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Recruiting News: Rivals Class Of 2016 Top 150 Updated

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With the first live period beginning on Friday it makes sense that Rivals would want to update their rankings for the class of 2016. That class is now the focus for most schools now that the 2014-15 season has been put to bed officially. Providence only currently has 1 open scholarship for the class of 2016 but that could change depending on Kris Dunn’s decision and any other player movements that could occur between now and the fall of 2016.

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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Recruiting News: ESPN Updated Class Of 2016 Top 60 Recruit Rankings

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ESPN updated their class of 2016 Top 60 rankings Thursday. Providence is involved with 15% of the ESPN top 60.

To see the entire top 60, click here.

PC Recruits:

  • #7 – Miles Bridges – 6’6 SF – Huntington Prep/Flint, MI
  • #13 – Joshua Langford – 6’6 SG – Madison Academy/Huntsville, AL
  • #20 – Kobi Simmons – 6’4 PG – St. Francis HS/Alpharetta, GA
  • #25 – Amir Coffey – 6’7 SF – Hopkins HS/Minnetonka, MN
  • #31 – Braxton Blackwell – 6’8 SF – Christ Presbyterian Academy/Nashville, TN
  • #35 – Sedee Keita – 6’9 PF – 22ft Academy/Greenville, SC
  • #36 – Rawle Alkins – 6’4 SF – Christ the King HS/Brooklyn, NY
  • #50 – Trent Forrest – 6’4 SG – Chipley HS/Chipley, FL
  • #56 – Bruce Brown – 6’3 SG – Vermont Academy/Wakefield, MA
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Recruiting News: Rivals Class Of 2016 Top 150 Released

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Eric Bossi from Rivals updated their class of 2016 rankings with a new top 150. While Providence still has a couple open scholarships in the class of 2015, Ed Cooley and his staff have offered/shown interest in a number of highly ranked players in the class of 2016.

To see the full list, click here.

Here are the player’s PC is recruiting:

  • #12 – Kobi Simmons –  6’5 PG – St. Francis/Alpharetta, GA
  • #21 – Miles Bridges – 6’6 SF – Huntington Prep/Huntington, WV
  • #22 – Josh Langford – 6’4 SG – Madison Academy/Madison, AL
  • #29 – Rawle Alkins – 6’4 SG – Christ the King/Brooklyn, NY
  • #38 –  Braxton Blackwell – 6’8 SF – Christ Presbyterian Academy/Nashville, TN
  • #45 – Amir Coffey – 6’6 SG – Hopkins/Hopkins, MN
  • #49 – Sedee Keita – 6’10 C – 22 Feet Academy/Greenville, SC
  • #58 – Bruce Brown – 6’3 SG – Vermont Academy/Saxtons River, VT
  • #68 – JJ Caldwell – 6’0  PG – Cypress Woods/Cypress, TX
  • #75 – Trent Forrest – 6’2 SG – Chipley/Chipley, FL
  • #105 – Devonte Green – 6’1 PG – Long Island Lutheran/Brookville, NY
  • #106 – Wenyen Gabriel – 6’7 SF – Wilbraham & Monson Academy/Wilbraham, MA
  • #147 – Rojaye Campbell – 6’9 PF – Long Island Lutheran/Brookville, NY

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Recruiting News: ESPN Updated Class Of 2016 Top 60 Recruit Rankings

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ESPN updated their class of 2016 rankings from the top 25 to the top 60 today. Providence is involved with more than 10% of the ESPN top 60.

Similar to Adam Finkelstein yesterday with the class of 2015, Reggie Rankin offered “Ten things to know about the ESPN 60”. The below are excerpts where a PC recruit is mentioned by Rankin:

3. There are some big-time wing scorers in the Class of 2016. These bucket-getters attack defenders and are difficult to deal with when they have the ball in their hands. Shooting guards Malik Monk and Josh Langford, small forwards Mario Kegler and V.J. King and SG Tyus Battle lead the top 20 players.

5. Combination forward Miles Bridges and point guardDennis Smith are fresh faces in the top 10 because of their consistent production. A few dominant performances this spring on the travel circuit clearly separated them from their peers.

8. There’s a lot of variety and versatility in the 2016 class. Many players can play and excel at two positions, both in the post and on the perimeter. A few examples are Bridges, Omari Spellman, Amir Coffey, Vance Jackson and Kobi Jordan-Simmons.

To see the entire top 60, click here.

PC Recruits:

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#pcbb Weekly Recruiting Update 4/11/14

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  • PC received some good recruiting news minutes after the final buzzer sounded in Dallas on the 2013-2014 season Monday night – Kyron Cartwright announced he was going to be a Friar next season. His commitment adds more depth to the point guard position for PC next season. Kris Dunn was the only point guard on the roster and coming off a second shoulder surgery it was crucial for Ed Cooley to have some insurance. To read more about Cartwright’s commitment and some quotes from him, click the links below.

2014 PG Kyron Cartwright Commits to Providence

Quotes from New 2014 PC Commit Kyron Cartwright

  • More interesting recruiting news came about on Tuesday this week when coveted 2014 point guard Devonte’ Graham announced on Twitter that he got a release from his National Letter of Intent to App State by new coach, Jim Fox. Graham is now officially one of the best available players left on the board in 2014 after having a break out year under Jason Smith at Brewster Academy. A number of high majors are involved and have already spoken to Graham since his release. Thursday night had Cooley joined by Nebraska’s Tim Miles and Virginia’s Tony Bennett at Brewster for a workout. Friday it will be Kansas’ Bill Self along with coaches from Cincinnati, Florida and Virginia Tech. Graham would be a great fit at PC because of his shooting and playmaking abilities but the competition is obviously stiff. Ed Cooley and Providence has a legit chance with Graham and will likely be one of the teams on his final list before deciding.

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Listen to Coach Drew Maddux On Ed Cooley and Building Relationships

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Drew Maddux is the head coach at CPA in Nashville and coached 2014 commit Jalen Lindsey and currently coaches 2016 recruit Braxton Blackwell. Listen to him discuss how good Ed Cooley and his staff are at building relationships with recruits and all the people in their lives:

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Recruiting News: Rivals Top 60 In Class Of 2016 Released Today

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Eric Bossi over at Rivals continued the class ranking updates by expanding the class of 2016 rankings from the top 35 to the top 60. PC has been recruiting a good number of these kids.

To see the full list, click here.

Here are the player’s PC is recruiting:

  • #11 Tyus Battle – St. Benedits School/Gladstone, NJ
  • #21 Josh Langford – 6’4 SG – Madison Academy/Madison, AL
  • #27 Rawle Alkins – 6’4 SG – Christ the King/Brooklyn, NY
  • #29 Braxton Blackwell – 6’6 SG/SF – Christian Presbyterian Academy/Nashville, TN
  • #33 Miles Bridges – 6’6 SF – Huntington Prep/Huntington, WV