Providence Recruiting Guide to the 1st April 2015 Live Evaluation Period

This will be the first of two live evaluation periods in the month of April. A live evaluation period means college coaches are allowed to attend and evaluate recruits. This will be the first time coaches can see players in their grassroots setting since July 2014. As I did last spring and summer I’ll be providing a guide for fans to follow along and see where Providence’s targets are playing during a given live evaluation period. I’ll also be doing my best to keep up with the map that tracks where Ed Cooley and his staff are during each live period and any recruiting period in between. This post will be updated as the weekend goes on and more information is known. Note: All teams are 17U unless otherwise noted.

EYBL Hampton, VA Session 1 4/10-4/12

The Nike EYBL circuit is widely considered to be the best run grassroots league with the most talent. While the other shoe company-run leagues by Adidas and Under Armour are getting better, EYBL is still the gold standard. There are a lot of Providence targets playing on the EYBL circuit this season so I wouldn’t be surprised to see more than 1 coach in Hampton, VA this weekend. Game times are local to Virginia (EDT).

Albany City Rocks

• 2016 Quinton Rose
  • 4/10 – 8:00pm vs. Elfrid Payton Elite – BWSC Court 4
  • 4/11 – 9:30am vs. PSA Cardinals – BWSC Court 6
  • 4/11 – 5:00pm vs. NY Lightning – BWSC Court 1
  • 4/12 – 8:00am vs. Expressions Elite – BWSC Court 8

BABC

• 2016 Bruce Brown
• 2016 Terrell Brown
  • 4/10 – 6:30pm vs. MOKAN Elite – BWSC Court 4
  • 4/11 – 9:30am vs. Playaz Basketball Club – BWSC Court 3
  • 4/11 – 5:00pm vs. King James – BWSC Court 7
  • 4/12 – 8:00am vs. Northwest Express – BWSC Court 4

CIA Bounce

• 2016 Eddie Ekiyor
  • 4/10 – 8:00pm vs. Pro Skills – BWSC Court 7
  • 4/11 – 11:00am vs. Expressions Elite – BWSC Court 7
  • 4/11 – 8:00pm vs. Oakland Soldiers – BWSC Court 1
  • 4/12 – 9:30am vs. Athletes First – BWSC Court 5

E1T1

• 2016 Jonathan Isaac
  • 4/10 – 8:00pm vs. Expressions Elite – BWSC Court 8
  • 4/11 – 9:30am vs. Pro Skills – BWSC Court 8
  • 4/11 – 5:00pm vs. Team Texas Elite – BWSC Court 8
  • 4/12 – 9:30am vs. All Ohio Red – BWSC Court 7

Expressions Elite

• 2016 Rojaye Campbell
• 2016 Tyrique Jones
• 2016 Donovan Love
• 2017 Kimani Lawrence
• 2017 Jermaine Samuels
  • 4/10 – 8:00pm vs. E1T1 – BWSC Court 8
  • 4/11 – 11:00am vs. CIA Bounce – BWSC Court 7
  • 4/11 – 5:00pm vs. Boo Williams – BWSC Court 4
  • 4/12 – 9:30am vs. Albany City Rocks – BWSC Court 8

Georgia Stars

• 2016 Trent Forrest
  • 4/10 – 6:30pm vs. Playground Elite – BWSC Court 6
  • 4/11 – 11:00am vs. Team Texas Elite – BWSC Court 2
  • 4/12 – 11:00am vs. PSA Cardinals – BWSC Court 1

Houston Hoops

• 2016 Jordy Tshimanga
  • 4/10 – 6:30pm vs. Houston Hoops – BWSC Court 2
  • 4/11 – 11:00am vs. Playground Elite- BWSC Court 3
  • 4/11 – 6:30pm vs. MOKAN Elite – BWSC Court 4
  • 4/12 – 9:30am vs. Chicago Meanstreets – BWSC Court 1

Howard Pulley

• 2016 Brock Betram
• 2017 Gary Trent, Jr.
  • 4/10 – 8:00pm vs. Nike South Beach – BWSC Court 6
  • 4/11 – 11:00am vs. Mac Irvin Fire – BWSC Court 1
  • 4/11 – 5:00pm vs. Pro Skills – BWSC Court 6
  • 4/12 – 8:00am vs. Seattle Rotary – BWSC Court 3

Mac Irvin Fire

• 2016 KJ Santos
  • 4/10 – 8:00pm vs. King James – BWSC Court 5
  • 4/11 – 11:00am vs. Howard Pulley – BWSC Court 1
  • 4/11 – 8:00pm vs. Team Final – BWSC Court 2
  • 4/12 – 9:30am vs. Elfrid Payton Elite – BWSC Court 4

NY Lightning

• 2017 Jordan Tucker
  • 4/10 – 6:30pm vs. Houston Hoops – BWSC Court 2
  • 4/11 – 9:30am vs. St. Louis Eagles – BWSC Court 2
  • 4/11 – 5:00pm vs. Albany City Rocks – BWSC Court 1
  • 4/12 – 11:00am vs. Playaz Basketball Club – BWSC Court 3

