Alpha Diallo represented the country of Guinea, where he has also obtained citizenship, in the pre-qualifying Olympic games tournament in Lagos, Nigeria. Diallo competed for his ancestral homeland after previously representing the USA at the 2019 Pan American Games with fellow Friars David Duke Jr., AJ Reeves, Nate Watson, and Coach Ed Cooley. Since the …
This one really sucks. I don't blame Legend Geeter one bit for entering the transfer portal and I totally understand why he would do so, but it still sucks. https://twitter.com/VerbalCommits/status/1518588578497974274 Ed Cooley and the Friars have already nabbed 5 players from the portal (Noah Locke, Clifton Moore, Devin Carter, Corey Floyd Jr., & Bryce Hopkins), …
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The Greek basketball club, Panathinaikos, has officially signed former Providence Friars forward Alpha Diallo to a three-year contract. Since Diallo will be loaned from his current team (hello Europe sports), he will not actually play for the club in the upcoming 2021-2022 basketball season. The Greens, as Panathinaikos is dubbed, are looking to reload their …
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Providence Friars (10-6) 81 Marquette Golden Eagles (11-4) 80 OT Long live the retro away jerseys! The Friars won their second straight road game and are currently on a four game winning streak. After being left for dead by many (not me) after some very questionable losses to being their non-conference schedule, Providence suddenly seems …
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Providence Friars (9-6) 66 DePaul Blue Demons (12-3) 65 A clutch free throw from Nate Watson, the guy on the team who has been struggling the most with his free throw shooting this season, gave Providence their first road win of the season over DePaul. The Friars have no started 2-0 in Big East Conference …
Providence Friars (8-6) 76 Georgetown Hoyas (10-4) 60 Welcome to 2020, where the Providence Friars are an undefeated basketball team! The Friars got off to a scorching hot start, finishing the first half with a 31-point advantage over the visiting Georgetown Hoyas to begin their Big East Conference slate. Heading into the half with a …
Providence Friars (7-6) 70 Texas Longhorns (9-2) 48 Providence responded from their worst game of the season against Florida with quite possibly their best game of the season against Texas. Providence was able to beat Texas in Austin last season and impressively showed that with their backs up against the wall, that they are still …
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Providence Friars (6-6) 51 Florida Gators (7-3) 83 Yuck. Whatever the opposite of firing on all cylinders is, this was that. The Friars shot just 25.9% from the floor and allowed Florida to double that, shooting 50.9% from the floor. Providence connected on just 1 out of 18 three point attempts (5.6%) and allowed Florida …
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Providence Friars (6-5) 82 Stony Brook Seawolves (7-5) 78 Luwane Pipkins submitted his best game as a Friar this season, finishing with a season-high 21 points and 7 assists. Since seemingly having a shorter leash put upon him over the last three games after scoring a total of 5 points on an abominable 2-19 shooting …
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Providence Friars (5-5) 61 Rhode Island Rams (6-3) 75 The Friars fell for the second time in the last three years and has all but handed over the momentum in the rivalry, despite dominating the decade up until this point. Fatts Russell continued to show why he'll be a headache for Providence until he leaves …
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