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Warming up Mela (illness) is warming up for Providence's game Saturday against Georgetown, according to Bill Koch of The Providence Journal.

Impact Mela warming up for Providence's upcoming game indicates he will be a game-time decision then. Across his last three games started, he averaged 9.0 points and 10.3 rebounds.

JANUARY 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Back to bench role Mela is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against Villanova.

Impact The Friars are tweaking their starting lineup and Mela will move to a bench role for this one. They'll go with Bensley Joseph, Corey Floyd, Jayden Pierre and Justyn Fernandez as part of a four-guard set-up next to big man Oswin Erhunmwunse. Mela is averaging 4.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game when coming off the bench this season.

JANUARY 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Huge double-double in first start Mela totaled 10 points (5-9 FG), 15 rebounds, four assists and two steals over 34 minutes during Wednesday's 84-65 victory over Butler.

Impact With injuries currently ravaging the Friars' room of bigs, Mela was bumped into the starting lineup against the Bulldogs for his first career start. The freshman forward made the most of his time on the court, logging his second straight outing with 10 points and amassing a huge 15 rebounds over the Bulldogs. Whether he starts moving forward likely depends on forward Rich Barron's concussion status and if Bryce Hopkins (knee) even returns this season, but Mela did showcase he can be a huge contributor when playing meaningful time.

JANUARY 9, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Starting vs. Butler Mela is in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against Butler.

Impact Mela will be making his first start of the season. He's averaging 4.5 points and 3.8 rebounds across 13.2 minutes per game as a freshman, but he could be in line for a bigger role in this matchup.

JANUARY 8, 2025 • ROTOWIRE