“Around the Big East” Season Preview: Providence Friars

2025-26 Season Recap:

15-18 record, 7-13 in conference play

Finished in 9th place in the Big East, tied with Marquette and Butler

Lost to St. John’s in the Big East Tournament (Quarterfinals)

Head Coach: Bryan Hodgson, who takes over for the fired Kim English. Hodgson came from South Florida, where he successfully led the Bulls to both an American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament title. South Florida got an 11 seed in the NCAA tournament, losing to Louisville in the round of 64.  Prior to South Florida, Hodgson lead two successful seasons at Arkansas State. He is also a former assistant under Alabama’s Nate Oats.

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Departing players:

The whole roster besides Mela basically, but here are some highlights:

Jaylin Sellers – Graduation (18.3 PPG)

Jason Edwards – Transfer Portal/Graduation (16.5 PPG)

Stefan Vaaks – Illinois (15.8 PPG)

Jamier Jones – Mizzouri (11.9 PPG)

Corey Floyd Jr. – Graduation (7.6 PPG)

Oswin Erhunmwunse – Creighton (6.9 PPG)

Duncan Powell – Graduation (4.6 PPG)

Jaylen Harrell – Transfer Portal (3.7 PPG)

Returning Players:

Ryan Mela – 6’7″ junior who averaged 9.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2 assists in 25.8 minutes per game. Mela started 22 of 33 games for the Friars a year ago.

John Jackson – 6′ freshman who redshirted last season.

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New Players:

Miles Byrd – 6’6″ graduate transfer from San Diego State who averaged 10.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.2 blocks. Byrd was regarded as one of the best transfers available in the portal.

Dink Pate – 6’8″ freshman who last played for the Westchester Knicks in the NBA G League. The 20-year-old averaged 16 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest.

Devin Vanterpool – 6’4″ redshirt junior transfer from Florida Atlantic who averaged 15.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. The guard shot 35.1% from three on 6.2 attempts per contest.

Malik Mack – 6’2″ senior transfer from Georgetown who averaged 13.6 points, 3 rebounds and 4.1 assists…

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