Providence “In the Mix” for Eastern Illinois Grad Transfer Chris Olivier

Providence is searching hard for frontcourt help and one player that could provide that much-needed assistance is Eastern Illinois graduate transfer Chris Olivier. Olivier visited Oklahoma State on May 19th and has yet to schedule any other visits though Jon Rothstein and Jeff Borzello both reported on Twitter that Olivier is planning on visiting Providence. The current recruiting period is a dead period that lasts until May 29th. Any visit to meet the coaching staff would have to be scheduled for after that.

Originally a member of the class of 2010 coming out of high school, Olivier was a non-qualifier and did a prep year at Quakerdale Prep in New Providence, Iowa. Following that year at Quakerdale, Olivier enrolled at Northern Iowa in the fall of 2011 where he redshirted the 2011-12 season. He only played 1 game at Northern Iowa before leaving the school in December 2012. Olivier then enrolled at Eastern Illinois in the spring semester of 2012 and was eligible for games after the fall semester of 2012 completed. He played 47 games across two seasons at Eastern Illinois and averaged 12.3 points/game, 4.9 rebounds/game and 1.5 blocks/game for his career there.

A source told me that “Providence, Memphis, Mississippi State, and Alabama are in the mix for visits.”  A reporter from the Tulsa World spoke with Olivier following his Oklahoma State visit and the article indicates that Olivier “has heard from a number of schools.”

Providence obviously has plenty of minutes available for a big man with the graduation of Carson Desrosiers and the recent transfer of Paschal Chukwu. Olivier could fill that immediate void and because he only has 1 year of eligibility remaining as a graduate transfer it would leave minutes open for a 2016 big man or other transfer like Kyle Washington who would have to sit out the 2015-16 season. Washington has only scheduled one visit so far and that is to Marquette on June 5th.

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  2. […] up only to fizzle away when they announce a commitment to another school. The latest name to be linked to the Friars was Eastern Illinois power forward Chris Olivier. Olivier was thinking about a visit to Friartown following the dead period that ended on May 29th […]

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