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God Leaving Providence for the NBA, Again

Jon Rothstein is reporting that God Shammgod is leaving Providence to join the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA in the role of assistant of player development. Shammgod has been a mentor and trainer for several prominent recent Friars, including Bryce Cotton, LaDontae Henton, Ben Bentil and Kris Dunn.

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#pcbb Links of the Day 7/20/16

Providence’s Ben Bentil Selected 51st Overall by the Boston Celtics

With the 51st pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, the Boston Celtics select…

Ben Bentil.

Bentil is heading to Boston after the Celtic’s selected him 51st overall. Bentil becomes the 43rd player from Providence to be selected in the NBA Draft and his selection marks the 10th time Providence has had more than 1 player drafted in the same year. The last time Providence had two players taken in the same draft was 1997 when Austin Croshere went 12th overall and God Shammgod went 45th overall.

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Providence’s Kris Dunn Selected 5th Overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves

With the 5th pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves select…

Kris Dunn.”

Dunn is heading to Minnesota after the Timberwolves selected him 5th overall. Dunn becomes the 42nd player from Providence to be selected in the NBA Draft and he joins the elite company of Otis Thorpe, Marvin Barnes, Ernie DiGregorio, Jimmy Walker and Lenny Wilkens as the only Providence players taken in the Top 10 of the NBA Draft. Dunn is also just the 3rd Providence player ever to be taken in the NBA Draft’s Lottery — a system that began in 1985 — joining Austin Croshere and Eric Williams.

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