One domino that may not have been immediately considered by some was that Billy Donovan taking the head coaching job with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA meant that Donovan could no longer coach the U19 USA National team this summer. Ed Cooley and Sean Miller were named as Donovan’s assistants in January 2015. They both served on Donovan’s staff for the U18 USA National team last summer.
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Ed Cooley to be Assistant on Billy Donovan’s Staff of USA U19 Team
After a successful campaign at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship that saw Team USA dominate the competition and finish 5-0 to get the gold medal last summer, USA Basketball announced on Tuesday that University of Florida head coach Billy Donovan and his entire coaching staff would return to coach the U19 team for the 2015 U19 World Championships. That means Providence head coach Ed Cooley and Arizona head coach Sean Miller will again join Donovan on the Team USA coaching staff.
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2014 USA Basketball Men’s U18 National Team Training Camp Invites Announced
The invitees have been announced for the USA Basketball Men’s U18 National Team training camp which will be held in Colorado Springs from June 10th-19th. Ed Cooley is on Billy Donovan’s staff this year and the talent of the players invited to camp is impressive. 10 players are in the class of 2014 and all are already signed with their respective schools for next season. 11 players are members of the class of 2015 with 4 of them already verbally committed to schools. That leaves 7 uncommitted guys. Of those 7, PC has been mentioned with Isaiah Briscoe of Roselle Catholic (NJ).
It’s unclear if Briscoe will end up making the team as there are a lot of talented guards in training camp but at the minimum, this opportunity will give Cooley 9 days to coach Briscoe and start to build a relationship with the young man. He is currently ranked as the 19th best player in the class of 2015 by ESPN and Rivals while 247Sports ranks him at 17th best. Along with Providence, Briscoe claims offers from Arizona, Baylor, Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Florida, Florida State, Indiana, Miami (FL), Michigan, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, SMU, St. John’s Syracuse, UCLA, Villanova and Virginia with interest from Kansas and Kentucky.
If that list appears daunting, it’s because it is. I would classify Briscoe as a long shot for PC but Ed Cooley has a real opportunity to build a relationship and give Briscoe a feel for how he would be coached by the Friar’s head man.
Opportunities like this one are why Cooley being involved in USA Basketball is so huge for himself and the Providence program. It gets his name out there and gives him a chance to coach some of the top talent in the USA while maybe even building a relationship with a recruit or two along the way.
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Coach Cooley to be Assistant on USA U18 Team #pcbb
It was announced yesterday that Coach Cooley will be one of Billy Donovan’s assistants, along with Arizona’s Sean Miller, for the USA Basketball U18 team that will compete in the FIBA Americas. All players who participate must be born on or after January 1, 1996 so the team will be comprised of current high school students. The last U18 team for USA in 2012 consisted of:
| NAME | POS | HGT | WGT | SCHOOL |
