Posted Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
Boston University got an early jump on their 2015 recruiting class on Wednesday with a pair of commitments from Matt Hein and Daouda Ndiaye from Windermere Prep and the Orlando Venom AAU team. Hein is a five-foot-seven point guard and Ndiaye is a six-foot-eleven center with a very high ceiling. Here’s a look at some of his AAU highlights from this past spring care of Big County Preps’ AAU page. READ MORE >
Posted Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
Boston College scored a late recruiting victory in the class of 2013 on Wednesday, picking up a commitment from six-foot-eleven big man Billy Magarity. Magarity is a Swedish native who plays for the country’s U-20 national team. His father, Bill Magarity, grew up playing in Philadelphia and was the MVP of the Philadelphia Catholic League in 1971 before relocating to Sweden. Described as a fundamentally sound big man from 15 feet and in, Magarity chose BC over other offers from… READ MORE >
Posted Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
Southern Connecticut State University added another piece to their incoming 2013 recruiting class recently with a commitment from Master’s School senior forward Austin Carter. The six-foot-six forward ran with the New York Lightning on the 2012 EYBL circuit and saw wide-ranging division I interest and recruitment throughout the course of his high school and AAU careers. He joins a SCSU recruiting class that already included two other local products in Marianapolis Prep post-grad Mike Mallory and Masuk senior guard Dominic… READ MORE >
Posted Monday, June 17th, 2013
Behind the balanced attack of Jared Terrell, Aaron Falzon and Jared Wilson-Frame – who also played with the u16 squad – Expressions Elite defeated Wayne PAL Wolfpack (NJ), 59-50, to capture the u17 varsity title at this weekend's Zero Gravity Finals. The athleticism and depth of Expressions, who were without Abdul-Malik Abu, proved too much for a Wolfpack team that never led. Expressions went a perfect 6-0 on the weekend, including a 51-37 semis win over the Crew Ainge, Jared… READ MORE >
Posted Sunday, June 16th, 2013
New UMass Lowell head coach Pat Duquette picked up his first verbal commitment since taking over the River Hawks' program last month. Jahad Thomas, a six-foot-two two-hundred-and-twenty pound swingman from Williamsport High School in Pennsylvania, committed to UMass Lowell over the weekend. Thomas led Williamsport to back to back district championships in his junior and senior seasons and was also named 1st team All-State in Pennsylvania's 4A largest school classification.UMass Lowell will officially join the division I ranks on July… READ MORE >
Posted Sunday, June 16th, 2013
While most of the eyes at the University Sports Center were focused on the u16 and u17 divisions, there was also a plethora of excitement in the u15 division, where the Boston Spartans cruised to a 63-42 title-clinching victory over the Boston Titans. Catholic Memorial teammates Kellen Grady and Brandon Twitty led the offense with some hot three-point shooting. Grady also played strong defense from his wing position in the 1-2-2 three-quarter court trap. He had a few timely steals… READ MORE >
Posted Sunday, June 16th, 2013
HANOVER, Mass. – Championship Sunday at the 2013 Zero Gravity National Finals did not disappoint. With over 300 teams competing on roughly 30 courts throughout Southeastern Massachusetts, the top squads in the u15, u16 and u17 age groups gathered at the University Sports Center on Father’s Day for their respective title games. Amidst warm temperatures inside the eight-court facility – and with competition oftentimes trending even hotter – some of the tournament’s best matchups occurred. In particular, the u16 division… READ MORE >
Posted Saturday, June 15th, 2013
ESPN released updated national rankings in the classes of 2014, 2015, and 2016 last week, and New England continued to be well represented among the nation’s elite. The ESPN 100, which ranks the top 100 rising senior prospects in the country, includes 6 players from the New England region. First up is Brewster Academy and Syracuse bound forward Chris McCullough, who checks in at 7th overall and the third best PF in the nation. Not far behind is Wilbraham &… READ MORE >
Posted Friday, June 14th, 2013
The Mass Rivals are sending three players to Las Vegas this weekend for the latest session of Adidas Nations. Cushing Academy rising junior guard Kaleb Joseph, Worcester Academy rising senior forward Matt Cimino, and Northfield Mount Hermon rising junior forward Josh Sharma will all be in attendance while Wilbraham & Monson big man Goodluck Okonoboh was unable to make it this weekend after having already attended session I in Chicago and session II in Miami. This weekend’s training session is… READ MORE >
Posted Thursday, June 13th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Tyler Desrosiers knows how to score.Last season, the 6-foot-1-inch, 195-pound guard from Agawam High averaged 26.9 points per game, including a season-opening 42 points versus Springfield Central – the 2012 Division 1 state champs – and 43 points against New Leadership (Springfield). With 564 total points in his junior campaign, Desrosiers finished the season with 1040 career points. He now sits roughly 450 points from becoming Agawam’s all-time leading scorer.But it is his all-around abilities – especially… READ MORE >