Posted Sunday, February 25th, 2018
As winter gradually comes to a close and spring begins to roll in, unsigned players left in the class of 2018 are going to start to come off the board at an increasing rate. This week, we saw the beginning of that process as three talented local prospects made their decisions. Williston Northampton senior Caleb Cost will be heading back home to Maine after utilizing his years in the prep world to play his way into the NESCAC. The Brunswick,…
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Posted Saturday, February 24th, 2018
Boston Celtics assistant coach Micah Shrewsberry is the latest guest of the Upside Podcast and he talks about going from a small college player and coach to the very highest levels of college and professional basketball. Shrewsberry goes in depth about his time by Brad Stevens' side, what he has learned during their various years together, and what he would bring to a college program himself if given the opportunity to be a head coach. The interview also has some…
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Posted Friday, February 23rd, 2018
Yurview.com, a Cox Communications network located in Rhode Island, published video profiles of the Providence College bound tandem of David Duke and A.J. Reeves on Thursday. The videos are the latest collaboration between Yurview on the New England Recruiting Report, after the two entities also came together to create the Upside Podcast earlier this year and will again collaborate to air both the NEPSAC finals and the National Prep Championship semi-finals and finals. Duke is a local Providence native who…
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Posted Wednesday, February 21st, 2018
Over the course of the last week we have rolled out our updated 2018 rankings, first in all six states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont), then in New England as a whole. Finally, we published an entirely different list altogether in Mike Yagmin's latest Yags' Point Forward column. Ultimately, the purpose of the exercise is twofold. First, right or wrong, the recruiting world loves rankings and so there are two choices - leave the only opinion out…
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Posted Wednesday, February 21st, 2018
Editor's Note - Last week when we updated our 2018 rankings we provided our typical caveat - a reminder that rankings are always subjective. That is, they are always just a matter of opinion which can be formed based on a variety of variables. As we've said many times in the past, any ranking that isn't educated (do they have the experience to legitimize their opinion?), informed (have they seen all of the players enough to make an informed projection?)…
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Posted Monday, February 19th, 2018
Putnam Science Academy and PSA Cardinals' product Jose Perez announced his commitment to Gardner-Webb on Monday. Perez took to his twitter account to make his announcement and thank his family and coaches who had helped him reach his goal. #Committed pic.twitter.com/WHt4g9rJ1t — Jose Perez (@showout_zayy15) February 19, 2018 Perez arrived at Putnam Science around this time last year after transferring from Wings Academy in the Bronx but didn't suit up until the beginning of the 2017-2018 season. While he has…
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Posted Monday, February 19th, 2018
After updating rankings in all six New England states last week, today comes the reveal of our New England top 100 in the class of 2018. The list mirrors ESPN's national rankings in the first nine spots with Simisola Shittu, Cole Swider, David Duke, A.J. Reeves, Nate Laszewski, Cormac Ryan, Isaiah Mucius, Miles Norris, and Marcus Zegarowski. Derek Culver rounds out the top ten and remains a strong candidate to crack the top 100 national lists before the season's end.…
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Posted Sunday, February 18th, 2018
We're now just three weeks away from both the Junior Elite 75 Showcase as well as the Elite 75 Academic Experience, which both offer unparalleled exposure and education, but to very different age groups. The Elite 75 Academic Experience, which will take place in the first half of the day, is designed for high school students who strive to play college basketball at a high academic college or university. The event is one of the final opportunities for unsigned seniors…
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Posted Saturday, February 17th, 2018
With the release of updated rankings in Connecticut's 2018 class we have now updated all six states in region with our collective New England rankings due out on Monday. While there isn't necessarily the same level of star power as there has been in previous years, or even in other states this year, Connecticut has unmatched depth when it comes to the sheer quantity of scholarship caliber prospects in their senior class. In total we ranked 40 players in the…
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Posted Friday, February 16th, 2018
Up next in our series of updated 2018 rankings is the state of Massachusetts where local products David Duke, A.J. Reeves, Nate Laszewski, and Cormac Ryan have been constants in national rankings over the years. While there has been some reshuffling among the local quartet in recent months the bottom line is the same as it has always been, all four are consensus top 100 national prospects who should have very strong college careers. Duke probably has the highest upside…
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