Big East Basketball: Top 10 incoming impact freshmen for 2018-19

SPRINGFIELD, MA - JANUARY 15: Jahvon Quinerly #5 of Hudson Catholic High School reacts in a game against John Carroll School during the 2018 Spalding Hoopall Classic at Blake Arena at Springfield College on January 15, 2018 in Springfield, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /

9 of 11

CHARLOTTE, NC – MARCH 16: Head coach Cooley of Providence Friars. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /

3. A.J. Reeves, Providence

Guard | 6-foot-5 | 180 lbs | No. 47 overall

Even though Providence returns a fair amount of talent from last season, they bring back just one double-digit scorer in Alpha Diallo. Due to this, a few players will need to emerge as potential go-to scorers. Of the two recruits committed in the 2018 class, shooting guard A.J. Reeves is the one who can fill up the bucket in a hurry. With a quick first step and range out to beyond the 3-point arc, Reeves should be able to step in and provide instant offense either as a starter or off of the bench.

While Reeves is rated slightly lower than his counterpart David Duke (mentioned earlier), the advantage in this list is that Reeves brings much more consistent shooting to the table. Considering the Friars will have two capable playing point guards leading the way in Makai Ashton-Langford and Maliek White, placing shooters around the perimeter makes sense.

If Reeves is able to be a knockdown shooter from distance as a freshman, this would greatly help a team that shot the ball extremely poorly last season. In fact, only four power conference teams that made the NCAAT last year shot worse than Providence from 3-point range. With less overall offensive balance this year compared to last, players like Reeves will need to step up as shooters.

Home/Big East