Recruiting News: ESPN Released Top 60 for Class of 2017

After expanding the class of 2016 top 60 to a top 100 on Tuesday, ESPN expanded their class of 2017 top 25 to a top 60 on Wednesday. The debut of the class of 2018 top 25 is scheduled to be released on Thursday.

Providence currently has 2 open scholarships to use in the class of 2017, 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:

  • #8 – Gary Trent, Jr. – 6’3 SG – Apple Valley HS/Apple Valley, MN
  • #10 – Mohammed Bamba – 6’11 PF – Westtown School/Harlem, NY
  • #13 – Trevon Duval – 6’2 PG – St. Benedict’s Prep/Wilmington, DE
  • #28 – Jordan Tucker – 6’7 SF – Stepinac/White Plains, NY
  • #30 – Hamidou Diallo – 6’4 SG – Woodstock Academy/Queens, NY
  • #35 – Jermaine Samuels – 6’6 SF – Rivers School/Franklin, MA
  • #36 – Tremont Waters – 5’11 PG – South Kent/South Kent, CT
  • #43 – Quade Green – 5’11 PG – Neumann-Goretti HS/Philadelphia, PA
  • #44 – Alex Barcello – 6’1 PG – Corona Del Sol HS/Phoenix, AZ
  • #47 – Alonzo Verge – 6’3 PG – Willowbrook HS/Villa Park, IL
  • To see other players Providence is involved with in the class of 2017 click here.
  • To see the full ESPN Top 100 click here.
  • Only 1 player in the top 60 is committed so far

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  2. […] next season. Diallo runs with the NY Jayhawks on the Under Armour Association circuit and was recently ranked 30th in the class of 2017 in ESPN’s latest release of their national top 60 for the class that came out on June 10th. There’s no question Diallo […]

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