Ryan Mela Signs his National Letter of Intent to attend Providence College

Ryan Mela signed his National Letter of Intent (NIL) to Providence College on Wednesday, November 8th, officially becoming the lone member of Kim English's 2024 recruiting class. With the recent decision by Daquan Davis to de-commit from Providence, Mela stands alone as the only remaining player singed up to enroll at PC next Fall. Mela, …

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Game Recap: PC Beats Columbia 78-59 to Give Kim English a Win in His Friars Coaching Debut

Providence Friars 78 (1-0) Columbia Lions 59 (0-1) Kim English officially has a better winning percentage as the Head Coach of the Providence Friars than Ed Cooley did during his 12-year stint in Friartown. There was a lot of first game jitters and over-excitement to start the game with everybody running around like chickens with …

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Happenings Around Friartown: Daquan Davis De-Commits, Bryce Hopkins Watchlists, & More

1. Daquan Davis De-Commits from Providence In an unexpected turn of events, the Friars top-ranked commit from their 2024 class, Daquan Davis, has de-committed from Providence. https://twitter.com/theedaquandavis/status/1718650081098846387 Davis will be playing this upcoming season with Overtime Elite and despite being ranked just outside the Top-100 in the 2024 class at the moment, there is no …

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My Pre-Season All-Big East Team Picks & Award Selections for 2023-2024

The Men's College Basketball season officially kicks off tomorrow, so I'm getting these pre-season picks in right under the wire before I get an actual feel for the rotations that some of these teams are going to be playing this year. As always, unlike the pre-season picks that the Big East makes, my teams are …

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Philadelphia 76ers Waive David Duke Jr.

The Philadelphia 76ers recently waived David Duke Jr., along with Ricky Council IV to get their roster determined prior to the start of the 2023-2024 NBA Season. Quick fun fact about Ricky Council IV but his father is actually the original Ricky Council and his two older brothers are Ricky Council II and Ricky Council …

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Justin Minaya Agrees to a Two-Way Contract with the Portland Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers have converted Justin Minaya's contract to a two-way contract. After getting a look in The League at the end of last season, Minaya saw action in four games averaging 4.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, & 1.0 apg in 22.3 mpg. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1715461474817024107 For those of you, I should say us, that don't know …

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Utah Jazz Fully Guarantee Kris Dunn’s Contract for the 2023-2024 Season

Over this past weekend, the Utah Jazz officially fully guaranteed Kris Dunn's contract for the upcoming 2023-2024 NBA season. Although it wasn't unexpected, it's still great to hear that the team has full confidence in Dunn as a point guard for their team. Since signing a 10-day contract with the Jazz last season, Dunn has …

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Bryce Hopkins Named to Pre-Season Big East First Team, Devin Carter Named as Honorable Mention

Just as last year's end of the season 2022-2023 All-Big East Teams were named, Bryce Hopkins was once again named to the First Team and Devin Carter was named as an Honorable Mention selection for the Pre-Season All Big East Teams for the upcoming 2023-2024 season. Marquette's Tyler Kolek, the reigning Big East Player of …

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David Duke Jr. Signs Exhibit 10 Deal with the Philadelphia 76ers

After becoming an unrestricted free agent this summer when the Brooklyn Nets didn't extend him a qualifying offer, David Duke Jr. has officially signed an exhibit 10 deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. For those of you who are as curious as I was, an Exhibit 10 contract is a one-year deal (typically non-guaranteed) worth the league minimum …

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Will McNair Jr. Leaves Providence Before He Really Arrived and Eli DeLaurier Raises His Hand to Take His Place

Out with the old, in with the new. Unexpectedly, at least to Friar fans, Will McNair Jr. ended his time with the Providence Friars before it ever really got started. https://twitter.com/JamieShaw5/status/1699181722007384349 But hey, at least he got a trip to Spain out of it. Apparently, if you want to believe the rumors, McNair decided that …

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