Marianapolis Prep School Boys Varsity Basketball. NEPSAC CLASS B
Thompson CT
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Want to wish a big congratulations to Mike Levesque on his commitment to Endicott College!! A true leader, teammate, and high quality person! We couldn’t be more proud of the player/man you are becoming!
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Excited for us to begin Nov 14th! The countdown begins!! Honored to represent our school in NEPSAC one of the best High School leagues in the country! #GoKnights
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Excited to welcome @BCRI_ Guard Dimetri Iafrate to our community for next season. Dimetri will be joining the class of 2023. Let’s go to work!!#GoKnights
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Congratulations to Senior Stephon Baxter on his commitment to D3 @BatesCollegeMBB #MPrepBasketball @stephonbaxter @NERRHoops
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Huge congratulations to our captain R. Johnson ‘23 for his commitment to Regis College! Beyond proud of the perseverance that was displayed by this young man! Keep being the hardest worker in the gym! Your Marianapolis community is beyond happy for you! #GoKnights
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We are excited to welcome to the program @TNEBBallClub 6’0 Point Guard, Raymond Johnson! @Ray_Johnson4 will be a Junior in the class of 2023. #MPrepBasketball
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We head into the break with a 4-0 record, with balanced scoring in each game! We have had four different leading scorers in each of our wins so far this season! With stellar play from D. Iafrate ‘23 S. Willand ‘23 R. Perry ‘23 and L. Kulundzic ‘24! #GoKnights
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Congratulations to @Tyler_Burton1 for being selected by @usatodayhss #MPrepBasketball 2018-19 ALL-USA Connecticut Boys Basketball Team usatodayhss.com/2019/2018-19… via @usatodayhss
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Great effort today by the team! Really impressed with what I saw from the newcomers. Stephen Willand ‘23 led the way with 21p 12r, Kobe Pena’24 with 12p 5r. Rhodia Perry ‘23 with 8p and 3r and chipping in Aidan Losiewicz with 7p. #GoKnights
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Huge congratulations to @BCRI_ guard, D. Iafrate ‘23 on his commitment to @WheatonMBB! Beyond proud of how much he is accomplished in his tenure here! #GoKnights
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Next up on Knights Spotlight is J. McMullen 22’ Jack has been a truly tremendous student athlete to coach. He is committed to play at Salve Regina, and we cannot wait to see how much he’ll improve and have success at the next level.
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Jack McMullen ‘22 has been playing really well so far! Widely known as a shooter, but also has been getting it done in other areas as well. Lead the team in rebounds in our season opener, and currently leads the teams in steals! @NERRHoops @NEPrepBB @BCRI_ @_TomKeller
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Excited to welcome @TNEBBallClub PG Peyton Manyak to the Marianapolis basketball program. Peyton will be reclassifying into the Class of 2024 #MPrepBasketball @NERRHoops @manyak_peyton11
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Incoming PG Rhodia Perry ‘23 Pedro is coming off a ton of success as an all state player for New London CT. We are excited to see him to grow more, and find more success in achieving his goal of playing at the next level! #GoKnights
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R. Johnson ‘23 Captain, Leader, high GPA 3.8, skilled, and is constantly working hardest on the court. What more could you ask for in a player?!? #GoKnights
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Congratulations to Senior Kevin Le on his commitment to D3 @BardMBB and @BardCoachTurner #MPrepBasketball @NERRHoops
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Congrats to 6’6 F S. Willand ‘23 on his commitment to @WorcesterState we are so proud of how far you have come and can’t wait to see you play at the next level! #GoKnights
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Proud of the guys for pulling out a win in an absolute dog fight against Beaver 64-58!! D. Iafrate ‘23 w/ 19p L. Kulundzic ‘24 w/ 18p S. Willand ‘23 w/ 12p J. Briggs ‘23 chipped in 5p with stellar D!! Super proud of the turnaround and the growth we’ve shown since Wed! #GoKnights
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One of our top newcomers H. Stanwood ‘24 from Northboro, MA. Smart, skilled, and is eager to grow more this season! Harry will be a strong piece for us this season and especially in the future! We can’t wait to see his story unfold! #GoKnights
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We are excited to welcome D. Iafrate ‘23 this year! Dimetri has picked up a ton of D3 interest as of late, and is looking for a ton of success in his PG year! @BCRI_ is a tremendous AAU program that we deeply cherish our connection with, they do things the right way! #GoKnights
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Excited for J. DeSimone ‘23 to join us this year. 6’2 G who comes from Providence RI and @BCRI_ Jayden has great outside range, and plays above the rim, we are pumped to see his story unfold for us this season! #GoKnights
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J Margoupis 23, great kid, currently holds multiple D1 offers and is coming off of a tremendous season with us. Coaching him made me a better coach. Poised for a big spring w/ @TNEBBallClub /Jayhawks. And is also going to New Orleans for @AllAcademicBB. @NERRHoops @NEPrepBB
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Congrats to 22’ Sean Cullen for his commitment to Keene State! We are so proud of your accomplishments and wish you the best of luck at the next level!
