Providence has only one player signed to a National Letter of Intent for the 2019 recruiting class, but Ed Cooley added a second commit on Wednesday with Seton Catholic Central High School guard Tommy Dempsey announced via Twitter he will join the Friars basketball program next season as a preferred walk-on.
Next year I will be attending Providence College and joining the men’s basketball team as a preferred walk on ⚫️⚪️ #GoFriars pic.twitter.com/erw1groRav
— Tommy Dempsey (@T5Dempsey) December 19, 2018
Dempsey is the son of Binghamton head coach, Tommy Dempsey. The elder Dempsey weighed in on his son’s commitment saying he’s “proud of my son…[and] thankful for the opportunity provided to him by Coach Cooley.” Last season, Dempsey scored 9 points on three made triples in SCC’s state final loss to Mekeel Christian, 42-37.
Proud of my son. He has chased his dream of playing college basketball since he was a little boy. Thankful for the opportunity provided to him by Coach Cooley #GoFriars https://t.co/sFEJcMvCVL
— Tommy Dempsey (@tadempsey4) December 19, 2018
The Friars have made a habit of adding preferred walk-on’s under Cooley. Most recently it was Andrew Fonts and prior to that it was Tom Planek and Casey Woodring. Planek eventually earned a scholarship.
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