Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
Providence adds transfers Devin Carter, Clifton Moore and Noah Locke in big weekend
By ADAM ZAGORIA
Providence coach Ed Cooley has now added three transfers since Friday.
After landing ex-Louisville guard Noah Locke on Friday, the Friars on Sunday added South Carolina transfer Devin Carter and La Salle transfer Clifton Moore.
The 6-foot-3 Locke, a Baltimore native, averaged 9.6 points and 2.3 rebounds as a senior at Louisville and then committed on Friday. He will have one year of eligibility remaining.
Providence then added Carter, a 6-3 freshman guard who averaged 9.3 rebounds and 3.8 rebounds last season.
“Coach Cooley has easily recruited me the hardest I’ve ever been recruited,” he told On3.com.
Kentucky transfer Bryce Hopkins, a 6-6 freshman who averaged 2.1 points and 1.4 rebounds, is also considering Providence, among others.
The Friars also bring in freshmen guards Jayden Pierre and Quante Berry.
Nate Watson, Al Durham and Justin Minaya have all exhausted their eligibility and declared for the NBA Draft, as has senior AJ Reeves.Noah Horchler has also exhausted his eligibility.
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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
