I had put together a long post in this thread a couple weeks back; but, unfortunately, technical difficulties prevented my reply from registering. After last night's recruiting news, I'm trying again.
Before I get into all that, though, I wanted to recommend the following Friar-related sites:
1)
http://www.friarbasketball.com
The owner/writer of this site is a diehard PC alum. He started the website a few years back, and it's developed into a must read. Check it out and enjoy.
2)
http://www.friarblog.com
This Friar alum is a little more zany and less technical, but his site is a lot of fun; and he's sure to catch you up on everything Friar-related. I particularly love his in-depth pre-game contributions.
ANYWAY -- so where are we?
If you've noticed, the Friars have
many suits on the sidelines during games at the moment. This is because Sidiki Johnson, Carson Desrosiers, and Tyler Harris (all sophomore transfers) are ineligible at the present time; while Ricky Ledo has been classified as a mere partial qualifier. Oh, and that
other guy? Yeah, Vincent Council, PC's best player, will be out for at least another month due to a hamstring injury. He joins McDonald's freshman All-American, Kris Dunn, who is also on the shelf for a few more weeks recovering from a shoulder injury.
The Friars headed to the tourney in PR with only 6 scholarship players available, losing to UMass on a heart-breaking, last-second tip-in. Bryce Cotton, arguably the Friar's second best player was hobbled in that game, leading him to miss PC's next contest versus Penn St. the following night. With 5 scholarship players and 1 walk-on available, the Friars lost in overtime to the Lions. Cotton managed to come back after a day's rest to help Providence leave the island with at least one win vs. UNCA, scoring 30 points.
The Friars host Fairfield next at The Dunk on Friday, November 23rd.
Last night, Providence received some
huge recruiting news, as 6'5" guard, Brandon Austin, committed to the Friars. Once a Penn St. commit, Austin re-opened his recruitment following the Sandusky/Paterno tragedy/debacle. He chose PC over UConn and Texas.
http://www.philly.co...Providence.html
ROUND TWO of the Brandon Austin Sweepstakes has been completed and the winner is . . . Providence.
Austin, a 6-7, 175-pound senior point guard at Imhotep Charter, Monday made an oral commitment to the Friars while adding that he intends to sign a letter of intent by the end of the early signing period this Wednesday.Austin committed to Penn State last February, then put himself back on the market in July."I'm really happy for Brandon and his family," said Imhotep coach Andre Noble. "This has been a long process. Providence is getting a winner."
With this addition, Providence's roster looks
scary good for 2013-14.
http://friarblog.com...arship-tracker/
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Not that I'm not still excited for this year ...
With Kadeem Batts and Bryce Cotton playing better than expected, the games in March could (at least) get a little interesting once Council returns and Sidiki Johnson and Kris Dunn are able to suit up. Plus, there's always a chance that Ledo could qualify for the 2nd semester. You never know ...