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Friartown Fan Voice Podcast

Friartown Fan Voice Podcast – Episode 1 – 9/30/15

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It’s finally here! The first episode of the pcbb1917.com Friartown Fan Voice podcast has been recorded, uploaded and turned loose on the public! I focused primarily on recruiting in this first episode and also answered some submitted questions by you, the fans. I hope you enjoy this one and I plan on doing a couple more before the season begins in mid-November. This should be available in iTunes shortly so keep an eye out for that so you can subscribe and be automatically notified when a new episode is uploaded.

You can submit your own questions and comments that could be answered on a future podcast by calling the Friartown Fan Voice podcast voicemail line at 516-500-PCBB or 516-500-7222, emailing me at mhopkins@pcbb1917.com, tweeting at me @pcbb1917, commenting on the Facebook page or directly in the comments section of this post.

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2016 Putnam Science Academy PF Sedee Keita Down to Six

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Providence coaches have begun to zero in on their top targets in the class of 2016 over these last few weeks. One of those players that has been given extra attention is 2016 PF Sedee Keita. Keita, who is now enrolled at Putnam Science Academy, has received at least two visits from the Providence staff since the recruiting period began on September 9th. On Monday night Keita cut his list down to a final six, according to Alex Kline. The cut-down list is made up of LSU, Penn State, Providence, South Carolina, Temple, UNLV. Keita confirmed the news via his Twitter account.

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#pcbb Links of the Day 9/11/15

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  • 2016 guard Shamorie Ponds begins his official visit to Providence today. He got a visit from Ed Cooley and Andre LaFleur on Tuesday during the first day of the recruiting period.

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Providence Recruiting Update: Providence Hosts Elite Camp, Makes Pair of List Cuts

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Providence hosted their annual Elite Camp on August 8th on the school’s campus and this was the first year I attended. A while back when I decided that I would keep that Saturday open so I could attend the camp this year I had ideas in my head of seeing some of Providence’s star recruits in person. That didn’t exactly come to fruition as there were other competing events — namely the Big Strick Classic in NYC — that thinned out the field for the 2015 version of camp. Still, there was a lot to see and some new names that popped up onto my radar. Other recent recruiting news is that the Friars made the top 5 for JJ Matthews and the top 6 for Quentin Jackson. Both players cut down their lists on Monday. More on Elite Camp and these two recruits below.

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Providence Recruiting Update: Time to Turn Attention to 2016

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With NC State forward transfer Kyle Washington committing to Mick Cronin and the Cincinnati Bearcats on Wednesday its time for the Friar staff to turn their attention to the class of 2016 and beyond. The likelihood that there is still a player available that could contribute next season is almost nonexistent. The only scenario out there right now is probably a darkhorse international player but that is in the “massive longshot” category.

The first July live evaluation period is rapidly approaching and the Providence staff needs to be focused on players from the class of 2016 with an eye towards players in 2017. Some Big East compatriots have already gotten off to good starts in 2016 with Butler landing a pair of 4 star recruits in Joey Brunk and Howard Washington, Villanova picking up consensus top 20 recruit Omari Spellman and Xavier dipping into the New England Prep ranks to grab top 125 forward Tyrique Jones.

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