Looking forward to Kiwi-time

Finally, come the 2012-13 season, Kiwi Gardner will enjoy the opportunity to display his basketball talents.

The Providence roster has been changing of late due to transfers coming and going but here's what the Friar backcourt currently looks like:

* 6-foot-2 senior-to-be Vincent Council is the leading returning scorer (15.9 points per game) and assist man (231 assists) for the Friars but has shooting limitations (39%, 29%, 67%).

* 6-foot-3 junior-to-be Bryce Cotton came in second at 14.3 points per contest last season (203 of his 351 shooting attempts were behind the line)

Coming in are 6-foot-3 freshman point Kris Dunn, 6-foot-5 freshman shooting guard Ricardo Ledo, 6-foot-1 freshman point Ian Baker and 6-foot-5 freshman shooting guard Joshua Fortune. The first three are highly acclaimed recruits with Dunn the highest rated.

It's worth noting however, that Dave @ FriarBlog on March 30 wrote: "With Vincent Council recently announcing he would return for next year and Kris Dunn on his way, the Friars are either going to be incredibly deep at the PG position (is it me, or have we had 1 PG every year for the last 10 years), or Kiwi Gardner isn’t in the plans..." 

I haven't checked specifically in Kiwi's case but all seemed set not that long ago for him to get on the court for PC. The competition will be fierce but he's not one to shy away from challenge.