New England Recruiting Report: Fast-breaking BABC
Adam Finkelstein travels this week to Foxboro and checks in with the BABC and the program’s Executive Director Britney Papile.
Adam Finkelstein travels this week to Foxboro and checks in with the BABC and the program’s Executive Director Britney Papile.
Playmaking guard Aaron Calixte talks with New England Recruiting Report’s Adam Finkelstein about what he has to offer to the many schools recruiting him.
On a recent “NERR TV” report, Adam Finkelstein talks with Jared Wilson-Frame, one of the top backcourt prospects in New England high school basketball, and a player that Providence College has interest in.
Adam Finkelstein of New England Recruiting Report, talks with Jarred Reuter, the #1 New England prospect in the class of 2015. Reuter is reportedly a target of Providence College coach Ed Cooley, and he tells Adam that he’s now hearing from other schools like Gonzaga and Notre Dame. Reuter also announced that he will be transferring to Brewster Academy this season to play for coach Jason Smith – he’s ready for the step up in competition.
Our friends at CollegeChalktalk.com caught up with former Providence guard Vincent Council at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament in Virginia after he tallied 10 points, eight assists and eight rebounds in his team’s 105-94 victory on Saturday afternoon. Council talks about his plan to get to the next level, performing before full NBA scout representation, and also tosses out some things you may not know about him personally.
It was announced today that Providence College freshman guard Ricky Ledo will forego his four years of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2013 NBA Draft. “I want to thank Providence College for the opportunity to be a Friar,” Ledo said. “As much as I wanted to play for the Friars and help the team win a BIG EAST championship, I felt I could not pass up this opportunity to enter the NBA Draft now. I had a great experience this [...]
“Waiting for Godot,” is an absurdist play by Samuel Beckett, where the characters wait endlessly and in vain for the arrival of someone named Godot. Despite the fact that the PC Friars just finished their most successful season in years, there remains a sentiment in Friartown of “Waiting for Ledo” – mainly because the subject of PC fans impatience is such an exciting basketball talent that it would not be absurd for him to be a 1st round NBA draft pick this year – without ever [...]
The Providence College Friars were defeated by the Baylor Bears, 79-68, in the NIT Quarterfinals in Waco, Texas. The Friars were paced by their veteran players as Bryce Cotton, senior Vincent Council and junior Kadeem Batts all scored 20 or more points in the game. Baylor built an eight-point lead with 7:14 remaining in the half when the Friars went on an 18-10 run to close the half tied at 38-38. Cotton fueled the run as he scored 14 points [...]
The Providence College men’s lacrosse team topped Bryant, 10-9, on Tuesday. The win over the Bulldogs snapped the Friars’ three game losing streak. Providence improves to 6-3 while Bryant falls to 1-8. Junior attack Sean Wright notched his seventh hat-trick of the season to propel the Friars to victory. A replay of the game will air on OSN channels 5, 1005HD Tuesday, April 2nd at 7pm
At the year end Cox Basketball Awards, Host Steve McDonald announces the “Joe Mullaney Award” winner, Coach Tim O’Shea, head coach of the Bryant Bulldogs. Bryant’s Corey Maynard accepts “Dave Gavitt Team of the Year” Award on behalf of his team.