Bryce Hopkins announced that he is coming to Friartown via his social media and Ed Cooley continues to reload his roster through the plentiful Transfer Portal. https://twitter.com/BryceHopkins/status/1518624017258844162 Hopkins is the fifth incoming transfer that Ed Cooley and his staff have added for next season. Noah Locke and Clifton Moore will be using their final year …
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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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Providence Friars guard Brycen Goodine has officially decided to enter the transfer portal. The 6'4'' two-guard played one season at Syracuse before transferring to Providence, where he played the last two seasons coming off the bench. https://twitter.com/MHershgordon/status/1516459546432188416 Goodine actually saw his minutes decrease from his Sophomore year (8.6 mpg) to his Junior year (5.8 mpg) …
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That makes three transfer commitments in three days for Ed Cooley and the Friars as Assistant Coach Ivan Thomas keeps reloading bullets into the roster chamber for Providence. Noah Locke unexpectedly announced his commitment to player his final year of College Basketball at Providence on Friday April 15th, all the while, Clifton Moore and Devin …
With other players such as LaSalle Big Clifton Moore and South Carolina guard Devin Carter taking official visits to Providence weekend, all of the eyes and ears of Friartown were on the two guys on campus. However, from out of the clouds comes the commitment of sharpshooter Noah Locke before anyone has a chance to …
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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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French Big Man Christ Essandoko has announced that he has de-committed from the Providence Friars after receiving approval from the school to be released from his National Letter of Intent (NLI). Essandoko was one third of a trio of incoming Freshman that were due to replenish the Friars squad with some of the older guys …
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Providence College guard Matteus Case has officially announced on Wednesday April 6th that he has entered the transfer portal. It still feels weird to announce that someone is transferring schools by saying they are entering the portal. It sounds more like a science fiction way to travel more than just a player switching colleges. Case, …
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Coach Ed Cooley was selected as the Men's Naismith Coach of the Year for the 2021-2022 college basketball season. Cooley was chosen over the other three coaching finalists, Mark Adams (Texas Tech), Greg Gard (Wisconsin), and Tommy Lloyd (Arizona). I thought that all four coaches were excellent this year and I really wouldn't have had …
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