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Providence Roster Review & Outlook

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It seems the 2014-15 roster is now complete with the addition of German guard Tyree Chambers* so I’ll take an in-depth look at the roster and how it’s shaping up both in the short term and the long term.

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Technically the 2014-15 roster has one open scholarship remaining and maybe Ed Cooley will look to add a mid-year transfer for next season to balance the classes (more on that later) but I believe this will be the group that the Friars will go to battle with this upcoming season. Let’s look at the roster by position group:

The Guards

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#pcbb Weekly Recruiting Update 9/12/14

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The last week has been pretty quiet on the Providence recruiting front. We haven’t heard about any other players scheduling visits to PC but there have been some Friar recruits who have given their pledges elsewhere. None are earth shattering and some didn’t ever get an official offer from Ed Cooley but commitments are happening fast and furious all over college basketball. Providence currently has 2 open scholarships for the 2015 class with an eye on point guard Justin Robinson to fill one and possibly bank the other to save for a transfer or Spring addition.

Robinson is on his second of five scheduled official visits this weekend. His first visit during Labor Day weekend was to Buzz Williams and Virginia Tech while visit two is taking place at Maryland. Visits 3 through 5 are scheduled thus: Providence 9/19-9/21, Creighton 9/27-9/28 and UNLV 10/3-10/4. I think some people are discounting UNLV and Creighton because Robinson has played his recruitment fairly close to the vest.

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Recruiting News: ESPN Final Class Of 2015 Top 100 Recruit Rankings

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ESPN updated their class of 2015 rankings to include the final post-Summer updates.

To see the entire top 100, click here.

PC Recruits:

  • #89 – Alex Owens – 6’8 PF – Oak Ridge HS/Orlando, FL
  • #93 – Davon Dillard – 6’5 SF – Our Savior New American/Centereach, NY

List of Big East commitments in Top 100:

  • #23 Jalen Brunson – 6’1 PG – Stevenson HS/Lincolnshire, IL
  • #58 Jessie Govan – 6’10 C – Wings Academy/Manhasset, NY – Georgetown
  • #69 Nick Noskowiak – 6’2 PG – Sun Prairie HS/Sun Prairie, WI – Marquette
  • #79 Haanif Cheatham – 6’5 SG – Pembroke Pines/Fort Lauderdale, FL
Recruiting News

#pcbb Weekly Recruiting Update 9/5/14

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Labor Day weekend figured to be quiet with students moving into their dorms on the PC campus but some unexpected news hit that Friday with the apparent addition of German guard Tyree Chambers to the roster for the 2014-15 season.

Chambers visited Providence back in May and an offer was extended about 3 weeks ago. The connection appears to have been fostered by Associate Head Coach Andre LaFleur which is similar to the Kyron Cartwright recruitment. Chambers is at Providence and enrolled in classes but has not yet been given the go ahead by the NCAA Clearinghouse though he told Jeff Ferrucci of ScoutFriars.com “the clearance shouldn’t be a problem because I never signed a contract. I was just a youth player traveling with the team.” There is a highlight video (below) that shows highlights of Chambers playing in the NBBL which he describes as “the highest level for basketball under the age of 19.”

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Recruiting News: Rivals Updates Class of 2015 Top 150

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Rivals released their updated class of 2015 top 150 rankings today. The number of recruits PC is still involved with is dwindling from this top 150 list. Having said that, guys like Justin Robinson and Drew Edwards are extremely underrated to not be in the top 150 for Rivals. Shawntrez Davis said in early August that he wanted to visit Providence but Alex Owens committed since then so I’m not sure if the Friars are still recruiting Davis.

To see the entire top 150, click here.

PC Recruits:

  • #108 – Alex Owens – 6’8 PF – Oak Ridge/Orlando, FL
  • #110 – Shawntrez Davis – 6’9 PF – Tri Cities HS/East Point, GA
  • #130 – Alex Illikainen – 6’9 PF – Brewster Academy/Wolfeboro, NH
  • #131 – Davon Dillard – 6’5 SF –  La Lumiere School/La Porte, IN

Big East Commitments:

  • #44 – Jessie Govan – 6’10 C – Wings Academy/Queens, NY – Georgetown
  • #47 – Justin Patton – 6’10 PF – North HS/Omaha, NE – Creighton
  • #89 – Marcus Derrickson – 6’7 PF – Brewster Academy/Wolfeboro, NH – Georgetown
  • #94 – Nick Noskowiak – 6’2 PG – Sun Prairie HS/Sun Prairie, WI – Marquette
  • #108 – Alex Owens – 6’8 PF – Oak Ridge/Orlando, FL – Providence
  • #114 – Donte Divincenzo – 6’4 SG – Salesianum School/Wilmington, DE – Villanova
  • #149 – Matt Heldt – 6’10 C – Neenah HS/Neenah, WI – Marquette
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#pcbb Weekly Recruiting Update 8/22/14

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There wasn’t a ton of recruiting news this past week as the Friars were in the midst of their Italy trip. I would expect to start hearing more next week when the staff is back in the States. Visits will likely begin to be set up and the picture at the guard positions on the recruiting trail in the class of 2015 should get a little more clear.

As for some of what did occur this past week:

 

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