This weekend has quite the star studded cast visiting Providence. As most know by now, 5 star 2027 point guard Nasir Anderson is visiting Providence. What may have slipped under the radar is 2028 5 star point guard Michai White (and new teammate of Anderson) is also visiting.
The Shark trying to land his next two point guards of the future in back to back classes?
The 6 foot point guard is scheduled to visit PC this weekend. We break down his game below.
The news dropped from the sky on a quiet Sunday evening as I was pulling into the parking lot of an Italian restaurant in Asbury Park.
Recent reclassified 2026 recruit Javon Bardwell, a Top 20 2027 five star recruit and now Top 40 2026 recruit, pledged his allegiance to the Providence Friars. The one-time Kansas Jawhawk commit (revenge for Naadir Tharpe?) will now be enrolling at Providence and eligible to play this year.
We break down the athletic wing’s commitment and how he fits for the 2026-2027 season and beyond.
Continue reading “Javon Bardwell Commits to Providence”The good news on fall visits keep coming for Providence fans. Yesterday, arguably the best big man in the 2027 class announced four official visits, with Providence landing one of the four visits alongside Kentucky, Baylor, and Cal.
Uvwo’s story is remarkable. He went from an unranked big in late 2025 to a 5 star in the span of one AAU season, where he made his mark as the best shot blocker in his class. The Nigerian big man can legitimately make the case as best player in the 2027 class and would fit a tailor made fit for what Hodgson wants to do with his big men in his offense.
We break down his game below.
Continue reading “Crier Recruiting Corner: Introducing Elite 2027 Big Lewis Uvwo”Coach Bryan Hodgson and staff have built out a robust fall official visit schedule. The Providence staff will have a plethora of 4 star recruits on campus from September on.
To the surprise of many, Providence fans received notification that the duo of Moussa Kamissoko and Micah Gordon unofficially visited Providence on 8/24.
Gordon is scheduled for an official visit in the fall while Kamissoko received an offer from the Friars in early June. With the summer offer and unofficial visit, the interest from the Kamissoko camp appears to be real, and we wanted to take the time to break down the elite wing’s game.
Continue reading “Crier Recruiting Corner: Introducing 2027 Wing Moussa Kamissoko”October is shaping up to be a busy recruiting period for the Friars, and Brandon Woodard is one of their key 2027 recruits visiting during this month. Woodard, the Bishop McNamara product from the DMV who also plays for Team Durant on the AAU circuit, has set up four visits in the fall, with the Friars joining Mississippi State, Rutgers, and the local Georgetown Hoyas. Oklahoma State is also heavily in the mix.
Bryan Hodgson has shown an appetite to add versatile wing pieces as the focal point and core of his roster (see Pate, Byrd, Walters, Mela as perfect examples of Swiss Army knives), and Woodard fits the billing. Hodgson wants chess pieces offensively and defensively that can guard multiple positions on defense and play inside and outside from the 3/4 position.
We break down his game, fit with Friars, and recruitment below.
Big East point guards have a certain reputation: brash, cocky, and downright tenacious. Khalid El-Amin, Ryan Arcidiacono, Kemba Walker, Kris Dunn, Jalen Brunson. You can even reference old school Big East points that embody this spirit like a Levance Fields, Peyton Siva, or Johnny Flynn. All guys that epitomize the Big East way of running the show for their teams with a certain flair to their game.
Micah Gordon is what a Big East point guard looks and plays like. The stout 5’10 New Jersey point guard has been tearing up the high school and AAU scene for years and has emerged as one of the top point guards in the 2027 class.
Micah has a busy fall schedule, visiting 8 schools throughout August, September, and October. Providence gets the final visit the weekend of October 16th and is looking to find its point guard of the future.
We break down his game and recruitment below.
Continue reading “Crier Recruiting Corner: Introducing 2027 Point Guard Micah Gordon”Bryan Hodgson has settled into his role at Providence, with summer workouts and practice concluded. The 2026-2027 roster is seemingly set*
*Barring NCAA denying Dink Pate eligibility and/or granting Joseph Pinion an extra year…sigh*
With that, his staff has set its sights on the future, building out their recruiting board, and locking in official visits for the fall.
Declan Griffiths, the younger brother of former Friar target Gavin, is set to visit Friartown the weekend of October 24th.
We break down his game and recruitment below.
Continue reading “Crier Recruiting Corner: Introducing 2027 Small Forward Declan Griffiths”At the end of summer media gathering, Coach Bryan Hodgson spoke about a multitude of different subjects. One comment that slipped under the radar, but now has massive ramifications due to the NCAA ruling on an extra year of eligibility for the Class of 2022, is that his former player Joseph Pinion has been practicing with the Friars. Additionally, they were seeking a waiver for his eligibility to play this year. With the court ruling yesterday, Pinion should have an extra year to play collegiate basketball. It would appear the Friars have the inside track on landing the 6’5 sharpshooting guard.
We provide a breakdown of his game below.
Providence has been looking to bolster its wing room in the 2027 class, and Dylan Jones is one of a few wings that Providence is honing in on. The 6’6 big bodied wing from Tennessee is scheduled to visit Providence in September alongside a slew of other high major schools.
Maybe our old friend Jalen Lindsey can put a good word in for us?
We discuss his game below, enjoy.
Continue reading “Crier Recruiting Corner: Introducing 2027 Wing Dylan Jones”With the summer here, Mike and I will spend the dog days of the offseason bantering about team expectations, ceiling and floor for this squad, MVP candidates, surprise candidates, etc. Inevitably, Mike and I will yell at each other over text saying one of us is right and one of us is wrong. I’m usually right, but that is besides the point…
What better way to get a pulse on how the fanbase is thinking about this upcoming year than an anonymous fan survey? I put together 10 questions that I thought would give readers a good sense of how the average fan is thinking about this roster. We received approximately 300 responses, so clearly even in July the energy around the program is palpable.
Without further do, see the results below.
Continue reading “2026 – 2027 Providence Crier Fan Survey”Carson Crawford, a 2027 wing from Florida, has set up a fall visit with Providence for October 19th. The product from Fleming Island high school, adjacent to Jacksonville, is a 4 star wing. 247 has him as 69th overall, while the 247 Composite has him ranked slightly better at 54th overall.
Crawford will be pursued by a plethora of ACC and SEC schools. Providence is currently competing with the likes of Florida State, Georgia, and Ole Miss, and I’m certain other southeastern schools will jump into the mix for the Top 75 wing.
We profile his game and recruitment below.
Continue reading “Crier Recruiting Corner: Introducing 2027 Small Forward Carson Crawford”The hunt for the next lead guard for Providence is on, with Hodgson and Staff offering a plethora of lead guards in the 2027 and 2028 class. One lead guard, Canadian Javion Tyndale, has set up a visit to Providence in late August to see the campus.
We profile his game, skillset, and recruitment below.
Continue reading “Crier Recruiting Corner: Introducing 2027 Point Guard Javion Tyndale”
