Some recruiting updates. Really impressive class from Marlon Sears. Also, Berkshire is turning into a destination for NESCAC's as they sent six kids to NESCAC's in the past two years with three to Amherst alone. Really impressive stuff.

Amherst:

Christopher Hammond, 6'6 W, Campbell Hall (CA)
Drew Martin, 6'7 W, Rivers School
Giovanni Tam, 6'10 C, Cushing Academy, #38 in MA
Charlie Randall, 7'0 F Berkshire School, #20 in MA, #56 in New England

Bowdoin:

Alex Halpern, 6'0 G, NMH
Jaden Hill, 5'7 PG, Belmont Hill
Nolan Bessire, 6-9, PF, Montgomery HS, CA
Kevin Reeves, 6-7, PF, Columbia Academy, OH

Colby:

Miles Drake, 6'1 G, Darien HS
Max Poulton, 6'4 G, Rivers School, #37 in MA

Hamilton:

Yashiya Crespin, 6'5 PG, Grace Christian (Raleigh NC)
Garret Keyhani, 6'8 F, Juniperro Serra (CA)

Middlebury:

Edward Witherington, 6'6 F, Fairhope H.S. (AL)
Jackson McKersie, 6'8 F, Dexter Southfield (MA)
Mark Newell, 6'5 F, St. Sebastian
Tristan Joseph, 6'2 G, Brunswick School
Evan Flaks, 5'9 PG, Taft School

Trinity:

Trevor McDonald, 6'5 G, Canterbury School
Drew Herer, 6'3 G, Beaver Country Day
Henry Vetter, 6'3 G, Canterbury School

Tufts:

Josh Bernstein, 6'10 C, Berkshire School
James Morakis, 6'3 G, Salisbury School, #40 in CT
Scott Gyimesi, 6'5 F, Rumson Fair-Haven (NJ)

Wesleyan:

Alex Justh, 6'3 G, Berkshire School

Williams:

Ben McGraw, 6'3 G, Bolles (FL)
Alex Lee, 6'2 G, Clear Lake (TX)

Does anyone have recruiting news for NESCAC Hoops HS Class of 2022?

I saw that Bowdoin landed Alex Halpern of NMH today which is the first pickup for new Coach Alex Lloyd. It seems like Halpern was brought in more for academics than anything as Bowdoin has had admission issues with athletes over the last few years.

Ethan McEachern 6'1 Guard from Blair Academy (NJ) is going to Trinity next year. Also, is Garvin McLaughlin confirmed to be playing for Bates? Finally, does anyone know what happened to the New England Recruiting Report website? For some reason, the link seems to be down.

Tufts has just landed Makai Murray, an athletic 5'8 guard from St. George's in Rhode Island.

Any news on Conn College 2021 recruiting class?
Their 2020 class was really strong.

Updated recruiting list:

Amherst:
Bobby Sommers, 6'3 G/F, St. Marks (#49 in MA)
Mohammad Alausa, 6'4 G/F, New Hampton (#142 in New England, #26 in NH)
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Noah Helmke, 6'6 F, Berkshire School (#25 in MA)
Will Scherer, 6'9 C, Gonzaga College H.S.
Jack Boyle, 6'1 G, Poly Prep (baseball recruit)
Canin Reynolds, 5'8 G, Berkshire School (#41 in D.C. area class of 2020)
Ryker Vance, 6'7 F, Community School of Naples
CJ Mitchell, 5'8 G, Hotchkiss

Bates:
Trace Gotham, 6'5 F, St. Sebastian's (#58 in MA)
Stephen Ward, 6'6 F, Beaver Country Day
Simon McCormick, 5'6 G, Cony H.S.
--
Drew Sachs, 6'1 G, Governor's Academy

Bowdoin:
Burke Chebuha, 6'7 F, Walker H.S. (Marietta, GA)
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James McGowan, 6'0 G, Westwood
Cole Hannin, 5'11 PG, Bullis (DC)
Henry Rovillard, PG/SG, 6-3, Holy Spirit (NJ) (PG year at Phelps in PA)

