Jaylen Harrell Becomes the Fourth Friar to Enter the Transfer Portal

I'm not going to lie...this one stings a little bit. If I was going to rank the players on the team who I wanted to stay in Friartown who were potentially eligible to hit the transfer portal, it would have broken down as such: 1. Jamier Jones 2. Ryan Mela 3. Jaylen Harrell 4. Oswin …

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Rich Barron Becomes the First Player of the Hodgson Era to Enter the Transfer Portal

The first domino to fall, following the hiring of Bryan Hodgson, is Rich Barron's announcement that he will be entering the transfer portal. Goodblum was his usual excellent reporting chimed in noting Barron's points per game this past season...you know, in a season he didn't actually play in. https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/2036957352000094496 Barron still has two years of …

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Stefan Vaaks Steps into the Transfer Portal

Following the official firing of Coach Kim English after three years that couldn't have been more middling, Stefan Vaaks is the second domino to fall, with the Estonian Assassin being the first Providence Friar to step into the Transfer Portal. I am positive that he will not be the last to do so and there …

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Jason Edwards Ranked as a Top 15 Shooting Guard in College Basketball for 2025 by Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated has begun unveiling its top-ranked college basketball players by position ahead of the 2025–26 season, and the Providence Friars have landed their first honoree: shooting guard Jason Edwards. Among the 15 shooting guards ranked, four represent the Big East, including UConn’s Solo Ball (No. 4), Creighton’s Josh Dix (No. 9), and Marquette’s Chase …

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Bryce Hopkins & Christ Essandoko Find New Homes & PC Welcomes Daquan Davis & Cole Hargrove

Well, if you haven’t heard by now...Bryce Hopkins is officially a member of the St. John’s Red Storm. In-Conference transfers might be the new norm, but let’s be real, this one just hits a little different. Watching him suit up against the Friars next season? That’s gonna sting. First, Ed Cooley left. Now Bryce follows. …

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Where Are All the Former Friars Playing College Ball This Season?

1. Garwey Dual - Seton Hall Garwey Dual is the one former Friar who all of Friartown is most familiar with where he is playing this season. After declaring for the NBA Draft and going through the draft process, Dual ultimately returned to college basketball, transferring within the Big East to a Seton Hall team …

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Wesley Cardet Jr. Becomes the Fourth PC Transfer for Next Season

In what has been an incredibly busy last couple of weeks for Kim English and his staff, Chicago State wing Wesley Cardet Jr. officially announced that he will be heading to Providence College to finish out his collegiate career. He will also be participating in NBA Draft workouts but it looks to be more so …

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Friars Fill Final Roster Spot with Will McNair Jr. from Mississippi State

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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Happenings Around Friartown

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 …

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Rich Barron Becomes the Third George Mason Player to Follow Kim English to Providence

With the Friars in dire need of some shooting to add to their rotation for the upcoming season, Rich Barron answers the call to fill the void and officially commits to transferring to Providence. https://twitter.com/richardbarron_/status/1643024175769042945 I'm going with Rich instead of Richard based on his personal twitter even though all the scouting sites and such …

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