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By KEVIN McNAMARA The Shark is about to end his feeding. Providence College coach Bryan Hodgson continued to secure his targets out of the transfer portal this spring by getting a commitment from Jacob Bannarbie, a 6-9 transfer from UNLV. Bannarbie, who played two seasons in Vegas, also visited North...

Malik Mack is leaving Georgetown to play for the Friars (Photo: Getty Images) By KEVIN McNAMARA The Big East-on-Big East crime wave is continuing with an especially juicy angle. Malik Mack, a two-year starter for Ed Cooley at Georgetown, is transferring to play his final collegiate season at Providence. The...

Italian forward Leonardo Marangon is Bryan Hodgson's latest recruit By KEVIN McNAMARA Some may call it roster construction. The better term for winning at Portal Kombat is Team Building. That may be the best way to sift through the winners and losers in this wild, free-spending bonanza that is college...

Bryan Hodgson adds 3 players in less than 24 hours, including Yale big man Samson Aletan By KEVIN McNAMARA Hold onto your programs, Friar fans. Yes, I know, they don't even sell (sadly) programs at the Amica Mutual Pavilion anymore but the expected introduction of 10 or more Providence Friars...

PC adds athletic wing guard and dangerous deep shooter in latest portal pickups By KEVIN McNAMARA Shooters, play-makers, versatile defenders. Those were just three of the skills that new Providence coach Bryan Hodgson identified as he set out in his first foray in college basketball's transfer portal building the Friars'...

By KEVIN McNAMARA One perhaps overlooked part of the hiring of Bryan Hodgson at Providence is that this is a coach whose connections run far and wide in the college basketball world. That's been shown in the addition of the first few players to PC's roster for the 2026-27 season....