A source told pcbb1917.com that Providence head coach Ed Cooley has hired Nikola Knezevic — pronounced NEE-koh-lah kuh-NEH-zhuh-vich — to fill the open Associate Director of Player Development position vacated when Cooley promoted Ivan Thomas to assistant coach in April. The source indicated that the hiring was slowed because Providence had to work out visa issues for the native of Belgrade, Serbia. Knezevic played 4 years at California from 2006-2010 and then was a graduate assistant at Providence from 2013-2015 after a 2 year professional career in Serbia. Knezevic played in 105 games at Cal and the Bears made back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament in his junior and senior seasons. Knezevic was primarily a backup point guard for Cal and specialized on the defensive end of the floor.
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Providence Recruiting Update: ESPN Released Their Class of 2018 Top 60
After releasing their updated Top 100 for the Class of 2017 on Wednesday, ESPN dropped their Top 60 for the Class of 2018 on Thursday. The Friars have already been recruiting the Class of 2018 in earnest with first direct contact for these rising juniors occurring on June 15th. With the current roster construction and scholarship situation, Ed Cooley and his staff have 5 open scholarships for the 2018-19 season. However that doesn’t account for the potential for Providence to add at least one more player to their 2017 recruiting class. Here are the Providence recruits that made ESPN’s Top 60 in the Class of 2018:
- #7 – Khavon Moore – SF – Westside HS/Macon, GA
- #10 – Naz Reid – PF – Roselle Catholic/Neptune, NJ
- #16 – Hameir Wright – SF – The Albany Academy/Albany, NY
- #21 – Keldon Johnson – SG – Huntington Prep/South Hill, VA
- #27 – Jalen Smith – PF – Mount St. Joseph/Baltimore, MD
- #45 – Kiyon Boyd – SG – Woodson/Washington DC
- #49 – Devon Dotson – PG – Providence Day/Charlotte, NC
- #56 – Isaiah Mucius – WF – St. James/Patchogue, NY
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Providence Recruiting Update: ESPN, Scout Release Updated Class of 2017 Top 100’s
With summer winding down and players heading back to their high schools and prep schools ESPN and Scout have released updated versions of the Top 100’s for the Class of 2017. The rising seniors on these lists are still mostly uncommitted with 36 and 38 of the 100 committed on ESPN’s and Scout’s lists, respectively. The Big East has 4 commits in ESPN’s Top 100 and 5 in Scout’s. The two services differ largely on where Providence’s top big man recruit ranks, but they are in relative agreement about the Friar’s top guard recruit. Here’s where Providence recruits fit on both lists, along with some notable Big East commits and former Providence targets:
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#pcbb Links of the Day 7/22/16
- The final live period of July is fully underway. See where Providence’s recruits are playing this weekend.
- TodaysU.com – Dan Stack – Dajour Dickens fills big need for Providence
- Opelika Auburn News – Erik Bacharach – Recruitment Heating Up For Auburn High’s Garrison Brooks
- WPRI.com – Bill Tomison – PC basketball players coach teens in annual clinic
- TodaysSlapshot.com – Cat Silverman – Winnipeg Jets agree to one year deal with Brandon Tanev
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Providence Recruiting Guide to the Third July 2016 Live Evaluation Period
The third and final live evaluation period of July is upon us and the Providence coaching staff will be out and about stalking down talented future Friars all across the country over the next few days. A live evaluation period means college coaches are allowed to attend and evaluate recruits at certified events. This particular evaluation period begins on July 20th at 5pm and is active through 5pm on July 24th. Las Vegas will be the focal point as there are a ton of events in Sin City during this last live period.
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#pcbb Links of the Day 7/20/16
- ICYMI – Providence Among 2017 Nate Watson’s Final Seven Schools
- Friars.com – Former Friar Kris Dunn Nominated For Boston Globe Globie Award
- LamarMatic.com – Reinis Lacis – The Handle Podcast – Joe Hassett: 07/15/16
- Zagsblog.com – Adam Zagoria – 2017 Wing Christian David Cuts to 5
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Providence Among 2017 Nate Watson’s Final Seven Schools
Arguably Providence’s top priority recruit in the Class of 2017 announced his final seven schools via his Twitter account on Tuesday and the Friars made the cut. 2017 Nate Watson released a final seven of Kansas, Maryland, Miami, NC State, North Carolina, Providence and Wake Forest.
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