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UMass has offered 2019 6’5 Wing Tyler Burton. His first D1 offer. #MPrepBasketball @MikeYagmiNERR @ElevateHoops @AdamFinkelstein @PatLawless_ @RivalsNation
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2020 G Michael Acquaah-Harrison with the finish in transition. Academic D3s are starting to inquire. @TheHoopGroup #PittJamFest #MPrepBasketball
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After a great 2-0 start last week over two Class A teams, we look ahead to open up class B play and our home opener this Friday and Saturday! Looking to keep the great momentum going strong! Getting better everyday! #GoKnights
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Next up for our Knights Spotlight is one of our captains R Johnson 23’ Raymond is one of hardest workers that has ever come through our program. And is set for a great spring season with @Rise_AboveBball! College Coaches this kid is a can’t miss prospect!! @NERRHoops @NEPrepBB
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Excited to welcome back 6’5 F @BCRI_ Ethan Dias to our community! Ethan will be joining us in the class of 2023 for next season! #GoKnights
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T. Burton 19’ with a strong 18p 11reb and 3 CHARGES!! Great performance to help his @SpiderMBB advance over Iowa to the round of 32 in the NCAA tournament!!! #gospiders #goknights
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Congratulations to Tyler Burton ‘19 for being named A-10 player of the week! #GoKnights @Tyler_Burton1 Link:
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College Coaches 🚨🚨S. Willand 23’ is poised for a great spring this year with @Rise_AboveBball This past season, he has really taken some tremendous steps forward and is only looking to go forward from here! @NEPrepBB @NERRHoops
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JT Briggs, hard worker, super coachable, great teammate, and has game! We are beyond happy to have him apart of our program this year, and can’t wait to see how his story unfolds for his Post Grad year with us! #GoKnights
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Earned a hard fought 56-50 win over a very tough a well coached @RiversAthletics team. Congrats on S. Baxter ‘19 for scoring his 1000th point tonight. #MPrepBasketball
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For our next KNIGHTS Spotlight we are featuring one our best long term assets P Manyak 24’. Peyton improved tremendously this past season, and is poised for a great spring and summer to continue the trend. Extremely coachable, and a strong potential student leader!!
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S. Willand ‘23 6’6 F has grown tremendously during his tenure here at Marianapolis! Stephen has picked up a ton of D3 interest this summer/fall and is eager to continue his success into the season! Countdown to opening day is approaching fast!! #GoKnights
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Couldn’t have been a more storied game for our first home game on the new floor with a 74-67 OT win in a absolute dog fight with Beaver. Really proud of how our team came together, and how much the MPrep community supporting us played a factor!! @NEPrepBB
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Great work today from our team pulling out a strong Class B road win over a very athletic @WestyAthletics Really impressed with the how well we are shooting and sharing the basketball with great team chemistry. #Goknights
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Great first win today vs a tough and resilient @gcdsathletics 52-43! Total team effort with some great defense! S. Willand ‘23 led the way with 16p and 8r, R. Johnson ‘23 10p 5r L. Kulundzic ‘24 9p and 7r R. Perry ‘23 7p 3r 2a, J. DeSimone ‘23 6p. F. Kalis ‘23 w/ 🔒 D! #GoKnights
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Congratulations to H. Stanwood ‘24 on being recognized for Class B ALL NEPSAC! Harry had a tremendous season for us as a leader, and had some big game winning plays for us this season! The @ncbison_mbb commit led us in scoring and averaged 16 ppg and 2.2 apg #GoKnights
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Solid work in game 1 of 2 today. Really was impressed with seeing flashes of how good we can be. Stephen Willand ‘23 led the with 16p and 10r. Raymond Johnson ‘23 10p and Dimetri Iafrate ‘23 w/14p and both with some very impressive defense in the backcourt! #GoKnights
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Vs. Westminster Tyler Burton ‘19 22p, 16r, 3b Stephon Baxter ‘19 16p, 4r, 4a Owen Soontjens ‘19 11p, 2r Kevin Le ‘19 10p 2r, 2a #MPrepBasketball
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We are incredibly proud to announce the commitment of Charles Mukweva ‘21 to Roger Williams University! @RWU_Athletics is getting an excellent player but an even better young man. Congratulations Charles! @CharlesMuk23 #MPrepBasketball
