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Friar Starting Five: Thursday Edition

Mitch Richmond

News and notes from around Friartown…

  1. Any Friar fans out there have $50 million laying around? Georgetown’s athletic department gets a massive donation. https://www.georgetown.edu/athletics-leadership-cooper-gift
  2. Kentucky freshman and potential first overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft Skal Labissiere has not yet been cleared to play this season according to ESPN. The NCAA is looking into Labissiere’s relationship with his guardian Gerald Hamilton. Hamilton created the esteemed Reach Your Dreams Prep to allow Labissiere to play last season after he was deemed ineligible to play in high school. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/13828294/kentucky-wildcats-freshman-skal-labissiere-not-cleared-play-ncaa
  3. Collegebasketballtalk’s Terrence Payne is very high on URI this season. http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2015/10/06/atlantic-10-preview-can-rhode-island-unseat-davidson/
  4. There was no more enjoyable trio in the early 90s than Run TMC. Chris Mullin is bringing in former running mate Mitch Richmond with him to St. John’s. http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/10/06/st-johns-red-storm-chris-mullin-mitch-richmond-coaching-staff
  5. Mike Hopkins is right. Aaron Wheeler is the next local prospect set to explode. http://pcbb1917.com/2015/10/07/who-is-the-next-providence-recruit-to-blow-up-on-the-national-stage/

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