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Ben Bentil, Player News

Ben Bentil Will Remain in 2016 NBA Draft

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Providence will lose two players to the NBA Draft with sophomore Ben Bentil confirming on Sunday that he’s foregoing his remaining eligibility and will join teammate Kris Dunn as draft eligible underclassmen. It isn’t clear if Bentil has officially signed with an agent, but he presumably will soon now that he’s definitely leaving school. Bentil is being projected as a late first or early second round draft pick after a strong sophomore season in which he improved his scoring by nearly 15 points/game to lead the Big East at 21.1 points/game.

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Recruiting News

Providence Gets Commitment from 2016 Canadian Big Man Kalif Young

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Providence got more good news on the Spring recruiting front when 2016 Canadian big man Kalif Young pledged to Providence on Wednesday afternoon. Young announced the commitment on his Twitter page:

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Recruiting News

Rivals Releases Final Class of 2016 Rankings; Two Friar Commits in Top 150

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Rivals.com has released their final rankings for the Class of 2016 and Providence has two committed players that cracked their Top 150. Recent commit Alpha Diallo finished ranked 112th nationally, while Providence’s first pledge in the class, Maliek White, came in at 117th. Both are considered 4-star recruits by Rivals. The last time Providence had a class of commits that included at least two players ranked inside Rivals.com’s Top 150 was the 2014 class that included Ben Bentil, Paschal Chukwu and Jalen Lindsey, who were all ranked in Rivals’ Top 150.

Providence isn’t done yet in 2016 and are scheduled to host Canadian big man Kalif Young this weekend. Young visited Marquette last week and plans to make a decision following his visit to Friartown.

To see the full Rivals.com Top 150 for the Class of 2016, click here.

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Player News, Recruiting News, Tyree Chambers

Providence Sophomore Tyree Chambers Transferring

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Providence announced Friday that sophomore Tyree Chambers is leaving school.  Chambers, like freshman big man Quadree Smith who opted to transfer earlier this week, was a late addition to a Providence recruiting class. Chambers came to Friartown from Germany and was largely viewed as insurance for Kris Dunn who was coming off a second shoulder surgery. Chambers played in 14 games in two season at Providence.

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Player News, Quadree Smith, Recruiting News

Providence Freshman Quadree Smith Transferring

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Providence announced that freshman big man Quadree Smith “will not return to the College next season and will pursue other academic options.” Smith was a late addition to Providence’s 2015 recruiting class last summer to help add some size to a frontcourt depleted by the transfer of Paschal Chukwu. Smith played in 19 games, averaging 1.7 points/game and 1.1 rebounds/game. Despite getting just over 5 minutes/game last season, Smith was an excellent teammate and always appeared enthusiastic for his fellow Friars. He quickly became a fan favorite in his short time at Providence.

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Recruiting News

2016 Kalif Young to Visit Providence May 14th

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Providence may be officially out of scholarships at the moment, but that hasn’t stopped Ed Cooley and his staff from chasing players. Last week the Friars got a commitment from 2016 Alpha Diallo and that put Providence at 13 scholarships — the maximum allowed — for next season. However, Ben Bentil’s future remains up in the air as he tests the NBA waters and transfers are rampant in college basketball. One of the best available big men left in the class of 2016 is Canadian Kalif Young and Young’s father told Adam Zagoria of Zagsblog.com that Kalif plans to visit Providence for the weekend of May 14th and then make decision soon after that.

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Report: 2016 Center Khalea Turner Visting Providence

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Steve Hartnett of ScoutFriars.com tweeted that Providence is hosting 2016 center Khalea Turner on an unofficial visit. Ed Cooley is still looking to bring in frontcourt size for next season and Friar fans can now add Turner’s name to a list that includes Canadian big man Kalif Young. Turner’s recruitment has been slow, which can be explained largely by the fact that he was waiting for clearance from the NCAA Clearinghouse. Turner got clearance on April 19th, according to his Twitter account.

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