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Another great opportunity for us! We host @AbbeyRavens for our home opener and begin our first Class B match up at 5:30pm! @m_prep let’s pack the gym!! #GoKnights
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Great first open run to start off the fall session! Appreciate hosting Dayton University for making the trip over to check us out! Looking forward to seeing more coaches this fall, we start back up tomorrow at 6! #GoKnights
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Excited to welcome back 6’5 Forward F. Kalis ‘23 his journey with our school and community has been the poster child of what our experiences can become! We are beyond happy to have him back with us this season and elated to see him pick up some college interest. #GoKnights
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Congratulations to @m_prep Amani Chambe on his commitment to Worcester St. University #MPrepBasketball @NERRHoops
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Outstanding 78-74 victory in a true shoot out against @GovsAthletics! Great strides of improvement shown today, beyond proud!! D. Iafrate ‘23 led the way w/ 23p L. Kulundzic ‘24 and R. Perry ‘23 w/ 14p S. Willand ‘23 12p F. Kalis 8p we move to 4-0, 2-0 in class B #GoKnights
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C. AchuFon ‘23 has improved tremendously since last year! He’s put in the work in the weight room and has come back this school year with more muscle and has picked up some college interest this fall! We are so excited to see his story play out this season! #GoKnights
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A 100% team W on the road in a tough environment, 83-74. Players made plays, bench energy was incredible. Made @m_prep very proud today.
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Earned the #4 seed in the @NEPSAC Class B Tournament. Will host @RiversAthletics on Wednesday 2/27 at 4:00. #MPrepBasketball
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L. Kulundzic 6’5 F coming in from Novi Pazar, Serbia. we are so excited to see his NEPSAC debut coming soon! High GPA, Great scorer, Elite shooter! He has picked up a good amount of college interest this fall including several D1 schools. #GoKnights
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Solid 65-57 over Westminister this afternoon! L. Kulundzic ‘24 led the way w/ 17p D. Iafrate ‘23 16p J. DeSimone ‘23 9p S. Willand ‘23 7p. 9/12 of our guys scored!! We move to 6-1 overall 4-1 in Class B! #GoKnights
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Thank you to our students and school community for the unbelievable support last night in our WIN over Pomfret. We could not have done it without you. Hope to see you all on Wednesday when we host 3-time defending Class B Champions, Brooks School. #MPrepBasketball
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What a great night last night catching Jack McMullen ‘22 playing for @SalveRegina as they played against Nichols! It was an awesome game, and an ever more cooler moment catching up! #GoKnights
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It’s game day!! In our first home game since Feb 29th 2020, the Golden Knights are back home!! Exciting opportunity for us as we take on Class B opponent Beaver Country Day! The game will be live streamed as well, keep an eye out for the link.
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Congratulations to 2020 F Aaron Nkrumah and 2021 F Raymond Espinal-Guzman on earning All Nepsac Class B Honorable Mention! We’re so proud of both of you!
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Excited to welcome Andover and Mass Rivals guard JT Briggs into the class of 2023 for next year! Pumped to work with this student athlete and overall great kid. Let’s get better and improve this next season!!
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Excited to welcome into our community into the class of 2026, Gabe Huss from Auburn, MA. Gabe had a tremendous season with St. Paul’s and is eager to contribute to our program! The sharpshooters game will translate very well to the NEPSAC Class B level! #GoKnights
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It’s GAMEDAY!!! Excited for this opportunity for the squad as we’re on the road for a tough match up at Canterbury!! Eager to represent our school and community, and continue our journey together! #GoKnights
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Raymond Johnson ‘23, JT Briggs ‘23, Stephen Willand ‘23, all have made their NCAA D3 debuts this week for @RegisPrideMBB @RivierMensHoops and @WorcesterMBB respectively! Proud to see them adjusting well to the next level! #GoKnights
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Excited to compete this winter! We face a rigorous schedule featuring everyone on this list! #GoKnights
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Our guy @stephonbaxter with a career high 16 pts last night against Johnston and Wales! He’s Averaging 10 PPG in his freshmen season helping Bates to a 3-1 record! Keep it up Steph!!
