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Men's Basketball Student-Athletes Legend Geeter And Rafael Castro Each Sign A NLI
11/13/2020 3:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Friars add a pair of forwards to the 2021-22 roster.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Providence College men's basketball coach Ed Cooley announced today (Nov. 13) that student-athletes Legend Geeter (River Rouge, Mich.) and Rafael Castro (Dover, N.J.) each have signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Providence College beginning in September 2021. Â
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Geeter, a 6-foot-8-inch, 220-pound forward, is in his senior year at River Rouge High School.  He is coached by LaMonta Stone at River Rouge. Last season, Geeter averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks per game while helping lead River Rouge to a 20-1 mark.  For his efforts, he earned The Detroit News Division 1 First Team All-State honors. River Rouge, which has won more state titles (14) than any other program in Michigan, was ranked No. 1 in the state and looking to capture the state title in 2020 when the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Geeter is a 2021 candidate for Mr. Basketball, which is an annual award given out each year to the top player in the state.  Former Friar LaDontae Henton of Lansing was a runner up for Mr. Basketball honors in 2011.  Geeter played AAU basketball for The Family, which is where former Friars Henton and Junior Lomomba also played.  He is ranked as the 48th best power forward in the county and the fifth best in Michigan by 247Sports.com.  Rivals.com has Geeter ranked as the 37th power best forward in the nation.
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Castro, a 6-foot-10-inch, 200-pound forward attends Dover High School.  As a junior at Dover, he averaged 20.3 points, 16.3 rebounds, 4.7 blocks, 2.2 assists and 1.5 steals.  He is coached by Billy Connors.  Castro played for the Dominican Republic at the 2019 CentroBasket U17 Championship.  He averaged 4.2 points and 3.8 rebounds while helping the team to a fourth-place finish.  Castro played AAU ball for Team Rio University.  He is ranked as the 30th best power forward in the country and the third best player in New Jersey, according to 247Sports.com.  Rivals.com ranked Castro as the 136th best player in the country and the No. 23 power forward.
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"We are excited to have Legend and Rafael joining the Friar family," Cooley said.  "Both players will add to our front court.  We believe that they will help make us better on both ends of the floor.  However, we are really looking forward to seeing them on the defensive end. Each one brings some unique skill sets that will enhance our defense." Â
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Geeter, a 6-foot-8-inch, 220-pound forward, is in his senior year at River Rouge High School.  He is coached by LaMonta Stone at River Rouge. Last season, Geeter averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks per game while helping lead River Rouge to a 20-1 mark.  For his efforts, he earned The Detroit News Division 1 First Team All-State honors. River Rouge, which has won more state titles (14) than any other program in Michigan, was ranked No. 1 in the state and looking to capture the state title in 2020 when the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Geeter is a 2021 candidate for Mr. Basketball, which is an annual award given out each year to the top player in the state.  Former Friar LaDontae Henton of Lansing was a runner up for Mr. Basketball honors in 2011.  Geeter played AAU basketball for The Family, which is where former Friars Henton and Junior Lomomba also played.  He is ranked as the 48th best power forward in the county and the fifth best in Michigan by 247Sports.com.  Rivals.com has Geeter ranked as the 37th power best forward in the nation.
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Castro, a 6-foot-10-inch, 200-pound forward attends Dover High School.  As a junior at Dover, he averaged 20.3 points, 16.3 rebounds, 4.7 blocks, 2.2 assists and 1.5 steals.  He is coached by Billy Connors.  Castro played for the Dominican Republic at the 2019 CentroBasket U17 Championship.  He averaged 4.2 points and 3.8 rebounds while helping the team to a fourth-place finish.  Castro played AAU ball for Team Rio University.  He is ranked as the 30th best power forward in the country and the third best player in New Jersey, according to 247Sports.com.  Rivals.com ranked Castro as the 136th best player in the country and the No. 23 power forward.
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"We are excited to have Legend and Rafael joining the Friar family," Cooley said.  "Both players will add to our front court.  We believe that they will help make us better on both ends of the floor.  However, we are really looking forward to seeing them on the defensive end. Each one brings some unique skill sets that will enhance our defense." Â
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