In our latest installment of “Getting to Know,” we chat it up with California native and current Providence point guard Kyron Cartwright. The junior who is “Straight Outta Compton” fills us in on how he ended up with the Friars, why he may be the most popular man on Providence’s roster, how basketball and a strong family unit helped keep him clear of the gang problem in Compton and how the three-hour time difference between Compton and Providence makes it tough to keep in touch with his family back home.
BIGEAST.com: You grew up in Compton, California and had first committed to Loyola Marymount.