Posted Saturday, June 13th, 2020

In the third installment of our series 'Race in Sports,' The Upside Podcast hosted Pittsburgh head coach Jeff Capel and Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski, two close friends who previously both played and coached together at Duke.  While their careers have run side-by-side at many points, they have experienced the world through different lenses. In this episode, we get their unique perspective on racial injustice, how it's impacted their history together, and how they approach leading their current teams.  Topics… READ MORE >

Rising Senior Spotlight - Michael Iuzzolino

Rising Senior Spotlight - Michael Iuzzolino

Posted Friday, June 12th, 2020

Mike Iuzzolino's recruitment is tricky.  His dad is an assistant coach at Robert Morris and so most coaches probably assume he's automatically going there.  That isn't the case though and so RMU didn't immediately offer the younger Iuzzolino a scholarship, which could be misconstrued that they didn't think he was good enough.  So here's the plain simple truth - Canterbury's rising senior guard is a clear division I player and while he has a spot at Robert Morris if he… READ MORE >

Rising Senior Spotlight - Griffin Walbridge

Rising Senior Spotlight - Griffin Walbridge

Posted Thursday, June 11th, 2020

True big men like Griffin Walbridge are typically late to develop. It takes them longer to grow into their body, develop their coordination and balance, and then define their game.  A year ago, Walbridge was finishing up his junior year at Longmeadow High School where his size had differentiated him in Western Mass, but beyond that he was still a virtual unknown. He ended up transferring to Tabor Academy for the 2019-20 academic year and reclassifying upon his arrival. Since then, things… READ MORE >

Rising Senior Spotlight - Sam Stevens

Rising Senior Spotlight - Sam Stevens

Posted Wednesday, June 10th, 2020

Mansfield High School senior Sam Stevens was both one of the most improved players in the MIAA and one of the most impactful.  He put up big numbers, came away with a collection of post-season accolades in the process, and led Mansfield to the D1 South Sectional championship.  Now, he's headed to Williston Northampton for a post-graduate year just as his steady diet of high D3 recruitment is starting to stretch to higher levels.  A high academic prospect, Stevens' goal is to… READ MORE >

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