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#pcbb Weekly Recruiting Update 9/19/14

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After the last couple of weeks being pretty quiet after the commitment of 2015 guard Drew Edwards this upcoming weekend is a big one in Friartown. Not only will Edwards be taking his official visit to Providence this weekend but he will be joined by the first player to commit to Ed Cooley in the class of 2015, Ryan Fazekas. But the most important visitor this weekend and a player that Edwards and Fazekas will try to help recruit is 2015 point guard recruit Justin Robinson. This will be Robinson’s 3rd official visit with the first two being at local schools Virginia Tech and Maryland. Robinson plans to take his other two visits after this weekend in Providence but Ed Cooley and the Friar Faithful are hoping that Robinson will give Cooley a commitment before returning home on Sunday.

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Providence Roster Review & Outlook

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It seems the 2014-15 roster is now complete with the addition of German guard Tyree Chambers* so I’ll take an in-depth look at the roster and how it’s shaping up both in the short term and the long term.

If you want to see the current scholarship situation for each season through 2018-2019 there is a dropdown menu at the top of the menu bar above. You can also click this link. 

Technically the 2014-15 roster has one open scholarship remaining and maybe Ed Cooley will look to add a mid-year transfer for next season to balance the classes (more on that later) but I believe this will be the group that the Friars will go to battle with this upcoming season. Let’s look at the roster by position group:

The Guards

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Recruiting News

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