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June 14, 2006

Brown hires new coach

PROVIDENCE --- Brown University will introduce Craig Robinson as its new men's basketball coach Thursday morning in a press conference.

Robinson is a former star player at Princeton who has been an assistant coach Northwestern for the last six years.

-- KEVIN McNAMARA and BILL REYNOLDS

Posted by amartone7340 at 6:06 PM | Comments 2

June 13, 2006

Israeli recruit visit

As reported last Thursday on this ProJo Blog, Gal Mekel of Israel visited Providence College on Sunday and Monday. He visited Wichita State late last week. Mekel, a 6-3 guard, is 18 years old and considered one of the top European guard prospects who has not signed a professional contract. Mekel has been offered a deal with Israel's leading club, Maccabi Tel Eviv, but is also looking at American colleges.
One PC source said Tuesday that Mekel ``fit in well' with the Friar players now attending summer school and thought the visit went quite smoothly.
Mekel made his American trip with his father, a businessman who is a frequent visitor to the U.S. Mekel is expected to fly home later this week and make a decision on his future early next week.

One another front, incoming freshman guard Jamal Barney has left summer school and returned home to Baltimore for personal reasons. He's expected back at PC for the second summer session later this month.
Check back to this ProJo Blog for further hoop updates.

Kevin McNamara

Posted by Kevin at 11:31 AM | Comments 1

June 8, 2006

PC's Isreali recruit

The Friars are set to welcome Israeli guard Gal Mekal to campus this weekend. Mekal is considering Providence or Wichita State and could decide by late next week.
Mekal, who just turned 18 years old and is NOT a pro in his homeland, is considered a scoring point guard with shooting range and quickness. He recently starred at the Albert Schweitzer Games where he averaged 17.25 points.
His breakout games were a 31 point effort against Australia and a 29 point-6 assists performance against a United States team that featured future Syracuse players Antonio Jardine and Rick Jackson.
Mekal could come right in and play for the Friars in 2006-07. PC currently has four guards on its roster, sophomore Sharaud Curry and Weyinme Efejuku and incoming frosh Brian McKenzie and Jamal Barney. Curry is the only true PG in the program.

KEVIN McNAMARA

Posted by Kevin at 5:13 PM | Comments 1