Providence basketball gets a commitment from a Miami transfer. Who will join the Friars?

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Providence College has landed a commitment from a veteran guard with Final Four experience.

Bensley Joseph will leave Miami for his last college season and join the Friars. He announced the decision on Friday afternoon on his personal social media accounts.

Joseph is a Massachusetts native who prepped in Connecticut at Putnam Science. It’s a homecoming of sorts for the 6-foot-2 point man, who appeared in 105 career games with the Hurricanes. Joseph is a 37.9% shooter from 3-point range and raised his assist rate in each of his three seasons in Coral Gables.

Miami Hurricanes guard Bensley Joseph, shown in a March 6 game against Boston College, has committed to Providence.

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Joseph started 27 games in 2023-24 and was the only Miami player to appear in all 32. He averaged 9.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.5 steals in 31.4 minutes. Joseph scored in double figures in six of his last seven, including a season-high 21 points in a road loss at North Carolina.

Joseph was a grassroots player with Expressions Elite and took part in the Peach Jam, the year-end championship event on the Nike circuit. He earned a four-star grade from various Internet scouting services and was a consensus top-130 player in his class. Joseph had offers from Providence, the University of Rhode Island, Boston College, Marquette, Penn State, Georgetown, Iowa, Rutgers and more before ultimately committing to the Hurricanes.

Joseph’s first two seasons with Miami finished with deep NCAA Tournament runs. He played in 36 games for an Elite Eight team as a freshman, with the Hurricanes falling to eventual national champion Kansas in a regional final in Chicago. Miami lost again to the title winner last season — Connecticut pushed past them in the national semifinals in Houston, denying former Friars guard and…

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Author : The Providence Journal

Publish date : 2024-04-05 19:16:04

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