PC Friars Offer 2020 New Jersey Point Guard Niels Lane

The Providence Friars offered their 3rd player in the 2020 Class this past weekend, New Jersey guard Niels Lane.  Lane is a 6'3'' guard who plays for the Hun School and with Team Final on the Nike AAU circuit. Per a source, Providence has offered Hun School (N.J.)/@TeamFinalHoops 2020 SF Niels Lane. — Josh Verlin …

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Hometown Top-50 Recruit David Duke Commits to Providence

The Providence Friars top recruiting target for 2018, took to his personal twitter account (@Duuukkeee) on Friday night to announce his decision to commit to Providence College. Duke, a Providence native who lives just a couple of miles from campus, decided to choose PC over Buzz Williams' Virginia Tech Hokies and potentially become a hometown …

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Dallas Mavericks Extend God Shammgod’s Contract for 4 More Years

Per DallasBasketball.com via Scout, Dallas has extended the contract of PC legend God Shammgod for four more years.  Shammgod, known for his incredible handle from his playing days, served as they player development coach for the Mavericks last season and is credited with vastly improving the ball handling skills of Harrison Barnes last year. With new …

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Kris Monroe Commits to the Providence Friars

Kris Monroe committed to play at Providence College for 2018 on his personal twitter account, and thus makes 2 commits for the 2018 class following that of Mass Rivals stud A.J. Reeves.  With Monroe's commitment, the Friars now have 3 open scholarships left for the 2018 class...with local standout David Duke in their sights next. #GoFriars pic.twitter.com/RSdLMI9KlI …

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Providence Offers 2019 4-Star Point Guard Kira Lewis

Providence College kept the offers rolling during July by offering 2019 Hazel Green, Alabama point guard Kira Lewis. Blessed To Receive An Offer From Providence College‼️ pic.twitter.com/fLLcIxF9UD — Kira Lewis (@Mr_Lewis3) July 23, 2017 Kira Lewis is a highly touted point guard and consensus top 100 recruit for the 2019 class. He currently ranks 88th on Rivals …

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NBA Summer League Schedule for Former Friars

This is what they call the dog days of summer for sports.  You're basically relegated to baseball and the weekend gold tournament right now and waiting for some other sports to come back in the fall.  Thankfully, the off-season for the NBA has been bananas, so they haven't had much coverage fall off since the …

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Kris Dunn Introduced by the Chicago Bulls

Kris Dunn was introduced yesterday by the Chicago Bulls in a press conference for the three new additions to the team, along with Zach LaVine and Lauri Markkanen. Here's a quick video to Bulls fans that Kris did the day before the conference when he got to Chicago. .@KrisDunn3 has a message for you #BullsNation! pic.twitter.com/JDjmuW05HU — Chicago …

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Game Preview: PC vs. USC Tonight at 9:10 PM on TruTV

#11 Providence Friars #11 USC Trojans Wednesday March 15th 9:10 PM Dayton, Ohio (UD Arena) TruTV Network   Before we get started with anything, let's just get this video out of the way... I have mixed feelings going into this play-in game between PC and USC.  One the one hand, the last NCAA game that we …

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A Deeper Dive into PC’s Defense

The 2016-2017 Providence Friars have an identity this year, and that identity is defense.  They recently just moved into the top ten in scoring defense in the nation and that got me thinking...how come the Friars have taken such a step forward defensively this year? Just as an FYI, all of these stats are from …

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Kris Dunn Selected #5 Overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves

With the fifth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves select... Kris Dunn   I have a lot to write on Kris Dunn and having his dream come true of being drafted into the NBA, but let's break it down into sections shall we. Let's back it up a little with to …

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