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Kris Dunn Named Preseason All-American by CBS Sports

The preseason honors keep rolling in for Kris Dunn. Dunn has already been named to a few preseason All-American teams and was named the preseason National Player of the Year by Blue Ribbon College Yearbook. On Monday CBS Sports announced their preseason All-American squads and Dunn found himself on the First Team again. Dunn joins Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield, LSU’s Ben Simmons, Gonzaga’s Kyle Wiltjer and Kentucky’s Skal Labissiere on the First Team.

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Why Sedee Keita is the Key to Providence’s 2016 Recruiting Class

Sedee Keita is the key to Providence’s 2016 recruiting class. No offense to committed point guard Maliek White but that previous statement is a fact. White was a big-time get for Ed Cooley and his staff because they were looking to replace Kris Dunn — the former McDonald’s All-American is expected to jump to the NBA after his redshirt junior season in 2015-16. Had Cooley and his staff not landed White they would still be chasing other guards but if they didn’t find one they wanted in 2016 it wouldn’t have been a massive blow. The current roster has two or three players who are capable of handling point guard duties for stretches, including sophomore Kyron Cartwright who started some games alongside Dunn a season ago and could very well do the same this season. The class of 2017 — especially in New England — is loaded with talented guards and the Friar coaching staff is already heavily involved with a number of them.

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Providence Out of Running for Worcester Academy’s Kevin Marfo

report by Friar recruiting insider Jeff Ferrucci surfaced over the weekend that Providence was out of consideration in the race to land Worcester Academy power forward Kevin Marfo. The report indicates that the recruitment is a two-horse race at this point between Boston College and George Washington. A source confirmed these reports to pcbb1917.com on Monday. Marfo has taken official visits to Boston College, Providence and George Washington while also including DePaul and Rhode Island in his final 5.

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