- Missed the Ed Cooley Radio Show that aired on June 10th? You can listen to all 4 segments of the show at the WEEI website here.
- FriarBasketball.com – Craig Belhumeur – Henton Eyes the NBA
- WEEI.com – John Rooke – Thinking Out Loud: ‘Patriot Way’ or the highway
- BigEastCoastBias.com – Robert O’Neill – POLL: How many Big East teams will make the 2016 NCAA Tournament?
#pcbb Links of the Day 6/11/15
- ICYMI – Recruiting News: ESPN Released Top 60 for Class of 2017
- ICYMI – Providence Bolsters Frontcourt with Commitment from 2015 Quadree Smith
- Providence Journal – Kevin McNamara – PC finds big man late, lands Quadree Smith for 2015 class
- College Basketball Talk – Raphielle Johnson – Providence adds to front court depth with late addition
- FriarBasketball.com – Craig Leighton – Quadree Smith Commits to PC
- FriarBasketball.com – Craig Leighton – A Closer Look: Jermaine Samuels
- FriarBasketball.com – Craig Leighton – PC Offers Wabissa Bede
Providence Bolsters Frontcourt with Commitment from 2015 Quadree Smith
The Providence front court certainly has gotten bigger, even if it isn’t much taller. 6’8 250 pound Quadree Smith visited Friartown over the weekend and gave a commitment to Ed Cooley on Wednesday. The commitment was delayed while the Friar compliance staff combed through Smith’s transcript, per a source with knowledge of the situation. Originally a member of the class of 2014, Smith did a post graduate year at IMG Academy in Florida this past year after graduating from his local public school, Potomac. The Maryland native had committed to UNC-Greensboro in November of 2013 but never signed a National Letter of Intent. He decommitted in January 2014. Associate head coach Andre LaFleur is the Providence coach that made first contact with Smith.
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Recruiting News: ESPN Released Top 60 for Class of 2017
After expanding the class of 2016 top 60 to a top 100 on Tuesday, ESPN expanded their class of 2017 top 25 to a top 60 on Wednesday. The debut of the class of 2018 top 25 is scheduled to be released on Thursday.
Providence currently has 2 open scholarships to use in the class of 2017, barring a commitment from a big man prior to the start of next season. It is also highly likely that Kris Dunn’s scholarship will open up after this season as he is almost guaranteed to leave for the NBA. Let’s take a look at where some of Providence’s 2016 targets fell on ESPN’s Top 100:
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#pcbb Links of the Day 6/10/15
Recruiting News: ESPN Released Updated Top 100 for Class of 2016
ESPN updated their class of 2016 rankings on Tuesday with a fresh top 100, which is an expansion from the previous top 60 for the class. They plan to release the expanded class of 2017 top 60 on Wednesday and debut the class of 2018 top 25 on Thursday. Scout.com just released their updated 2016 top 100 on Friday last week.
Providence currently has 2 open scholarships to use in the class of 2016, barring a commitment from a big man prior to the start of next season. It is also highly likely that Kris Dunn’s scholarship will open up after this season as he is almost guaranteed to leave for the NBA. Let’s take a look at where some of Providence’s 2016 targets fell on ESPN’s Top 100:
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#pcbb Links of the Day 6/9/15
- https://twitter.com/kevinmcnamara33/status/608058512585986049
- FriarBasketball.com – Craig Leighton – A Closer Look: Sedee Keita
- BigEastCoastBias.com – Mike Hopkins – LaDontae Henton Worked Out with Celtics Monday
- Cox Hub – It’s Been a Great Year for PC’s Acciari, National Champ, Now the NHL
- BigEastCoastBias.com – Christopher Novak- NCAA approves proposed rule changes
