- Fayetteville Observer – Bret Strelow – After year off, former Wake assistant Jeff Battle back where he belongs
- WiseEyeSports.com – Coach Bill – BABC Forward Kevin Marfo talks his cut down list
- BTPowerhouse.com – Grant Labedz – Illinois Basketball: 3 Key Non-Conference Opponents
- ScoutFriars.com – Jeff Ferrucci – August Recruiting Round-up ($)
- Cox Hub – Sheila Sullivan – The Friars Hit the Links at Annual Golf Tournament
- ESPN.com – Tom Farrey – Northwestern players denied request to form first union for athletes
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Providence to Host Annual Elite Camp August 8th
The 2014 Providence Elite Camp effectively produced 2 commitments for Ed Cooley last year. The first one was a verbal commitment from 2017 guard Javon Taylor. Taylor gave Cooley his commitment before leaving campus that Saturday. The other came a couple days later in the form of 2015 big man Alex Owens. Unfortunately, Owens failed to receive a qualifying ACT score this summer and has enrolled at Tallahassee Community College. Cooley is hoping the 2015 version of Elite Camp will lead to more commitments, especially from the talented crop of New England prep school talent that will be in attendance. Unfortunately some of the top talent from the area like Wenyen Gabriel and Makai Ashton-Langford — both players that attended last year’s camp — will be in NYC playing in the Big Strick Classic on Saturday and can’t attend.
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Providence Recruiting Update: Recruiting Miss, Transfer News, New Offers and Interest
Providence has been actively pursuing big men since Paschal Chukwu announced he was transferring out of Friartown for a change of scenery. That news broke a little over 30 days ago. The Friar staff has done a lot in those 30-plus days, including adding veteran assistant Jeff Battle to replace the vacant spot left by Bob Simon’s departure to Alabama. They also added some beef to the frontcourt in 2015 big man Quadree Smith who committed to Ed Cooley and the Friars about 2 weeks ago. There was a recent miss in the class of 2015, news on the transfer wire, new offers being handed out and new interest being expressed.