Playaz Basketball Club

• 2016 TJ Gibbs
  • 4/10 – 6:30pm vs. All Ohio Red – BWSC Court 5
  • 4/11 – 9:30am vs. BABC – BWSC Court 3
  • 4/11 – 5:00pm vs. PSA Cardinals – BWSC Court 2
  • 4/12 – 11:00am vs. NY Lightning – BWSC Court 3

PSA Cardinals

• 2016 Christian Vital
• 2016 Unique McLean
• 2016 Travis Atson
• 2017 Samuel Japhet-Mathias
  • 4/10 – 6:30pm vs. Kentucky Travelers – BWSC Court 8
  • 4/11 – 9:30am vs. Albany City Rocks – BWSC Court 6
  • 4/11 – 5:00pm vs. Playaz Basketball Club – BWSC Court 2
  • 4/11 – 6:30pm vs. Nike South Beach – BWSC Court 2
  • 4/12 – 11:00am vs. Georgia Stars – BWSC Court 1

Southern Stampede

• 2016 Mohamed Touray
  • 4/10 – 6:30pm vs. Team Final – BWSC Court 1
  • 4/11 – 9:30am vs. MOKAN Elite – BWSC Court 4
  • 4/11 – 5:00pm vs. St. Louis Eagles – BWSC Court 3
  • 4/12 – 8:00am vs. Team Penny – BWSC Court 7

St. Louis Eagles

• 2017 Alonzo Verge
  • 4/10 – 6:30pm vs. Boo Williams – BWSC Court 3
  • 4/11 – 9:30am vs. NY Lightning – BWSC Court 2
  • 4/11 – 5:00pm vs. Southern Stampede – BWSC Court 3
  • 4/12 – 8:00am vs. The Family – BWSC Court 1

The Family

• 2016 Miles Bridges
  • 4/10 – 8:00pm vs. Team Texas Elite – BWSC Court 3
  • 4/11 – 11:00am vs. Arkansas Wings – BWSC Court 4
  • 4/11 – 6:30pm vs. California Supreme – BWSC Court 5
  • 4/12 – 8:00am vs. St. Louis Eagles – BWSC Court 1

UAA I – New Orleans 4/10-4/12

The Under Armour Association is a fast-rising league on the grassroots circuit. The setup is similar to Nike EYBL in that there are 3 “sessions” which lead to a final event. The UAA’s final event is in Atlanta. This is the first step towards reaching Atlanta. Game times are local to New Orleans (CDT)

Earl Watson Elite U16

• 2017 Jemarl Baker
  • 4/10 – 6:00pm vs. Illinois Wolves – Alario Center – Court 2
  • 4/11 – 2:30pm vs. Team Breakdown – Alario Center – Court 5
  • 4/11 – 9:00pm vs. Louisiana Elite – Alario Center – Court 2
  • 4/12 – 10:30am vs. Young Legends – Metairie Park Country Day – Court 1

Houston Defenders

• 2016 JJ Caldwell
  • 4/10 – 7:10pm vs. Team Charlotte – Alario Center – Court 6
  • 4/11 – 1:15pm vs. Earl Watson Elite – Alario Center – Court 2
  • 4/11 – 9:00pm vs. SportsU – Alario Center – Court 1
  • 4/12 – 2:30pm vs. Atlanta Express – Alario Center – Court 1

Net Gain Sports

• 2017 Ishmael El-Amin
  • 4/10 – 9:30pm vs. Juice All Stars – Alario Center – Court 2
  • 4/11 – 1:15pm vs. Supreme Court – Alario Center – Court 5
  • 4/11 – 5:00pm vs. Louisiana Elite – Alario Center – Court 6
  • 4/12 – 9:15am vs. DC Premier – Alario Center – Court 6

New Heights

• 2017 Sidney Wilson
  • 4/10 – 6:00pm vs. WE R1 – Alario Center – Court 1
  • 4/11 – 9:15am vs. SYF Players – Alario Center – Court 6
  • 4/11 – 3:45pm vs. MWA Elite – Alario Center – Court 5
  • 4/12 – 9:15am vs. NY Jayhawks – Alario Center – Court 5

NY Jayhawks

• 2016 Mamadou Diarra
• 2017 Hamidou Diallo
  • 4/10 – 6:00pm vs. Team Superstar – Alario Center – Court 6
  • 4/11 – 10:30am vs. DC Blue Devils – Alario Center – Court 5
  • 4/11 – 3:45pm vs. BMore’s Finest – Alario Center – Court 2
  • 4/12 – 9:15am vs. New Heights – Alario Center – Court 5

WE R1

• 2016 Sedee Keita
• 2017 Trevon Duval
• 2017 Quade Green
  • 4/10 – 6:00pm vs. New Heights – Alario Center – Court 1
  • 4/11 – 10:30am vs. MWA Elite – Alario Center – Court 1
  • 4/11 – 3:45pm vs. Carolina Wolves – Alario Center – Court 1
  • 4/12 – 9:!5am – vs. 1 Nation – Alario Center – Court 1

Adidas Gauntlet: Dallas, TX 4/10-4/12

This is the 3rd of the shoe company sponsored leagues that will be playing this weekend. The Adidas Gauntlet series has 2 qualifying rounds (Dallas and Indianapolis) to get into the series finale in Atlanta July 8-10. The first 3 games being played by all teams are part of pool play. The Sunday game times and opponents will be determined by how the Friday and Saturday games go.

