New England Commitment Catch-Up (2/27)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Our last <em>Commitment Catch-Up</em> of February is here.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Today, we'll highlight five more prospects from New England that have recently announced their college plans for next season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1221112"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Nyakundi, one of New England's top unsigned big men, ended his recruitment process when he announced that he'll be attending u003cemu003eu003cstrongu003eLe Moyne Collegeu003c/strongu003eu003c/emu003e next year. 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