prep school basketball

Prep School Admissions
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<p>Hi everyone. So, I have a question or two regarding prep school basketball. Well, I love the game of basketball, and will be playing varsity ball next year (as a sophomore), so you can judge my skill level. I am first or second in my class (new ranks come out next semester). </p>

<p>So, I was wondering if prep school basketball is for me. I inspire to someday play for an Ivy league school, and would transferring to a prep school for my sophomore help or hinder my chances? How is the competition?</p>

<p>Any intel about prep school basketball would be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

<p>xAxBxC</p>

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<p>if you want to play in the ivies than and you are as good as you say you are
then there is only one program for you Northfield Mount Hermon</p>

<p>[YouTube</a> - #5 ranked NMH takes down the #3 ranked St. Thomas More, 101-90. Go NMH!](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JWN68lJ7H0]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JWN68lJ7H0)
[Basketball</a> | Northfield Mount Hermon](<a href=“http://www.nmhschool.org/boys-basketball]Basketball”>http://www.nmhschool.org/boys-basketball)
[NERR</a> - New England Basketball Recruiting Report](<a href=“| New England Recruiting Report”>| New England Recruiting Report)</p>

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<p>What about exeter, and andover, and deerfield. And is it smart to e-mail the coaches?</p>

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<p>are you in line to be a sophomore starter at a large school with a strong basketball team that plays in an acclaimed highly competitive division or at a small school with a not-so-strong team - or something in between?</p>

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<p>in between… I’m not like a superstar, Lebron James phenomenon. I am a solid player that will be able to play varsity ball at a large public school (I’d say to 500 in the country), but probably not start (never know though). If I play JV, I will start and most likely be team MVP. Any thoughts???</p>

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<p>Prep school basketball is a great path to getting a tip in the Ivy League admission process, if you’ve got the game and the academic chops. The prior poster was right about Northfield Mt Hermon. </p>

<p>Part of what determines the level of basketball that a New England prep school plays at is the class they play in in NEPSAC. To give you some idea of how large the prep school market is and where different schools fall in NEPSAC, check out the following link.
[NERR</a> - New England Basketball Recruiting Report -](<a href=“http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/profiles/]NERR”>http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/profiles/)</p>

<p>NMH and Exeter compete at the Class A level, although Exeter has not made the eight teeam chosen for the conference tournament in a few years. The Class A basketball championship game is today - Brewster Academy versus Winchendon.<br>
<a href=“http://photos.digitalsports.com/2121625/2010nepsacboysbasketballbracketsC.pdf[/url]”>http://photos.digitalsports.com/2121625/2010nepsacboysbasketballbracketsC.pdf&lt;/a&gt;. </p>

<p>Andover (Class B) and Deerfield (Western New England conference) produce fine athletes, but basketball has not been a highlight of their athletic program, versus lacrosse, soccer, etc. Part of this may have to do with the high level of athleticism and basketball ability required and the lower academic standards (compared to the HADES schools) of many of the schools that regularly make the NEPSAC Class A tournament.</p>

<p>Of the teams in Class A, NMH and Exeter are IMHO the best mix of academics and basketball. The others do a great job of preparing basketball players for D-1 or mid-major collegiate play, but NMH and Exeter do both. </p>

<p>Exeter in normally more competitive, but for some reason, this was a disastrous year for them. They finished 2-15, with several games canceled due to weather. Their one game against NMH they lost 44-104.
The link below will take you to a pre-season profile of this year’s Exeter team.
[NERR</a> - New England Basketball Recruiting Report](<a href=“http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/1077/Prep-Profile-Phillips-Exeter-Academy.php]NERR”>http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/1077/Prep-Profile-Phillips-Exeter-Academy.php).</p>

<p>The quote below from the PE website speaks to the success of former players, with four currenly playing in the Ivies.</p>

<p>“Currently there are nine Exonians playing Division-I basketball. From last year’s team Jabari Trotter plays for Dartmouth, Reggie Willhite is on the Yale team, and Nate Schwarze '08 earned a scholarship at Rice. Cam Lewis '05 plays for Penn, Dan Nelms '06 is a sophomore at Davidson, while Dan Mavraides, Ronnie Dixon, Joe Duffy, and Josh Owens, all class of '07, play for Princeton, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt, and Stanford respectively. Kelly Coder '04, after spending 2 years as an assistant coach at Exeter, is now playing for Southern New Hampshire University, a D-II school. There are 10 former Exeter basketball players now playing D-III basketball at top programs (Tufts, Amherst, Pomona, Bates, Trinity, MIT, Skidmore, and Carnegie-Mellon).”</p>

<p>In recent years, NMH has developed a niche in preparing players and getting them placed in Ivy League programs, as well as other high and mid-major D-1 programs. </p>

<p>The quote below from the NMH school website speaks to their success.</p>

<p>“NMH is considered the best combination of academics and basketball in the United States. In 2009-2010, NMH will have 8 players in the Ivy League, more than any other school in the Nation, with players at Brown University, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, 3 at Dartmouth College and 2 at Harvard University. In all, NMH will have 26 players Division I in 2009-2010 at the University of Notre Dame, University of Louisville, University of Vermont, UMASS, LaSalle University, Howard University, Citadel University, Lafayette College, American University, Lehigh University, and others. The 2010 squad has been quick to get in the Ivy League action, too, as Laurent Rivard and Matt Brown both gave verbals to Harvard University and Head Coach Tommy Amaker. The 2011 Class have jumped in the mix and set a record with the Ivy League’s earliest commitment. Joe Sharkey ’11 gave a verbal to Brown University and Jesse Agel. Hector Harold ’10 rounds out the early commitments as he gave his pledge to Pepperdine University and head coach Tom Asbury.”</p>

