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Recruiting News: Rivals Top 150 In Class Of 2015 Released Today

Eric Bossi over at Rivals.com released his updated ranking for the Class of 2015 today. There are a number of PC recruits/targets within the top 150 but one noticeable snub was 2015 commit Ryan Fazekas. I have a feeling he will be in the top 150 after the AAU season finishes though. He has been trending up ever since committing to PC in October.

To see the entire top 150, click here.

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2eZ Charity All-Star Game Saturday, March 15th at East Greenwich (RI) HS

There is a charity all-star game being held Saturday at 5pm at East Greenwich HS. You can see the details and rosters below the video but this is a great cause and there will be a good number of PC recruiting targets participating. $10 admission at the door.

At 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 15 (5pm) many of New England’s top high school basketball prospects will come together at East Greenwich (R.I.) High School for the first annual 2eZ All-Star Game, The $10 admission will benefit event for Meeting Street School student Jake Downey.

The money raised will go directly to Jake Downey, a loving 11-year-old boy and the son of beloved teacher and coach at East Greenwich High, Bob Downey. Jake was born with congenital hydrocephalus, which caused brain injury and several serious medical complications. Jake is unable to walk and requires complete assistance for all his daily needs and care. Jake attends The Meeting Street School with many other kids like him that thrive each day with their special abilities. Through the all-star game money will be raised for a handicap van that will improve the daily life of Jake and his family, along with a donation to the Meeting Street School.

A dunk contest will prelude the all-star game. Here are the rosters, named with a “Space Jam” theme:

(College commitments in bold)

“2eZ Squad”
Unique Mclean | 6-2 G | Brooklyn, N.Y. (Hoosac School)
Jalen Adams | 6-2 G | Boston (Cushing Academy)
Jared Terrell | 6-4 G | Weymouth, Mass. (Brewster Academy) – Oklahoma State 
Abdul-Malik Abu | 6-8 F | Boston (Kimball Union Academy) – NC State 
Jarred Reuter | 6-9 F | Rochester, Mass. (Brewster Academy)
Crew Ainge | 5-10 G | Wellesley, Mass. (Kimball Union Academy)
Curtis Cobb | 6-4 G | Fall River, Mass. (Wilbraham & Monson)
Tomas Murphy | 6-7 F | Wakefield, R.I. (Prout School)
Max Twyman | 6-2 G | Rye, N.Y. (Brewster Academy)- Albany
Saul Phiri | 6-3 F | Haverhill, Mass (Worcester Academy)
Tommy Hunt | 6-1 G | Smithfield, R.I. (St Andrew’s)
Tyler Nelson | 6-2 G | Haverhill, Mass. (Central Catholic HS) – Fairfield 

“2eZ Monstars”
Kaleb Joseph | 6-3 G | Nashua, N.H. (Cushing Academy) – Syracuse 
Donovan Mitchell | 6-2 G | Greenwich, Conn. (Brewster Academy)
Terrance Mann | 6-5 F | Lowell, Mass. (Tilton School)
Tyler Lydon | 6-9 F | Pine Plains, N.Y. (New Hampton School) – Syracuse 
Bonzie Colson | 6-6 F | New Bedford, Mass. (St. Andrew’s) – Notre Dame
Marcel Pettway | 6-6 F | North Providence, R.I. (Wilbraham & Monson)
Jackson Donahue | 6-0 G | Stonington, Conn. (Northfield Mount Hermon)
Dmitri Floras | 6-1 G | Merrimack, N.H. (MacDuffie School)
Bruce Brown | 6-4 G | Boston (Vermont Academy)
Zach Lydon | 6-8 F | Pine Plains, N.Y. (Bridgton Academy)
Tyree Weston | 6-1 G | New Bedford, Mass. (Cheshire Academy)
Ben Chester | 5-6 G | East Greenwich, R.I. (East Greenwich HS)

NEPSAC Playoff Recaps

Kevin Farrahar and NERR have some great recaps of the weekend’s action in the NEPSAC playoffs. Cooley and staff were in attendance on Sunday for the Cushing and Brewster games but they weren’t there for the Cushing semifinal game on Friday night which makes me wonder if they are still in the running for Jalen Adams who is in the process of blowing up nationally. It’s clear the PC staff is making Donovan Mitchell their priority in 2015 and they also appear to still be very interested in Devonte’ Graham despite not being able to speak to him until May and not knowing if he will even be eligible to play next year or not. Mitchell won the MVP of the AAA group and Graham made some savvy and winning plays down the stretch.

2014 NEPSAC Boy’s Basketball Tournament Begins Today

The playoffs are upon us in the NEPSAC! There are a bunch of Friar recruits and targets in the NEPSAC and seeing them play in crunch time and win or go home games is a great tool to find out more about them as players. You can be sure that Coach Cooley and staff will attend more than a few of these games over the 3 days of the tournament. Click here to view the full brackets and click here for a preview article from NERR.

Here is a list of Friar recruits/targets that Coach Cooley and staff will keep an eye on:

Brewster Academy

  • Devonte’ Graham (2014 PG)
  • Donovan Mitchell (2015 SG)
  • Jarred Reuter (2015 PF)

Cushing Academy

  • Jalen Adams (2015 PG/SG)
  • Kimani Lawrence (2017 SF/PF)

New Hampton School

  • Donovan Love (2016 PG)

Rivers School

  • Jermaine Samuels (2017 SF)

St. Andrew’s School

  • Terrell Brown (2016 PF)

Tilton School

  • Terance Mann (2015 WF)

Vermont Academy

  • Christian Vital (2016 PG)

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  • The National Prep School Invitational was last weekend at Rhode Island College. It was unfortunate timing for PC to hit the road as this is always a great event with elite talent and many PC targets played. The PC staff did make it on Sunday after returning home from Chicago and they reportedly watched Brewster Academy (Devonte Graham ’14, Donovan Mitchell ’15, Jarred Reuter ’15) take on Vermont Academy (Christian Vital ’16). For a great recap of the event, here is FriarBasketball.com’s article from Monday. This is a great recap with highlights by Cox Sports.
  • Here’s a great highlight tape of Jalen Adams via @CoreyPorterTV: