Is This South Kent’s Year? by Phil Kasiecki SOUTH KENT, Conn. – South Kent will have a decidedly different look when it comes to personnel this year. A year after having a roster full of big bodies and a little thin on guards, head coach Raphael Chillious has a guard-oriented […]

Worcester Academy a Solid, Skilled Group by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – The backcourt is clearly where Ed Reilly’s team at Worcester Academy will make its mark this season. That was readily apparent during Sunday’s workouts as the guards dominated play and generally looked like a solid bunch. The team […]

Issues Surround Travel Team Hoops by Phil Kasiecki I have often remarked to people outside of basketball, or just delving into it, that the world of travel team basketball and recruiting is a very interesting one, if nothing else. There are a lot of things that can be said about […]

Underclassmen Impress Among Top New Englanders by Phil Kasiecki BOSTON – The second annual New England Elite 75 Showcase was held at Boston University on Wednesday. While the game is often dominated by guards at this and the college level, it was an especially good day for several frontcourt players […]

The 2007 Spring and Summer, Part One: Players and Teams by Phil Kasiecki The spring and summer travel team period has come and gone. While there are still a handful of travel team tournaments in the next couple of months, none are live for college coaches and history tells us […]

Looking Ahead to the New England Elite 75 Invitational by Phil Kasiecki The second annual New England Elite 75 Invitational, organized by Adam Finkelstein of New England Recruiting Report and Hoop Scoop and Jeff Goodman of FOXSports.com, is right around the corner. On August 15, many of the top high […]

Visitors Find Out How Good the Friars Are by Ray Floriani JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The name “St. Anthony’s” is nationally synonymous with high school basketball excellence. Now that reputation is going across the pond. St. Anthony’s defeated Bolwek Eiffel Towers Den Bosch 108-64 at Golden Door Charter School. The […]

Summer League Notes From Jersey City by Ray Floriani JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Getting to Hamilton Park for a mid-July officiating assignment, I was greeted as always by league director Pat Devaney. “Ray you will be working with Carmen (Valencia),” he said. “She’s from New York, she’s pretty good and […]

Stahn And Company Return To Ferris Ave. For Hoops Tourney by Zach Smart WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Their schedule is barely halfway through, but Sean Stahn already has a pretty thorough method of attack for his White Plains summer basketball league team. Stahn acknowledges that there’s a mindset his team […]