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#pcbb Links of the Day 10/24/15

Providence Offers 2017 PF/C Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree

Not to be deterred by recent misses with members of Team Final, the Providence coaching staff extended a scholarship offer to 2017 PF/C Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree, per his Twitter account. Cosby-Roundtree ran with Team Final’s U16 team on the Nike EYBL circuit this spring and summer.

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Top-60 Recruit in 2016 Chooses Penn State Over Providence, Maryland, SMU & Temple

Tony Carr is one of the highest rated point guards in the class of 2016. With Providence searching to replace Kris Dunn likely after the 2015-16 season Carr included the Friars in his final 11 and then final 5 back in mid-July was a welcome development in Friartown. Carr, a native of Philadelphia, has been described by ESPN as “a late blooming point guard who has not only continued to grow, but also developed his game at a rapid rate.” ESPN ranks Carr as the 9th-best point guard in the class of 2016.

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Providence Hands Out New Offers After Second Live Period

The second live evaluation period is in the rear view mirror and despite being short-handed on the recruiting trail this weekend the Friar staff managed to hand out some new offers to members of the classes of 2016 and 2017. Providence offered local New England prep players Hasahn French (Commonwealth Academy) and Samuel Japhet-Mathias (Vermont Academy), according to tweets from their high school and AAU coaches. Another offer that went out on Monday was to Oak Hill Academy big man Joe Hampton. Hampton tweeted about the offer Monday night. The other offers that were announced Tuesday were 2016 point guard Tony Carr and 2016 power forward Sedee Keita. Wednesday saw another offer to a member of the PSA Cardinals grassroots team with their Twitter account announcing that Providence was among a few schools to offer 2017 big man Mohammed Bamba.

There will be a full recap of the Friar recruits covered in the 2nd live period’s recruiting guide later in the week but for now let’s take a closer look at these recruits who received scholarship offers this week.

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#pcbb Links of the Day 8/5/14

#pcbb Links of the Day 6/2/14

  • Providence Journal – Kevin McNamara – PC’s Cooley to help coach USA Basketball’s under-18 team
  • CityofBasketballLove.com – Andrew Koob – Trip Home Gives Bentil Perspective
  • FriarBasketball.com – Kevin Farrahar – Steven Enoch’s Stock Takes Off
  • FriarBasketball.com – Kevin Farrahar – Cotton’s Top Ten Games #4: 50 Great Minutes vs. Nova
  • Buzzfeed Reasons to Draft Bryce Cotton in GIFs
  • BleacherReport.com – Sam Richmond – 10 Draft Prospects Who Should Be on Miami Heat’s Round 2 Radar
  • https://twitter.com/jlindsey21/status/473235853524107264