Colby:
David Basich, 6'0 G, Green Farms Academy
Henry Westrich, 6'4 G/F, Bangor (#24 in Maine)
Liam O'Connell, 6'4 G, Bridgton Academy (#17 in Maine)
Lucas Green, 6'5 F, Princeton Day (NJ)
Eric Baier, 6'3 G, Summit (NJ)
Clay Bolster, 6'1 G, Cushing Academy
Henry Pohle, 6'6 F, New Canaan
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David Stewart, 6'8 G, Mt. Zion Prep
Ben Kaczmarek, 6'4 G, St. Sebastian's
Nate Godin, 6'2 G, Central Catholic
Jack Richard, 6'4 G, Rivers School

Conn College:
Jarron Flynn, 6'3 G, Kimball Union Academy (#128 in New England, 24 in NH)
Billy Whelan, 6'0 G, Williston Northampton (#60 in MA)
Nathan Rogers, 6'10 C, Bromfield (MA)
Andrew Hartel, 6'9 C, Kimball Union Academy (#118 in New England, #21 in NH)
Ben Rice, 6'7 F, Whitman-Hanson (MA) (#106 in New England, #30 in MA)
David Murray, 6'6 C/F, Collegiate School (NYC)
Henry Fine, 6'2 G, BB&N

Hamilton:
Julius Nagin, 6'3 G, BB&N
Ryan Michaels, 6'6 F, Berkshire School
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Graham Robinson, 6'10 C, St. Paul's (#9 in NH)
Max Freishtat, 6'4 G, Sidwell Friends (D.C.)
Hank Morgan, 6'5 G, Berkshire School

Middlebury:
David Brennan, 6'5 F, Roxbury Latin
Adrian Watts, 6'4 F/G, St. Andrew's (DE) (not listed on 20-21 roster?)
Lamine Cisse, 6'2 G, Success Academy (NY)
Dean Smith, 6'6 F, Delbarton (NJ)
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Jaden Bobbett, 6'0 PG, Cushing Academy (#22 in MA)
Sam Stevens, 6'5 G/F, Willison Northampton (#45 in New England, #17 in MA)

Tufts:
Jay Dieterle, 6'4 G, Rivers School
Liam Murphy, 6'5 F, Wilbraham & Monson (#54 in MA)
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Mohamud Ali, 6'3 F, Boston Latin
Quinn Cain, 6'3 G, Hinsdale Central (IL)
Makai Murray, 5'8 G, St. George's (#8 in RI)

Trinity:
Will Dorion, 6'1 G, Needham (#47 in MA)
Charlie Campbell, 6'2 G/F, Canterbury
Garrett Kirk, 6'2 G, Northfield Mount Herman
Sean Okpoebo, 6'4 G/F, Cushing Academy
Gilbert Otoo, 6'5 F, Perkiomen School (PA)
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Sean Macarchuk, 6'5 G/F, St. Thomas Moore

Wesleyan:
Kiran Kling, 6'9 C, Maret (D.C.)
Jared Langs, 6'8 F, Lovejoy High School (TX)
Olu Oladitan, 6'6 F, Brooks (#56 in MA)
Dylan Ward, 6'5 G, Williston Northampton

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Cole Bryant, 6'4 G, St. Luke's School (#47 in New England)
Nicky Johnson, 5'9 G, The Rivers School
Shane Regan, 6'3 G, Williston Northampton
Jacob Pofsky, 6'1 G, Shalhevet H.S. (CA)

Williams:
Brandon Roughley, 6'8 F, Salisbury (#103 in New England, #42 in CT)
Noah Dinkins, 6'4 G, Andover (#50 in MA)
Declan Porter, 6'6 G/F, Exeter (#116 in New England, #19 in NH)
Dan Lee, 6'1 PG, Dublin Jerome (OH)
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Evan Glatzer, 6'3 PG, Friends Seminary
Charles Willmott, 6'1 G, Lincoln (OR) (football / hoops)

Jared Langs, a 6'8 Forward from the Dallas area is heading to Wesleyan in the class of 2025. He was originally in 2024 but is currently taking a gap year.

