New England Recruiting News and Notes

One of the most significant days on the recruiting calendar is June 15th, as each year it signifies the date when college coaches can first have direct contact with rising juniors, in this case, the members of the Class of 2027.   This year, it's come on the heels of some really high level, impressive performances for prospects throughout the region.   Below, we'll take a look at some updated News & Notes from the recruiting trail.   While the rising juniors will garner most of the attention here, two rising seniors have made waves as of late, deserving their own notice.   [player_tooltip player_id='1532640' first='Quinn' last='Costello'], a forward out of the Newman School, continues to be one of the hottest names in recruiting circles throughout the country. On the heels of an incredibly efficient performance at the NBPA Top 100 Camp, he practically broke the internet with all the offers he had rolling in. Since June 12th, Costello has picked up offers from Purdue, Michigan, Texas, Boston College, Providence, Michigan State, Syracuse, Texas A&M, Maryland, and Northwestern!   Speaking of offers, [player_tooltip player_id='2638999' first='Lucas' last='Morillo'] continues to pile them up too. Another prospect out of the Newman School, Morillo has added three in three days, from the likes of East Carolina, Virginia, and Virginia Tech.   Beyond that, BABC's dynamic duo of [player_tooltip player_id='2341363' first='Alex' last='Egbuonu'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2325746' first='Amir' last='Jenkins'] continue to build on their succesful springs. Egbuonu, a power wing out of Lawrence Academy, picked up recent high major offers from Wake Forest and Georgetown. Jenkins, a dynamic lead guard out of Worcester Academy, had added recent offers from West Virginia, Georgia, and East Carolina.   In the Class of 2027, the phones were ringing off the hook on the 15th and again today, as evidenced by the prospects below.   Cushing Academy's Elliot Erickson, a physical wing, heard from Brown, Merrimack, and NJIT. [player_tooltip player_id='2470818' first='Anthony' last='Vick'], a high scoring guard that also plays at Cushing Academy, heard from Hofstra, Iona, Merrimack, and Quinnipiac. The phones were also busy for Cushing's big man duo of Coley Mark and [player_tooltip player_id='2470882' first='Theo' last='Edema']. Mark, a long and versatile 7-footer, heard from over half of the Ivy League - Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Princeton - as well as from Merrimack, Northeastern, and Rice. Edema, one of the top big men in the country, heard from Auburn, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Syracuse, Tennessee, Virginia, and Virginia Tech - all of which have offered in recent weeks.   At Williston Northampton, both [player_tooltip player_id='2470950' first='Kyle' last='Seltzer'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2470903' first='Max' last='Kellogg'] had their phones ringing on the first night of contact. Seltzer, a skilled big man, heard from Cornell, Creighton, Hofstra, Merrimack, Miami (OH), Northwestern, Quinnipiac, and Rice. Kellogg, a heady combo guard, heard from Brown, Murray State, and UMass.   The phones were also busy at Brewster Academy, where [player_tooltip player_id='2470857' first='Reece' last='Ayala'], [player_tooltip player_id='2470913' first='Tayden' last='Langdon'], and [player_tooltip player_id='2470964' first='Antonio' last='Pemberton'] garnered wide ranging interest. Ayala, a big and athletic lead guard, heard from Boston College, Cornell, Dartmouth, Merrimack, and Rice. Langdon, a big scoring guard, received his first four offers, coming from Jacksonville, Loyola Marymount, St. Bonaventure, and Toledo. While Pemberton, one of the top combo guards in the country, was a major winner at the beginning of the contact period as he received offers from Maryland, Oklahoma State, and Penn State, while also hearing from Auburn, Boston College, Dartmouth, Illinois, Pittsburgh, UMBC, Utah, and VCU.   At Brimmer & May, both Ladanion Payne and [player_tooltip player_id='2568348' first='Tyson' last='Robinson'] had their phones ringing. Payne, a dynamic lead guard, heard from Boston College, Furman, Liberty, Merrimack, Radford, Rice, and Rutgers. Robinson, an athletic hybrid forward, heard from Cornell and Merrimack.   [player_tooltip player_id='2470840' first='Josiah' last='Adamson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2341319' first='Nicolas' last='Mitrovic'], rising juniors at CATS Academy, were popular with high major programs. Adamson, an athletic guard that continues to expand his skill set, heard from Boston College, Old Dominion, Syracuse, and Wake Forest. Mitrovic, a floor spacing 7-footer, heard from Illinois, Kansas, Northwestern, Providence, Syracuse, Texas, and Virginia.   At St. Thomas More, the rising juniors were busy on the phones. [player_tooltip player_id='2341434' first='DJ' last='Hawkins'], a jumbo scoring guard, received an offer from Sacred Heart, while also hearing from Boston College, Brown, Illinois, Louisville, Merrimack, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, Quinnipiac, Syracuse, UC San Diego, and VCU. [player_tooltip player_id='2470973' first='Greyson' last='Pierce'], a hybrid forward with two-way versatility, heard from Brown, Buffalo, Cornell, Longwood, Merrimack, Notre Dame, Old Dominion, Pittsburgh, Qunnipiac, and Rice. While [player_tooltip player_id='2472274' first='Bentley' last='Shelton'], a tough scoring guard, heard from Iona, Merrimack, and Syracuse.   Elsewhere, throughout the region, numerous prospects in the Class of 2027 caught the attention of college coaches.   In Connecticut, Notre Dame Prep's [player_tooltip player_id='2568504' first='Josh' last='Charlot'], a dynamic ball-handler in the backcourt, heard from Cornell, Merrimack, and Northern Illinois. East Catholic's [player_tooltip player_id='2568519' first='Michael' last='Bradley'], a versatile hybrid forward, heard from Iona, Merrimack, Oklahoma State, Quinnipiac, Rutgers, Utah, and VCU.   In the NEPSAC, Vermont Academy's [player_tooltip player_id='2568339' first='Kamari' last='Whyte'], a two-way off guard, heard from Brown, Cornell, Marquette, Merrimack, Rice, and Utah. [player_tooltip player_id='2470895' first='Jakare' last='Innocent'], an athletic combo guard at the Tilton School, heard from Merrimack and Quinnipiac. At Thayer Academy, [player_tooltip player_id='2470928' first='Michael' last='McNamara'], a skilled hybrid forward, received an offer from Albany, while also hearing from Brown, Merrimack, and UMass. [player_tooltip player_id='2878537' first='Davon' last='Maloney'], a scoring wing from the Newman School, received offers from Drexel and Penn State. And, [player_tooltip player_id='2878956' first='Logan' last='Rodriguez'], a versatile wing out of the Berkshire School, heard from Albany, Cornell, Drexel, Iona, and Merrimack.

One of the most significant days on the recruiting calendar is June 15th, as each year it signifies the date when college coaches can first have direct contact with rising juniors, in this case, the members of the Class of 2027.