Posted Friday, April 26th, 2013
Two weeks ago, Master's School guard Donte Gittens was the buzz of the Northeast Hoops Festival, standing out as one of the best available players in New England's class of 2013 and leading Connecticut Select all the way to the finals of the u17 division. On Friday, his recruitment came to an end as he announced his twitter to Franklin Pierce via his twitter account:"As of today , I am officially committed to Franklin Pierce University #RavenNation" he tweeted early…
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Posted Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Nolan Long had long been told that he had to choose between the two sports he loved most, baseball and basketball, but following Thursday’s commitment to Wagner, the six-foot-nine big man is set to pursue both of his passions for the next four years. Long graduated from Waterford High School in Connecticut, where he led his squad to a 2012 CIAC Class M state championship as a senior, and initially committed to the University of Rhode Island where he planned…
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Posted Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
While the BABC and Expressions Elite were representing the greater Boston area last weekend at session I of the Nike EYBL, the Mass Rivals were doing the same at the Adidas VIP Exclusive Run. For Goodluck Okonoboh, this was his first grassroots tournament of the season after missing early events with illness and school commitments. All reports indicate that he didn’t waste any time asserting himself, as he earned wide-ranging praise by the time the weekend had come to an…
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Posted Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Worcester Academy post-graduate Darryl Reynolds returned to his high school gymnasium at Lower Merion High School in Pennsylvania to announce that he would be returning closer to home to play his college basketball. Reynolds is heading to Villanova next year. He picked the Wildcats over South Carolina, Utah, and Seton Hall. The six-foot-nine big man saw recruitment primarily from the mid-major level throughout the season, until his recruitment took a significant jump this spring. “I don’t know if you can…
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Posted Monday, April 22nd, 2013
The Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) opened their 2013 season this past weekend in Los Angeles. With the eyes of the entire country fixated on Boston and the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, New England’s two Nike sponsored programs both represented the region well, finishing a combined 8-0 on the weekend. BABC opened with a 62-60 win over Bluff City Legends on Friday night after Tyler Nelson reportedly drilled the game winner to beat the buzzer. Tyree…
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Posted Sunday, April 21st, 2013
This weekend Wesleyan University hosted their annual Basketbull event that saw top teams from all over the northeast region come to Middletown, Connecticut to compete for a championship. By the end of Sunday, due to NCAA Live Period rules not permitting teams to play more than three games in a day, the 17u bracket saw two champions be crowned, CBC and the New Jersey Pirates. In the first championship game, the New Jersey Pirates defeat a scrappy Newburg Zion…
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Posted Saturday, April 20th, 2013
The Pittsburgh Jam Fest was one of the biggest tournaments in the nation this weekend, hosting hundreds of players and teams. Here are a couple of observations after a few days in the steel city:1. Donovan Mitchell is for RealThe Canterbury School sophomore runs with The City, an Under Armour sponsored program that won AAU’s 9th grade national championship last summer. This weekend, Donovan showed why he is one of the top young prospects in New England, leading The City…
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Posted Friday, April 19th, 2013
Missouri had been looking for a point guard ever since New Hampton's Travis Jorgenson opted to re-open his recruitment this fall. That search became even more of a priority last week when junior starter Phil Pressey announced his plan to declare for the NBA Draft. Ironically, the spot created by one prospect's de-commitment has been filled by another prospect who came available only after decommitting himself. Shane Rector made a verbal commitment to Rutgers earlier this winter with the…
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Posted Friday, April 19th, 2013
Northfield Mount Hermon post-graduate forward Josh Hearlihy brought his recruitment to an end on Friday afternoon with a commitment to Tulane. Hearlihy was one of the best remaining prospects left on the board. He had taken official visits to George Washington and Santa Clara, as well as Tulane, since the end of the prep school season, and had an upcoming trip scheduled to Davidson. “Tulane had every aspect of what I was looking for,” Hearlihy told the New England Recruiting…
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Posted Thursday, April 18th, 2013
The New England Recruiting Report is excited to announce the debut of NERR-TV, a collaborative project with Cox Sports. NERR and Cox Sports have teamed up in recent years to bring you an unprecedented quality and volume of video coverage ranging throughout all twelve months of the year while covering local basketball and recruiting on the high school, prep school, and grassroots levels. Moving forward, NERR-TV will raise that bar by bringing television quality coverage to you free of charge…
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