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Nike EYBL Peach Jam Games on ESPNU

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ESPNU is televising both semifinal games as well as the finals which are all being played today. The first semifinal just concluded with Team Penny defeating Boo Williams 77-68. The second semifinal will begin shortly and will be NJ Playaz against Team SCAN. The winner will take on Team Penny at 3pm in the finals.

NJ Playaz features Isaiah Briscoe who was coached by Ed Cooley on Team USA in June at the FIBA Americas games. Briscoe cut his list shortly after that tournament and that list didn’t include Providence but Kevin McNamara of the Providence Journal said “the Friar staff will now spend time working New Jersey guard Isaiah Briscoe.” I don’t know that it has played out that way so far but I would expect PC to have a couple coaches at this game because of Team SCAN with 2015 big man Cheick Diallo and 2016 guards Tyus Battle and Devonte Green.

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Recruiting News: Scout.com Class Of 2016 Top 75 Recruit Rankings Released

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Scout.com updated and expanded their class of 2016 rankings. The previous rankings only had a top 50. A number of PC targets made the list.

Scout.com’s Evan Daniels talks about one PC target who made a move into the top 10:

Simmons, at 6-foot-4, is a true combination guard that can fill the role as scorer or distributor. He’s very quick and is a high-level athlete. Much like Smith, Simmons is tough to stop in transition. He’s an improved mid-range scorer and has good vision.

To see the entire top 75, click here.

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#pcbb Weekly Recruiting Update 7/3/14

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With Friday being the 4th of July I am releasing the weekly recruiting update a day earlier than normal. This weekly update will return to it’s normally scheduled Friday next week. This will be the final recruiting update prior to the first July live period which begins at 5pm on July 9th. For more information on the recruiting calendar over the next few weeks, check out this page.

News came down Wednesday afternoon that Josh Fortune was transferring to Colorado. This ends one of the more bizarre and confusing player transfers I’ve ever seen and I doubt the real reasons will ever be truly made public. Whatever the reasons, it seems Fortune was looking for a fresh start and he will get that at Colorado which is much further from his home than Providence, for what that’s worth.

Fortune leaving has left a bit of a hole at the shooting guard position. After the various swings and misses this spring, Ed Cooley and his staff are apparently on the fence about bringing someone in at this late stage. I’m told that Armel Potter is anxious to have the PC coaches watch him play live which is something that hasn’t happened as of yet. Potter is mulling over possibly playing somewhere during the July live periods but no decision has been made on that. I was told that Potter hasn’t spoken with Cooley yet but I get the sense that if Cooley calls with an offer, Potter will be on the next plane to Friartown. The former Florida Atlantic commit has offers from Appalachian State, Ball State, Iona, Niagara, Tennessee Tech and some other mid majors.

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Heart & Soul: The Story of the 2013-14 PC Friars

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Cox Sports put together an hour long recap of the 2013-14 season for the Providence College Friars. It will air tonight on OSN in Rhode Island but you can watch the entire thing right here. It’s broken up into 5 parts below. It’s a great look back at the ups and downs of the magical run that PC went on last year and is a must watch for all Friar fanatics.

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Spring Swings and Misses: Why Can’t PC Find a Guard?

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Win totals increasing each year Ed Cooley has been at PC – 15 to 19 to 23 – a trip to the NIT Quarterfinals followed by a Big East Tournament Championship and trip to the NCAA Tournament 2nd round, updated athletic facilities, scoring and minutes holes at the guard position. That all sounds really good for the Friars’ prospects of bringing in an impact guard or two this Spring as Ed Cooley mentioned was his plan. It sounds really good except they haven’t been able to sell any of the available guards on coming to play at Providence.

First it was Devonte’ Graham.

Graham’s situation was unique in that he couldn’t speak to coaches until he got his release from Appalachian State which didn’t come until early April 2014. While Cooley had made his interest clear to Brewster Academy coach, Jason Smith, it’s hard to compete when Kansas comes calling.

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#pcbb Links of the Day 7/1/14

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Weyinmi Efejuku highlight dunk from his season in the Puerto Rican BSN for Leones de Ponce (H/T Jason Smith):