Quote from: nescac1 on December 14, 2020, 09:28:46 AM
Updated list of players arriving in NESCAC hoops next year (class of 2024 recruits listed first for each school):

Amherst:
Bobby Sommers, 6'3 G/F, St. Marks (#49 in MA)
Mohammad Alausa, 6'4 G/F, New Hampton (#142 in New England, #26 in NH)
--
Noah Helmke, 6'6 F, Berkshire School (#25 in MA)
Will Scherer, 6'9 C, Gonzaga College H.S.
Jack Boyle, 6'1 G, Poly Prep (baseball recruit)
Canin Reynolds, 5'8 G, Berkshire School (#41 in D.C. area class of 2020)
Ryker Vance, 6'7 F, Community School of Naples
CJ Mitchell, 5'8 G, Hotchkiss

Bates:
Trace Gotham, 6'5 F, St. Sebastian's (#58 in MA)
Stephen Ward, 6'6 F, Beaver Country Day
Simon McCormick, 5'6 G, Cony H.S.
--
Drew Sachs, 6'1 G, Governor's Academy

Bowdoin:
Burke Chebuha, 6'7 F, Walker H.S. (Marietta, GA)
Max Williams, 6'2 G, IMG Academy (Brandenton, Florida)
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James McGowan, 6'0 G, Westwood
Cole Hannin, 5'11 PG, Bullis (DC)

Colby:
David Basich, 6'0 G, Green Farms Academy
Henry Westrich, 6'4 G/F, Bangor (#24 in Maine)
Liam O'Connell, 6'4 G, Brighton Academy (#17 in Maine)
Lucas Green, 6'5 F, Princeton Day (NJ)
Eric Baier, 6'3 G, Summit (NJ)
Clay Bolster, 6'1 G, Cushing Academy
--
David Stewart, 6'8 G, Mt. Zion Prep
Ben Kaczmarek, 6'4 G, St. Sebastian's
Nate Godin, 6'2 G, Central Catholic
Jack Richard, 6'4 G, Rivers School

Conn College:
Jarron Flynn, 6'3 G, Kimball Union Academy (#128 in New England, 24 in NH)
Billy Whelan, 6'0 G, Williston Northampton (#60 in MA)
Nathan Rogers, 6'10 C, Bromfield (MA)
Andrew Hartel, 6'9 C, Kimball Union Academy (#118 in New England, #21 in NH)
Ben Rice, 6'7 F, Whitman-Hanson (MA) (#106 in New England, #30 in MA)
David Murray, 6'6 C/F, Collegiate School (NYC)
Henry Fine, 6'2 G, BB&N

Hamilton:
Julius Nagin, 6'3 G, BB&N
Ryan Michaels, 6'6 F, Berkshire School
--
Graham Robinson, 6'10 C, St. Paul's (#9 in NH)
Max Freishtat, 6'4 G, Sidwell Friends (D.C.)

Middlebury:
David Brennan, 6'5 F, Roxbury Latin
Adrian Watts, 6'4 F/G, St. Andrew's (DE) (not listed on 20-21 roster?)
Lamine Cisse, 6'2 G, Success Academy (NY)
Dean Smith, 6'6 F, Delbarton (NJ)
--
Jaden Bobbett, 6'0 PG, Cushing Academy (#22 in MA)
Sam Stevens, 6'5 G/F, Willison Northampton (#45 in New England, #17 in MA)

Tufts:
Jay Dieterle, 6'4 G, Rivers School
Liam Murphy, 6'5 F, Wilbraham & Monson (#54 in MA)

