Shane Snow joins the Upside Podcast

Shane Snow joins the Upside Podcast

Posted Sunday, August 5th, 2018

The latest episode of the Upside Podcast featured author and entrepeneur Shane Snow. Shane is an award-winning journalist, celebrated entrepreneur, and the bestselling author of the books Smartcuts: The Breakthrough Power of Lateral Thinking and DREAM TEAMS: Working Together Without Falling Apart, as well as the co-author of The Storytelling Edge. He is founder-at-large of the content technology company Contently, and is a board member of The Hatch Institute, a nonprofit for investigative journalism in the public interest. Snow's writing… READ MORE >

Fall Elite 75 Schedule Announced

Fall Elite 75 Schedule Announced

Posted Friday, August 3rd, 2018

The fall Elite 75 schedule has been announced with the Elite 75 Showcase - Frosh/Soph Edition returning to the state of Massachusetts in September and the Elite 75 Academic Experience returning to New York in October. This will be the 11th annual Frosh/Soph showcase and it will once again have a "Saturday Night Live at the Elite 75" theme as the event will take place on the evening of  Saturday, September 15th at University Sports Complex in Hanover, Massachusetts. This… READ MORE >

Pridgen is D1 Bound

Pridgen is D1 Bound

Posted Thursday, August 2nd, 2018

Expressions Elite and Governors Academy forward Joe Pridgen was one of the big winners of the recently completed July evaluation period. He went into the month without a single division I offer to his name and walked away with offers from schools in the CAA, Ivy League, Patriot League, and America East. His recruitment came to an end just as quickly as it escalated this summer though when he took to his twitter account on Wednesday night to announce his… READ MORE >

Team New England ends July with a win at Fab 48

Team New England ends July with a win at Fab 48

Posted Wednesday, August 1st, 2018

After previous trips to New York and Los Angeles, Team New England finished July with their best effort of the month, the diamond division championship at the Las Vegas Fab 48. The team, playing without big man Isaiah Richards, went 7-1 on the weekend. They dropped their opening contest by 3 to Kingdom Elite but still advanced into bracket play by virtue of finishing in the top two and didn't drop another game for the rest of the week. They… READ MORE >

Clarke & Lecque transferring to Brewster

Clarke & Lecque transferring to Brewster

Posted Tuesday, July 31st, 2018

With the July live period now over, some of the top prospects from around the country are announcing their plans for the upcoming school season. Oak Hill Academy in Virginia made headlines over the weekend by landing two New York City prospects in Archbishop Molloy's Cole Anthony and Chris the King's Kofi Cockburn. On Monday evening, the headlines were all geared towards Brewster Academy as Terrence Clarke, New England's top rising sophomore and a top national prospect, announced he would… READ MORE >

Middlesex Magic win Prime Event

Middlesex Magic win Prime Event

Posted Monday, July 30th, 2018

The Middlesex Magic punctuated a huge summer by winning The Prime Event championship in Orlando, Florida on Sunday. Their undefeated week brought their overall record to 21-1 on the summer including previous championships at both the Hoop Group HGSL and Big Apple Showcase. This week's victory might have been the most rewarding though as they scored wins over sponsored programs New York Rens (Nike) in the semi-finals and ITPS Wildcats (Adidas) in the finals, both of whom featured nationally ranked… READ MORE >

DC Blue Devils Gabriel & Akot on NERR-TV

DC Blue Devils Gabriel & Akot on NERR-TV

Posted Saturday, July 28th, 2018

The D.C. Blue Devils followed up their 2017 run to the finals of the Big Apple Showcase with another trip to the semi-finals last week. Gob Gabriel continued to be the standout and rack up new scholarship offers in the process but sophomore point guard Bol Akot is as vital to this team's success as anyone on their roster and one of the most productive guards in New England's 2020 class. Both players spoke with NERR-TV last week. READ MORE >

Middlsex Magic’s Prowitt-Smith & Carter on NERR-TV

Middlsex Magic’s Prowitt-Smith & Carter on NERR-TV

Posted Friday, July 27th, 2018

The Middlesex Magic took their second consecutive Big Apple Showcase championship last week and did so in dramatic style with a Tommy ONeil buzzer beater to earn a one point win over Mid-Atlantic Select. While O'Neil has been racking up offers, Johnny McCoy already committed to Delaware, and Mykel Derring holding numerous offers of his own, this is a deep team with numerous contributors. Two such contributors are Greens Farms Academy guard Cole Prowitt-Smith, who added his first full scholarship… READ MORE >

#BAS NERR-TV with RI Elite & Central Mass Swarm

#BAS NERR-TV with RI Elite & Central Mass Swarm

Posted Thursday, July 26th, 2018

NERR-TV was live at last week's Big Apple Showcase and able to catch-up with a number of top prospects from throughout the tournament. Two teams that made waves in the field were Rhode Island Elite and Central Mass Swarm. Rhode Island Elite rattled off three consecutive wins on opening day and continued to prove themselves against the top programs in New England and beyond. Tedrick Wilcox and Frankyn Batista both walked away with new offers while Manny Romar had a… READ MORE >

Rivals Run to Adidas Finals

Rivals Run to Adidas Finals

Posted Wednesday, July 25th, 2018

New England teams literally made headlines from all corners of the country last week. While Expressions and Middlesex Magic battled for the Hoop Group championship and BABC's 10th graders took the AAU championship, the Mass Rivals were in Los Angeles advancing to the finals of the Adidas Summer Championship for the third time in the last four years. While they ultimately fell to Compton Magic in overtime, in many ways this might have been the Rivals' most rewarding run yet… READ MORE >

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