Jayden Pierre was officially in the transfer portal for one week. That's exactly how long it took Kim English to convince the young point guard that he is the right coach for him and Providence is still the right school for him. Or, could it be that Jayden Pierre is a man of his word …
With all the talk about Providence losing recruits (Drew Fielder, Kayvaun Mulready) and players entering the transfer portal (Jared Bynum, Jayden Pierre), I thought it was a good idea to remind Friartown of the guys that are choosing the road less traveled, believing in what new Coach Kim English is putting together, and continuing to …
Providence Friars 75 (15-5) DePaul Blue Demons 64 (9-11) When Noah Locke was struggling to make threes on a consistent basis, I said at the time that there was going to be 1 or 2 games that Noah Locke's shooting was going to win it for the Friars. Even when I made that statement, I …
Continue reading Game Recap: Noah Locke Catches Fire as Providence Beat DePaul 75-64
Providence Friars 83 (14-3) St. John's Red Storm 80 (11-6) Stop me if you've heard this one before, but the Friars are once again off to their best start of conference play in their program's history. First it was when they were 4-0, then it was when they were 5-0, and now they are officially …
Providence Friars 73 (13-3) #4 UConn Huskies 61 (14-2) The UConn Huskies returned to The Dunk/AMP for the first time since 2013 and were met with a hungry Providence Friars team awaiting their long anticipated arrival. The Huskies, fresh off their first loss of the season at Xavier, traded punches with PC for the first …
Providence Friars 74 (12-3) DePaul Blue Demons 59 (7-8) The Providence Friars swept their 2 game road trip by manhandling both Butler and DePaul back-to-back. With the two wins in the past week, the Friars improved to 4-0 in Big East conference play for the first time in program history. The team has gelled together …
Providence Friars 72 (11-3) Butler Bulldogs 52 (8-6) Devin Carter has officially arrived and the rest of the Big East needs to be put on notice. Carter scored a game-high 21 points and did so in just about every single way you can score in a basketball game. Whether it was in transition, posting up, …
Providence Friars 103 (10-3) #24 Marquette Golden Eagles 98 (9-4) The Dunk AMP, where ranked teams go to die. In what was the game of the season so far, the Providence Friars battled against the #24 Marquette Golden Eagles through two overtimes, finally standing victorious on a hostile home court. Over the last 9 years, …
Providence Friars 71 (9-3) Seton Hall Pirates 67 (7-5) For the second year in a row, the Providence Friars started out their Big East Conference slate with a road win, this time beating Seton Hall in New Jersey. The Friars went into the half trailing by 9 but exploded at the start of the 2nd …
Providence Friars 99 (7-3) Manhattan Jaspers 59 (3-5) A win is still a win, but this Manhattan team has been in a pretty rough spot this year. Just two weeks before the season started, their head coach was fired and their best player, the conference pre-season player of the year, subsequently transferred to West Virginia. …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Trounce a Wounded Manhattan Team 99-59
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