This is my third year doing my College Basketball All-Hate Team and this year's list was a little tougher to put together than the past two. Here is the past two teams in case you're interested: 2015-2016 Team Matt McQuaid (Michigan State) Trevor Cooney (Syracuse) Denzel Valentine (Michigan State) - CAPTAIN Ryan Arcidiacono (Villanova) Ryan …
Basketball analyst and former Friar Doris Burke, has been selected as the 2018 Curt Gowdy Award (Broadcast) Winner by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Congratulations to 2018 Curt Gowdy Media Award Winner @heydb. 🎙 #GowdyAward pic.twitter.com/8Aurl0k626 — Basketball HOF (@Hoophall) February 17, 2018 The Curt Gowdy Media Award is named after the late …
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Providence Friars 61 (19-12) St. John's Red Storm 57 (15-16) The Friar Four of Kyron Cartwright, Rodney Bullock, Jalen Lindsey, and Tommy Planek closed out their Senior Year with a Senior Night victory over St. John's to close out the the Big East regular season for the Providence Friars. The Friars almost let this must-win …
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Providence Friars 74 (18-11) Georgetown Hoyas 69 (15-12) Not 1, Not 2, Not 3, Not 4, Not 5, Not 6, Not 7....but 8!!! Make it 8 wins in a row for the Providence Friars against the Georgetown Hoyas. The Hoyas might just be my second favorite team in the Big East if they keep letting …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Take Down Georgetown for the 8th Straight Time, Winning 74-69
Before the Big Eat Conference gets started this week, I thought I'd throw it back to an old favorite of mine, the list for my Top 10 least favorite Syracuse players ever. Honorable Mentions: Trevor Cooney Kris Joseph (Drafted by the Celts, so he gets a pass. Huge clown feet though.) Jason Hart (He …
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Pic from projo.com At age 40, after 16 seasons in the Major League, John McDonald retired from baseball, and thus comes the end of Providence College graduates playing in the MLB. McDonald played for 8 teams in his career, utilizing his stellar glove-work to catch on as a utility-man across the league. Not known …
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With the 3rd Season of the "New" Big East just about in the books, it's time to look back on the season and hand out some awards to the players. Before we get into the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Teams, let's get the main awards out of the way. Player of the Year: Josh …
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#10 Providence College Friars 90 (12-1) UMass Minutemen 66 (6-5) With Kris Dunn back in the lineup after being sidelined for a week and a half with a stomach virus, the Providence College Friars showed exactly what time of team they could be against the UMass Minutemen, breezing by the A-10 home team, 90-66. PC came into the …
Providence Friars 69 (6-0) #11 Arizona Wildcats 65 (5-1) The Providence Friars were able to upset #11 ranked Arizona 69-65 in the semifinals of the Wooden Legacy to advance to the Championship game against #3 Michigan State. With their top 3 scorers (Dunn, Bullock, and Bentil) all dealing with foul trouble throughout the game, the Friars were able …
Providence Friars 60 (2-0) Illinois Fighting Illini 59 (1-2) In a game that was back-and-forth all the way down the stretch, the Friars were able to stay undefeated on the season and close out Illinois in the inaugural Dave Gavitt Tip-Off at the Dunkin' Donuts Arena. Kris Dunn wasn't at his best but was able to show …
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