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 …
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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 …
After getting waived by the Phoenix Suns last Friday, David Duke Jr. has found a new home in Australia. The 24-year-old guard has officially signed with the Perth Wildcats for the rest of the 2025–26 NBL season. https://twitter.com/PerthWildcats/status/1981553219089383635 Duke had been in camp with Phoenix on an Exhibit 10 deal, hoping to earn a roster …
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Friar fans, the wait is almost over. The 2025–26 NCAA basketball season is nearly here, and the excitement is building on Federal Hill and beyond. As we get ready for another wild ride through the Big East, I figured now’s the perfect time to roll out my highly speculative picks for the All-Big East Teams …
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Things are starting to heat up as we inch closer to another Big East basketball season: preseason coaches’ polls are dropping, award watch lists are making the rounds, and once again, the league’s coaches and player reps descended on Madison Square Garden for Big East Media Day. It’s the unofficial tip-off to the season, and …
As was expected when the New Orleans Pelicans recently re-signed Josh Oduro, they have officially waived him. Oduro has singed a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 deal, thus making him able to be optioned him to their G-League affiliate, the Birmingham Squadron. The same series of events occurred between Oduro and the Pelicans last season where he …
The majority of early selections in the NBA Draft are at least partially built around projecting what a player may become in the future, sometimes choosing to roll the dice with their development rather than their present day skill set. I understand why a team selecting in the Top 10 picks of an NBA Draft …
One of my favorite blogs to write before each college basketball season is that of assembling the “How Is That Guy Still in College” Team. These are the guys who you could swear have been in college for at least a decade but somehow they’re still contributing to College teams. Maybe they have tenure or …
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