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Gritty win over a very fast and aggressive @ThayerAthletics 57-53! Really proud of how well we adapted and battled it out! R. Perry ‘23 was outstanding w/ 22p 2a. L. Kulundzic ‘24 w/ 8p 2b, D. Iafrate 8p 3a 5r and 🔒 D. S. Willand 7p 12r. Knights move to 2-0! #GoKnights
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College coaches! Here is our Open Run schedule for this fall, we will feature a lot of 2023 players than can play at a variety of college levels whom have college interest! Really excited to see our guys compete against one another. Reach out to @Tom_Dicolella for details.
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Raymond Johnson 23’ is an absolute pleasure to coach. His character is a true leader by example, and has made a fantastic captain for us during our season. Gritty, hard working & pushes his teammates, can really shoot it, and boasts a 3.9 GPA. @BPCarter21 @NERRHoops @NEPrepBB
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Excited to welcome in to the class of 2024, 6’6 G/F Luka Kulundžić from Novi Parzar, Serbia. Luka is a high academic (3.91 GPA), Sharpshooter who plays on a very talented Novi Parzar basketball pro team. We are very excited to welcome Luka into our community! #GoKnights
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Big thanks to coaches from Brown, Albany, and Wentworth for coming down to our open gym tonight! We appreciate you guys taking the time to come check out our team!
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Gritty comeback win on the road against a very physical and athletic @AbbeyBball! Proud of the fight from these guys as we were down by double digits late in the 2nd half. H. Stanwood ‘24 w/ 20p and 2s T. Bollen 13p 4r and S. Hall w/ 12p 7r we move to 4-0 overall 2-0 in Class B!
BV Basketball Final: MPrep defeats @AbbeyRavens 60-57. S. Hall ‘24 hit the go-ahead shot with 3 seconds remaining
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Excited to announce the addition of 6’8 @TNEBBallClub Forward Jack Margoupis to the Marianapolis basketball program. Jack will reclassify into the Class of 2023. @Jackmargoupis28 #MPrepBasketball
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Great road trip for the boys. We pulled out a tough 74-71 win over a very physical and aggressive @SLSHoopsCT. Really proud of the improvement and steps we’ve made as a team this past week. Big one @ Millbrook tmrw! #GoKnights
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Congratulations to Greg Senat ‘13 on his Super Bowl win with the Kansas City Chiefs! We are so proud of you! Senat is an offensive lineman with the Chiefs. @gregorysenat
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Harrison Stanwood ‘24 and JT Briggs ‘23 have been bringing some solid effort and playmaking this weekend! It is not an easy task to adjust to a whole new team and teammates but these two have really been impressive!
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Excited to welcome into the class of ‘24 6’3 G/F Tim Bollen from Belgium! Tim has a 3.57 GPA and is known for his elite shooting abilities! Happy to have you join our community and can’t wait to get to work! #GoKnights
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ITS GAMEDAY!!! The Golden Knights are taking a business trip up north to @proctoracademy for a class B showdown at 5pm!! Eager to see the strides we have made since we last played, and excited for the opportunity to yet again represent Marianapolis! #GoKnights
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It’s GAMEDAY!!! The Golden Knights take on Class B rival Pomfret today on the road at 5pm!! Looking forward to another chance to represent our school, and improve together as a unit! #GoKnights
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Dimetri Iafrate ‘23 with a strong triple double in the NERR Super 16 Championship! College coaches check out Dimetri this June at both of the BEPSAC showcases! #GoKnights
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For the second day in a row it’s GAMEDAY!! The Golden Knights look to host another big Class B game against Westminister today at 2:30!! Eager to build off of last nights great momentum!! #GoKnights
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Dimetri Iafrate ‘22 has made a major impact this spring for @BCRI_ Strong two way player, with elite speed, and is a huge spark offensively. Dimetri is up for a great summer with BCRI and at both of NEPSAC Showcases next weekend! College coaches reach out! @NERRHoops @NEPrepBB
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Truly remarkable summer from P. Manyak ‘24! His game has improved a ton! high academic prospect, proven leader (2x captain) really riding some serious momentum heading into the end of summer/fall! College coaches, he checks off a lot boxes that work well at the next level!
