Posted Thursday, April 30th, 2009
The Connecticut Skills Academy will be an after school program designed specifically for serious high school players hoping to continue their careers at the next level. Whether you are a graduating senior preparing for your first college season or a rising underclassmen hoping to showcase yourself to college coaches this summer, the Connecticut Skills Academy is just what you’re looking for to bring your game to new levels. Former Quinnipiac University head coach Joe DeSantis and his staff will lead…
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Posted Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Josh Bartelstein is taking the road less traveled. Like many young players, Bartelstein grew up with a dream of playing college basketball on a big stage. When you grow up in the suburbs of Chicago that means you dream about playing in the Big 10. But what sets this young man apart from so many others is that he’s willing to chase that dream at virtually any cost. On Tuesday, Bartelstein accepted a preferred walk-on spot at the University of…
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Posted Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Corvonn Gaines is bound for East Carolina University next year. The post-graduate swing man made his decision over the weekend and signed his letter of intent on Monday. “Corvonn is another long multi-position athlete who can play anywhere on the perimeter,” said ECU head coach Mack McCarthy. “He has been around basketball his entire life, and has a great understanding of the game. Corvonn comes from an outstanding basketball family and is a very good student.” Prior to arriving in…
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Posted Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
It turns out Reggie Moore won't be using the rest of those visits after all. One day after we reported that Moore was considering taking visits to Arizona, Memphis, and UCLA, the talented guard decided to put a stop to his recruitment and committed to Washington State. "He selected Washington State over Oregon, Iowa State, and Memphis," said Brewster head coach Jason Smith. "He also received interested from Miami, UCLA, and Arizona." Moore originally committed to Fresno State and signed…
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Posted Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Malik Stith made a verbal commitment to St. John’s head coach Norm Roberts on Tuesday and is expected to sign his National Letter of Intent on Wednesday. Adam Zagoria of SportsNet New York (SNY) was the first to break the story. “I made the decision last [Monday] night on my own,” Stith told Zagoria. “I slept on it just to make sure I was 100 percent that everything was right. I called [St. John’s head coach] Norm Roberts today and…
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Posted Monday, April 27th, 2009
On Wednesday at 3:30pm Chris Flores will sign a National Letter of Intent to play for New Jersey Institute of Technology and head coach Jim Engles. In attendance for Wednesday’s signing will be Flores, his mother and step-father, Marianapolis head coach Dave Vitale, and his high school coach at the O’Bryant School of Math and Science in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Juan Figueroa. Flores averaged 16.5 points per game this year for a Marianapolis team that went 19-10 and advanced to their…
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Posted Sunday, April 26th, 2009
The New England Recruiting Report was in Providence from Friday’s first game until the last ball stopped bouncing on Sunday afternoon. In that time we got the opportunity to check out quite a few teams. In fact, for the better part of Friday and Saturday our primary focus was to see some of the local teams we hadn’t gotten a chance to watch yet during this AAU season. Here’s a look at some of the guys who impressed during that…
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Posted Saturday, April 25th, 2009
Reggie Moore may be the nation's hottest unsigned guard in the class of 2009. The Brewster Academy floor general has taken visits to Oregon, Iowa State, and Washington State in the last ten days and with only two official vists left now has some of the most prestigious programs in the country hoping to get him on campus. "UCLA, Arizona, and Memphis are all vying for visits," Brewster Academy head coach Jason Smith said. Arizona and Memphis are two programs…
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Posted Saturday, April 25th, 2009
The locals defended their turf on championship Sunday at the Providence Jam Fest as BABC took the 15u title, Expressions the 16u title, and the Mass Rivals made it all the way to the finals in the 17u division. 17u Recap After scoring their dramatic victory over the Playaz on Saturday night, it remained to be seen how much the Rivals would have left in the tank to start the day on Sunday. It turns out they had quite a…
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Posted Friday, April 24th, 2009
The weekend of April 10th and 11th marked the first ever New Era Elite Basketball Showcase in Buffalo, New York. The event, which was put on by Don Marsh, president of the North East Basketball Club (NEBC), and sponsored in part by Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, gave players 7-19 the chance to improve their basketball skills and knowledge. It was held at the Burt Flickinger Athletic Center at Erie Community College. “Our purpose is develop young men and women to…
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