Providence hosted fans, parents, alumni and friends at their end of season banquet for the 2016-17 men’s basketball team on Saturday night. The event was held at the Omni Hotel and featured a visit from recently available 2017 top-35 recruit Makai Ashton-Langford and his family. This marks the third straight year that Providence has hosted a recruit the weekend of their annual postseason team banquet. Nigel Williams-Goss visited Providence during the end of season banquet in 2015 and Alpha Diallo attended the event last spring.

Here are the team awards:

• Jimmy Walker Most Valuable Players: Kyron Cartwright and Rodney Bullock
• John Zannini Coaches Award: Casey Woodring
• Coca-Cola Most Promising Prospect: Kalif Young and Maliek White
• Marvin Barnes Defensive Player of the Year: Alpha Diallo
• Unsung Hero Award: Isaiah Jackson
• Lenny Wilkens Hustle Award: Emmitt Holt
• Ryan Gomes Most Improved Player: Jalen Lindsey
• Thomas Ramos Academic Award: Tom Planek (3.74 GPA)

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