Author: bocfriar

I was admittedly shocked to hear the news of 5 star combo guard King Gibson setting up an official visit this upcoming weekend to Providence. Gibson, a North Carolina native, is playing his senior season at SPIRE Academy. He previously played at Monteverde under Kevin Boyle and followed him to SPIRE.

Just like another five star guard in his class in Nasir “Rudy” Anderson, he’ll have his pick of any school he desires.

The SPIRE Academy angle is one I’m particularly watching, as his 2027 teammates are Friar targets in Micah Gordon and Moussa Kamissoko. Elite players want to play alongside elite players, and I don’t think the pursuit of this trio who go to the same prep school is a mere coincidence.

While it’s still very early in this recruitment, getting Gibson to commit to an official visit is a big deal. These visits being scheduled reinforce that Hodgson and staff can recruit with the best of the best. It’s nice press clippings at the introductory press conference to hear about the recruiting prowess of your coach, but Hodgson is showing he can back up those words with actions and outcomes. It seems like every other day Providence is getting a 4 or 5 star to visit campus, and Hodgson has already landed a four and five star out of high school in Clyde Walters and Javon Bardwell, respectively. This is going to be the norm going forward I believe.

We highlight Gibson’s game below.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.