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Statement of Head Men’s Basketball Coach Ed Cooley re: Allegations of Sexual Assault #pcbb

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March 18, 2014

I grew up in Providence, so I fully know and appreciate that Providence College is a very special place for everyone – students, alumni, faculty and staff. Everything that Providence College stands for is what inspired me to pursue the opportunity to earn the position of men’s basketball coach.

So, naturally I was saddened by this situation. But, this does provide the opportunity to stress that we will not compromise the promise that we’ve made to ourselves, our school, our students and their families to build and run the most respected men’s basketball program in the nation. A program that will expect our student athletes to meet the highest standards, both on and off the court.

This promise was the foundation of my decision in November to suspend the two young men indefinitely for failing to meet the standards expected of student-athletes while the college’s internal disciplinary process took place.

So, while I cannot talk about this situation further, it is a reminder that the privilege of representing Providence College comes with great responsibility for our student-athletes. And any decision I make will be driven by whether it is the right one for Providence College and its students.

I can tell you that I did receive a phone call from Coach Altman. I explained that I could not speak to the details of the suspension but that we were taking the matter very seriously. I cannot speak for that basketball program at another University or why they made the decision they did.

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Ed Cooley Media Blitz from Yesterday 3/17/14 #pcbb

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WFAN – Mike’s On – Mike Francesa Show

ESPNU “Katz Korner”

CBS Sports “Bracket Breakdown”

Coach was also on the Tim Brando Show yesterday in the morning for a few minutes but I don’t have audio of that. The gist of the interview, which was short because Cooley was a few minutes late calling in, was how great it was to win the Big East championship and they discussed the weight loss and then Jim Boeheim was the next guest and Brando had him come on the air and congratulate Cooley which was nice.

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Ed Cooley Introductory Press Conference: “We’re Gonna Stand On Top of (the Big East) One Day.” #pcbb

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You may not recognize him since he has lost the equivalent to half a person since this press conference happened but you will recognize his incredible passion, emotion and fire. I guarantee this 8 minute video will give you chills.

2:11 mark – “Not only will we win here, not only do I believe we’re gonna win here, but we’re gonna win and we’re gonna win big.”

2:48 mark – “Make sure you have a ticket as we go through this journey…The writers that are here…we need you to have positive articles about our development. There’s gonna be some bumps in the road. That’s what it’s about. That’s why you enjoy the journey. If you sprint right to the top you can’t look behind you and see how far you’ve come. Let’s do this thing the right way, piece by piece, brick by brick. We want to become the most dominant, most physical, most disciplined team, not this year, not next year, every year. That’s who we want to become.”

4:26 mark – “Once we understand that this is a family, once we understand that this is a community, once we understand that we will absolutely set this place on fire and if you’re late, don’t come in. Don’t come in.”

5:25 mark – (to the players) “Make your free throws. Make sure we go to class. You will be the example. You will be the kings. You all will be somebody that young men would want to become. I wanted to be a Providence College Friar. I wasn’t good enough. One of my teammates was, Abdul Abdullah. I hope he’s in here. I think Abdul won a Big East Championship if I don’t stand correct. We don’t want one, we don’t want two, we don’t want three, as long as I’m here, I want em all. And that can start as easy as tomorrow, that can start today. You have to have a goal, have to have a vision. But you have to do that collectively. Players are everything to me.”

7:26 mark – “We’ll get this done. It’s not gonna be easy. We play in the toughest conference in the country. But we’re gonna stand on top of that conference one day. And if you believe it, you’ll see it. If you see it, you’ll do it. If you want to be part of it, make sure you go buy a season ticket. Thank you.”

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#pcbb Coach Ed Cooley talked with Joe Kayata about Saturday’s match-up vs. DePaul

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Friars host DePaul Saturday 2 pm – Watch on OSN

Friars Coach Ed Cooley talked with Joe Kayata about Saturday’s 2 pm match-up with DePaul.

Click the link in the title to watch the interview.

