Providence Hires Drake's Keno Davis as Coach

So the Providence College Friars have finally got their coach, announcing today that Drake's Keno Davis was hired.

Drake had a great record this year but Keno Davis does not have much of a track record to go on as a coach. I think this is a wait and see situation as far as how Providence fans should view this hire. It is definitely too early to make a judgement on this hiring right now but I'm sure most Providence fans are just happy Tim Welsh is gone.

Previously: Larry Brown to Coach Providence?

Larry Brown to Coach Providence College?

The latest Larry Brown rumor had him headed to Providence College, but it appears that Providence may go in a different direction now as Travis Ford is the newest candidate to be in discussions with Providence.

If Providence was able to get Larry Brown to replace Tim Welsh that would be a HUGE move for them. Brown would definitely be able to bring in some top flight recruits to a Providence team that has struggled lately to keep up with the other Big East teams.

However, if Brown is not the choice then Travis Ford would definitely be a good second option. He has revived the UMass program to some extent and I think he would be successful at Providence as well.

West Virginia & Joe Mazzulla Knock Off Duke

A lot of good action yesterday and here is a run down of some of the best action:

West Virginia knocked off Duke 73-67, who struggled shooting the whole night. Joe Alexander was great once again with 22 points and 11 rebounds but the key to this game was backup guard Joe Mazzulla. He almost recorded a triple-double with 13 points 11 rebounds and 8 assists. Mazzulla, who is a Rhode Island product, helped execute the West Virginia game plan to crash the boards and it worked as they dominated Duke on the glass 45-19.

Jon Hope - Providence, RI

Here's a dope video from Jon Hope, who just happens to be from the same city as me, Providence,RI. Glad to see dope shit like this coming out of my home stomping grounds.

Also, here are some hot joints from Jon Hope and you can cop his mixtapes on his Myspace.

Rap Life-Jon Hope ft Taktix - some dope scratches on this joint too.

Talk To Me-Jon Hope, Reks, & Skyzoo - one of my favorite joints off the Statik Selektah album.

Breathin'-Jon Hope

Blue Devils-Jon Hope & Termanology - Jon Hope kills this shit right here that's all you need to know

New England-Jon Hope - you know I gotta rep where I'm from!

Will Daniels NBA Prospect?

NBADraft.net has their latest NBA Draft Prospect Watch up and they list URI's Will Daniels as a hot NBA prospect.

This is very suprising to me that he is considered a possible first round pick. Since the University of Rhode Island is my alma mater, I have seen most of the URI games this season and feel I could give a fair assessment of his talent. While he is a solid player, I really do not think he is athletic or quick enough to play small forward in the NBA. However, the article mentions that one of his strength's is his athleticism and I'm really not sure why they think this.

To me Daniels is like a poor man's version of Ryan Gomes and I think he will be a second round pick at best. I do like Will Daniels as a player, so I hope my talent assessment is off. I would be shocked if Daniels was a first round pick, unless he seriously works on his quickness and jump shooting before the draft.

Update: Check here for an update on Will Daniels NBA Draft status