Just like in my 2024–2025 year-end awards (which, I might add, I was the first to release), the two lone freshmen on this year's Providence Friars team have been named to the Big East All-Freshman Team. Joining the Friars’ duo are UConn's Liam McNeely (Freshman of the Year), Creighton's Jackson McAndrew, Georgetown's Thomas Sorber, and …
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Per usual, some of my pre-season picks were a little off. I'm not going to count the Bryce Hopkins First Team All-Big East pick against me (how big of myself) since injuries should be taken into account. The best players in the conference all took a big step forward and although Kadary Richmond made a dramatic impact …
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Providence Friars legend Bryce Cotton has secured his fifth MVP Award in the NBL (National Basketball League) in just his ninth season with the Perth Wildcats in Australia. The prestigious award, named after NBL icon Andrew Gaze, was personally announced and presented to Cotton by Gaze himself. As a seven-time MVP winner, Gaze still holds …
A.J. Reeves was recently acquired by the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G-League from the available player pool. The available player pool is made up of players that sign into the NBA G League after the season begins. Teams are placed in a waiver order that rotates after a team makes an acquisition through the season. …
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Nate Watson joined the EuroLeague Spanish basketball club Zaragoza from his previous basketball club, AS Karditsas B.C., of the Greek League. Prior to his time with Karditsas, Watson played in the ABA League and the Czech National League. With his departure from Karditsas, he leaves behind fellow former Friar Noah Horchler who just made his …
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Providence Friars 78 (5-0) Delaware State Hornets 48 (2-3) Oswin Erhunmwunse came off the bench to drop 13 points, leading Providence to a 78-48 win over Delaware State on Tuesday night. Erhunmwunse also grabbed six rebounds for the Friars, who remain undefeated at 5-0. Corey Floyd Jr. added 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 2-for-4 …
Providence Friars 79 (4-0) Green Bay Phoenix 65 (1-3) Stop me if you've heard this one before. The Providence Friars started off the first half playing sloppily, letting Green Bay control the tempo of the game and once again needed a strong effort from the bench in order to pull away for a win in …
Providence Friars 60 (3-0) Hampton Pirates 51 (1-2) In their first-ever matchup against the visiting Hampton Pirates, led by former longtime Ed Cooley assistant Ivan Thomas, the Friars didn’t exactly start like a team desperate for a win. The first half was plagued by turnovers, empty possessions, and a lackluster effort. Frustrated, head coach Kim …
Providence Friars 76 (2-0) Stonehill Skyhawks 49 (1-2) The Providence College Friars advanced to a 2-0 record with a dominant 76-49 victory over the visiting Stonehill Skyhawks at The Amp. Despite another slow start, the Friars found their rhythm faster than in their season opener against Central Connecticut, taking the lead with 12:07 remaining in …
1. Garwey Dual - Seton Hall Garwey Dual is the one former Friar who all of Friartown is most familiar with where he is playing this season. After declaring for the NBA Draft and going through the draft process, Dual ultimately returned to college basketball, transferring within the Big East to a Seton Hall team …
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