Bryce Cotton Named NBL Regular Season MVP for the Perth Wildcats

Bryce Cotton has been named the regular season MVP (Andre Gaze Trophy) for the NBL Australian League for the 2017-2018 season.  Cotton joined the Perth Wildcats mid-season last year and led them to the Grand Final where he won finals MVP honors with a game-sealing 45-point effort in the deciding third Grand Final game. Bryce …

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Game Recap: The Friars Celebrate Senior Night with a 61-57 Win Over St. John’s

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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Game Recap: #3 Xavier Beats Providence 84-74 for their First Ever Big East Title

Providence Friars 74 (18-12) #3 Xavier Musketeers 84 (26-4) This was basically a no-lose game for Providence.  It was a great opportunity for them to get another signature win for their NCAA resume, but if they lost, it's really not a big deal because they were playing at #3 Xavier's place and on their Senior …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Take Down Georgetown for the 8th Straight Time, Winning 74-69

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 …

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Game Recap: Seton Hall Beats the Friars Over 2 Days After the Dunk Becomes a Slip-And-Slide

Providence Friars 77 (17-11) Seton Hall Pirates 89 (19-9) This was a weird game. For the second time in two years, the floor at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence was extremely slippery and dangerous to play on due to the unusually warm conditions.  This time however, both coaches agreed that it was so dangerous …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Shoot Like Crap, Fall at Butler 69-54

Providence Friars 54 (17-10) Butler Bulldogs 69 (18-10) Recently, whenever the Friars have played Butler, I get a look at Kelan Martin's stats coming into the game and his play never seems to match the stats.  I did some digging into his numbers against the Friars before the game and came up with this: Kelan …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Get a Much Needed Signature Win Over #3 Nova at Home 76-71

Providence Friars 76 (17-9) #3 Villanova Wildcats 71 (23-3) It's pretty hard to figure out who this Providence team is on a game to game basis.  They get blown out by lowly DePaul at home and then come right back and beat the #3 team in the Nation the very next game.  It's not really …

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Game Recap: DePaul Humiliates the Friars at Home, 80-63

Providence Friars 63 (16-9) DePaul Blue Demons 80 (10-14) What is it with Providence and DePaul.  The Blue Demons have beaten us once in each of the past three seasons.  For some reason, the Friars just drop the ball when they need to beat these cellar-dwellers. The last two times were at least at DePaul, …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Make it Two Wins in a Row at Home, Beat Georgetown 73-69

Providence Friars 73 (16-8) Georgetown Hoyas 69 (13-10) First year Georgetown Coach Patrick Ewing coached his first game against the Friars and even thought the Hoyas lost, I was impressed to see how competitive the team already is.  They are a lot closer to taking that next step and becoming a threat in the Big …

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My Top 10 Least Favorite Syracuse Players Ever

  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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