Providence Friars 74 (8-2) Brown Bears 54 (3-9) Following a sizable loss (72-51) in their first true road game against the #19 ranked Oklahoma Sooners, the Friars responded positively against in-state foe Brown, racing to an early first half lead with a strong defensive effort that held the Bears to just 13 points in the …
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Providence Friars 84 (7-1) Rhode Island Rams 69 (5-3) In the 133rd match-up between the Providence College and URI, the Friars were able to pull away in the second half behind a determined Bryce Hopkins, who has found his footing within Kim English's offense over the last couple of games. Hopkins led the Friars with …
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Providence Friars 86 (6-1) Wagner Seahawks 52 (2-4) Ticket Gaines kept finding corner threes within the flow of the offense and his teammates kept feeding him the ball in a perfect position to knock down shots. And knock down shots he did. Gaines had a career night in which he hit 7 three-pointers to help …
Providence Friars 71 (4-1) Georgia Bulldogs 64 (2-3) Following an overtime loss to Kansas State that resulted in the Friars losing two points guards, Jayden Pierre to a re-aggravated groin injury and Garwey Dual to an ejection due to a retaliatory forearm shiver, a short-handed Providence lineup was able to secure a victory in their …
Continue reading Game Recap: Short-Handed Friars Secure a 71-64 Victory Over Georgia in the Bahamas
Providence Friars 72 (3-0) Wisconsin Badgers 59 (1-2) Photo Credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports The Friars were tasked with the toughest opponent this season, taking on a visiting Wisconsin team that was fresh off of a loss to Top Ten ranked Tennessee. The Big East had dropped their leagues first two match-ups in the Gavitt …
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Providence Friars 79 (2-0) Milwaukee Panthers 69 (1-1) The Providence Friars took a step up in competition in the second game of the season, taking on the visiting Milwaukee Panthers, a team that won 22 games last season and was picked to finish 2nd in the Horizon League. The scoring on the Friars was evenly …
Providence Friars 78 (1-0) Columbia Lions 59 (0-1) Kim English officially has a better winning percentage as the Head Coach of the Providence Friars than Ed Cooley did during his 12-year stint in Friartown. There was a lot of first game jitters and over-excitement to start the game with everybody running around like chickens with …
Team1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr4th QtrFINALProvidence Friars2628172798Catalonia All-Stars101691550 https://twitter.com/PCFriarsmbb/status/1694452170727555358 The Friars concluded their 3-game pre-season Spain trip with just about as convincing of a win that you could have, beating the Catalonia All-Stars by 48 points, nearing doubling them up to the tune of a 98-50 win. The Friars had a decent game from three-point land …
Team1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr4th QtrFINALProvidence Friars2314282287Valencia All-Stars1618122066 https://twitter.com/PCFriarsmbb/status/1693738723136213427 During the Friars, I'm sorry, I mean Los Friars, first game against the Madrid All-Stars, we got to see a glimpse of what the ideal version of Kim English's offense would look like. Great three-point shooting (14/31 - 45.2%), ball distribution (23 assists on 37 buckets), and …
Continue reading Friars Take Down the Valencia All-Stars 87-66 in their Second Game in Spain
Team1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr4th QtrFINALProvidence Friars28242724103Madrid All-Stars1620132170 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMJA_01QRkk&ab_channel=ProvidenceCollegeAthletics The Providence Friars are on a three-game pre-season tour of Spain and started things off against the Madrid All-Stars this Friday, the first time playing together under Kim English against a team made up of non-Friars. The result was a resounding 103-70 victory over a team that …
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