The Weekly Friar Starting Five
This weekly recap contains links to articles from the past week that may be of interest to Friar fans, or basketball fans in general.
1. Big East play-by-play announcer John Fanta has his early preview of all 11 teams in the Big East Conference. He feels that one of the keys for the Friars this year is the play of Jared Bynum.
2. In a recent article on CBS Sports, God Shammgod discusses his upcoming shoe release, his thoughts on Luka Doncic, and his memories of Kobe Bryant.
3. ABC6 caught up with Duke to see what his experience starting for the Brooklyn Nets in Summer League was like:
4. John Rooke has some interesting takes in his weekly Thinking Out Loud column.
5. CBS Sports has an article on how Overtime Elite targeting high school stars is a much bigger threat to college basketball than the G League.
Off the Bench
Class of 2022 center Patrick Wessler updates his recruitment. He says that the Friars are one of the schools recruiting him the hardest. Wessler’s stock is rising.