@MPrepBBB Senior Combo Guard @manyak_peyton11 has been getting to it all July. He played with @ATRElite on the Marquee Circuit during the Live period. Big Year ahead for the hardworking kid from Douglas Ma-BVT #atr @TomFlanaganUSA
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For the first time this year it’s Gameday!! We host @HydeWolfpack for a 4pm tip! Excited for this opportunity with a Class B matchup! Looking forward to seeing the Mprep community pack the gym for the first winter game at home! #GoKnights
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Congratulations to Senior Owen Soontjens on his commitment to Division 2 @AUPanthers as a preferred walk-on. #MPrepBasketball @OSoontjens @NERRHoops
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2017 @m_prep G Joe Del Ricci had 31 points including 8 3's in a win over Pomfret. #KnightNation
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Marianapolis is proud to be represented in the @NEPSAC Basketball showcase next weekend at Hamden Hall. We will be playing Sat @ 7pm on court 3. Sun 2 games @ 8am on Court 2 and 10am on Court 3. @NEPrepBB Find the link here for schedule and player profiles leagueathletics.com/Bulletin…
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Excited to welcome 6’2 Wing @TNEBBallClub Kobe Pena into the class of 2024! Can’t wait to get to work and get better this summer and next season!! #GoKnights
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Excited to welcome 6’5 @BCRI_ Forward, Ethan Dias to the program. @ethan_dias_ will be in the Class of 2023! #MPRepBasketball
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For our next KNIGHTS Spotlight, we feature F. Kalis 22’. Filip is from the Czech Republic and was our #1 guy who bought in and gave it his ALL every day! He is the textbook definition of a great teammate and being coachable and was truly tremendous to coach this season!!
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P. Manyak ‘24 high GPA and a natural leader! Has grown tremendously this past year, I am so proud to see him overcome the adversity he has faced in his high school career and in the end it only helped shape him into the gold standard of an outstanding student athlete! #GoKnights
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“Smile because it happened” big game for us today as we play out are final game of the regular season! We take the road trip up to Holderness for a huge Class B match up for us! Eager to represent our community! #GoKnights
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College coaches 🚨🚨 R Johnson 23’ is poised for a great spring with @Rise_AboveBball. Raymond came off a great season with us, leading the way as our captain, and is one of the hardest workers I have ever coached!! @NERRHoops @NEPrepBB
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Excited to welcome into the class of ‘24 as a post graduate, 6’4 Wing, Anthony Zingarella from Holden, MA. Excited to get to work!! #GoKnights
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Very proud of 21’ Mike Levesque for his accomplishment at the ASFL event this past weekend. Mike raised money for the fight against cancer, and proved to be one of the best shooters in the state of RI. We are so excited to see what you can accomplish at the next level!
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Tough Class A win on the road! Today showed us a lot to learn from, but proud of the group playing 32 minutes together! H. Stanwood ‘24 led the way w/ 20p 3s S. Hall ‘24 and T. Bollen chipped in 14p each! We move to 3-0 overall 2-0 in Class B. #GoKnights
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We are thrilled to welcome into the class of 2025 6’2 Combo Guard Channer Duke from Brooklyn, NY! Channer is the brother of Mprep alum Chad Duke ‘19 who is currently playing at SUNY Purchase. Excited to have Channer and his family back with our program and community! #GoKnights
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Vs. Governors Tyler Burton ‘19 25p, 16r, 2b. Stephon Baxter ‘19 9p, 5a, 3r. Dhalyn Sanders-Dyer ‘18 8p, 3r, 3s. Jared Ullstrom ‘19 4p, 7r. #MPrepBasketball
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Vs. Berkshire Tyler Burton ‘19 19p, 24r, 3b Steph Baxter ‘19 20p 3s Anuar Alpamys ‘18 6p, 5r #MPrepBasketball
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Fantastic game to start off the showcase, really impressed with how much improvement we are seeing from our returners. Stephen Willand ‘23 led the way with a very impressive 34p 14r in a win today! @NERRHoops
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Stephen Willand ‘23 6’6 F has shown tremendous growth here at MPREP. Catch him next weekend at Hamden. We will be playing Sat @ 7pm on court 3. Sun 2games @ 8am on Court 2 and 10am on Court 3. @NEPrepBB Find the link here for schedule and player profiles bit.ly/3LXAerZ
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Excited to welcome Rhodia Perry G/F into the class of 2023. Rhodia is coming off of a successful career at New London HS, and was recently named All State for CIAC.
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