- 2015 guard Lorne Currie committed to Long Beach State on Monday. Providence’s interest waned once Kris Dunn announced his decision to return next season. Currie never ended up visiting Providence.
- BigEastCoastBias.com – Mike Hopkins – Bio Blast on Providence’s New Assistant Coach Jeff Battle
- FriarBasketball.com – Kevin Farrahar & Craig Leighton – Providence Jamfest Takeaways
- New Kris Dunn season highlight mixtape:
#pcbb Links of the Day 5/10/15
- ICYMI – Ed Cooley Hires Jeff Battle as Assistant Coach
- Providence Journal – Kevin McNamara – Cooley finally gets his man as Battle joins Friar coaching staff
- FriarBasketball.com – Kevin Farrahar – Providence Hires Jeff Battle
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Ed Cooley Hires Jeff Battle as Assistant Coach
Ed Cooley called upon a close friend to replace former associate head coach Bob Simon by reaching out to Jeff Battle. Simon took the associate head coach position at Alabama under newly hired head coach Avery Johnson on April 19th. Battle was out of coaching this past year after being at Wake Forest for 13 years as the associate head coach for 3 different head coaches. Battle joins associate head coach Andre LaFleur and assistant coach Brian Blaney to make up Cooley’s 3 recruiting assistant coaches. The terms of Battle’s contract with Providence were not released.
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#pcbb Links of the Day 5/8/15
- ICYMI – Providence Contacted Richmond Graduate Transfer Alonzo Nelson-Ododa
- The college basketball free agent list continues to be updated. Check in here.
- FriarBasketball.com – Craig Leighton – A Closer Look: Hamidou Diallo
- FriarBasketball.com – Craig Leighton – Providence Jam Fest Tips Off This Weekend
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2015 Nike EYBL Session 3 Providence Recruiting Guide
Nike EYBL continues with their 3rd session of the regular season on the way to the finals at the Peach Jam. There are a number of Providence recruits playing on the EYBL circuit this year again and even though the coaches won’t be allowed to attend this 3rd session in Houston there will be media members there covering the games and there’s a possibility for some games to be live streamed as well.
There are a few new names since the last recruiting guide and also some names that have fallen off the board with some recent commitments. One other note is Samuel Japhet-Mathias is making his EYBL debut this weekend after having to sit out the first two sessions due to NCAA rules regarding international players being in the USA for less than a year.
Here are the Providence targets in Houston this weekend and when they will be playing. Both the 17U and 16U are in Houston this weekend.
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Providence Contacted Richmond Graduate Transfer Alonzo Nelson-Ododa
ESPN’s Jeff Borzello reported on Twitter that Richmond graduate transfer Alonzo Nelson-Ododa has heard from more than 15 schools since announcing his plan to transfer on May 5th. One of the schools mentioned in Borzello’s tweet is Providence. Nelson-Ododa is a 6’9 235 pound power forward. He spent his first year at Richmond sitting out as a redshirt during the 2011-12 season.
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#pcbb Links of the Day 5/7/15
- ICYMI – Previewing the 2015 Providence Jam Fest
- ICYMI – Report: Sean Miller To Take Reigns of U19 USA National Team, Ed Cooley to Stay on Staff
- ESPN.com – Dana O’Neil – Graduate transfer problem needs to be fixed now
- KSL.com – Andy Slater – Emboldened by Cotton’s success, Jazz pre-draft workouts come early
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