Game times are local to Dallas (CDT).

Atlanta Celtics

• 2016 Braxton Blackwell
• 2016 Josh Langford
• 2016 Kobi Simmons
  • 4/10 – 6:00pm vs. Team Loaded – Duncanville Fieldhouse Blue 1
  • 4/11 – 2:25pm vs. Indiana Elite – Duncanville Fieldhouse Blue 1
  • 4/11 – 7:35pm vs. NY Rens – Duncanville Fieldhouse Blue 1

Hoops Dreams

• 2016 Aric Holman
  • 4/10 – 8:30pm vs. Texas D1 Adidas – Duncanville Fieldhouse Blue 2
  • 4/11 – 11:50am vs. Game Elite – Duncanville Fieldhouse Blue 3
  • 4/11 – 5:00pm vs. Florida Elite – Duncanville Fieldhouse Red 2

Mass Rivals

• 2016 Arkel Ager-Lamar
• 2016 Chris Baldwin
• 2016 Wenyen Gabriel
• 2016 Tyonne Malone
• 2016 Saul Phiri
• 2017 Makai Ashton-Langford
• 2017 Jarrod Simmons
  • 4/10 – 8:30pm vs. Brookwood Elite – Duncanville Fieldhouse Blue 3
  • 4/11 – 11:50am vs. Team Magic Elite – Duncanville Fieldhouse Red 2
  • 4/11 – 6:20pm vs. Texas PRO – Duncanville Fieldhouse Red 1

Mass Rivals 16U

• 2017 Javon Taylor
  • 4/10 – 7:15pm vs. NW Panthers – South Grand Prairie HS 9th Grade Center – Court 2
  • 4/11 – 1:10pm vs. Indiana Elite – South Grand Prairie HS 9th Grade Center – Court 1

NE Playaz

• 2017 Jerome Desrosiers
• 2017 Kellan Grady
• 2017 Tomas Murphy
  • 4/10 – 6:00pm vs. Team FAST Elite – Duncanville Fieldhouse Red 2
  • 4/11 – 10:35am vs. Southeast Elite – Duncanville Fieldhouse Blue 2
  • 4/11 – 3:45pm vs. Running Rebels – Duncanville Fieldhouse Blue 3

NY Rens

• 2016 Rawle Alkins
• 2016 Devonte Green
  • 4/10 – 7:15pm vs. Indiana Elite – Duncanville Fieldhouse Blue 2
  • 4/11 – 2:25pm vs. Team Loaded – Duncanville Fieldhouse Blue 2
  • 4/11 – 7:35pm vs. Atlanta Celtics – Duncanville Fieldhouse Blue 1

The Firm

• 2017 Isaiah Washington
  • 4/11 – 8:00am vs. Urban DFW Elite – Duncanville Fieldhouse Blue 2
  • 4/11 – 1:10pm vs. Gateway Basketball Club – Duncanville Fieldhouse Blue 3
  • 4/11 – 7:35pm vs. Team Wall – Duncanville Fieldhouse Red 2

Stackhouse Elite

• 2016 Tobias Howard
  • 4/11 – 9:15am vs. Team Loaded Virginia – Duncanville Fieldhouse Blue 3
  • 4/11 – 2:25pm vs. Louisiana Future – Duncanville Fieldhouse Red 3
  • 4/11 – 8:50pm vs. PHPS – Duncanville Fieldhouse Red 1

Pangos Spring Spectacular Las Vegas 4/10-4/12

Lorne Currie was scheduled to visit Providence on April 8th but that visit has reportedly been re-scheduled for a later date. Dinos Trigonis reported that a Providence coach will be in attendance at this event to watch Currie. Game times are local to Vegas (PDT).

Belmont Shore

• 2015 Lorne Currie
  • 4/10 – 8:20pm vs. Colorado Elite – Gorman Court 1
  • 4/11 – 12:00pm vs. Youth Sports – Gorman Court 1
  • 4/11 – 7:00pm vs. Arizona Aces Elite – Gorman Court 1

Notes

• 2017 Simon Wright is running with the 16U Howard Pulley EYBL squad and was scheduled to play in Chicago this weekend but their coach got sick and they will not be traveling to Chicago. He and that team will be in Louisville next live period though.

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