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For those of us who follow the recruiting process, rankings aren’t always an accurate data point when measuring the likelihood of immediate success at the collegiate level. Sometimes, the biggest factor is player retention. Which freshman will be given an opportunity? Sometimes the biggest factor is “fit”. How does this new crop of talented freshman adapt to playing for a new coach in a new system? MORE >
Words. High School Hoop
The 2013 Jordan Brand Classic announced its field yesterday, a 22-star collection that’s the center of the showcase April 13 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. How many of these players will be back in the New York metro area for the 2014 NBA Draft just over a year later? By the looks of the field, a number of them could be. MORE >
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The Indiana Hoosiers meteoric rise back to college basketball prominence took another massive step forward on Saturday night when they landed F Noah Vonleh (New Hampton, N.H.). MORE >
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With the news of Andrew Wiggins‘ reclassification to ’13, how does that alter the landscape of current high school prospect rankings? MORE >
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Noah Vonleh, a class of 2103 6-8 forward out of New Hampshire (New Hampton), has ignited a full-on recruiting with some of the biggest programs in all of college basketball. Word broke yesterday that Vonleh had cut his list to a super six: UNC, Syracuse, Ohio State, Georgetown, Indiana, and UConn.
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Words. Lucas Shapiro
This past weekend, some of New England’s finest underclassmen brought their A-games to Boston University for the Elite 75 Freshman/Sophomore Showcase.
Rene Castro (Beaver Country Day, MA), Noah Vonleh (Haverhill, MA) and Andrew Chrabascz (Cushing Academy, MA) were among the standouts. Castro, a 6-0 point guard, and Chrabascz, a 6-6 forward were part of the Boston Amateur Basketball Club team that won the Under-16 bracket championship at the AAU Nationals in Orlando this summer. Vonleh, a 6-7 wing, has grown two inches in two months and is ranked 43rd overall in the class of 2013 according to ESPN. Here is footage of all three of these high school sophomores’ breakout performances from Saturday:
