- ScoutFriars.com – Mike Hopkins – NBA Draft Approaches For Bryce Cotton
- CoxSportsOnline.com – Ed Cooley Assesses Bryce Cotton’s NBA Chances
- FriarBasketball.com – Kevin Farrahar – 5 Takeaways from NERR Elite 75 Rankings
- CollegeBasketballTalk – Terrence Payne – USA Basketball U18 wins the FIBA Americas gold over Canada
Tag Archives: FIBA Americas
#pcbb Links of the Day 6/24/14
- Friars.com – Steve Miller Named Assistant Men’s Hockey Coach
- Mlive.com – Ian Thibodeau – Fundraiser to help former Chelsea hockey star battle cancer
- CollegeBasketballTalk.com – Scott Phillips – USA U18 team past Dominican Republic in FIBA Americas semis, advance to gold-medal game against Canada
- ESPN’s Chad Ford released his latest NBA 2 round mock draft yesterday. He has Cotton going 57th overall to the Indiana Pacers:
Cotton is an underrated prospect when you consider the big numbers he put up at Providence this year. He’s a good athlete and an improved shooter. He could be a nice pick up for the Pacers here.
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#pcbb Links of the Day 6/23/14
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USA Basketball U18 Team First Game Tonight
The FIBA Americas began today in Colorado and the Billy Donovan led squad with assistant coaches Ed Cooley and Sean Miller will tip their first game of the tournament tonight at 7:30pm EDT. You can watch the game live right here:
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#pcbb Links of the Day 6/20/14
- FriarBasketball.com – Recruiting Rankings: June 19
- The 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championship begins today in Colorado Springs. Ed Cooley is an assistant coach on Billy Donovan’s staff for Team USA and PC recruit Isaiah Briscoe made the team. All games will be streamed live online at www.fibaamericas.com and www.YouTube.com/FIBAAmericas. All of Team USA’s preliminary round games are at 7:30pm EDT:
June 20 – 7:30pm vs. Uruguay
June 21 – 7:30pm vs. Mexico
June 22 – 7:30pm vs. Argentina
June 23 – Semifinals TBA
June 24 – Finals TBA
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Coach Cooley to be Assistant on USA U18 Team #pcbb
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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