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Providence Crier Portal Player Preview- Jacob Bannarbie

The Friars roster rebuild is nearly complete. Coach Hodgson and staff have been busy this spring building the Friars roster from the ground up. Currently the Friars have ten players on the roster with the ability to add five more. With the additions that they’ve made thus far, they seem to be mainly guys who will be major contributors on next year’s team. Now the staff is tasked with filling out the rest of the roster. In steps UNLV forward Jacob Bannarbie, who per Kevin McNamara is completing a visit at Providence.

Hearing that Providence's latest visit is from Jacob Bannarbie, played at UNLV last two seasons. Long 6-9 forward with two seasons of eligibility.
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— Kevin McNamara (@KevinMcNamara33) May 5, 2026

Friars Add Italian Wing Leonardo Marangon

European pros have infiltrated the college game these past few seasons. Last season you saw the Friars embrace this trend by adding Estonian guard Stefan Vaaks and Latvian big man Peteris Pinnis in the offseason.

This year under new head coach Bryan Hodgson and staff that trend doesnt seem to be changing anytime soon. The Friars got a commitment from Italian wing Leonardo Marangon, who played professionally for UEB Gesteco Cividale in Italy’s Serie 2 division.

We provide a glimpse into his game and what he’ll bring to the 2026 Friars.

Providence Crier Portal Player Preview- Arrinten Page

The Friars got on the board with the first big man addition to the team yesterday with Samson Aletan, but the staff is not done. Insert Arrinten Page, who was spotted on campus today, the 6-11 big man from Northwestern. Page had previous stops at USC and Cincinnati before finally breaking out for the Wildcats this past season. He started 16-of-29 games and averaged 10.2 PPG (54.6% FG), 4.5 RPG, 1.8 APG, and 1.2 BPG.

We preview his game below.

Hodgson and Staff Continue to Add: Yale’s Samson Aletan Latest Commit

Bryan Hodgson and his staff had another surprise in store for Wednesday evening. After learning earlier in the day that Buffalo’s all-time leader in three points made in a season, Ryan Sabol, was committing to Providence it seems that would be all the commitments for the day. After all there were no shark gifs from Bryan Hodgson’s twitter account after Sabol’s commitment.

Well Sabol wasn’t the only commitment to Friartown that’d be announced Wednesday. The shark gif was just a little late.

Yale big man Samson Aletan committed to Providence, and the Friars have their first true big on the roster. We discuss the impact of his commitment and fit with the 2026-2027 Friars below.

Friars Continue to Add in The Portal: Sharpshooter Ryan Sabol the Latest to Commit to PC

Another day, another shark gif, and another commitment for the Providence Friars. Per ESPN’s Jeff Borzello Ryan Sabol, a 6-3 guard from the University of Buffalo committed to Coach Hodgson and staff on Wednesday. Sabol had visited this week and quickly made his decision to join the Friars for his senior season.

We break down the commitment below.

Providence Crier Portal Player Preview- Ryan Sabol

Ryan Sabol is a 6-3 guard and comes from a program familiar to Bryan Hodgson. Sabol has started 89 games over the past three seasons for the University of Buffalo, where Hodgson spent four years as an assistant under Nate Oats. Through his three seasons at Buffalo Sabol has only gotten better. The Gonzaga College High product earned third team all-MAC averaging 18.8 PPG.

Sabol was rumored to be on campus earlier this week for a visit to Friartown. We break down his game and fit with Providence.

Ryan Sabol has been an outstanding college player. It’ll be interesting to see whether he transfers for his final year of eligibility. He’s averaging 18.4 points per game, shooting 40% from three and an impressive 54.2% on top-of-the-key threes.

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— JPR (@Scouting_Col) March 5, 2026

Providence Crier Player Preview- Devin Vanterpool

Devin Vanterpool is a 6-4 guard who really broke on the scene this past year in his sophomore season at Florida Atlantic.

Vanterpool in his freshman season at FAU didn’t get a ton of time, as is expected for most freshman. He only averaged 8 minutes per game and 2 points per contest. This past season he took on a larger role and seized the opportunity. He started in all 24 games he was available to play, leading the Owls in scoring at 15.8 PPG. He would end up winning AAC Most Improved award this past season.

We break down his game below in more detail and how he’d fit with the Friars.

Hodgson and Staff End Thursday’s Big Recruiting Day with a Stunner: Land Westchester Knicks Guard Dink Pate

The Friars had a great Thursday when they landed arguably the best on ball defender in the portal in Miles Byrd from San Diego State, but The Shark wasn’t quite done. Bryan Hodgson tweeted out another shark gif at 8:34 in the evening, and the speculation was off to the races. Lucky for Friar fans they didn’t have to wait long as 27 minutes later it was reported by ESPN’s Jeff Borzello that Hodgson and staff landed a commitment from Dink Pate in a stunner of all stunners.

The 6’7/6’8 big body shooting guard/wing from Texas is a Friar. We recap the commitment below.

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— TheProvidenceCrier (@ProvidenceCrier) April 10, 2026

The Providence Crier 2026 Portal Primer

It’s that time of year again, it’s Portal SZN! Like it or not the transfer portal has changed the game with 2,030 student athletes entering last season and if anything, that number probably goes higher this year.

This year the rules have changed quite a bit. Last season the spring transfer window ran from March 24th to May 1st. This year the portal will open the day after the National Championship game, April 7th, and run until April 21st. It’s important to note that this is the window players have to enter, not when they have to pick a school.

Bryan Hodgson Introduced as Friars Basketball Head Coach

It’s been a whirlwind of a few weeks for both Providence College athletic director Steve Napolillo and Bryan Hodgson. On Tuesday afternoon in front of a full crowd at Alumni Hall Steve introduced Coach Hodgson as the 17th head coach in program history. Bryan, his wife Jordan, and son Jett entered Alumni Hall and received a loud ovation.

Friars Coaching Candidate Profile: Eric Olen

With the Friars in search of their 17th head coach in program history we at The Providence Crier will take a look at the candidates who have been linked to the job.

Eric Olen is a name that many Providence fans may not be familiar with. That’s because he has been coaching out west for the past 22-years. Olen, after completing a collegiate playing career for Spring Hill College (DII), became an assistant for UC San Diego in 2004. He served in that role until 2013 when he was promoted to head coach. At the time the Tritons were in D2 and Olen led the program to four tournaments in a seven season span that included 3 regular season conference championships, and four conference tournament championships. The Tritons reached the D2 Sweet 16 twice under Olen.

Friars Coaching Candidate Profile: Jay Larrañaga

With the Friars in search of their 17th head coach in program history we at The Providence Crier will take a look at the candidates who have been linked to the job.

Jay Larrañaga should be a familiar name in Friartown. He is the son of Friar alumn Jim Larrañaga and those PC fans who also root for the Boston Celtics will also know he was an assistant with the NBA franchise from 2012-2021.