Durham to use extra year at Providence

Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe first of IU’s entrants in the NCAA Transfer Portal has settled on a new destination. For senior guard Al Durham, it’s Providence.

Durham announced Tuesday that he’ll use his extra year of eligibility in the Big East, joining Ed Cooley’s program as a graduate transfer. Of the six Hoosiers to take advantage of the portal over the past two weeks, Durham always appeared to be the most likely to follow through with an exit. He participated in Senior Day last month, and after four years in Bloomington, Durham seemed ready to move on.

“First, Thank you Hoosier nation for 4 years full of lessons and growth that i will take on my next…