#pcbb Links of the Day 6/10/14
- ICYMI – Iron Man Bryce Cotton Goes for 3 This Week
- ICYMI – PC President Rev. Brian J. Shanley Offered New Five-Year Term
- FriarBasketball.com – Kevin Farrahar – Cotton’s Top 10 Games: 2 OT Winner at SJU
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Iron Man Bryce Cotton Goes for 3 This Week
It appears that Bryce Cotton’s NBA Draft chances are picking up some steam as more teams are scheduling workouts with him after hearing how well he has performed in other team’s workouts. Bryce’s agent, Charles Bonsignore told me “the fact that he has done so well in other workouts has teams taking notice.” This shouldn’t come as a shock to any Friar fans because it is well known that Cotton has the work ethic that is required to be successful at the next level. He has been working hard with God Shammgod when he isn’t on the road working out for teams.
The latest team to jump in is the Cleveland Cavaliers. Originally this week, Cotton was scheduled to work out for the Washington Wizards on Wednesday and then the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday but he will now fit the Cavs in on Thursday instead of having a day off. “We realize that it is a tough task, but Bryce’s desire to play in the NBA made it an easy decision for him. He did not flinch when I asked him if he was up for 3 workouts in 3 days,” Bonsignore said.
After being subjected to the infamous Boston Marathon drill at the Boston Celtics workout, Cotton told NESN.com’s Ben Watanabe, “to my advantage, I had to play pretty much every minute of every game this year, so my body’s used to always being on the go.” Bryce is not far off when he says he played “pretty much every minute of every game this year.” He played 1398 total minutes last season in 35 games which is an average of 39.95 minutes per game. For those unaware, a regulation college game has 40 minutes. Cotton now owns Providence All-time records for minutes per game in a season (previously held by Jimmy Walker, 39.68 mpg), minutes played in a season (shattering the previous mark which he was tied with Billy Donovan at 1234 minutes) and minutes played in a career, 4314 (previously held by Donnie McGrath, 4,128). In short, he is the owner of every minute related record at Providence College except points per minute where he is in the top 15 all-time. He also possesses elite athletic ability but someone should probably let ESPN’s Chad Ford know that.
There are 17 days until the NBA Draft takes place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. As of now, Cotton currently has a work out scheduled with the Indiana Pacers next week but I wouldn’t be surprised if a few more teams reached out to get him in for a work out prior to the draft.
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BREAKING: PC President Rev. Brian J. Shanley Offered New Five-Year Term
This is great news for all things Providence College Athletics. Father Shanley has really been a driving force behind increasing PC’s competition on the athletic fields while also helping to expand the applicant pool that would be interested in Providence College. “Fr. Shanley’s vision for Providence College has been outstanding,” said Providence College Board of Trustees Chair John Killian. “He was the driving force behind our terrific, new Ruane Center for the Humanities as well as AACSB accreditation for our School of Business. He also had the keen sense to help us navigate through a very turbulent period in college athletics, and was instrumental in both the design and formation of the new BIG EAST CONFERENCE. I know I speak for the entire Board of Trustees in congratulating him on this new term,” Killian said.
This is no small thing. Shanley is now one of the top President’s when it comes to all things BIG EAST and/or Fox Sports 1 related. He has seen the expansion of the PC campus and the academic and athletic facilities necessary to make PC competitive in the private school marketplace.
“I am both appreciative and humbled by the Corporation’s and the Trustees’ continued faith and confidence,” said Fr. Shanley. “It is truly a privilege to lead this great institution. I am grateful to God for the opportunity to do so and for the many blessings He has bestowed on me during my tenure as president. There is always room for growth and improvement, but I believe Providence College is making clear, strong and aggressive strides in the right direction, and that we are poised for continued success,” Fr. Shanley said.
Among his accomplishments during his tenure as president, Fr. Shanley:
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#pcbb Links of the Day 6/9/14
- ICYMI – #pcbb Weekly Recruiting Update 6/6/14
- Inside the Auburn Tigers – Mark Murphy – High-Scoring Guard Says AU Leads After Visit
- Providence Journal – Kevin McNamara – Rhody’s schools maintaining their distance in basketball
- Zagsblog.com – Adam Zagoria – Donovan Mitchell Sets Several Visits
- Philly.com – Tyler Tynes – Agent: Providence’s Cotton will work out for Sixers
- 2014 Cox Sports Friar Golf Classic:
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#pcbb Weekly Recruiting Update 6/6/14
With most AAU events for the spring already behind us, many of the top players attended individual camps last weekend. The most notable of those camps was the invitation only Pangos All-American Camp. While the dynamic is a bit different at an individual player camp than an AAU team event, the cream still rises to the top. More on that later. This was also a big week for ESPN and Scout to release updated player rankings for the classes of 2015, 2016 and even 2017. Scout only jumped into the mix with their updated class of 2015 rankings but there was a fairly significant amount of movement and also a few PC recruits made their debut or were no longer part of the top 100. For the Scout 2015 rankings, click here. For the ESPN 2015 rankings, click here. For the ESPN 2016 rankings, click here. For the ESPN 2017 rankings, click here.
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#pcbb Links of the Day 6/6/14
- ICYMI – Scout.com Updated Class Of 2015 Top 100 Recruit Rankings
- Awesome find by FriarBasketball.com’s Craig Leighton – postgame on-court interviews by MSG Varsity right after the Friars won the Big East Tournament. Interviews include God Shammgod with his Dad and then you can click in the menu on the right side of the page for Ed Cooley, Tyler Harris and his Dad, Torrel Harris.
- Zagsblog.com – Adam Zagoria – Dupree McBrayer Sets College Visits, Planning Prep School Decision
- If you ever get frustrated with the NCAA or with paying players or any of the other stuff going on with college athletics, click this link and read why college athletes and athletics are special.
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