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Ted Bancroft

BREAKING: Ted Bancroft to Apply for 5th Year Medical Redshirt

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Well it’s not the 5th year senior we were expecting but it appears Ted Bancroft will return for a 5th year at PC. Ted said he is now in the process of applying for the waiver so this isn’t a done deal quite yet. I must admit I have my doubts about him being granted the waiver because the rules seem pretty clear that you cannot play in any games beyond the 1st half of the season and still be granted a “medical redshirt”. Ted played in only 3 games his freshman year but one of them was in the 2nd half of the season unless ESPN game logs are lying right to my face.

This has been a possibility all offseason but I have to think the Josh Fortune departure and the fact that the Friars now have 3 open scholarships made it easier for both Ted and Ed Cooley to pull the trigger on this move.

UPDATE 1:47pm – I spoke with NCAA Compliance expert, John Infante via Twitter and he informed me that the rule regarding not playing in any games beyond the 1st half of a season still applies but one interesting note that he mentioned- “You can get a waiver of the waiver, but you need some compelling justification.” So maybe that’s the angle that Ted is taking.

Recruiting News

#pcbb Weekly Recruiting Update 5/23/14

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Some exciting new site features are in the works regarding recruiting and I hope to have everything built and ready to go before the July live period. Keep an eye out.

Effective 12:00am on Thursday we are now in a recruiting dead period. The dead period will last until next Friday, May 30th. For more information on the recruiting calendar and what a dead period means, click here. Being a dead period doesn’t stop the AAU circuits from continuing. This is another weekend where Nike EYBL and Adidas Gauntlet will both be in action and there are also a few other events taking place over the Memorial Day weekend. Here are all of the events this weekend courtesy of CBS Sports’ Jeff Borzello:

May 23-25

May 23-26

May 24-26

There are a two guard names that the Friars have apparently are now focusing on for their 1 available scholarship left in the 2014 class. One would be an incoming freshman while the other would be an incoming senior who would be immediately eligible with 1 year left. The incoming freshman is Tramaine Isabell who was recently released from his National Letter of Intent at Washington State. It’s a bit of a bizarre released because he signed with the prior coaching staff and when the new coach came on board, Isabell re-committed to them a month ago. There are rumors that Isabell may have grade issues and could be at risk on not qualifying and that’s why the new Wazzu staff “pushed” him out. Providence certainly has not had good luck with the NCAA clearinghouse recently so this looks like it could be a risky proposition though they have offered along with Auburn (who may now be out because of 2 recent guard commitments this week) and Missouri. Isabell also tweeted out the below picture indicating that God Shammgod is in contact with him.

https://twitter.com/oTrillMaine/status/468116803018035201

The other name is Antoine Mason.
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Recruiting News

#pcbb Weekly Recruiting Update 5/16/14

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Another weekend of competition where coaches cannot observe but that hasn’t stopped them from offering a lot of players. You’ll see below the guys that PC has offered lately. Nike EYBL continues action for the 2nd weekend in a row with Session #3 in Hampton, VA on route to the Peach Jam in mid-July. The Adidas Gauntlet picks up where it left off in the April live period with session #2 in Indianapolis this weekend. PC is heavily involved with many elite players that are playing in both the Nike EYBL and the Adidas Gauntlet. Those two AAU circuits are widely considered to be the two best in terms of talent and organization. Here are all of the events this weekend courtesy of CBS Sports’ Jeff Borzello:

May 16-18

May 17-18

  • Other big news from last weekend is that the Friars never got Larry Austin on campus due to a death in his family. He then committed to Chris Mack and Xavier on Saturday so that’s another 2014 guard off the Friars Big Board.

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Links of the Day

#pcbb Links of the Day 5/15/14

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Links of the Day

#pcbb Links of the Day 5/13/14

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  • FriarBasketball.com – Craig Leighton – Live from RIC: The Providence Jamfest
  • ESPN – Adam Finkelstein – Class of 2014’s best shot-blockers

    • 3. Paschal Chukwu, Providence

    Chukwu is going to have the biggest adjustment of any player on this list when it comes to the level of competition, but his ability to block and changes shots at the rim will be his most immediate impact at Providence. He’s very aggressive patrolling the paint from the weak side, but he also utilizes his shot-blocking prowess to make up for his current lack of strength when defending the ball on the block. While he’s going to need to get stronger, he has an ability to utilize his size and length in order to recover with a block — even when pushed farther under the rim than he would ideally like.

  • West Coast Convo – Josh Horton – Former Friar Gerard Coleman to Transfer from Gonzaga
  • USCHO.com – With Connecticut joining the fray, Hockey East revamps its playoff format

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    Recruiting News

    BREAKING: 2014 PG Larry Austin Commits to Xavier

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    Providence was putting a lot of effort into 2014 PG Larry Austin from Illinois but it wasn’t enough as Austin gave his commitment to Chris Mack and Xavier today. After getting his release from Tennessee following Cuonzo Martin taking the job at Cal, Austin had plenty of suitors but only actually made one visit and it was to Xavier.

    Providence will continue the search for another guard but the herd is really starting to thin. Naddir Tharpe may get his tires kicked now as it would probably be better to bring in someone who would only tie up a scholarship for a year or two than reach for an available high school senior point guard.

     

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