Providence Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:05:41 PDT

Keno Davis got a break in his first year at Providence, inheriting an underachieving but veteran Friars squad and leading it back to the postseason with a trip to the NIT.

But the bulk of that lineup is gone, and Davis and his coaching staff brought in seven players to compete for playing time. That, plus the two forwards who redshirted a year ago, means it might be hard to recognize the team without a program.

Fortunately for Davis, he has one rock to build around. Point guard Sharaud Curry arrived at Providence with last year's senior class, but a medical redshirt left him with a final year of eligibility that the team badly needs.

As he showed last year, he's the one irreplaceable player on the squad.