Projo Sports Blog

By KEVIN McNAMARA

PROVIDENCE - Ryan Hurd, the coach at New England prep school power Notre Dame of Fitchburg, Mass., has a message for Providence College basketball fans.

``There is reason to celebrate in Providence tonight,'' Hurd said. ``They just got a great player in Johnnie Lacy.''

Lacy, a 5-10, 160-pound whippet point guard, surprised many recruiting observers yesterday by signing a letter-of-intent with Providence on the final day of the fall signing period. His signature is the fifth for new Friars coach Keno Davis and his staff.

``I'm excited about getting Johnnie. We had our fingers crossed,'' said Davis. ``I couldn't ask for a better kid or a better player. You won't find a quicker point guard.''

Davis said that as he scoured the country for recruits over the summer, Lacy stood out. ``I told our staff that if we didn't get Johnnie Lacy, we want someone like him,'' he said.

Lacy averaged 13 points a game as a sophomore at Bay View High in Milwaukee and was rated a top 20 prospect nationally by one scouting service entering last season. He averaged 21 points a game with 60 threes as a junior and earned honorable mention All-State honors. Over the summer, Lacy played very well for the Wisconsin Playground Warriors AAU team and was hearing from the likes of Tennessee, Marquette, Minnesota, Purdue and Cincinnati.

Hurd said that PC assistant coach Rodell Davis had known Lacy from his time at Drake and he and Pat Skerry, another Friar assistant, did a fine job recruiting Lacy.

Lacy is rated the 12th best point guard prospect in the nation according to Scout.com. Lacy is the 18th rated point man by Rivals.com, another top service.

PC also received letters-of-intent from guards Duke Mondy and Kyle Wright as well as forwards James Still and Kadeem Batts in the early signing period.

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