South Carolina transfer Devin Carter commits to Providence

South Carolina transfer Devin Carter has committed to Providence, he told On3 on Sunday.

The 6-foot-3 freshman guard averaged 9.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in his lone season with the Gamecocks. Carter entered the transfer portal last Month after men’s head basketball coach Frank Martin was fired.

“Coach Cooley has easily recruited me the hardest that I’ve ever been recruited and that stood out,” Carter said to On3. “The relationship I made with him in such a short timespan is crazy. I can’t wait to put on a Friar uniform and get started.”

Providence beat out the likes of Arkansas, LSU, Oregon, UConn, and UNLV in landing his commitment.

Carter is Providence’s second transfer portal commitment within the last 48 hours, as the Friars landed Louisville transfer Noah Locke on Friday.

Carter — Miami native — was considered a four-star prospect coming out of high school, and was ranked as the No. 91 overall recruit according to the On3 Consensus. His father, Anthony, spent 13 seasons in the NBA, playing with the Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs, Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks and the Toronto Raptors.  He is currently the Player Development Coach for the Miami Heat.