| Nathaniel Britt II | G | 6’1 | 158 | Gonzaga College H.S., D.C./#North Carolina |
| Sam Dekker | F | 6’7 | 200 | Sheboygan Lutheran H.S./*Wisconsin |
| Shaq Goodwin | F | 6’8 | 235 | Southwest DeKalb H.S./*Memphis |
| Jerami Grant | F | 6’7 | 190 | DeMatha Catholic H.S./*Syracuse |
| Montrezl Harrell | F | 6’8 | 230 | Hargrave Military Academy, VA/*Louisville |
| Jake Layman | F | 6’7 | 180 | King Phillip Regional H.S./*Maryland |
| Rodney Purvis | G | 6’4 | 190 | Upper Room Christian Academy/*North Carolina State |
| Julius Randle | F | 6’8 | 235 | Prestonwood Christian Academy |
| James Robinson | G | 6’3 | 198 | DeMatha Catholic H.S./*Pittsburgh |
| Marcus Smart | G | 6’3 | 210 | Marcus H.S./*Oklahoma State |
| Jarnell Stokes | F | 6’8 | 245 | University of Tennessee |
| Rasheed Sulaimon | G | 6’4 | 190 | Strake Jesuit College Prep/*Duke |
| * Indicates the college or university where the player has signed a National Letter of Intent. | ||||
| # Indicates the college or university where the player has verbally committed. | ||||
This is great for Cooley’s exposure and should be a big help on the recruiting trail. They will conduct a training camp in Colorado Springs from June 10-19. Players on the U17 team who were born on or after January 1, 1996 are:
| NAME |
POS
|
HGT
|
WGT
|
SCHOOL |
| Tyus Battle |
G
|
6’5
|
170
|
Gill St. Bernard’s School |
| Terrell Brown |
C
|
6’10
|
185
|
St. Andrew’s School |
| Thomas Bryant |
F
|
6’9
|
210
|
Bishop Kearney H.S. |
| Amir Coffey |
G
|
6’6
|
150
|
Hopkins H.S. |
| Bryant Crawford |
G
|
6’2
|
179
|
Gonzaga College H.S. (DC) |
| Eric Davis |
G
|
6’3
|
161
|
Arthur Hill H.S. |
| Juwan Durham |
C
|
6’9
|
200
|
Tampa Preparatory School |
| Henry Ellenson |
F/C
|
6’9
|
250
|
Rice Lake H.S. |
| Terrence Ferguson |
G
|
6’6
|
170
|
Prime Prep Academy |
| DeAaron Fox |
G
|
6’2
|
175
|
Cypress Lakes H.S. |
| Daniel Giddens |
F/C
|
6’10
|
225
|
Wheeler H.S. |
| Harry Giles |
F
|
6’9
|
210
|
Wesleyan Christian Academy |
| Quentin Goodin |
G
|
6’2
|
175
|
Taylor County H.S. |
| Jessie Govan |
F
|
6’9
|
255
|
St. Mary’s High School |
| Mustapha Heron |
G
|
6’4
|
190
|
Wilbraham & Monson Academy |
| Josh Jackson |
G/F
|
6’6
|
175
|
Consortium College Prep H.S. |
| Chase Jeter |
C
|
6’8
|
195
|
Bishop Gorman H.S. |
| *Stanley Johnson |
F
|
6’7
|
226
|
Mater Dei H.S. |
| Derrick Jones |
F
|
6’6
|
180
|
Arch Bishop Carroll H.S. |
| *Tyus Jones |
G
|
6’0
|
171
|
Apple Valley H.S. |
| V.J. King |
G/F
|
6’6
|
175
|
St. Vincent – St. Mary H.S. |
| Joshua Langford |
G/F
|
6’5
|
198
|
Madison Academy |
| T.J. Leaf |
F
|
6’8
|
200
|
Foothills Christian H.S. |
| *Kevon Looney |
C
|
6’8
|
190
|
Hamilton H.S. |
| Malik Monk |
G
|
6’3
|
170
|
East Poinsett County H.S. |
| Doral Moore |
C
|
6’11
|
215
|
Luella H.S. |
| Malik Newman |
G
|
6’4
|
185
|
Callaway H.S. |
| Payton Pritchard |
G
|
6’0
|
170
|
West Linn H.S. |
| Ivan Rabb |
F
|
6’10
|
210
|
Bishop O’Dowd H.S. |
| Devearl Ramsey |
F
|
5’10
|
170
|
Sierra Canyon H.S. |
| Kobi Simmons |
G
|
6’4
|
170
|
St. Francis H.S. |
| Horace Spencer |
F
|
6’9
|
200
|
William Tennent H.S. |
| Diamond Stone |
F/C
|
6’10
|
254
|
Dominican H.S. |
| Jayson Tatum |
G
|
6’7
|
175
|
Chaminade College Prep |
| Derryck Thornton |
G
|
6’2
|
160
|
Findlay Prep (NV) |
| *Myles Turner |
C
|
6’11
|
225
|
Trinity H.S. |
| *Rashad Vaughn |
G
|
6’6
|
203
|
Findlay Prep (NV) |
| D.J. Williams |
F
|
6’7
|
186
|
Simeon Career Academy |
| Seventh Woods |
G
|
6’2
|
170
|
Hammond School |
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