Posted Sunday, February 7th, 2021
The latest episode of The Upside Podcast welcomed Becky Bonner, who is widely considered to be one of the leading candidates to be the first female General Manager in the NBA. Bonner is currently the Director of Player Development and Basketball Operations for the Orlando Magic and previously spent six years working in the NBA league office where she worked internationally, traveling to 72 different countries to promote the game with initiatives like Basketball Without Borders and even USA Basketball. She…
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Posted Saturday, February 6th, 2021
The Northeast Hoops Festival is returning! Annually the top exposure grassroots event in New England, the #NEHF is now slated to return after missing the 2020 season because of the pandemic. Once again in collaboration with Zero Gravity Basketball, the Northeast Hoops Festival will be held April 10th and 11th at Starland Sportsplex and surrounding areas. The #NEHF annually attracts top programs from throughout the entire northeast region including teams competing on all three national sneaker circuits, not to mention…
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Posted Friday, February 5th, 2021
Eli Leniham has had a decorated international career in his home country of Ireland. He was the MVP of the Irish National Championship in 2020 after averaging 19 points, 13 assists, and 13 rebounds per game. Leniham has also represented his home country by suiting up for Ireland's u16 or u18 national team 36 times in recent years. He even captained the Irish National Team at the European Championships. He moved to the United States and MacDuffie for his senior…
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Posted Thursday, February 4th, 2021
We've added four more names to the #E75 Frosh/Soph list so far this week - Hotchkiss School and Riverside Hawks forward Will Groot, Malden Catholic and Team Spartans big man Nahkeem Singleton, Suffield Academy and Expressions Elite wing Owen Moreira, and Academy of Pacific Rim and BABC freshman forward Nyzohn Small. That leaves exactly 30 spots left up for grabs as we'll continue to select deserving prospects based on what we've seen during the Be Seen Tour and the NERR-TV…
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Posted Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021
Rami Hahami may be a New York native, but he's already putting up big number in the New England prep school. He stuffed all columns of the stat sheet during his sophomore campaign at the Groton School, earning post-season accolades in the process, and was poised for an even bigger junior season before the implications of the pandemic. He's had similar success playing AAU basketball and reports having already received some early interest from D1 and D3 programs. Prospect Profile…
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Posted Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
Four more names were added to the Elite 75 Frosh/Soph list earlier this week as Malden Catholic and Expressions wing Jahmari Hamilton-Brown, Kingswood-Oxford and New York Lightning forward Jack Nieradko, Millbrook School and PSA Cardinals big man Lucius Gibson-Savadel, and MacDuffie and BABC guard Joey Thomas were all introduced. That still leaves close to half of the spots still up for grabs as we continue to identify the region's top underclassmen based on what we've seen during the Be…
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Posted Monday, February 1st, 2021
Xavier Purnell is a 6-foot-2 post-graduate guard at the MacDuffie School in Massachusetts. He graduated from Brooke Point High School in Stafford, Virginia where he played two years of varsity basketball and was voted team captain in both seasons. Purnell was awarded First Team All-District and All-Conference in his county as a senior, which led to interest from Air Force and a few D3 schools. However, he hasn't had the chance to prove himself since arriving in New England because…
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Posted Sunday, January 31st, 2021
The Coaches vs Cancer initiative took place this week, January 25-31, but the events and fundraising dollars weren't anywhere near as frequent as they have been in recent years as the pandemic has cut that number by 70%. In the latest episode of The Upside Podcast, we visit with Brian Casalinova from the American Cancer Society and longtime St. Joseph's head coach, and current Michigan assistant, Phil Martelli. This is a short podcast that underscores the importance of giving whatever…
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Posted Saturday, January 30th, 2021
Diego Velez is originally from New York, but he's been making his presence felt in New England on the junior boarding school landscape since last year as an 8th grader when he put up big numbers for an Eaglebrook team that went 21-5. Velez isn't just a basketball player though, although that is his first passion. He also plays quarterback for the football team in the fall and lacrosse in the spring. Next year, he's looking forward to transitioning to…
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Posted Friday, January 29th, 2021
Four more names were added to the Elite 75 Frosh/Soph list earlier this week as Bradford Christian and Mass Rivals freshman Jayden Colon, Northfield Mount Hermon and Riverside Hawks sophomore Will Franks, St. Mary's and New England Storm sophomore David Brown Jr, and Skowhegan and Black Bear North sophomore Adam Savage were all introduced. That still leaves more than half of the spots still up for grabs as we continue to identify the region's top underclassmen based on what we've…
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