Sunday, October 22, 2017

UConn recruits, targets will play in New Haven Nov. 17-19

UConn commit Lukas Kisunas and targets Sherif Kenney, Akok Akok and others will be on display at the 2017 National Prep Showcase Nov. 17-19 at Albertus Magnus College.

Kisunas, a physical Class of 2018 forward who pledged to the Huskies a few weeks ago, and Kenney, a 2019, 6-4 point guard "with a little Khalid El-Amin in him," per his Brewster Academy coach, will play on Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. against Link Year Prep of Missouri and Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. against Maryland's Mount Zion Prep.

Akok, a 6-9 Class of 2018 forward who plays at Putnam Science Academy, will play on Nov. 17 at 6:45 p.m. against Link Year Prep and on Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. against Sunrise Christian Academy of Kansas.

Here's the full tournament schedule:



2017 National Prep Showcase
November 17th - 19th, 2017
Albertus Magnus College - New Haven, CT

Friday, November 17th
9:30a.m. St. Thomas More School (CT) vs. Fork Union Military Academy (VA)
11:00a.m. Notre Dame Prep (NH) vs. IMG Academy (FL)
12:30p.m. Woodstock Academy (CT) vs. Hargrave Military Academy (VA)
2:00p.m. Bridgton Academy (ME) vs. Scotland Campus Sports (PA)
3:45p.m. South Kent School (CT) vs. The Academy Spain (ESP)
5:15p.m. Northfield Mount Hermon School (MA) vs. Sunrise Christian Academy (KS)
6:45p.m. Putnam Science Academy (CT) vs. Link Year Prep (MO)
Saturday, November 18th
9:30a.m. Fork Union Military Academy (VA) vs. Bridgton Academy (ME)
11:00a.m. Hargrave Military Academy (VA) vs. St. Thomas More School (CT)
12:30p.m. IMG Academy (FL) vs. Scotland Campus Sports (PA)
2:15p.m. Massanutten Military Academy (VA) vs. Northfield Mount Hermon (MA)
4:00p.m. Link Year Prep (MO) vs. Brewster Academy (NH)
5:45p.m. CBD Montverde Academy (FL) vs. New Hampton School (NH)
7:30p.m. Sunrise Christian Academy (KS) vs. Putnam Science Academy (CT)
Sunday, November 19th
10:00a.m. Brewster Academy (NH) vs. Mount Zion Prep (MD)
11:30a.m. New Hampton School (NH) vs. Massanutten Military Academy (VA)
1:00p.m. Tilton School (NH) vs. Spire Institute (OH)
2:45p.m. Woodstock Academy (CT) vs. CBD Montverde Academy (FL)
4:15p.m. MacDuffie School (MA) vs. Blair Academy (NJ)
5:45p.m. Vermont Academy (VT) vs. The Academy Spain (ESP)


Also, here's the schedule for the Hoop Hall Classic Jan. 11-14 at Springfield College. Many top programs will be there, including Brewster, along with numerous high-profile UConn targets:



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Saturday, October 7, 2017

Tickets for Jimmy V Classic on sale now

Tickets for the Jimmy V Classic on Dec. 5 at Madison Square Garden, which will feature Syracuse-UConn in the nightcap at 9 (more like 9:30) p.m., are on sale.

Here's the info via a press release:

Tickets for the Jimmy V Men’s Classic Presented by Corona, to be played on Tuesday, December 5, are now on sale. 

The event, in its 23rd year, will once again be played from Madison Square Garden, featuring a potential top-20 matchup, according to ESPN’s Way-Too- Early Rankings, with No. 9 Villanova facing No. 19 Gonzaga (7 p.m. ET), followed by Syracuse against UConn (9 p.m.), both on ESPN. The Orange and Huskies return to MSG to face each other after last year’s matchup, where the Huskies edged out the Orange 52-50.

Ticket prices range from $55 to $455 and can be purchased at the Madison Square Garden Box Office, Ticketmaster charge by phone at (866) 858-0008 and online at www.ticketmaster.com and www.thegarden.com.

The early-season event will be part of the 11th annual V Week for Cancer Research – the weeklong initiative across multiple ESPN platforms and programs featuring special content to help raise funds for cancer research. ESPN’s 2016

Jimmy V Week for Cancer Research raised $3.8 million for the V Foundation for Cancer Research –more than $600,000 from the previous year’s total. In ten years, V Week has raised over $17.6 million for cancer research.