Friartown got a major boost this week as head coach Kim English and the Providence Friars secured a key commitment from rising prospect Aiden Derkack. The mid-week announcement adds serious momentum to the program's recruiting efforts and already sets the tone for the rapidly approaching upcoming season. https://twitter.com/aderkack04/status/1978461679990997315 Aiden Derkack is a Top-50 wing in …
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Corey Floyd Jr. announced that he will be returning to Providence for his fourth season with the Friars, becoming the third such player to confirm he will be playing for Kim English next season following the previous announcements from Ryan Mela and Oswin. https://twitter.com/CoreyFloydJr/status/1903207086265426086 Floyd Jr. was the first player to commit to Kim English …
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Almost immediately following the announcements of Justyn Fernandez & Bryce Hopkins entering the Transfer Portal, the Friars two All-Big East Freshmen team members, Ryan Mela and Oswin Erhunmwunse announced that they will be returning to Friartown for their Sophomore seasons. Despite the Providence coaching staff missing on the majority of their incoming transfers from this …
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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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After a rough two weeks in which the Providence Friars lost All-Big East star Bryce Hopkins to a torn ACL and are struggling through a 3-game losing streak (Seton Hall, Creighton, & St. John's), Kim English and Friartown got some much needed good news with the commitment of 2025 big man, Oswin Erhunmwunse. Oswin is …
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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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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 …
Ryan Mela verbally committed to the Providence Friars, officially joining Daquan Davis as the second member of Kim English's 2024 recruiting class. Mela is from nearby Natick, Massachusetts (just 45 minutes from campus) and plays for Middlesex Magic in the AAU circuit and the Newman School for High School ball, just recently leading the Magic …
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Kim English and his team continue to crush the recruiting scene in the DMV area, something that wasn't supposed to happen once Ed Cooley took over the job at Georgetown, with Hoya fans declaring immediate ownership over every prospect coming out the recruiting grounds there. In that case, nobody should tell them that Davis was …
The Providence Friars have officially strengthened their frontcourt depth for next season as Kim English announced the commitment of Will McNair Jr. McNair started his collegiate career at New Mexico State (2018-2022) before transferring to Mississippi State and playing the past season. He started on the New Mexico State squad that upset UConn in the …
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