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It starts today...ends Thursday. A few days ago a Boneyarder said that Morgan Cheli [class of 2024] and
Kelis Fisher [class of 2025] were playing. I hope we can get some stats on them....and the poster said
their teams might meet in the semis...maybe a tape if possible? Don't know if we have other targets
down there. The elite division in this one always has blue chip programs in it.
 
Blakeon18 said:
It starts today...ends Thursday. A few days ago a Boneyarder said that Morgan Cheli [class of 2024] and
Kelis Fisher [class of 2025] were playing. I hope we can get some stats on them....and the poster said
their teams might meet in the semis...maybe a tape if possible? Don't know if we have other targets
down there. The elite division in this one always has blue chip programs in it.
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Archbishop Mitty (CA) with Morgan and McKenna vs Miami Country Day (FL) at 10:30 AM
today. IMG (FL) and K. Fisher vs Lone Peak (UT) at 12:00 PM, noon. With a win today
and a win tomorrow, MITTY and IMG will play each other on WEDNESDAY at 6:00 PM. The
winner of that semi could be playing the winner of Long Island Lutheran vs Monteverde ( if
that follows the seeding) on Thursday at 8:00 pm. I saw/heard a rumor that that final may
be streamed or televised????
 
The final is on TV

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Regarding the Nike TOC, I saw this in a Shane Laflin article on the ESPNw site and wrote an article for The Bench.
I'll "De-Irish" it...lots of top HS teams and prospects, as you could guess. Here are participating teams (and prospects):

  • No. 1 Long Island Lutheran (ND '24 signee Kate Koval; Top '25 Prospect Jordan Speiser #20 (HG) 6'1" guard. Top '26 Prospect Savvy Swords #13 (HG) 6'1" wing),
  • No. 2 Montverde
  • No. 3 IMG
  • No. 7 Archbishop Mitty (UConn commit Morgan Cheli & Top '26 prospect McKenna Woliczko (#5 HG) 6'2" wing/forward)
  • No. 9 Sacred Heart ('25 prospect ZaKiyah Johnson (#3 HG), a 6'0" guard)
  • No. 10 Bishop McNamara
  • No. 11 Mater Dei (Top '25 prospect Addison Deal (#12 HG), 6'0" guard)
  • No. 14 Hebron Christian
  • No. 22 Hazel Green.
 
Dillon77 said:
Regarding the Nike TOC, I saw this in a Shane Laflin article on the ESPNw site and wrote an article for The Bench.
I'll "De-Irish" it...lots of top HS teams and prospects, as you could guess. Here are participating teams (and prospects):

  • No. 1 Long Island Lutheran (ND '24 signee Kate Koval; Top '25 Prospect Jordan Speiser #20 (HG) 6'1" guard. Top '26 Prospect Savvy Swords #13 (HG) 6'1" wing),
  • No. 2 Montverde
  • No. 3 IMG
  • No. 7 Archbishop Mitty (UConn commit Morgan Cheli & Top '26 prospect McKenna Woliczko (#5 HG) 6'2" wing/forward)
  • No. 9 Sacred Heart ('25 prospect ZaKiyah Johnson (#3 HG), a 6'0" guard)
  • No. 10 Bishop McNamara
  • No. 11 Mater Dei (Top '25 prospect Addison Deal (#12 HG), 6'0" guard)
  • No. 14 Hebron Christian
  • No. 22 Hazel Green.
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Doesn't Bishop McNamara have "Q's' younger sister? or was this just "Q's" H.S.??
 
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Zarathustra said:
Yes, I just checked Quandance Samuels, is on the McNamara Girls Varsity, a Ninth Grader, class of 2027.
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I imagine there are lots of prospects, given how good these H.S. Teams are (as noted, I initially put this list together for The Bench and focused on prospects that have some connection to ND, as well as other teams such as UConn (Cheli).

Depending on a team's schedule, would make sense for a Head Coach to dispense an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator to show the flag and/or take things in (can't talk off-campus now....).
 
Long Island Lutheran is becoming a basketball factory and their coach Christine Raiti played ball at Trinity in CT. I would assume she would be very receptive to a relationship with Geno.
 
JBK said:
Long Island Lutheran is becoming a basketball factory and their coach Christine Raiti played ball at Trinity in CT. I would assume she would be very receptive to a relationship with Geno.
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"LuHi" has been a very good program for years (Celeste Taylor, Grace Stone) come to mind. However, Raiti has raised them to the stratosphere with this current group of players (Koval, Swords Sisters, Haeckel, etc.). Even with the Trinity background and the fact that LuHi is just over the Sound, not any UConn transactions to note with this group. Those players are headed to Syracuse and Southern Cal, Michigan and Notre Dame. But there's more in the pipeline, such as Jordan Speiser and Savvy Swords (who reminds me a bit of Sonia Citron).

Geno has spent a lot of time at Christ the King in nearby Queens. Maybe he'll drive over a bit east to Nassau County to see the next round of LuHi stars.
 
