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2014 Commit Jalen Lindsey Playing In The DICK’S Sporting Goods HS National Tourney Semis at 4:53pm

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Jalen Lindsey and his #4 Huntington Prep (WV) squad will be looking to get to Madison Square Garden for the finals of the DICK’S Sporting Goods High School National Tournament. The opponent tonight is #1 Montverde Academy (FL). The game will be played at Christ the King High School in Middle Village, NY and will air on ESPN2. The tipoff has been scheduled for 4:53pm because the game before it ran long.

The winner of this game plays at Madison Square Garden Saturday at 12pm in the finals against #6 Oak Hill Academy (VA). The finals will air on ESPN.

PC Recruits on Huntington Prep:

  • 2014 Jalen Lindsey  6’7 SF
  • 2015 Montaque Gill-Caesar 6’6 SF
  • 2016 Miles Bridges 6’7 SF

 

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#pcbb Weekly Recruiting Update 4/4/14

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  • 2014 PG Kyron Cartwright was on campus over the weekend for an official visit. From reports, he liked the campus and the visit went well but it seems that he left Rhode Island without an official offer. My guess is the staff is being more picky with 2014 HS players at this point and focusing their efforts more strongly on 5th year transfers and JUCO player that will be eligible immediately. Reasons for that would be a) balancing classes b) a bad call will only affect the roster for a year or two vs. four c) need quality contributors right away for 2014-2015.
  • 2015 SG Donovan Mitchell spoke with Rob Howe of HawkeyeInsider.com, an Iowa Scout.com site. He has offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Creighton, Florida, Fordham, Iowa, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall and St. John’s. He also said that Kansas and Xavier have been showing a lot of interest. On what he needs to work on: “I have to improve my jump shot.” On what he is looking for in a school: “I am looking for a school where not only can I have a great basketball career but a great academic career.” Kevin San (aka Undercover Friar) posted an article on Mitchell on the ScoutFriars.com site last night. Mitchell talks about how Cooley being front and center at Brewster games and practices “sends a message.” He also mentions that he believes his game fits how they play at PC and that he and his family have a good relationship with the coaching staff in Friartown.

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Recruiting Update: 2014 Commit Jalen Lindsey Playing In The DICK’S Sporting Goods High School National Tournament Today At 12pm

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Jalen Lindsey and his #4 seeded Huntington Prep (WV) squad will begin their journey today at 12pm to get to Madison Square Garden for the finals of the DICK’S Sporting Goods High School National Tournament. The opponent is #5 seed La Lumiere School (IN). The game will be played at Christ the King High School in Middle Village, NY and will air on ESPNU. An added bonus for Friars fans is that, in additon to Lindsey who will be heading to Providence this Summer, there are a bunch of other PC recruits playing in this game.

The winner of this game plays at Christ the King on Friday at 4:30pm on ESPN2 against the winner of #1 Montverde Academy (FL) and #8 Sagemont High School (FL). The finals will air be played at the World’s Most Famous Arena, MSG on Saturday at 12pm and will air on ESPN.

PC Recruits on Huntington Prep:

  • 2014 Jalen Lindsey  6’7 SF
  • 2015 Montaque Gill-Caesar 6’6 SF
  • 2016 Miles Bridges 6’7 SF

PC Recruits on La Lumiere School:

  • 2015 Joseph Toye 6’7 SF
  • 2015 Jalen Coleman 6’3 SG

For a good preview of Huntington Prep coming into the DICK’S Sporting Goods High School National Tournament by StudentSports.com, click here.

 

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PC To Watch 2015 PF Mamadou Diarra of Putnam Science Academy Today #pcbb

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PC assistant coach Brian Blaney will be heading down to Putnam Science Academy today to check in on 2015 PF recruit Mamadou Diarra. Diarra has only been with PSA for a few months now but has made steady progress and will look to continue that with the AAU season approaching. On the AAU circuit he plays with the NYC Jayhawks.

To read my recruit profile piece on Diarra from February, click here.

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Recruiting Update: Paschal Chukwu Named CT Player of the Year By Coaches

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#pcbb Weekly Recruiting Update 3/28/14

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  • I’ve added a Recruiting Updates (see below for the permanent location on the home page) page which will be dedicated to recruiting info and recruiting targets. For the offseason, I’ll be keeping a list of all PC targets for 2014 that either get a release because of a coach firing or if a player wants to play his 5th year somewhere else and PC is recruiting that player. Make sure to check it out.

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  • 2014 PG Kyron Cartwright recently got his release from Loyola Marymount after their coach, Max Good was let go. The left handed lead guard is currently visiting Providence. Craig Belhumeur of FriarBasketball.com spoke with Cartwright and his HS coach, Anthony Thomas. Thomas has a relationship with PC Associate Head Coach, Andre LaFleur from their days playing AAU together for Slam n Jam out on the West coast in the early 1980’s. Make sure to check out Craig’s article for quotes from both Thomas and Cartwright. Cartwright talks about what he likes about PC so far and what he would do if Cooley extended an offer. Great stuff from Craig B!
  • Another name for 2014 point guards is Malik Pugh. He committed to UNC Wilmington in February but a coaching change has caused him to open up his recruitment. PC is checking up on him and he is a potential candidate to fill out one of PC’s remaining scholarships for 2014. Pugh is a scoring guard who put up 20 ppg this season for Dyer HS in Tennessee including going for 37 in his final HS game. The knock on him is his size but he seems to like playing with that chip on his shoulder.

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Recruiting News: Rivals Top 60 In Class Of 2016 Released Today

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Eric Bossi over at Rivals continued the class ranking updates by expanding the class of 2016 rankings from the top 35 to the top 60. PC has been recruiting a good number of these kids.

To see the full list, click here.

Here are the player’s PC is recruiting:

  • #11 Tyus Battle – St. Benedits School/Gladstone, NJ
  • #21 Josh Langford – 6’4 SG – Madison Academy/Madison, AL
  • #27 Rawle Alkins – 6’4 SG – Christ the King/Brooklyn, NY
  • #29 Braxton Blackwell – 6’6 SG/SF – Christian Presbyterian Academy/Nashville, TN
  • #33 Miles Bridges – 6’6 SF – Huntington Prep/Huntington, WV