Boston Warriors Showcase - Event Recap

Boston Warriors Showcase - Event Recap

Posted Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

The Boston Warriors AAU program held their annual college showcase night on Tuesday, inviting players from their own program as well as a select group of others to compete in the night’s activities. The Warriors program features an assortment of talent, and a solid showing of New England Division 3 coaches were on hand to watch the action. Top Performers Matt Droney, Catholic Memorial- The 6’4 wing plays with strength and confidence, handling the ball and making plays quite adeptly.… READ MORE >

Cummins Makes Choice

Cummins Makes Choice

Posted Monday, May 30th, 2011

When Evan Cummins first arrived at Northfield Mount Hermon in the fall of 2009 he became a priority recruit for the Ivy League almost instantaneously.  In the 18 months since his recruitment has only continued to grow in correlation with the development of his game, eventually drawing interest from schools in the Big East and Pac 10 as a result.  Ultimately though, Cummins stayed true to his original goal which was to go to the top academic school that he… READ MORE >

Video of the Week: Memorial Day Invitational

Video of the Week: Memorial Day Invitational

Posted Monday, May 30th, 2011

LShapiro Productions was at Connecticut College this weekend to take in all the action at the first ever Memoridal Day Invitational presented by the New England Recruiting Report.  Their highlight reel of action includes a variety of footage shot on Saturday including both local prospects like Andre Drummond and Kaleb Tarczewski as well as players from outside our region including ESPN Super 60 guard Jaren Sina and others.   To watch the video in its entirety please visit the NERR homepage… READ MORE >

Junior Elite Championships - Day 1 Recap

Junior Elite Championships - Day 1 Recap

Posted Sunday, May 29th, 2011

GAMES OF THE DAY  9th grade - Connecticut Rough Riders vs Spirit Lake Warriors The Spirit Lake Warriors full court press gave the Rough Riders trouble early in the first half, but the Rough Riders figured the press out and were able to get easy looks to take an early lead at the end of the 1st half. In the start of the 2nd half, the Warriors pushed the tempo with a change in their press to 1-2-2 and went… READ MORE >

Memorial Day Invit. - Day 2 Recap

Memorial Day Invit. - Day 2 Recap

Posted Sunday, May 29th, 2011

Championship Recaps 17u:  CBC 70  New Heights 57 After steamrolling its way through the Memorial Day Invitational’s top bracket behind the dominant, inside-out tandem of fellow ESPNU Top 100 talents Andre Drummond (1) and Kris Dunn (48), CBC would engage in a highly-competitive contest in the final of the 17u bracket with a New Heights NYC team loaded with blue-chip athletes.  With a series emphatic dunks off low-post moves and lobs in transition, Drummond would set the tone in the… READ MORE >

Memorial Day Invitational - Day 1 Recap

Memorial Day Invitational - Day 1 Recap

Posted Saturday, May 28th, 2011

Day one of the Memorial Day Invitational lived up to the hype as a variety of stars from across not just New England but the entire northeast showed out on Saturday: Andre Drummond (CBC 17u)- Showcasing his unmatched physicality and athleticism around the rim, the six-foot-ten forward was dominant catching and finishing above the cylinder in transition, while showing soft hands in traffic to gather himself through contact and elevate among multiple defenders to score with authority above the rim.… READ MORE >

Stitchell Earns Scholarship

Stitchell Earns Scholarship

Posted Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Nate Stitchell of Coventry (RI) High School and the Rhode Island Hawks committed to, and signed a National Letter of Intent with, Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York this past week.  Mercy is a Division II institution who participates in the East Coast Conference. Mavericks head coach Adam Parmenter had recruited Stitchell since July of 2009 and followed him during both the high school and AAU seasons before offering him a scholarship in December of 2010. Stitchell ultimately took… READ MORE >

Memorial Day Invitational Tips Off Saturday

Memorial Day Invitational Tips Off Saturday

Posted Thursday, May 26th, 2011

The first ever Memorial Day Invitational will host top talent from New England, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Baltimore in an invitation only event.  The loaded seventeen-and-under bracket features 16 teams with local powerhouses like Kaleb Tarczewski and the New England Playaz, Andre Drummond and the Connecticut Basketball Club, Noah Vonleh and the Mass Rivals along with The Nation, Maine Mac, Metro Boston, and others.  The visiting programs include Jaren Sina and Hoop Heaven Heat Elite, Villanova bound big… READ MORE >

McGary to Visit UConn

McGary to Visit UConn

Posted Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Brewster Academy big man Mitch McGary will take an unofficial visit to UConn this weekend as was first reported by ESPN.com’s Dave Telep. McGary is a six-foot-nine two-hundred-and-fifty-five pound big man who recently finished his first season at Brewster and his seen his stock spike this spring, topping out as the fourth ranked prospect in the national class of 2012 in the most recent ESPNU 100.  Prior to arriving at Brewster McGary was already a well known commodity with offers… READ MORE >

Connecticut 2013 Rankings Announced

Connecticut 2013 Rankings Announced

Posted Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Northwest Catholic sophomore Kuran Iverson remains the top ranked player in the state’s class of 2013 but he has a lot more competition than he had a year ago.  While Iverson’s upside remains unquestioned, he will be evaluated differently in the second half of his high school career as production gradually starts to outweigh potential and that will be the key as he looks to capitalize on his potentially devastating versatility.  The state also boasts two new big men who… READ MORE >

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