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JDForever said:
Are any of these schools public schools or do top recruits no longer go to public schools
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YES, we have public schools! For Example: Hazel Green H.S. from Alabama. It has 1,000+ students. Their
women "Trojan" BB team has been the Girls BB Champions three years in a row. Girls Softball is also the
State Champion. Then, of course, Johnny Cash's own Folsom H.S. in Folsom, CA. The BULLDOGS are
a public H.S. with 2,500+ students. Folson's girls are #1 in their district and # 7 in the state of
California (note, this is by conference/ division, not a ranking of the whole state of Girls BB combined (as best
as I can figure). And finally, Lone Park H.S., apparently a regional H.S., the " Knights" have an exquisitely
developed " feeder system" with a "Skills Camp" in the Spring and a program called the "Junior Knights" which
is set up for " third to eight graders"!! So, the " KNIGHTS" are not imported from around the country ( like many
of the better schools in California, Florida, and elsewhere, i.e .. to
the best of my knowledge). Those Knights are "home grown" and developed! NICE. !! As noted above, Lone
Park beat IMG (FL), 61 - 60 in the first round. IMG was considered the # 4 seed in the Vincent Cannizzaro Division of the NIKE
Tournament of Champions. I believe that the seeding #1 Long Island Lutheran, # 2 Monteverde and a very close
#3 Archbishop Mitty (the seeding, probably, could/should have been flipped ?) and then # 4 IMG (FL), who is now in
the loser's bracket, perhaps to redeem themselves in the next three games.
 
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Partial results from today, Tuesday: Consolation round: Hazel Green over Ontario Christian 60 - 57
and lower Consolation Bracket: IMG (Kelis Fisher) over Mater Dei (Addie Deal) 58 - 52.
Winners Bracket: Long Island Lutheran over Hebron Christian 61 -54 , and Bishop McNamara
(Q Samuels sister< Quandance, 9th grader ) over Monteverde 61 -56. LIU to play McNamara
tomorrow at 4:30 PM. Other games later today. Note: I do not have access to box scores. That
seems to involve $$. I am sure that there will be an announcement of the most talented players
in the tournament, e.g. an "All tournament team" and MVP at the end Thursday's Championship
FINAL ( which is at 8:00 PM). Archbishop Mitty ( Morgan and McKenna) vs Xavier should be over by now, but it has not
been posted.
 
Dillon77 said:
"LuHi" has been a very good program for years (Celeste Taylor, Grace Stone) come to mind. However, Raiti has raised them to the stratosphere with this current group of players (Koval, Swords Sisters, Haeckel, etc.). Even with the Trinity background and the fact that LuHi is just over the Sound, not any UConn transactions to note with this group. Those players are headed to Syracuse and Southern Cal, Michigan and Notre Dame. But there's more in the pipeline, such as Jordan Speiser and Savvy Swords (who reminds me a bit of Sonia Citron).

Geno has spent a lot of time at Christ the King in nearby Queens. Maybe he'll drive over a bit east to Nassau County to see the next round of LuHi stars.
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Lutherans boys team used to be big time as well. I’m not sure how they are now.

But, as far as i know, no boys ever came to UConn either.
 
Oh how I wish Kate Koval was coming to UConn. Exactly what the Lady Huskies need. A shame there never appeared to be any mutual interest.
 
Zarathustra said:
Last four game results from Tuesday evening:
Winners Bracket MITTY ( MORGAN AND MCKENNA) 72 -42 over Xavier
and Crestwood Prep over Lone Peak (Utah) 59 - 53. BIG GAME TODAY at 6PM
MITTY vs Crestwood (Aaliyah's school!!!)
Consolation Bracket IMG (KELIS F.) 58 - 52 over Mater Dei . IMG continues
today vs Miami Country Day at NOON. Folsom over St Francis 74 - 56. Folson to
play Hazel Green at 10:30 AM today Miami Country beat Sacred Heart and Zakiyah
Johnson yesterday that consolation game 54 - 43.
Big Four are L. I. Lutheran vs Bishop McNamara and Archbishop Mitty vs
Crestwood at 4:30 and 6;00 pm respectively. NICE!
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It just dawned on me that Crestwood won't be on hand to watch Aaliyah's homecoming. Dang.
 
FanFromMaine said:
Lutherans boys team used to be big time as well. I’m not sure how they are now.

But, as far as i know, no boys ever came to UConn either.
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Kenton Facey went to LI Lutheran
 
cancontent said:
It just dawned on me that Crestwood won't be on hand to watch Aaliyah's homecoming. Dang.
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Times have changed when it's the high school team taking a road trip to Phoenix! ;)
 
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Dillon77 said:
Times have changed when it's the high school team taking a road trip to Phoenix! ;)
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Boy is it ever. They've been doing this since Aaliyah joined the team. A couple other OSBA programs attend annually too (Niagara Prep and Lincoln Prep). Glad my kid's graduated and I don't have to face these types of costs as a parent!
 
cancontent said:
Re Crestwood, keep an eye out for Agot Makeer. Believe she's a 2025 who is only scratching the surface. Not sure if she's on UConn's radar however, if she's not on the radar for some of the better programs in D1 now, I'd be surprised.
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NIKE Tournament of Champions - Schedule - Dec 18-21, 2023

NIKE Tournament of Champions event schedule - Dec 18-21, 2023
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Agot Makeer is an American citizen. She has been in Canada for at least three years. She lives in Thunder Bay, a northern Ontario town 340 miles northeast of Mineapolis, on the shores of Lake Superior. Last summer, she tried out for the Canadian U16 team, but has yet to obtain her Canadian citizenship. To apply for Canadian citizenship, you need to have lived in Canada for at least 3 years (1,095 days) in the last 5 years, after which you have to wait 16 months. If her X account is anything to go by, there's a good chance she'll be on the Canadian U17 team next summer for the world championships.