Trinity:
Will Dorion, 6'1 G, Needham (#47 in MA)
Charlie Campbell, 6'2 G/F, Canterbury
Garrett Kirk, 6'2 G, Northfield Mount Herman
Sean Okpoebo, 6'4 G/F, Cushing Academy
Gilbert Otoo, 6'5 F, Perkiomen School (PA)
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Sean Macarchuk, 6'5 G/F, St. Thomas Moore

Wesleyan:
Kiran Kling, 6'9 C, Maret (D.C.)
Olu Oladitan, 6'6 F, Brooks (#56 in MA)
Dylan Ward, 6'5 G, Williston Northampton
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Cole Bryant, 6'4 G, St. Luke's School (#47 in New England)
Nicky Johnson, 5'9 G, The Rivers School
Shane Regan, 6'3 G, Williston Northampton
Jacob Pofsky, 6'1 G, Shalhevet H.S. (CA)

Williams:
Brandon Roughley, 6'8 F, Salisbury (#103 in New England, #42 in CT)
Noah Dinkins, 6'4 G, Andover (#50 in MA)
Declan Porter, 6'6 G/F, Exeter (#116 in New England, #19 in NH)
Dan Lee, 6'1 PG, Dublin Jerome (OH)
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Evan Glatzer, 6'3 PG, Friends Seminary
Charles Willmott, 6'1 G, Lincoln (OR) (football / hoops)

Max Williams will not be attending Bowdoin. He decided to walk-on at DePaul this year instead. https://depaulbluedemons.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/max-williams/2333

I think Boyle is more of a baseball commit. He was on the varsity basketball team at Poly Prep for four years but baseball looks to be his main sport. Williams also took a two sport athlete this year in , Charles Wilmott, who seems to be more of a football than basketball commit. It will be interesting if other NESCAC basketball programs also take two-sport guys.

Quote from: D3 Basketball912 on December 11, 2020, 09:19:44 PM
All NESCAC's have or will release ED1 by Tuesday Night with Tufts being at 7 EST so we should see a lot of commits become official in the coming days.

Correction: Bates may last until December 20th but the other 10 will be announced by Tuesday evening.

All NESCAC's have or will release ED1 by Tuesday Night with Tufts being at 7 EST so we should see a lot of commits become official in the coming days.

What an excellent night for Marlon Sears and Amherst. He did an excellent job with recruiting this year.

Added two more quality commitments in former Columbia commit and Berkshire School PG(post grad and point guard) Canin Reynolds as well as Hotchkiss Captain CJ Mitchell also a point guard.

The Amherst Class is now four strong with two commits interestingly from Berkshire School, so it looks like Coach Depelteau is well on his way into making Berkshire basketball a pipeline to the NESCAC.

Recruiting has certainly been a mess for 2021 and will be for at least a few years. I wonder if the NESCAC's will change their recruiting system following COVID as a Williams/Amherst is very different from Tufts or a Trinity/Conn College so recruiting is definitely unique by school.

With regards to tips, I chose not to mention those because the kids who get tips rather than "slots" in a sport like basketball tend to be very academic and are less likely to contribute at a school that also has slots as a kid who is really good at basketball and has great academics would rather take a surefire slot at a peer school. I am not sure how the tips work for basketball but for another sport I know that for the non slot athletes, a coach can only give a tip if the kid is waitlisted meaning they must be very academically qualified or have some sort of connection or other thing going for them at a particular school. A tip does not guarantee getting off the waitlist though it certainly makes a difference. Tips will be very limited because of the number of students who took a gap year due to COVID-19 as Admissions will prefer to prioritize slotted student-athletes, and non-athlete applicants during ED and RD over making sure some waitlisted student-athletes get in with a tip.

You are right. The number of spots varies year by year for sports at Williams and for basketball the minimum amount of spots appears to be three with that number varying based on how good the team is, the positional needs of a team based on who is graduating, and if other sports are in need of more slots that year for any of the reasons listed above.

