- ICYMI – Providence Recruiting Update: Incoming Transfer, Still Recruiting in ’15, PC in a Top 5 & New Offers, Interest
- ICYMI – Providence to Open 2015 Wooden Legacy Against Evansville
- Providence offered 2016 center Bamba Ndiaye and 2017 Nickeil Alexander-Walker on Monday, according to Verbal Commits.
- CourtsideFilms.com has a new mixtape of 2017 Hamidou Diallo of Putnam Science Academy and the NYJayhawks:
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Providence Recruiting Update: Incoming Transfer, Still Recruiting in ’15, PC in a Top 5 & New Offers, Interest
With the first two live evaluation periods under their belts the Providence coaching staff has managed to add a player for 2016 already. That player is George Mason transfer Isaiah Jackson. They are still looking for a big man that can contribute in 2015-16 and also have continued their dogged pursuit of 2016 top target Wenyen Gabriel, while also handing out new offers and expressing interest in some new players. Finally the Friars made 2016 top-60 point guard Tony Carr‘s final list of 5. All of that in detail below.
#pcbb Links of the Day 7/18/15
- The 2nd live evaluation period of July finishes up this weekend and I’m still tracking a ton of Providence recruits. Some new names have been added and the game schedules are being updated as the brackets unfold.
- CityOfBasketballLove.com – Josh Verlin – Roman Catholic’s Carr sets final five schools
- WEEI.com – John Rooke – Thinking Out Loud: Why should Tom Brady accept a suspension if he’s not guilty?
- FriarBasketball.com – Craig Leighton – Here and There in Friartown
- There are still a few spots open in the Friends of Friars Basketball golf outing on August 8th at Cranston Country Club. Check out the article I wrote with quotes from the president of the organization, Chris Carter.
- LaDontae Henton and the Golden State Warriors take on New Orleans in the Quarterfinals of the Las Vegas Summer League. The game tips at 10pm EDT on NBA TV. Through 5 games, Henton is averaging 9.2 points/game and 2.6 rebounds/game in 18.6 minutes/game.
- Bryce Cotton and the Utah Jazz played last night with the Jazz defeating the Los Angeles Lakers. Cotton is now averaging 15.4 points/game through 8 games while dishing out 4.0 assists/game while playing 26.1 minutes/game.
- Providence Journal – Mark Divver – Tanev’s wheels earn him a look from Bruins at development camp
- Friars.com – Friar Athletics Sets Fundraising Record
Providence Recruits Attending NBPA Top 100 Camp
The NBPA Top 100 Camp is one of the better camps of the spring and summer. The competition level is intense and the talent level is always impressive. There can be some good matchups that materialize and players who make a name for themselves while in Charlottesville. There are a number of Providence targets in attendance between the classes of 2016 and 2017. Here’s a list of all targets and the team they are playing on this week. Follow the camp on Twitter at the hashtag #NBPATop100
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Recruiting News: ESPN Released Updated Top 100 for Class of 2016
ESPN updated their class of 2016 rankings on Tuesday with a fresh top 100, which is an expansion from the previous top 60 for the class. They plan to release the expanded class of 2017 top 60 on Wednesday and debut the class of 2018 top 25 on Thursday. Scout.com just released their updated 2016 top 100 on Friday last week.
Providence currently has 2 open scholarships to use in the class of 2016, barring a commitment from a big man prior to the start of next season. It is also highly likely that Kris Dunn’s scholarship will open up after this season as he is almost guaranteed to leave for the NBA. Let’s take a look at where some of Providence’s 2016 targets fell on ESPN’s Top 100:
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Recruiting News: Scout.com Releases Updated Class Of 2016 Top 100 Recruit Rankings
Scout.com has updated their class of 2016 top 100 list and released it on Friday. Providence currently has two open scholarships for 2016 but they are actively pursuing both 2015 and transfer options to fill at least 1 of those scholarships with a big man. An assumption can also be made that the 2015-16 season will be Kris Dunn’s last at Providence. Below are some players that Providence is targeting from this class that made Scout’s top 100.
To see the entire top 100, click here.
PC Recruits:
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2015 Nike EYBL Session 4 Providence Recruiting Guide
Nike EYBL finishes pool play this weekend in Minneapolis. This is the 4th and final session of the regular season before the playoffs begin at the Peach Jam which is held in North Augusta, SC from July 15th to the 19th. 24 teams will advance to the Peach Jam after this weekend in Minneapolis and some of the teams led by Providence recruits are in good position to do so. This is the second straight session of EYBL where coaches are not allowed to attend as the event takes place during a dead period that runs from May 21st through May 29th.
Here are the Providence targets in Minneapolis this weekend and when they will be playing. The 16U teams are in Atlanta this weekend. You’ll notice the record next to each team and that is the record entering play this weekend. The number next to each player’s name is in case that team plays on one of the live-streamed courts. You can watch the live streams at this link.
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