In gaining a verbal commitment from A.J. Reeves, Ed
Cooley has raised both the bar and the expectation level for Providence.
Reeves, an explosive guard/small forward laced with a wealth of tools, is the
nation’s no.49 ranked player in the Class of 2018.
A bouncy,
crafty, and hyper-athletic 6-foot-5, 185-pound incoming senior, Reeves picked
apart defenses to the tune of 26 points per game this past season.
The Boston native chose Providence following a highly-competitive recruitment process that
witnessed him narrow everything down to a quartet of the Friars, Virginia,
Louisville, and Villanova.
A four-star recruit possessing a wowing vertical
leap and consistent beyond-the-arc game, Reeves is widely regarded as the
no.13 ranked small forward in the nation.
With one of the most exhilarating local area
products in recent memory headed to Providence, conventional wisdom indicates that
highly sought after recruit David Duke could be well on his way.
Duke, a Providence native and Reeves’ tight friend
and teammate on Mass Rivals, is considering the Friars alongside a variety of
other potential high-major destinations. High expectations and hearsay are
beginning to crank up the volume surrounding the Friars’ program.
The hope is that the racket will reverberate to a suddenly-improved Big East in 2017-18.
The hope is that the racket will reverberate to a suddenly-improved Big East in 2017-18.