Junior Elite 75 – Event Recap

Posted Friday, April 10th, 2009

The future looks bright in New England!  That was the overwhelming consensus after watching some of the region’s most talented middle school players compete at Saturday’s Junior Elite 75 Showcase.  There were literally so many talented youngsters on hand that it would be almost impossible to give everyone their due credit in just one story, so we’ll provide recaps and evaluations in a series of stories to be published throughout the next couple of days.  The big prize of the… READ MORE >

Prep Bound

Posted Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Worcester Nabs Local Duo Tyler Olander and Billy Baron are headed to Worcester Academy next season.  Olander will repeat his junior season while Baron will be doing a post-graduate year following his graduation from Bishop Hendricken (RI).  The move to the class of 2011 will almost certainly propel Olander’s recruitment to the highest levels, as he was already beginning to generate interest from high-major schools before reclassifying.  The 6’9” forward has always been intriguing because of his combination of size… READ MORE >

Smotrycz is a Wolverine!

Posted Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Last week we told you that Evan Smotrycz’ stock was rising quickly after having a terrific first season at New Hampton.  This week comes the proof as Smotrycz is now headed to the Big Ten and the University of Michigan.  The Wolverines have had a consistent presence at New Hampton throughout the year as two different assistant coaches had been in to watch individual work-outs.  Last week head coach John Beilein came in to see an open gym.  He liked… READ MORE >

Kates & Distasio Headline Division III Commitments

Posted Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Trinity Gets a Good One When Sean Tabb was the top assistant coach at Trinity College he earned a reputation as one of the top division III recruiters in the northeast.  Year in and year out Tabb’s efforts would result in Bantam recruiting classes that featured a variety of scholarship level talent.  And after taking over the reigns of the Bantam program, it is now apparent that nothing will change.  Mick Distasio is headed to Trinity next year where he… READ MORE >

Carmichael to Illinois State

Posted Monday, April 6th, 2009

Prior to arriving at the South Kent School this fall for his post-graduate season, Jackie Carmichael starred at Manhattan High School in Kansas.  Twenty one years earlier, another great player, Tim Jankovich, graduated from Manhattan High School.  Jankovich’s playing career took him to nearby Kansas State before a long and storied coaching career that includes a national championship while serving as an assistant coach at Kansas last year.  Following that championship, Jankovich was hired as the new head coach at… READ MORE >

New England Playaz Take Spring Fling Title

Posted Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Many of the top AAU programs from up and down the east coast converged on Piscataway, New Jersey this weekend for the Spring Fling Tournament.  The 32 team u17 field featured powerhouse national programs like the New Jersey Playaz, New York Gauchos, D.C. Assault, New Heights, and many others.  But despite the deep and talented field only one team was left standing when the basketballs stopped bouncing on Sunday night, and that team was the New England Playaz.    The Playaz… READ MORE >

Northeast Hoops Festival – Sunday Recap

Posted Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Xpressions Elite peaked at the right time as they scored a dramatic come from behind victory over Connecticut Basketball Club in the u17 final on Sunday afternoon.  Trailing by as many as 15 at one point in the second, Xpressions picked up their intensity on the defensive end and also relied on some timely shot making from the likes of Corey Wright Jr., Joe OShea, and especially Laurent Rivard.  It was a disappointing loss for CBC as they had playrf… READ MORE >

Northeast Hoops Festival – Saturday Night Recap

Posted Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Xpressions Elite, MBR, Connecticut Basketball Club, and YABC are all still in contention for the Northeast Hoops Festival crown.  Xpressions will face YABC in one semi-final while CBC and MBR will face-off in the other.  Xpressions suffered a one point loss at the hands of Bay State Magic in the final pool play game of the night, but still took first place in their pool to advance to the quarter-finals.  The SECC All-Stars gave them a good run in that… READ MORE >

Northeast Hoops Festival – Saturday Morning Recap

Posted Friday, April 3rd, 2009

The big story of Saturday morning was the play of Syracuse Select’s u16 team.  Dajuan Coleman a 6’8” freshmen from Jamesville-Dewitt High School, and son of former NBA star Derrick Coleman, was wowing the crowd with his immense talent.  His team dominated their opening pool play match-up with Connecticut Flame.  Looming on the horizon is a potential clash of two of the top underclassmen big men in the country as Coleman’s Syracuse Select team could meet up with Andre Drummond’s… READ MORE >

Northeast Hoops Festival – Friday Night Recap

Posted Friday, April 3rd, 2009

One of New Hampshire’s top AAU programs made quite a statement on Friday night with a 20 point win over a talented Connecticut Gold squad.  Execution was the key for the Jayhawks as they ran a disciplined half-court offense with lots of good screening action along with a tough match-up zone on the defensive end.  But they also got plenty of individual contributions as well, especially in the backcourt with Will Bayliss and Alex LaRosa.  The duo combined for nine… READ MORE >

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