Podcast Recap
The College Basketball Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network previews the upcoming basketball season for the Providence Friars. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) and Noah Bieniek (@Seventy7NB) break down the Providence roster and highlight what they did in recruiting and the transfer portal this offseason. Will the momentum continue for Ed Cooley and the Friars?
Offseason Changes
OUTGOING
- 6’4 G Al Durham (Graduated – 14 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast)
- 6’10 C Nate Watson (Graduated – 13 pts, 5 reb)
- 6’8 F Noah Horchler (Graduated – 10 pts, 9 reb)
- 6’6 G AJ Reeves (Graduated – 10 pts, 3 reb)
- 6’6 F Justin Minaya (Graduated – 7 pts, 6 reb)
INCOMING
- 6’7 F Bryce Hopkins (Transfer from Kentucky – 2 pts, 31% 3pt)
- 6’3 G Devin Carter (Transfer from South Carolina – 9 pts, 4 reb)
- 6’11 F Clifton Moore (Transfer from La Salle – 13 pts, 6 reb)
- 6’3 G Noah Locke (Transfer from Louisville – 10 pts, 34% 3pt)
- 6’4 G Corey Floyd Jr. (Transfer from UConn – Didn’t play)
- 6’2 G Jayden Pierre (Freshman from Elizabeth, NJ – Ranked #135)
- 6’4 G Quante Berry (Freshman from Cleveland, TN – Ranked #244)
Projected Roster
Starting 5
1 – 5’10 SR. Jared Bynum (12 pts, 4 ast, 41% 3pt)
2 – 6’3 SR. Noah Locke (Transfer from Louisville – 10 pts, 34% 3pt)
3 – 6’3 SO. Devin Carter (Transfer from South Carolina – 9 pts, 4 reb)
4 – 6’7 SO. Bryce Hopkins (Transfer from Kentucky – 2 pts, 31% 3pt)
5 – 6’8 SR. Ed Croswell (5 pts, 5 reb)
Preseason Tournament:
Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off (November 19th – 20th in Uncasville, CT)
Open with Miami FL. The other semifinal matchup is between Maryland and St. Louis.
Rest of Non-Conference Schedule:
November 8th – Rider
November 12th – Northeastern
November 15th – Stonehill College
November 23rd – Merrimack
November 26th – Columbia
November 30th – at TCU (Big East / Big 12 Challenge)
December 3rd – Rhode Island
December 7th – Manhattan
December 10th – Albany