In the ten years since Friarbasketball.com began, there have been a handful of days that completely set the online Providence community on fire. Perhaps none so much as when Providence native David Duke committed to the Friars two years ago.
National pundits praised the recruiting haul Ed Cooley pulled together, and former Friars like Kris Dunn, Ben Bentil, and Ricky Ledo were part of the outpouring of love directed Duke’s way the night he committed.
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It was quite a rise for Duke, who a year and a half earlier picked up his first high major offer (from PC) and eventually saw Syracuse, Kansas, Indiana, Villanova, UConn, Virginia Tech, and a host of others offer him a scholarship.