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Recruit Profile: 2016 Eddie Ekiyor

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Who is Eddie Ekiyor?

Eddie Ekiyor is a member of the class of 2016 and a native of Canada. He enrolled at the New Hampton School this fall and is making his debut on the prep school scene in the United States this season with the Huskies. Ekiyor was a member of Canada’s U17 national team that competed in the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championships last summer and he runs with Canadian grassroots team CIA Bounce. He started 19 of the 20 games he played on the Nike EYBL circuit with CIA Bounce in the spring and summer of 2014.

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Report: Vermont Academy’s Bruce Brown Considering Reclassifying to 2015

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Scout.com’s Evan Daniels tweeted Thursday night that a source informed him of the possibility of 2016 Vermont Academy guard Bruce Brown reclassifying back to the class of 2015 and enrolling in college this fall. ESPN’s Adam Finkelstein followed that up by tweeting that “whispers of Bruce Brown going to ’15 started in early Dec[ember]. Biggest question is whether or not he can complete academic work in time.”

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Recruiting News: Scout.com Releases Class Of 2017 Top 50 Recruit Rankings

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Scout.com only had a top 15 before Thursday for the class of 2017 and they have now expanded the list to their top 50 players. There has been some movement within the top 15 for the players who made that cut last time and 4 Friar recruits made the cut for the top 50.

To see the entire top 50, click here.

PC Recruits in the top 25:

  • #26 – Jordan Tucker – 6’7 SF – Stepinac/White Plains, NY
  • #28 – Jermaine Samuels – 6’6 SF – The Rivers School/Mansfield, MA
  • #36 – Tomas Murphy – 6’7 PF – Northfield-Mt. Hermon/Northfield, MA
  • #37 – Ishmael El-Amin – 6’1 PG – Hopkins/Minnetonka, MN

 

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Recruiting News: Rivals Releases Class Of 2017 Top 25 Recruit Rankings

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Rivals released their initial top 25 recruit rankings for the class of 2017. Only 2 Providence recruits made the initial list but in addition to the top 25 list they also graded an additional 25 players as 4 star recruits. A few Providence recruits fell into this category and would essentially be ranked somewhere between 26-50 if the list was expanded to a top 50.

To see the entire top 25, click here.

PC Recruits in the top 25:

PC Recruits Outside the top 25 graded as 4 star recruits:

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Recruiting News: Scout.com Class Of 2016 Top 100 Recruit Rankings Released

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Scout.com released their updated post-summer Class of 2016 rankings. Just as with the ESPN rankings there are a number of PC recruits on the list.

To see the entire top 100, click here.

PC Recruits:

  • #8 – Kobi Simmons – 6’5 PG – St. Francis/Alpharetta, GA
  • #17 – Josh Langford – 6’5 SG – Madison Academy/Madison, AL
  • #31 – Rawle Alkins – 6’4 SG – Christ the King/Brooklyn, NY
  • #34 – Miles Bridges – 6’5 SF – Huntington Prep/Flint, MI
  • #35 – Amir Coffey – 6’6 SF – Hopkins Sr HS/Minnetonka, MN
  • #39 – Braxton Blackwell – 6’6.5 SF – Christ Presbyterian Academy/Nashville, TN
  • #53 – Bruce Brown – 6’3 SG – Vermont Academy/Wakefield, MA
  • #70 – Trent Forrest – 6’4 SG – Chipley/Chipley, FL
  • #90 – Jordy Tshimanga – 6’10 C – The MacDuffie School/Springfield, MA
  • #95 – JJ Caldwell – 5’11 PG – Cypress Woods/Cypress, TX
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Recruiting News: ESPN Updated Class Of 2017 Top 25 Recruit Rankings

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ESPN updated their class of 2017 Top 25 rankings Thursday.

To see the entire top 25, click here.

PC Recruits:

  • #20 – Jermaine Samuels – 6’6 SF – The Rivers School/Mansfield, MA
  • #23 – Jordan Tucker – 6’7 SF – Stepinac/White Plains, NY
  • #24 – Tomas Murphy – 6’9 PF – Northfield-Mt. Hermon/Wakefield, RI
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Recruiting News: ESPN Updated Class Of 2016 Top 60 Recruit Rankings

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ESPN updated their class of 2016 Top 60 rankings Thursday. Providence is involved with 15% of the ESPN top 60.

To see the entire top 60, click here.

PC Recruits:

  • #7 – Miles Bridges – 6’6 SF – Huntington Prep/Flint, MI
  • #13 – Joshua Langford – 6’6 SG – Madison Academy/Huntsville, AL
  • #20 – Kobi Simmons – 6’4 PG – St. Francis HS/Alpharetta, GA
  • #25 – Amir Coffey – 6’7 SF – Hopkins HS/Minnetonka, MN
  • #31 – Braxton Blackwell – 6’8 SF – Christ Presbyterian Academy/Nashville, TN
  • #35 – Sedee Keita – 6’9 PF – 22ft Academy/Greenville, SC
  • #36 – Rawle Alkins – 6’4 SF – Christ the King HS/Brooklyn, NY
  • #50 – Trent Forrest – 6’4 SG – Chipley HS/Chipley, FL
  • #56 – Bruce Brown – 6’3 SG – Vermont Academy/Wakefield, MA