Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Wednesday is the first day senior basketball players can formalize their college choices.
More than a year after he first told the recruiting world about his verbal committment to play college basketball at Butler University, De Smet Jesuit Senior Forward Nolan Berry Wednesday used the first day he could to end the recruiting process by signing his National Letter of Intent. The 6-8 Power Forward shot up the recruiting charts following a breakout Sophomore season and impressive offseason showings on the AAU summer circuit last summer. He announced his verbal pledge last fall. De Smet Jesuit Head Coach Kevin Poelker said at the time Berry understood that a program like Butler's couldn't afford to wait for him for an extended recruitment. Like many other athletes who have gone through the process, Berry said Wednesday he was glad…
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Spartans were upset by Cadets in Meramec Tournament last week, but avenged that loss Friday.
A little over a week ago, the De Smet Jesuit High School boys basketball team – the same team that was ranked No. 1 in the area in most top 10 preseason basketball polls – suffered a mystifying 11-point loss to then-unranked rival CBC, in the semifinals of the Meramec Holiday Hoops Tournament. The hangover from that loss seemed to carry over to the next night, as De Smet lost the Meramec third-place game as well, and slipped all the way to No. 8 in the area in this week’s rankings. On Friday though, the Spartans looked like a team still angry about last week’s loss, as they completely dismantled CBC, by the score of 64-42, in a critical Metro Catholic Conference game at CBC’s D.C. Wilcutt Gymnasium. “It’s never fun to lose to CBC,” De Smet…
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Nationwide attention for high school basketball, and prolific years for local wideouts were among the stories which dominated the sports headlines in 2011.
As 2011 draws to a close, Creve Coeur Patch is taking a look back at some of the biggest stories of the year in a variety of categories, and we want to know what you think, too. Here are three we picked out, in no particular order: Bradley Beal's Senior Season The Chaminade standout brought a close to one of the most storied high school basketball careers in St. Louis basketball history with a senior season filled with accolades and nationwide attention. He led the Red Devils to the state quarterfinals, averaging 32.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.7 steals per game. Normally, "all-everything" is little more than a lazy writer's platitude, but in this case, Beal literally fit the bill. He was the Gatorade Basketball Player of the …
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The Spartans are playing in the Whitfield Tournament in Creve Coeur.
The biggest news for the De Smet Spartan basketball squad in the offseason may have been the news that Nolan Berry made an oral pledge to play college ball for the Butler Bulldogs beginning in 2013. Monday, Berry started his junior campaign against the Bulldogs. The Sumner Bulldogs. Berry had 20 points one minute into the third quarter as De Smet cruised past Sumner 69-37 in opening round play at the Whitfield tournament Monday night. The Spartans worked their motion offense featuring plenty of backdoor cuts in addition to taking advantage of the squad's overall height advantage. De Smet will face Cardinal Ritter, led by Notre Dame signee Cameron Biedscheid on Wednesday. Ritter defeated the host Whitfield Warriors Monday night. Watch …
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Monday, September 26, 2011
De Smet junior standout gives verbal pledge to the school which has played in the last two NCAA Basketball Championship games.
Nolan Berry won't graduate from De Smet until the spring of 2013, but the Spartan standout forward knows where he wants to be in the fall of the same year. De Smet varsity basketball coach Kevin Poelker confirmed Berry has made a verbal pledge to play at Butler University. The move was first reported by HighSchoolSports.net. Poelker said Berry made the decision in person Sunday during a trip to the Indianapolis campus after he also made a visit to Boston College. Patch previously reported Berry also had scholarship offers from the University of Missouri and Purdue, among others, and that he made unofficial visits to Stanford, Santa Clara and Notre Dame. The verbal pledge is non-binding until Berry signs an official letter intent. He could …
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
After excellent performances at some high-profile summer events, De Smet basketball standout Nolan Berry now has his name name listed among the top 50 players nationally.
Nolan Berry has been a busy young man since the conclusion of the 2011 high school basketball season. After a breakout sophomore year at De Smet, the 6-foot-8 Berry has been a fixture on the summer circuit with the St. Louis Eagles 16U team, which is one of the top teams in the nation in its age group. Berry averaged 18 points and 12 rebounds a game to lead the Spartans to a 23-6 record and a berth in the Class 5 state quarterfinals. He clearly established himself as one of the top young players in the state of Missouri last season. Now, Berry’s name is listed among the top players in the country for the Class of 2013. Thanks to excellent performances at some high-profile events during the spring and summer, one can now find Berry’s name …
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6:10 pm on Monday, September 26, 2011
We talked with Berry this afternoon. He told Patch that the visit to meet Butler's players was a big factor in his being able to make a decision now, even saying that a month ago he couldn't have seen himself making a decision. He also said "I don't see him leaving," of Butler head coach Brad Stevens. Stevens has become a hot commodity in the coaching business off of the team's run in the NCAA … more ›