These basketball Friars and their facilities still are a work in progress

10:23 AM EDT on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 By KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer Change is everywhere with the Providence College basketball program. Not only is Keno Davis set for his first season on the job, but the Friars are looking forward to moving into a fully refurbished Dunkin’ Donuts Center and are also pouring several hundred thousand dollars into facilities at Alumni Hall. The basketball office suite, including the locker room and offices for Davis and his staff, is currently a work zone. Plans call for an entirely new layout of the area, with Davis having a large say in how everything unfolds. Work on a new athletic training area is also nearing completion. The extensive work has restricted how often Davis and his staff bring recruits to campus. With five seniors on his first PC team, Davis is facing a very... [read full story]