“He is gone” Providence’s Kim English Speaks Out After Friars Miss Shooting Guard

With college basketball’s transfer portal officially closed, here’s the most recent RI update.

The transfer portal has finally closed. No more college basketball players may participate.

Most fans of the sport can’t wait for it to happen. Kim English, Providence men’s coach, was among many who were on edge in the final hours. Opposing coaches allegedly meddling with his players prompted the Friars leader to fume on social media.

We can expect less movement as classes close and the summer schedule takes hold. The University of Rhode Island men and Bryant women picked up commitments this week while the NBA Draft picture began to take shape.

Here’s a host of updates — players, coaching staff members and more — from the past few days:

Rhode Island men

Drissa Traore, Brandon Weston, James Whitford, Christen Cunningham

The Rams started the week by adding Traore and losing Weston. They also shuffled the coaching staff with the arrival of Whitford and the departure of Cunningham.

Traore committed to URI after leaving St. John’s. He played in 28 games off the bench for the Red Storm last season, averaging 1.7 points and 1.2 rebounds. Traore slots in alongside David Fuchs and David Green in the Rams frontcourt rotation.

With college basketball’s transfer portal officially closed, here’s the most recent RI update. The transfer portal has finally closed. No more college basketball players may participate. Most fans of the sport can’t wait for it to happen. Kim English, Providence men’s coach, was among many who were on edge in the final hours. Opposing coaches allegedly meddling with his players prompted the Friars leader to fume on social media.