The Irish jumped out to a 35-3 lead in a 78-36 win at the Flyin’ To The Hoop Classic in Dayton, Ohio. JaQuan Lyle scored 16 and had seven assists while Gill-Caesar added 15 points. Miles Bridges finished with 13 points and six rebounds and Thomas Bryant added 11 points and six rebounds.
Providence head coach Ed Cooley and his whole staff were on hand Sunday night at the Hoophall Classic to watch Donovan Mitchell, a 6-foot-3 2015 combo guard from Brewster (N.H.) Academy.
A strong second half performance by star forward Derrick Jones, who finished with 24 total points, propelled Archbishop Carroll past Bishop Laughlin (N.Y.) 63-44.
When Thomas Holley transferred last year from Christ the King to Lincoln HS for his junior year, the former middle school basketball prodigy was reuniting with his AAU coach, Dwayne (Tiny) Morton.
Cheick Diallo, a high-flying 2015 6-foot-10 forward from Our Savior New American, replaces Kentucky commit Karl Towns Jr. on Team Coney Island. Towns Jr. is training with the Dominican National Team.