After getting waived by the Phoenix Suns last Friday, David Duke Jr. has found a new home in Australia. The 24-year-old guard has officially signed with the Perth Wildcats for the rest of the 2025–26 NBL season. https://twitter.com/PerthWildcats/status/1981553219089383635 Duke had been in camp with Phoenix on an Exhibit 10 deal, hoping to earn a roster …
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Friar fans, the wait is almost over. The 2025–26 NCAA basketball season is nearly here, and the excitement is building on Federal Hill and beyond. As we get ready for another wild ride through the Big East, I figured now’s the perfect time to roll out my highly speculative picks for the All-Big East Teams …
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Things are starting to heat up as we inch closer to another Big East basketball season: preseason coaches’ polls are dropping, award watch lists are making the rounds, and once again, the league’s coaches and player reps descended on Madison Square Garden for Big East Media Day. It’s the unofficial tip-off to the season, and …
As was expected when the New Orleans Pelicans recently re-signed Josh Oduro, they have officially waived him. Oduro has singed a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 deal, thus making him able to be optioned him to their G-League affiliate, the Birmingham Squadron. The same series of events occurred between Oduro and the Pelicans last season where he …
The majority of early selections in the NBA Draft are at least partially built around projecting what a player may become in the future, sometimes choosing to roll the dice with their development rather than their present day skill set. I understand why a team selecting in the Top 10 picks of an NBA Draft …
One of my favorite blogs to write before each college basketball season is that of assembling the “How Is That Guy Still in College” Team. These are the guys who you could swear have been in college for at least a decade but somehow they’re still contributing to College teams. Maybe they have tenure or …
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After three years with the Providence Friars, Jimmy Nichols Jr. announced that he will be transferring to VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University) to continue his education and collegiate basketball career in 2021. https://twitter.com/jimmynicholsjr5/status/1382744472149180422 Nichols spent three years with the Friars, navigating his way through a plethora of injuries along the way. Every time that it looks …
Darius Johnson, a six foot guard from Virginia in the 2021 recruiting class, has named the Providence Friars among his final three schools, along with Alabama and UCF. https://twitter.com/iam__dj3/status/1296839130995990530 First of all, I feel like because I'm used to the Tipton edits for most of the cut lists and commitments from High School basketball players …
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Providence College guard and graduate transfer Drew Edwards has chosen to pursue his fifth year of eligibility at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Edwards will be eligible to play immediately next season for the 49ers in Conference USA. UNC Charlotte is in need of some immediate impact players after finishing last season in …
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