The final question has officially been answered regarding the 2021-2022 Providence Friars basketball roster. AJ Reeves has decided to forego his additional year of eligibility that was granted due to COVID, signed an agent, and entered his name into the 2022 NBA Draft. https://twitter.com/ajreeves11/status/1513911597697282051 It's always a bit misleading these days with the additional year …
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Although all of Friartown were hoping that they could see Justin Minaya make mince meat out of opposing offenses for another year, the defensive stopper has decided to forego his last year of eligibility and turn his sights on pursuing a professional basketball career. https://www.instagram.com/p/CcBdJUDOc38/ I don't think I can remember two basketball players having …
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French Big Man Christ Essandoko has announced that he has de-committed from the Providence Friars after receiving approval from the school to be released from his National Letter of Intent (NLI). Essandoko was one third of a trio of incoming Freshman that were due to replenish the Friars squad with some of the older guys …
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Providence College guard Matteus Case has officially announced on Wednesday April 6th that he has entered the transfer portal. It still feels weird to announce that someone is transferring schools by saying they are entering the portal. It sounds more like a science fiction way to travel more than just a player switching colleges. Case, …
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Coach Ed Cooley was selected as the Men's Naismith Coach of the Year for the 2021-2022 college basketball season. Cooley was chosen over the other three coaching finalists, Mark Adams (Texas Tech), Greg Gard (Wisconsin), and Tommy Lloyd (Arizona). I thought that all four coaches were excellent this year and I really wouldn't have had …
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#4 Providence Friars 61 (27-6) #1 Kansas Jayhawks 66 (31-6) In their first trip to the Sweet Sixteen in 25 years, the Providence Friars came up just short against the last remaining number 1 seed left in the NCAA Tournament, the Kansas Jayhawks. The Friars couldn't buy a bucket in the first half, shooting 1/13 …
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#4 Providence Friars 79 (27-5) #12 Richmond Spiders 51 (24-13) The Providence Friars have officially advanced to the program's first Sweet Sixteen in 25 years. The last time the Friars were this deep in the NCAA Tournament, the 1997 team lost a heartbreaker in Overtime to Arizona in the Elite Eight. For the second straight …
#4 Providence Friars (26-5) #12 Richmond Spiders (24-12) Saturday March 17th – Happy St. Patrick’s Day PARADES for ‘Lucky’ Friartown 6:10 PM – Oddly specific time, but I'll take it Buffalo, NY (KeyBank Center) TNT – Oh, now we're big time Yes, I would rather face Richmond than Iowa, but no, I don't think this year's Friars team …
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#4 Providence Friars 66 (26-5) #13 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 57 (30-5) Now that my hangover has finally subsided, I think I can put together some thoughts on the first round win for the Providence Friars over South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits of South Dakota State came into the game riding a 21 game winning …
The 2021-2022 college basketball regular season has come to an end and as we look forward to chaos at Madison Square Garden and March Madness, we need to give some Big East players kudos for their play this season. This may have been the hardest season yet to pick which players went on which teams …
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