Peter Gobis

3 weeks ago | thesunchronicle.com | Peter Gobis

By Peter Gobis For The Sun Chronicle PROVIDENCE -- Former eight-season NBA player and Providence College men's basketball forward Ryan Gomes has been added to the Friars' staff of head coach Kim English. Most recently, Gomes was a player development coach with the Portland Trail Blazers from 2023-25. Prior to working for the Trail Blazers, Gomes was a head coach for Overtime Elite (2021-23).

3 weeks ago | thesunchronicle.com | Peter Gobis

By PETER GOBIS [email protected] PROVIDENCE -- Former eight-season NBA player and Providence College Friar Ryan Gomes has been added to the coaching staff of Kim English. Most recently, Gomes was a player development coach with the Portland Trail Blazers from 2023-25. Prior to working for the Trail Blazers, Gomes was a head coach for Overtime Elite (2021-23).

3 weeks ago | thesunchronicle.com | Peter Gobis

By Peter Gobis For The Sun Chronicle PROVIDENCE - Providence College men's basketball coach Kim English admits that his stubbornness sabotaged the Friars in regards to a rotation of players and defensive awareness in leading to the team's worst season in four decades. That and mistakenly identifying a half-dozen players through the NCAA portal welcomed to Friartown last season and injuries resulted in 20 losses overall, 14 in the Big East Conference.

1 month ago | thesunchronicle.com | Peter Gobis

Barely a day had passed after Katie Nelson had assumed her newest sideline role than she was on the road to New Jersey in pursuit of a potential recruit for the Boston University women's basketball program. "This has been a perfect storm, perfect timing," said the the former Bishop Feehan High School girls basketball great who has returned to her alma mater Boston University as an assistant coach with the Terriers' women's basketball program.

2 months ago | thesunchronicle.com | Peter Gobis

By Peter Gobis For the Sun Chronicle PROVIDENCE -- Buoyed by a 20-3 shot advantage during the third period, the Providence Bruins scored four goals over the final 20 minutes to topple the Springfield Thunderbirds 5-1 on Sunday at the AMP to clinch their first-round Calder Cup playoff series. Goalie Mike DiPietro stopped 15 shots, while Providence converted three power-play chances and killed off four Springfield man-advantages to take the series 2-1.