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 …
I go on vacation for one week without my computer for the first time in I don't even know how long and obviously, there are roughly 1,000 things happen within that time. I wanted to write some individual articles about some of these happenings because a couple of them were some pretty big news, but …
I think we can officially change the name of Southern California Academy to Providence College West. That or PC Prep, I'm not 100% either way on what I'm going to call it going forward but it appears that Ed Cooley and his coaching staff have firmly established a West Coast pipeline of talented players. https://twitter.com/JuliusVElite0/status/1580997224640614400 …
Garwey Dual, a four-star point guard from Carmel, Indiana, announced his commitment to Providence College, becoming the first official member of the Friars 2023 recruiting class. Dual had just recently taken his official visit to PC on June 13th (his one and only official) and wasted no time in making his decision. https://twitter.com/garweypual_2023/status/1538602492014960640 If you …
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UConn transfer Corey Floyd Jr. has officially returned to his rightful home in Providence. Floyd, a 6'4'' shooting guard, was originally part of the Huskies 2022 class but reclassified to move up to Storrs for 2021 and redshirted this past season. Floyd was a Top-100 recruit out of Roselle Catholic in New Jersey and will …
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The final question has officially been answered regarding the 2021-2022 Providence Friars basketball roster. AJ Reeves has decided to forego his additional year of eligibility that was granted due to COVID, signed an agent, and entered his name into the 2022 NBA Draft. https://twitter.com/ajreeves11/status/1513911597697282051 It's always a bit misleading these days with the additional year …
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Although all of Friartown were hoping that they could see Justin Minaya make mince meat out of opposing offenses for another year, the defensive stopper has decided to forego his last year of eligibility and turn his sights on pursuing a professional basketball career. https://www.instagram.com/p/CcBdJUDOc38/ I don't think I can remember two basketball players having …
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The Greek basketball club, Panathinaikos, has officially signed former Providence Friars forward Alpha Diallo to a three-year contract. Since Diallo will be loaned from his current team (hello Europe sports), he will not actually play for the club in the upcoming 2021-2022 basketball season. The Greens, as Panathinaikos is dubbed, are looking to reload their …
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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 …
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