The first July live evaluation period has arrived and the Providence coaching staff will be out and about stalking down talented future Friars all across the country over the next few days. A live evaluation period means college coaches are allowed to attend and evaluate recruits at certified events. This particular evaluation period begins on July 6th at 5pm and is active through 5pm on July 10th. Nike has their EYBL Peach Jam, which is their playoffs and adidas finishes off their Gaunlet series. Under Armour’s finale event is later in July so they will be hosting their All-America Camp this week in Charlotte.
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Providence to Host Annual Elite Camp June 26th
Providence will host their annual Elite Camp on Sunday and there are sure to be some talented players from the New England area in attendance. Mass Rivals is expected to have a big contingent. I attended Providence’s Elite Camp last summer and, as I wrote after last year, I found the value of the camp to be more about relationship development between the Providence coaching staff and potential recruits than player evaluation.
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Providence Recruiting Update: Class of 2018 Phones Ringing
June 15th at 12:00am marked the first time that coaches could directly contact members of the class of 2018 — rising high school juniors. Ed Cooley and his staff worked the phones all day and reached out to a number of targets. Aside from the fact that the NCAA doesn’t seem to mind teenagers having their phones begin to blow up at midnight on a weeknight, Brian Snow of Scout.com had an interesting perspective on the importance of these June 15th calls:
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Recruiting News: ESPN Releases Class Of 2018 Top 60 Recruit Rankings
ESPN updated their Top 100 for the Class of 2017 on Tuesday and on Wednesday they dropped their first release of their Top 60 for the Class of 2018. Though these kids still have two full years of high school left after this year, Providence has been actively recruiting some of the players on ESPN’s list.
Providence Recruits in the Top 60:
- #4 – Naz Reid – 6’9 PF – Roselle Catholic/Asbury Park, NJ
- #12 – Keldon Johnson – 6’5 SG – Park View/South Hill, VA
- #18 – Jalen Smith – 6’8 PF – Mount Saint Joseph/Baltimore, MD
- #21 – Coby White – 6’4 PG – Greenfield School/Wilson, NC
- #30 – Isaiah Mucius – 6’7 WF – St. James School/Patchogue, NY
- #44 – Kiyon Boyd – 6’5 SG – HD Woodson HS/Washington, DC
- #52 – AJ Reeves – 6’3 SG – Brimmer and May/Roxbury, MA
To see the entire Top 60, click here.
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Providence Recruiting Guide to the First April 2016 Live Evaluation Period
This weekend kicks off the real recruiting season for members of the class of 2017 and beyond because starting on April 15th a live evaluation period officially begins. A live evaluation period means college coaches are allowed to attend and evaluate recruits at certified events. This particular evaluation period lasts through April 17th with another full weekend of live evaluating on the schedule beginning on April 22nd. Nike and Under Armour will kick off their grassroots leagues in NYC, while adidas gets started in Dallas this weekend. There are also some other events going on this weekend that Providence recruits will be playing in.
As I traditionally do each spring and summer, I’ll be providing a guide for fans to follow along and see where Providence’s targets are playing during a given live evaluation period. This post will be updated as the weekend goes on and more information is known. Continue reading Providence Recruiting Guide to the First April 2016 Live Evaluation Period
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Recruiting News: Rivals Releases Class Of 2018 Top 75 Recruit Rankings
Rivals released a Top 75 for the Class of 2018 on Friday and Providence has some of their targets on the list for this class that is made up of current high school sophomores. The list also includes some local New England prep products.
Providence Recruits in the Top 75:
- #5 – Naz Reid – 6’9 PF – Roselle Catholic/Asbury Park, NJ
- #24 – Isaiah Mucius – 6’7 WF – St. James School/Patchogue, NY
- #25 – Jalen Smith – 6’8 PF – Mount Saint Joseph/Baltimore, MD
- #32 – AJ Reeves – 6’3 SG – Brimmer and May/Roxbury, MA
- #63 – Nate Laszewski – 6’7 PF – Northfield-Mt. Hermon/Avon, CT
- #67 – Montez Mathis – 6’4 SG – Oak Hill Academy/Essex, MD
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Providence Recruiting Update: Friar Staff to Attend St. Andrew’s Holiday Classic
Providence coaches get another in-season opportunity to stay close to home but still be hot on the recruiting trail. This weekend St. Andrew’s hosts their annual Holiday Classic with a number of Providence recruits scheduled to play games at the Barrington school’s gym on Friday and Saturday. Cox Hub will also have live streams of 3 Friday games. You can read an excellent preview of the event by the New England Recruiting Report over at Cox Hub.
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