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Why Elite High School Basketball Players Flock to New England Prep Schools
At a party over the holidays (in Oxford, MS mind you), boarding schools came into the conversation, then the University of Michigan (via an alumnus), then Mitch McGary; then, before you know it, I was into a quick history and explication of prep school basketball. I shared the role it fills in the pre-collegiate space, [...]
Read MoreHow could you not root for Ed Cooley to succeed as head coach at Providence College?
A follow-up on our March post covering Ed Cooley’s (New Hampton School ’89) appointment as Providence College basketball coach. This past week, Cooley took ESPN’s Andy Katz on a tour of southside Providence where he grew up. Cooley observed in his introductory press conference, “home means everything to me.”(ESPN) Cooley takes Katz, and viewers, through [...]
Read MoreTop Notch Boarding School Basketball Welcomes a High Level Coach
In testament to the strength, and draw, of high quality boarding school basketball, Kevin Boyle- a three time national high school coach of the year- is the new basketball coach at Montverde Academy in Florida. Taking the Montverde job, Boyle leaves St. Patrick High School (Elizabeth, NJ) where he built a powerful program over his [...]
Read MoreNCAA Final Four Prep School Connections
The 2011 NCAA men’s basketball final four features three players with boarding school backgrounds. Interestingly, all three players are at UConn. Sophomores Alex Oriakhi and Jamall Coombs-McDaniel helped Tilton School win the 2009 NEPSAC Class B championship before moving on to UConn. German freshman, Enosch Wolf played at Wilbraham & Monson Academy. Oriakhi and Coombs-McDaniel are [...]
Read MoreCuonzo Martin, New Hampton School ’91, Named Tennessee Men’s Basketball Coach
Talk about a good stretch for New Hampton School alums. Cuonzo Martin is the second grad hired to head an NCAA Division I program within the week. Ed Cooley at Providence College is the other. Martin comes to the University of Tennessee from the head job at Missouri State. His earlier coaching stops include working [...]
Read MoreCongratulations to AdmissionsQuest Schools in New England Basketball Championships
UPDATED (3/8/11) Girls Basketball: We send congratulations to our AdmissionsQuest schools whose girls basketball teams participated in, and in two cases won, their respective New England championship tournaments. The Class A NEPSAC girls tournament featured three AdmissionsQuest member schools, Tabor Academy (Class A champions), Noble & Greenough, and New Hampton. Class B- Brooks School & [...]
Read MoreWesttown School’s Daniel Ochefu: Sports Illustrated’s High School Player of the Week
Daniel Ochefu excels under Westtown School coach Seth Berger’s “emphasis on playing low and slow.” Averaging 16 points and 12 rebounds per game, Ochefu finds himself on the radars of many Division I college programs. Ochefu explained to Sports Illustrated: “‘I play at a fast pace and I don’t bend my knees that much…But I’ve [...]
Read MoreA Boarding School Steps up to NEPSAC Boys Class AA Basketball
As long as I’ve known Vermont Academy, VA and basketball haven’t been synonymous. With the arrival of first year head coach Jess Bopp and four high calibre palyers, VA enters the rough and tumble ranks of NEPSAC Class AA. Just by virtue of schedule, VA basketball is now runnin’ with the big dogs. Lucas Shapiro [...]
Read MoreSt. Thomas More School’s Adam Jones Featured by ESPN.com
ESPN writer, Matt Stout, tells Adam Jone’s (St. Thomas More School) story of self-reliance, hard times, and ingenuity as he worked through a difficult and fluid family situation clinging to school and basketball (The long, hard journey of Adam Jones). Jones displayed impressive discipline and perspective as he struggled to find firmament in his home [...]
Read MoreFive Common Boarding School Myths
There are many boarding school myths, but Baylor addresses the top 5 myths you may have heard when it comes to boarding school.
Read MoreBig Changes in New England Prep School Basketball: Realignment Announced
NEPSAC boys basketball president Mike Hart has announced new league class definitions and names effective immediately for the upcoming 2010-2011 season. Out are the old A through class DD definitions. In are new classifications that are now termed AAA, AA, A, B, C, and D. The goal is the creation of more/better opportunities for kids [...]
Read MoreThe Academic+Athletic Post Graduate Student Combination Done Right
It’s no secret that the grade improving, transcript burnishing, transcript mills that work to qualify students for NCAA division I athletic programs have been newsmakers of late. The stories leave us all shaking our heads at the complicity and willful ignorance of coaches and schools. On the flip side, competitive men’s basketball and football teams [...]
Read MoreVirginia Episcopal School Hires UVa Star as Head Basketball Coach
Boarding school (Oak Hill Academy) & UVa alumnus and all-time NCAA 3-point leader, Curtis Staples is the new boys’ head basketball coach at Virginia Episcopal School. Staples and VES seem dedicated to building a healthy program with relationships, attitude, work ethic serving as the foundations. From The News & Advance (VES Names Staples Basketball Coach): [...]
Read MoreA Few Athletic Stories to Close the Year
With graduation has provided a spate of stories about boarding school athletes and their achievements. Spanning basketball, football, and baseball- the affects, strengths, and lessons of a boarding education runs through the four pieces. The stories also cover some time and history covering the current status of athletes looking beyond their boarding schools and and [...]
Read MoreDuke Men’s Basketball Players Credit Christ School (Asheville, NC) for Basketball Opportunity
The tough family (and locally unpopular) decision to move Mason and Miles Plumlee from their public school to a boarding school certainly paid off. After seeing that the boys’ playing time in their local school would be limited behind senior team members, Perky Plumlee made the decision to send the boys to Christ School (a [...]
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