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Coach Cooley to be Assistant on USA U18 Team #pcbb

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It was announced yesterday that Coach Cooley will be one of Billy Donovan’s assistants, along with Arizona’s Sean Miller, for the USA Basketball U18 team that will compete in the FIBA Americas. All players who participate must be born on or after January 1, 1996 so the team will be comprised of current high school students. The last U18 team for USA in 2012 consisted of:

NAME POS HGT WGT SCHOOL
Nathaniel Britt II G 6’1 158 Gonzaga College H.S., D.C./#North Carolina
Sam Dekker F 6’7 200 Sheboygan Lutheran H.S./*Wisconsin
Shaq Goodwin F 6’8 235 Southwest DeKalb H.S./*Memphis
Jerami Grant F 6’7 190 DeMatha Catholic H.S./*Syracuse
Montrezl Harrell F 6’8 230 Hargrave Military Academy, VA/*Louisville
Jake Layman F 6’7 180 King Phillip Regional H.S./*Maryland
Rodney Purvis G 6’4 190 Upper Room Christian Academy/*North Carolina State
Julius Randle F 6’8 235 Prestonwood Christian Academy
James Robinson G 6’3 198 DeMatha Catholic H.S./*Pittsburgh
Marcus Smart G 6’3 210 Marcus H.S./*Oklahoma State
Jarnell Stokes F 6’8 245 University of Tennessee
Rasheed Sulaimon G 6’4 190 Strake Jesuit College Prep/*Duke
* Indicates the college or university where the player has signed a National Letter of Intent.
# Indicates the college or university where the player has verbally committed.

This is great for Cooley’s exposure and should be a big help on the recruiting trail. They will conduct a training camp in Colorado Springs from June 10-19.  Players on the U17 team who were born on or after January 1, 1996 are:

NAME
POS
HGT
WGT
 SCHOOL
Tyus Battle
G
6’5
170
 Gill St. Bernard’s School
Terrell Brown
C
6’10
185
 St. Andrew’s School
Thomas Bryant
F
6’9
210
 Bishop Kearney H.S.
Amir Coffey
G
6’6
150
 Hopkins H.S.
Bryant Crawford
G
6’2
179
 Gonzaga College H.S. (DC)
Eric Davis
G
6’3
161
 Arthur Hill H.S.
Juwan Durham
C
6’9
200
 Tampa Preparatory School
Henry Ellenson
F/C
6’9
250
 Rice Lake H.S.
Terrence Ferguson
G
6’6
170
 Prime Prep Academy
DeAaron Fox
G
6’2
175
 Cypress Lakes H.S.
Daniel Giddens
F/C
6’10
225
 Wheeler H.S.
Harry Giles
F
6’9
210
 Wesleyan Christian Academy
Quentin Goodin
G
6’2
175
 Taylor County H.S.
Jessie Govan
F
6’9
255
 St. Mary’s High School
Mustapha Heron
G
6’4
190
 Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Josh Jackson
G/F
6’6
175
 Consortium College Prep H.S.
Chase Jeter
C
6’8
195
 Bishop Gorman H.S.
*Stanley Johnson
F
6’7
226
 Mater Dei H.S.
Derrick Jones
F
6’6
180
 Arch Bishop Carroll H.S.
*Tyus Jones
G
6’0
171
 Apple Valley H.S.
V.J. King
G/F
6’6
175
 St. Vincent – St. Mary H.S.
Joshua Langford
G/F
6’5
198
 Madison Academy
T.J. Leaf
F
6’8
200
 Foothills Christian H.S.
*Kevon Looney
C
6’8
190
 Hamilton H.S.
Malik Monk
G
6’3
170
 East Poinsett County H.S.
Doral Moore
C
6’11
215
 Luella H.S.
Malik Newman
G
6’4
185
 Callaway H.S.
Payton Pritchard
G
6’0
170
 West Linn H.S.
Ivan Rabb
F
6’10
210
 Bishop O’Dowd H.S.
Devearl Ramsey
F
5’10
170
 Sierra Canyon H.S.
Kobi Simmons
G
6’4
170
 St. Francis H.S.
Horace Spencer
F
6’9
200
 William Tennent H.S.
Diamond Stone
F/C
6’10
254
 Dominican H.S.
Jayson Tatum
G
6’7
175
 Chaminade College Prep
Derryck Thornton
G
6’2
160
 Findlay Prep (NV)
*Myles Turner
C
6’11
225
 Trinity H.S.
*Rashad Vaughn
G
6’6
203
 Findlay Prep (NV)
D.J. Williams
F
6’7
186
 Simeon Career Academy
Seventh Woods
G
6’2
170
 Hammond School