She was first noticed with the Kia Nurse Elite team over the past two summers. She's listed in the bottom of ESPN's 2025 hopefuls ranking. She's all length, with a physique that resembles Kevin Durant, she can play all three positions on the perimeter, and I personally like her as a playmaker. After playing with Thunder Bay at St.Ignatius high school, she's now with Crestwood Prep in Toronto. The team is currently having a very good tournament, having for the first time the chance to play in the Vincent Cannizaro division, which is the championship bracket. They scored 15 points in their first game and 23 in the quarter-finals. Today, in the semi-finals, they will meet Morgan Cheli's team, Archibishop Mitty.



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A couple future Huskies listed here as well as several players of interest

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If you wish to handicap the two semi-final games for WED Evening 4:30 PM no results as of yet:
LI Lutheran 2 - 0 victories of 82 - 35 MOV 47 and 61 -54 MOV 7 vs
Bishop McNamara 2 -0 victories 72 -53 MOV 19 and 61 - 56 MOV 2 (note: Qandance Samuels)
and in the second semi at 6:00 PM we have:
Archbishiop Mitty 2 - 0 victories of 62 -35 MOV 27 and 72 - 42 MOV 30 with Morgan C. and McKenna W.
vs Crestwood Prep 2 - 0 victories of 70 - 51 MOV 19 and 59 - 53 MOV 6 with
possible future POI Agot Makeer 6'1" shooting guard and former POI Toby Fournier 6'2" forward.
Crestwood was NOT a top 4 seed . They beat Lone Peak who previously beat IMG (Kelis Fisher's school)
 
From Canada said:

basketball.exposureevents.com

NIKE Tournament of Champions - Schedule - Dec 18-21, 2023

NIKE Tournament of Champions event schedule - Dec 18-21, 2023
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Agot Makeer is an American citizen. She has been in Canada for at least three years. She lives in Thunder Bay, a northern Ontario town 340 miles northeast of Mineapolis, on the shores of Lake Superior. Last summer, she tried out for the Canadian U16 team, but has yet to obtain her Canadian citizenship. To apply for Canadian citizenship, you need to have lived in Canada for at least 3 years (1,095 days) in the last 5 years, after which you have to wait 16 months. If her X account is anything to go by, there's a good chance she'll be on the Canadian U17 team next summer for the world championships.

She was first noticed with the Kia Nurse Elite team over the past two summers. She's listed in the bottom of ESPN's 2025 hopefuls ranking. She's all length, with a physique that resembles Kevin Durant, she can play all three positions on the perimeter, and I personally like her as a playmaker. After playing with Thunder Bay at St.Ignatius high school, she's now with Crestwood Prep in Toronto. The team is currently having a very good tournament, having for the first time the chance to play in the Vincent Cannizaro division, which is the championship bracket. They scored 15 points in their first game and 23 in the quarter-finals. Today, in the semi-finals, they will meet Morgan Cheli's team, Archibishop Mitty.



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well if nothing else we know that she doesn't mind the cold...........:rolleyes:
 
The games that are "set" for tomorrow ( Thursday ) are: for fifth place Monteverde (FL) vs Lone Park ( UTAH)
for seventh place Hebron Christian (AL) vs Xavier College Prep (AZ) and for
ninth place Folson ( CA , Johnny Cash, of course ) vs IMG (FL) with Kelis FISHER
No scores from those top bracket SEMI games as of yet. Winners play in the CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Thursday at 8:00 PM The third place/fourth place game precedes it at 6:00 PM
Go Bishop McNamara ( Quandance Samuels) over LI Lutheran ?? and of course Morgan Cheli
and McKenna Wolickzka for Archbishop Mitty over Crestwood. Excitement!!
 
Zarathustra said:
The games that are "set" for tomorrow ( Thursday ) are: for fifth place Monteverde (FL) vs Lone Park ( UTAH)
for seventh place Hebron Christian (AL) vs Xavier College Prep (AZ) and for
ninth place Folson ( CA , Johnny Cash, of course ) vs IMG (FL) with Kelis FISHER
No scores from those top bracket SEMI games as of yet. Winners play in the CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Thursday at 8:00 PM The third place/fourth place game precedes it at 6:00 PM
Go Bishop McNamara ( Quandance Samuels) over LI Lutheran ?? and of course Morgan Cheli
and McKenna Wolickzka for Archbishop Mitty over Crestwood. Excitement!!
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Results are delayed because the game times are MOUNTAIN TIME!
 
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