Admissions does have a minimum standard for GPA, and test scores though at a place as popular as Williams, App could find a lot of kids who are qualified academically and have the potential to contribute. There is a cap on how many slots the athletic department has and each sport gets a minimum amount of slots every year while the rest of the slots allotted to the athletic department from admissions are given out based on team needs.

If the coach is the reason a student-athlete is admitted to a school, the coach can require the student-athlete to enroll that year. What I meant by losing their slot was that if the coach requires a student-athlete to enroll and they choose to take a gap year anyway, the student-athlete may lose their slot as the coach will give it to someone else.

What you said is correct though the coaches number of slots won't be affected just that if they allow recruits to take a gap year, they will be required to give the recruit a slot in their original graduating class and their new graduating class after taking a gap year.

Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on November 20, 2020, 01:56:57 PM

Quote from: ronk on November 20, 2020, 12:25:50 PM

Quote from: D3 Basketball912 on November 20, 2020, 11:08:53 AM
Williams and probably some other NESCAC's offer "slots". Each coach is given a certain number of slots to work with each year and if kids choose to take a gap year, the coach has to use a slot again for them the next year. So for example, if Williams recruited five class of 2024 guys and three take gap years, the coach can only recruit two guys for 2025. For the NESCAC's that offer significant support rather than slots, I don't think that it's an issue.

What's the difference between being a "slot" vs non-slot athlete?

It's essentially guaranteed admission, right?  If they otherwise qualify for admission, they get picked for athletic ability.  Some elite schools save spaces for athletes; others don't (meaning athletes have to get admitted on non-athletic merit).  Or are you talking about something else entirely?

Having talked with many NESCAC coaches, the way it works is that most schools offer significant support to athletes. These athletes must pass an admissions pre-reads where an admissions officer says that they meet certain academic baselines and if the coach agrees to support their application, usually ED1 or ED2 for schools that have ED2, they will likely get in. The academic standards vary by sport as football always has the lowest standards and the most recruits while niche sports tend to have higher standards and fewer recruits. However, this is NOT a guarantee as coaches at these schools submit lists of their recruits that commit to applying ED1 or 2. The admissions office is not required to take any of these recruits though they take most if not usually all and the coach at a school with significant support is usually given a target number of recruits to be on their list though they have some flexibility. Because these schools don't have official "slots", recruits admitted with coaches support who choose to take a gap year are not counted again on the same coaches list for two years in a row.

Williams, the Ivies, possibly a few other NESCAC's have slots in admission rather than significant admissions support. The admissions office and the athletic department determine how many recruited athletes will make up each incoming class and the slots are split up by sport with most sports usually getting the same amount of slots with little variance unless one sport is in need of a significant rebuild and that sport will get extra slots for that year or a few years to help make them competitive. For schools with slots, athletes who take a gap year before enrolling hold a slot for two years because for example if they take a slot for the class of 2024, but then take a gap year and join the class of 2025, they will take a slot in the class of 2025 because admissions limits the number of incoming recruits for each sport. If a recruit who got a slot were to take a gap year and not get a slot for the second year, that sport would have more recruits than are allotted which would take away from the number of non-recruits the school is able to admit that year. That is why if you look at most teams from schools that give out slots, you will see that their whole freshman class chose to enroll this year even though they knew they wouldn't compete. The coaches required them to enroll in their original class or risk losing their slot. For a few teams however, freshman were not required to enroll and those teams will have their 2024 recruits who take a gap year take up slots in 2025 as well.

This is a long answer but hopefully it explains everything.

Williams and probably some other NESCAC's offer "slots". Each coach is given a certain number of slots to work with each year and if kids choose to take a gap year, the coach has to use a slot again for them the next year. So for example, if Williams recruited five class of 2024 guys and three take gap years, the coach can only recruit two guys for 2025. For the NESCAC's that offer significant support rather than slots, I don't think that it's an issue.