<p>In addition to the two players this year going Harvard and the one going Pepperdine, they have four more seniors or post-graduates that will play D-1 ball next year, with at least one or two of them going to Ivy League programs.</p>

<p>Their Facebook page offers a great overview of the team.
[Northfield</a> Mount Hermon Basketball | Facebook](<a href=“Northfield Mount Hermon Basketball”>Northfield Mount Hermon Basketball)</p>

<p>NMH will playing this coming week in the National Prep Championship.
[NERR</a> - New England Basketball Recruiting Report](<a href=“| New England Recruiting Report”>| New England Recruiting Report)</p>

<p>It is my understanding that you just don’t apply and get accepted to NMH, then try out. The varsity athletes are selected by the coach for their athletic ability and scholarship, then they go through the normal admissions process. The team is usually senior and PG heavy, but looking at their roster, there are three sophomores on the team this year.</p>

<p>It sounds like you are academically sound. If you’ve got the basketball chops, go to the NMH website and shoot the coach an email or a call and start a discussion.</p>

<p>Good luck!!!</p>

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<p>bball dad,</p>

<p>That is awesome advice!!! I really have my sights on Andover, Exeter, or Deerfield, and it would be an honor to play for them. Do you know anything about their gyms? Are they nice?</p>

<p>And also, do you think I should send the coaches an email now. If so, what will usually happen from there? Will they come see me play, will I go out there to let them see me etc.?</p>

<p>Thanks again.</p>

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<p>Deerfield’s gym and guest(?) locker room are nice. (my friends played there before while i was managing)</p>

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<p>xAxBxC are you looking to play ball in the ivies or just attend a Ivy and use your bball as a bargaining chip to get into the top prep schools. because if you want to play ball then honestly there is no other option for you. </p>

<p>they beat deerfield 91-49 and exeter 104-44
[Basketball</a> - Boys Varsity | Northfield Mount Hermon](<a href=“http://www.nmhschool.org/schedule/208/current]Basketball”>http://www.nmhschool.org/schedule/208/current)</p>

<p>NMH is it if you want to play ivy bball
exeter has some players on Ivy teams like dartmouth and Yale</p>

<p>look at all the Ivies rosters
[Cornell</a> University - 2009-10 Men’s Basketball Roster](<a href=“2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster - Cornell University Athletics”>2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster - Cornell University Athletics)
[Men’s</a> Basketball - 2009-10 Roster: GoCrimson.com](<a href=“http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/roster]Men’s”>http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/roster)
[Brown</a> Bears: 2009-10 Men’s Basketball Roster](<a href=“http://www.brownbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/2009-10/roster]Brown”>http://www.brownbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/2009-10/roster)
[M</a> Basketball - Roster - DartmouthSports.com—Official Web Site of Dartmouth Varsity Athletics](<a href=“http://dartmouthsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11600&KEY=&SPID=4703&SPSID=48793]M”>Men's Basketball - Dartmouth College Athletics)</p>

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<p>this is great. SO what should I write in the letter to the coach???</p>

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<p>here i can PM what i wrote to a coach im kinda of like you
expect for soccer</p>

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<p>sweet Hcos thanks.</p>

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<p>HCOS asked the right question. Are you looking to go to a great school with a big name and have basketball as an extracurricular or do you want great school known for both its academics and its basketball that is more competitive in your sport and has a proven track record of turning out Ivy League players? There is not a bad choice here, just different choices. As I understand it, these schools are very different in other ways - Andover and Deerfield have very traditional prep school cultures. NMH has a reputation for being more casual and perhaps a little more egalitarian with its emphasis on work jobs.</p>

<p>Get an informed, third party opinion about where you are with your game. If its at a level where with work, you can aspire to D1, drop the NMH coach a line. If you want basketball to be a part of a great, traditional prep school education, pursue Andover or Deerfield.</p>

<p>[Sports</a> Prep Schools: Ivy pipeline from the The Greenfield Recorder](<a href=“http://www.recorder.com/story.cfm?id_no=4815490]Sports”>Greenfield Recorder)</p>

<p>[NMH</a> basketball-amazing. - BALL IS LIFE](<a href=“http://www.ballislife.com/video/nmh-basketballamazing]NMH”>http://www.ballislife.com/video/nmh-basketballamazing)</p>

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<p>Is there anything in between? I mean, great academics and great basketball.</p>

<p>By great academics I mean Andover or Exeter prestige or around that, and by great bball I mean occasionally to frequently sends grads to ivies.</p>

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<p>Exeter would be it. Maybe Hotchkiss after that. I would sure want to know what is going on with Exeter’s 2-15 season. In the mid Atlantic, Blair or Lawrenceville, althogh I don’t know that you would be trading up. And don’t fool yourself. You still have to have D1 chops to play at the next level. And at these schools. the folks that do make it do it without a strong set of teammates and program focused on this end. </p>

<p>Also, don’t dismiss NMH’s academics. They are first rate. They are just not carrying a couple of hundred years of brand recognition. Note the post below.</p>

<p>It all comes down to what you want and the skills and abilities you have. You are earlier enough in this to take the time for little reflection and honest self-assessment.</p>

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