Big East Media Day for the 2024-2025 basketball season was held at Madison Square Garden on today and with it, the announcement of the preseason Big East awards and conference rankings. The Providence Friars checked in at number 6 in the preseason standings and although preseason projections and prognostications don't really mean all that much, …
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David Duke Jr. will officially be back with the San Antonio Spurs for the 2024-2025 season, agreeing to a two-way contract. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1816907072438698091 This will be Duke's second two-way deal with San Antonio having signed his first one with the team at the end of last year's regular season, appearing in four games during the final …
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Kim English has promoted Special Assistant to the Head Coach, Matt Palumbo, to an Assistant Coach for the Providence Friars. Palumbo's previous team contributions included scouting, practice, workouts, analytics, video, report preparation, game strategy, and player development. https://twitter.com/PCFriarsmbb/status/1808873490872754178 If, like me, you witnessed the player development of Devin Carter into a first round NBA Draft …
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Jaylen Harrell announced his commitment to the Providence Friars live on the On3 Recruits YouTube channel with On3's own Joe Tipton. https://twitter.com/TiptonEdits/status/1807917812524241374 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBMSqZXUmaE&ab_channel=On3Recruits The 2025 Forward and Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year who plays at CATS Academy selected the Friars over the likes of Rutgers, Xavier, Alabama, Virginia Tech, & Kansas. Harrell was originally …
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Following the culmination of an extremely successful collegiate career between George Mason and Providence College where he finished with 1,913 points and 976 rebounds, Josh Oduro will be joining the New Orleans Pelicans team in the NBA Summer League come July. Oduro had worked out with a number of teams leading up to this year's …
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With the 13th pick in the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings select...Devin Carter, from Providence College. https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1806138715900645459 For the first time in 8 years, the Providence College Friars had a player selected in the NBA Draft. The last year that saw some Friars selected was in 2016 when Kris Dunn …
Continue reading Devin Carter Drafted 13th Overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 2024 NBA Draft
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 …
As has been long suspected and rumored, Providence College commit Oswin Erhunmwunse has officially reclassified from the 2025 class to the 2024 class, following his commitment announcement in January. In doing so, Oswin has joined Ryan Mela and Anton Bonke in this season's Freshman class in Providence. Following his reclassification, five-star commit Jamier Jones remains …
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Josh Oduro has been quietly making the rounds in the NBA Pre-Draft workout circuit, having been confirmed to have worked out with a number of NBA teams. https://twitter.com/JPadmore92/status/1795971084975501761 Lakers...Hornets...Jazz...Raptors. I feel like we need to take a quick look at their respective frontcourts based on their potential interest in Oduro. Lakers: Anthony Davis ($40.60M), LeBron …
Continue reading Josh Oduro Working Out with Multiple NBA Teams Before the 2024 NBA Draft
I know, whether it's the NBA or the NFL, agreeing to a Green Room invitation on the night of the draft if you're not a projected, say, top five draft pick, can be a bit of a gamble depending how trades and other things play out. https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/1800700836533969223 But, I think Devin Carter has cemented himself …
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