Friar Basketball · Oct 20, 2018
Exhibition Opener Impressions
Notes from Providence’s 96-57 win over Bridgeport University on Friday night…Alpha Diallo is ready to emerge into this team’s leader. The junior wing looks to have added upper body strength, and flashed an improved jump shot, swishing his first two attempts from beyond the arc.
Providence’s starting five of Diallo, David Duke, Isaiah Jackson, Jimmy Nichols, and Kalif Young took a bit to get going early, but Diallo scored off of an offensive rebound and then knocked down a pair of 3s shortly after to jumpstart a 13-2 PC run. Diallo finished with 12 points and nine rebounds in 19 minutes.