Providence adds Chicago State transfer Wesley Cardet Jr.

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Wesley Cardet Jr. is headed to Providence.

The 6-foot-6 junior guard from Tallahassee, Fla., averaged 18.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists as a junior at Chicago State while shooting 44% from the field and 34% from deep.

Cardet is the fourth incoming transfer for coach Kim English and his staff, following Georgia guard Jabri Abdur-Rahim, Saint Joseph’s big man Christ Essandoko and Miami guard Bensley Joseph. Cardet and Abdur-Rahim had dinner together Saturday in Providence.

“For me it’s always the fit and how I’ll be used,” Cardet told ZAGSBLOG. “At 6’6” most coaches automatically view me as a ‘wing’ but that’s not my position. The previous two years I played the lead guard at Chicago State. Coach English has the same vision as my former coach Gillion, which made my decision to be a Friar easy.”

He added: “I think I’m the best two-way player in college. Friar fans will get a scorer that loves to defend.”

Georgia wing Jabri Abdur-Rahim and Chicago State wing Wesley Cardet Jr. on official visits to Providence tonight. They're having dinner downtown.

Abdur-Rahim already committed to the Friars. Cardet averaged 18.7 points with the Cougars last season. #pcbb https://t.co/wkzMn05O1z pic.twitter.com/VV40iWNc59

— Bill Koch (@BillKoch25) April 21, 2024

Cardet began his career at Samford and spent the last two seasons at Chicago State, which underwent a coaching change, with Scott Spinelli coming in to replace Gerald Gillion

Of the NIL situation at Providence, English is feeling good.

“Money is not an issue,” English said recently on The Field of 68 podcast. “We’re not going to lose a player. Our biggest donors have really stepped up and made it clear, if we need a player, we’re not going to let money be the issue.” 

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