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2016 Putnam Science Academy PF Sedee Keita Down to Six

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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Providence Recruiting Update: This Weekend Kicks Off Big 30 Day Stretch of Visitors for Friars

The recruiting buzz around the Providence program has been steadily picking up over the last few weeks as lists have been cut down and official visits scheduled. This weekend begins a massively important 30 day stretch for Ed Cooley and his staff as they will host 6 recruits and have their annual Late Night Madness. The visitors begin with a wing from the class of 2016 today and end with a slew of recruits at Late Night Madness on October 17th with some other high profile recruits coming to the campus in between.

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2016 PF Kevin Marfo Cuts List to Final 5

Providence was among 10 teams to make 2016 PF Kevin Marfo‘s cut down list in mid-August. Marfo’s plan was to entertain all 10 of those schools and for each of them to present their case to the New Jersey native during visits to his school. The first day that could happen was September 9th when the recruiting period began and schools trekked to Worcester Academy to try to convince the powerful big man to buy their recruiting pitch. Marfo decided to cut his list down even further on Tuesday night to a final 5.

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Recruiting News: Rivals Releases Expanded Class Of 2017 Top 150 Recruit Rankings

Rivals became the latest recruiting service to release updated and expanded recruit rankings for the class of 2017 following the summer grassroots season. Eric Bossi now has a Top 150 for the class of 2017 and there are a number of recruits that Providence is chasing inside that Top 150.

Providence Recruits in the Top 150:

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Recruiting News: Scout.com Releases Expanded Class Of 2017 Top 100 Recruit Rankings

Scout.com has expanded their class of 2017 rankings from a Top 75 to a Top 100. ESPN released their Top 60 for the class of 2017 but Scout’s Top 100 means there are more slots for Providence recruits to slide into. One of the biggest risers in the rankings was by Makai Ashton-Langford.

To see the entire Top 100, click here.

PC Recruits in the Top 100:

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Recruiting News: Rivals Class Of 2016 Top 150 Updated Post-Summer

ESPN and Scout.com released their updated recruit rankings for the class of 2016 after the summer grassroots season and now it’s time for Rivals to follow suit. ESPN and Scout had differing views on most of the Providence recruits within their Top 100’s. Rivals’ rankings mirror those of ESPN with Wenyen Gabriel jumping from the 80’s to 17. There is also a Friar recruit who is visiting Providence in October that is making his debut in Rivals’ Top 150 in Maliek White and Kevin Marfo rounds out the Top 150 in the final slot. Providence is visiting him at his school on September 9th.

To see the full list of 150 players, click here.

Here are the player’s PC is recruiting/has interest in:

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