Rhode Island basketball lands major roster piece. Who is it?

The University of Rhode Island men might have added their final major roster piece for the 2024-25 season.Javonte Brown-Ferguson committed to the Rams on Thursday, plugging a significant hole in their projected frontcourt rotation. The 7-footer has spent previous time at Connecticut, Texas A&M and Western Michigan — his lone season with the Broncos was his best to date.

Brown-Ferguson visited Kingston in May and becomes the fifth outside pledge for URI through the transfer portal. Assistant coach Duane Woodward served as his lead recruiter and added Brown-Ferguson to an incoming list that includes Quentin Diboundje (East Carolina), Jamarques Lawrence (Nebraska), Sebastian Thomas (Albany) and Drissa Traore (St. John’s).

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Javonte Brown-Ferguson, shown with Texas A&M in 2023, has committed to URI.

Brown-Ferguson hit double figures 11 times in 23 games off the bench last year as a redshirt sophomore, averaging 8.8 points and 4.2 rebounds on 57.6% shooting. He debuted with 15 points against Illinois-Chicago and collected a career-high 21 next time out against Cleveland State. Brown-Ferguson was held out of action by Western Michigan until December while awaiting NCAA and judicial clearance as a two-time transfer.

Brown-Ferguson had played in just 39 games over his first three years — he should retain at least two seasons of eligibility. He was behind Josh Carlton and Adama Sanogo in the Huskies’ frontcourt, logging a total of five minutes in 2020-21. Brown-Ferguson was a starter in his first nine games with the Aggies before coming off the bench in all but two of his last 29 appearances.

Brown-Ferguson had a host of power schools chasing him when he committed to UConn out of the Toronto area. He also claimed offers from the likes of Providence, Arizona, Marquette, Indiana, Stanford, Kansas,…

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Author : The Providence Journal

Publish date : 2024-06-14 09:27:37

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