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Abu, Terrell Cut Lists to 4 Each, Providence Only One in Common
Expressions Elite teammates Abdul Malik Abu and Jared Terrell are each down to four schools — and they share only one school in common.
If the teammates are to end up packaging in college, it will have to be at Providence.
Expressions Elite coach Tyron Boswell confirmed that the two players would announce their college choices together at a press conference in Boston in “the first two weeks in September.”
Scout.com first reported the press conference news.
Perhaps not coincidentally, both players will visit Providence this coming weekend, as will guard Kaleb Joseph — who is down to Providence, Syracuse and West Virginia — and big man Pascal Chukwu, who is considering Providence, UConn and St. Joe’s, among others.
The 6-2 Terrell is now working with a list of Providence, Cincinnati, Rhode Island and Oklahoma State.
Terrell axed Florida, UConn, UCLA, Miami, St. John’s and Xavier from his list.
The 6-8 Abu is down to UConn, Florida, N.C. State and Providence.
Abu trimmed St. John’s, UCLA, Iowa State, Miami, Kentucky and Kansas State.
Abu will visit UConn Wednesday and Florida and N.C. State the following weekend, Boswell confirmed.
Providence coach Ed Cooley and his staff have watched Abu and Terrell non-stop for two years — and will host them both this weekend.
Earvin “Magic” Johnson is also slated to be on Providence’s campus for a basketball event.
“It’s a great weekend for our program, for sure,” Friars coach Ed Cooley told Kevin McNamara of the Providence Journal.
Terrell also recently visited Rhody, where coach Dan Hurley is working hard to land him. He is expected to visit the school again Aug. 22.
“Coach Hurley is a great guy,” Terrell told SNY.tv. “He knows what he is talking about and he works with his players a lot. I could imagine myself playing there and it is a good opportunity.”
He added: “I will take my time through this process by taking all my visits and seeing what the other program’s plans and visions are for me,.”
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Expressions Elite teammates Abdul Malik Abu and Jared Terrell are each down to four schools — and they share only one school in common.
If the teammates are to end up packaging in college, it will have to be at Providence.
Expressions Elite coach Tyron Boswell confirmed that the two players would announce their college choices together at a press conference in Boston in “the first two weeks in September.”
Scout.com first reported the press conference news.
Perhaps not coincidentally, both players will visit Providence this coming weekend, as will guard Kaleb Joseph — who is down to Providence, Syracuse and West Virginia — and big man Pascal Chukwu, who is considering Providence, UConn and St. Joe’s, among others.
The 6-2 Terrell is now working with a list of Providence, Cincinnati, Rhode Island and Oklahoma State.
Terrell axed Florida, UConn, UCLA, Miami, St. John’s and Xavier from his list.
The 6-8 Abu is down to UConn, Florida, N.C. State and Providence.
Abu trimmed St. John’s, UCLA, Iowa State, Miami, Kentucky and Kansas State.
Abu will visit UConn Wednesday and Florida and N.C. State the following weekend, Boswell confirmed.
Providence coach Ed Cooley and his staff have watched Abu and Terrell non-stop for two years — and will host them both this weekend.
Earvin “Magic” Johnson is also slated to be on Providence’s campus for a basketball event.
“It’s a great weekend for our program, for sure,” Friars coach Ed Cooley told Kevin McNamara of the Providence Journal.
Terrell also recently visited Rhody, where coach Dan Hurley is working hard to land him. He is expected to visit the school again Aug. 22.
“Coach Hurley is a great guy,” Terrell told SNY.tv. “He knows what he is talking about and he works with his players a lot. I could imagine myself playing there and it is a good opportunity.”
He added: “I will take my time through this process by taking all my visits and seeing what the other program’s plans and visions are for me,.”
