I'm not going to lie...this one stings a little bit. If I was going to rank the players on the team who I wanted to stay in Friartown who were potentially eligible to hit the transfer portal, it would have broken down as such: 1. Jamier Jones 2. Ryan Mela 3. Jaylen Harrell 4. Oswin …
Continue reading Jaylen Harrell Becomes the Fourth Friar to Enter the Transfer Portal
The first domino to fall, following the hiring of Bryan Hodgson, is Rich Barron's announcement that he will be entering the transfer portal. Goodblum was his usual excellent reporting chimed in noting Barron's points per game this past season...you know, in a season he didn't actually play in. https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/2036957352000094496 Barron still has two years of …
The introduction of Bryan Hodgson felt more like a reset than a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. Inside Alumni Hall on the Providence College campus, Bryan Hodgson was introduced as the 17th men’s basketball coach in front of a crowd that pushed well past 1,000. Hodgson immediately remarking once grabbing the mic that there were …
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Following the official firing of Coach Kim English after three years that couldn't have been more middling, Stefan Vaaks is the second domino to fall, with the Estonian Assassin being the first Providence Friar to step into the Transfer Portal. I am positive that he will not be the last to do so and there …
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As per usual, some of my pre-season picks were a little off but I'm not taking any flack for not putting Bryce Hopkins on one of the pre-season teams as I believe that Dillon Mitchell was much more important for the Johnnies this year than B-Hop was. It should be no surprise that my first team is …
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Providence Friars 77 (8-6) St. John's Red Storm 71 (9-5) The Providence Friars left Madison Square Garden with their biggest win in at least two seasons, erasing a soul-crushing first-half deficit to knock off St. John’s on their own floor. The Friars showed actual fight, and—brace yourself—the coaching staff made real, tangible second-half adjustments (see, …
Providence Friars 106 (2-1) Pennsylvania Quakers 81 (1-2) The Providence Friars had a nice bounce back game after losing a heartbreaker in overtime to Virginia Tech at Mohegan Sun Arena. They were able to sure up some of their holes that were somewhat exposed against the Hokies by securing defensive rebounds and growing a lead …
Continue reading Game Recap: Providence Pours on the Points to Beat Penn 106-81
Providence Friars 89 (1-0) Holy Cross Crusaders 79 (0-1) The wait is finally over and real basketball is upon us. Frairtown got their first real look at this year's 2025-26 team that includes ten new faces on it. Those new faces made the most of their first impression, playing aggressively and busting out to a …
Tack up another preseason accolade for Jason Edwards. After recently being named to the preseason All-Big East 2nd Team ahead of the upcoming season, Edwards has now been named as one of the twenty shooting guards on the Jerry West Award watch list. Sports Illustrated had recently named Edwards as one of the Top-15 shooting …
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The 2025 NBA G League Draft was held yesterday and the Stockton Kings selected former Friar Jabri Abdur-Rahim with the 29th pick of the first round. https://twitter.com/nbagleague/status/1982138345791627397 Jabri Abdur-Rahim suited up for the Sacramento Kings during Summer League, so it only makes sense that the team most familiar with his game, the Kings G League …
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