Brooks Star is Bentley Bound

Posted Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Brooks School senior Brian Wright-Kinsey announced on Monday night that he had accepted a full athletic scholarship offer from Bentley University in the Northeast 10 Conference. When you trust in GOD, he WILL make a WAY!! ������������The Journey has just begun!!#Committed #GoFalcons@BrooksBasketbal @NERRHoops pic.twitter.com/duRYARPdHt — Brian Wright-Kinsey (@Briankinsey3) May 22, 2018 The southpaw shot-maker has won a plethora of championships over the coures of the last 15 months. As a junior he was part of the Brooks team that captured… READ MORE >

From Sleeper to Steal

Posted Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Little more than a year ago Osun Osunniyi was a sleeper at Mainland High School in New Jersey.  He didn't play for a high profile AAU team, was flying well under the national radar, and unknown to most scouts and college coaches.  LaSalle was able to identify him and land his commit in March of his senior year and yet he remained a relative unknown until arriving at Putnam Science Academy this September.  Even then, Osunniyi had some raw potential… READ MORE >

Next Stop D1

Posted Sunday, May 20th, 2018

Trinity Catholic and Stamford Peace forward Cantavio Dutreil has had an amazing journey over the last few years alongside his teammate Dimitry Moise. Three years ago, both lived in their native country of Haiti and didn't speak any English. They were discovered during a camp run by POWERforward, a global nonprofit organization that runs camps and educational programs in Haiti and has helped numerous Haitians find host families in the United  States, and came to the United States as raw… READ MORE >

Saint Joseph Loading Up

Posted Sunday, May 20th, 2018

The University of Saint Joseph had already added scholarship caliber players in Springfield Commonwealth's Cam Sells and Nadir Dixon-Thompson of the Master's School. This week though, they landed several more. Among the group of players now committed to play for Jim Calhoun is the Choate Rosemary Hall tandem of Brad Landry and Jake Sullivan, Hotchkiss School wing Ryan ONeil, Woodstock Academy point guard Chris Childs, and Master's School wing Tahj Brown. In short it's as good of a division III… READ MORE >

Hinckson Headed Home

Posted Saturday, May 19th, 2018

Tilton School post-graduate forward Christian Hinckson was one of the best remaining prospects left on the board before announcing his commitment to Manhattan on Thursday night. The pledge brings the New York native back home after spending the last year in New Hampshire. He took to his twitter account to announce the news. No place like home! #GoJaspers #Commited pic.twitter.com/B2aGgDaw3K — Christian Hinckson (@Chris__Swank) May 18, 2018 Hinckson visited both Coppin State and Manhattan last week and was initially scheduled… READ MORE >

No Reclass, No Sneaker, No Problem

Posted Friday, May 18th, 2018

Charles Coleman and Noah Kamba don’t play on a sneaker circuit, they haven’t reclassified, and won’t turn 18 until October. They are both getting recruitment from some of the highest levels of college basketball though. The inside-out tandem is now in their third year playing side-by-side, both during the high school season at Dexter Southfield, as well as during the grassroots season with WrightWay Skills. That process culminated with a NEPSAC championship in March as Dexter won the Class C… READ MORE >

Under the Radar Standouts

Posted Thursday, May 17th, 2018

It was little over one month ago that the Northeast Hoops Festival assembled all of the top teams in the northeast for the region's premier tune-up. Two weeks of live period action followed close behind and there's been more good basketball in early May. Leading up to next weekend's Memorial Day Super 16 Showcase, NERR will take the better part of the next ten days to examine the players who may not have earned the highest or most scholarship offers,… READ MORE >

Notre Dame Prep forward is D1 bound

Posted Wednesday, May 16th, 2018

For as much as Notre Dame Prep may have changed in the last year what remains the same is that head coach Ryan Hurd continues to churn out scholarship players. The latest is post-graduate forward Gabe Merete who announced his commitment to Florida Atlantic late Monday night. COMMITTED‼️�� #GoOwls pic.twitter.com/9E48jThTn1 — Gabe Merete (@Gabe_Merete) May 15, 2018 Merete is a Florida native who will both be realizing his division I dream while also returning back closer to home to do… READ MORE >

EYBL Session 3 Recap

Posted Tuesday, May 15th, 2018

BABC and Expressions Elite both traveled to Atlanta last weekend for the third session of Nike's EYBL. The session started with a head-to-head match-up between the two teams that came down to the wire. BABC led throughout most of the game, holding a 41-30 halftime lead, as Expressions struggled to score and finish plays in the first half but X wouldn't go away in the second as they increased the tempo of the game and began to score with much… READ MORE >

Team New England Wins Providence Jam Fest

Posted Monday, May 14th, 2018

The Hoop Group came to New England this weekend to host the Providence Jam Fest and when it was all said and done it was Team New England that took the tournament’s highest prize, the 17u Platinum division championship. One of eight teams to receive an opening round bye, Team New England opened late Saturday afternoon with a pair of convincing wins over Riverside Hawks 65-48 and then SJ Hoops Elite 58-24. Things got more competitive on Sunday morning though… READ MORE >

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