One domino that may not have been immediately considered by some was that Billy Donovan taking the head coaching job with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA meant that Donovan could no longer coach the U19 USA National team this summer. Ed Cooley and Sean Miller were named as Donovan’s assistants in January 2015. They both served on Donovan’s staff for the U18 USA National team last summer.
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Ed Cooley to be Assistant on Billy Donovan’s Staff of USA U19 Team
After a successful campaign at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship that saw Team USA dominate the competition and finish 5-0 to get the gold medal last summer, USA Basketball announced on Tuesday that University of Florida head coach Billy Donovan and his entire coaching staff would return to coach the U19 team for the 2015 U19 World Championships. That means Providence head coach Ed Cooley and Arizona head coach Sean Miller will again join Donovan on the Team USA coaching staff.
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It was announced yesterday that Coach Cooley will be one of Billy Donovan’s assistants, along with Arizona’s Sean Miller, for the USA Basketball U18 team that will compete in the FIBA Americas. All players who participate must be born on or after January 1, 1996 so the team will be comprised of current high school students. The last U18 team for USA in 2012 consisted of:
| NAME | POS | HGT | WGT | SCHOOL |
| Nathaniel Britt II | G | 6’1 | 158 | Gonzaga College H.S., D.C./#North Carolina |
| Sam Dekker | F | 6’7 | 200 | Sheboygan Lutheran H.S./*Wisconsin |
| Shaq Goodwin | F | 6’8 | 235 | Southwest DeKalb H.S./*Memphis |
| Jerami Grant | F | 6’7 | 190 | DeMatha Catholic H.S./*Syracuse |
| Montrezl Harrell | F | 6’8 | 230 | Hargrave Military Academy, VA/*Louisville |
| Jake Layman | F | 6’7 | 180 | King Phillip Regional H.S./*Maryland |
| Rodney Purvis | G | 6’4 | 190 | Upper Room Christian Academy/*North Carolina State |
| Julius Randle | F | 6’8 | 235 | Prestonwood Christian Academy |
| James Robinson | G | 6’3 | 198 | DeMatha Catholic H.S./*Pittsburgh |
| Marcus Smart | G | 6’3 | 210 | Marcus H.S./*Oklahoma State |
| Jarnell Stokes | F | 6’8 | 245 | University of Tennessee |
| Rasheed Sulaimon | G | 6’4 | 190 | Strake Jesuit College Prep/*Duke |
| * Indicates the college or university where the player has signed a National Letter of Intent. | ||||
| # Indicates the college or university where the player has verbally committed. | ||||
This is great for Cooley’s exposure and should be a big help on the recruiting trail. They will conduct a training camp in Colorado Springs from June 10-19. Players on the U17 team who were born on or after January 1, 1996 are:
| NAME |
POS
|
HGT
|
WGT
|
SCHOOL |
| Tyus Battle |
G
|
6’5
|
170
|
Gill St. Bernard’s School |
| Terrell Brown |
C
|
6’10
|
185
|
St. Andrew’s School |
| Thomas Bryant |
F
|
6’9
|
210
|
Bishop Kearney H.S. |
| Amir Coffey |
G
|
6’6
|
150
|
Hopkins H.S. |
| Bryant Crawford |
G
|
6’2
|
179
|
Gonzaga College H.S. (DC) |
| Eric Davis |
G
|
6’3
|
161
|
Arthur Hill H.S. |
| Juwan Durham |
C
|
6’9
|
200
|
Tampa Preparatory School |
| Henry Ellenson |
F/C
|
6’9
|
250
|
Rice Lake H.S. |
| Terrence Ferguson |
G
|
6’6
|
170
|
Prime Prep Academy |
| DeAaron Fox |
G
|
6’2
|
175
|
Cypress Lakes H.S. |
| Daniel Giddens |
F/C
|
6’10
|
225
|
Wheeler H.S. |
| Harry Giles |
F
|
6’9
|
210
|
Wesleyan Christian Academy |
| Quentin Goodin |
G
|
6’2
|
175
|
Taylor County H.S. |
| Jessie Govan |
F
|
6’9
|
255
|
St. Mary’s High School |
| Mustapha Heron |
G
|
6’4
|
190
|
Wilbraham & Monson Academy |
| Josh Jackson |
G/F
|
6’6
|
175
|
Consortium College Prep H.S. |
| Chase Jeter |
C
|
6’8
|
195
|
Bishop Gorman H.S. |
| *Stanley Johnson |
F
|
6’7
|
226
|
Mater Dei H.S. |
| Derrick Jones |
F
|
6’6
|
180
|
Arch Bishop Carroll H.S. |
| *Tyus Jones |
G
|
6’0
|
171
|
Apple Valley H.S. |
| V.J. King |
G/F
|
6’6
|
175
|
St. Vincent – St. Mary H.S. |
| Joshua Langford |
G/F
|
6’5
|
198
|
Madison Academy |
| T.J. Leaf |
F
|
6’8
|
200
|
Foothills Christian H.S. |
| *Kevon Looney |
C
|
6’8
|
190
|
Hamilton H.S. |
| Malik Monk |
G
|
6’3
|
170
|
East Poinsett County H.S. |
| Doral Moore |
C
|
6’11
|
215
|
Luella H.S. |
| Malik Newman |
G
|
6’4
|
185
|
Callaway H.S. |
| Payton Pritchard |
G
|
6’0
|
170
|
West Linn H.S. |
| Ivan Rabb |
F
|
6’10
|
210
|
Bishop O’Dowd H.S. |
| Devearl Ramsey |
F
|
5’10
|
170
|
Sierra Canyon H.S. |
| Kobi Simmons |
G
|
6’4
|
170
|
St. Francis H.S. |
| Horace Spencer |
F
|
6’9
|
200
|
William Tennent H.S. |
| Diamond Stone |
F/C
|
6’10
|
254
|
Dominican H.S. |
| Jayson Tatum |
G
|
6’7
|
175
|
Chaminade College Prep |
| Derryck Thornton |
G
|
6’2
|
160
|
Findlay Prep (NV) |
| *Myles Turner |
C
|
6’11
|
225
|
Trinity H.S. |
| *Rashad Vaughn |
G
|
6’6
|
203
|
Findlay Prep (NV) |
| D.J. Williams |
F
|
6’7
|
186
|
Simeon Career Academy |
| Seventh Woods |
G
|
6’2
|
170
|
Hammond School |
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Nice piece by Sean Brennan at BigEast.com with a bunch of good quotes from Coach Cooley.
http://www.bigeast.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012914aab.html
“I feel very fortunate to be the head coach of Providence College,” said Cooley, now in his third season with the Friars. “Having grown up here in Providence, having seen all the great coaches come through here, I was a Friar fan at birth. I went to the camps here starting with (former Providence coaches) Rick Pitino and Gordie Chiesa and I worked the camps when (former Providence coaches) Rick Barnes and Tim Welsh were here. Being a head coach here really is a dream opportunity. At the end of the day I think jobs are about fit and I think we’re the right fit for one another in this time and place.”
It’s a rare thing when childhood dreams actually come true, even if they are delayed a bit, as was the case for Cooley.
“I wanted to attend Providence College but I wasn’t talented enough” said Cooley, who was a two-time Rhode Island High School Player of the Year at Providence’s Central High before playing collegiately at Stonehill College. “We were brought up on BIG EAST and Providence basketball and being from Providence, there aren’t many people from Providence that aren’t Friars fans. I was probably the biggest Friar fan. I remember Otis Thorpe when he was playing and Ricky Tucker when he played. It’s just a great tradition and for me to be part of this organization, I feel blessed.”
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