Syracuse Guard Brycen Goodine Transfers to Providence

Syracuse Shooting Guard Brycen Goodine has announced his decision to transfer from the Orange to the Providence Friars.  Goodine was at Syracuse for only one season, which is longer than I could have stomached being under Jim Boeheim if I'm being honest.  With only one season under his belt, Brycen will have three remaining years …

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Drew Edwards Transfers to UNC Charlotte

Providence College guard and graduate transfer Drew Edwards has chosen to pursue his fifth year of eligibility at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  Edwards will be eligible to play immediately next season for the 49ers in Conference USA.  UNC Charlotte is in need of some immediate impact players after finishing last season in …

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Drew Edwards Announces He Will Not Be Returning to Providence Next Year

It has been announced that Drew Edwards will not be using his final year of eligibility with the Providence Friars next season.  Edwards has one year left after receiving a medical redshirt for a knee injury that limited him to just 9 games in the 2016-2017 season. Providence senior guard Drew Edwards will transfer. He …

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Game Recap: PC Finally Wins A Close Game Late, 84-83 in Double OT at St. John’s

Providence Friars 84 (12-5) - St. John's Red Storm 83 (9-8) 2OT         It looks like the basketball Gods aren't completely against the Friars after all.  PC was able to take down St. John's 84-83 on the road on Thursday night behind a game winner from Bryce Cotton that finally didn't get spoiled …

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Game Recap: Kyron Carwright’s Buzzer Beater Saves the Day Against Belmont

Providence Friars 66 (4-1) Belmont Bruins 65 (4-2) It may not have been the prettiest of wins, but a win is a win, is a win, is a win.  I'm certainly thankful for Kyron Cartwright's heroics this year. After a back-and-forth matchup with Belmont, a pair of clutch plays by both teams at the end …

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Drew Edwards Cleared for Basketball Activities

Per Ed Cooley (via Jon Rothstein of FanRagSports), Drew Edwards has been cleared for basketball activities.  Now, this really shouldn't come as a surprise or anything considering both Edwards and teammate Maliek White joined the 2017 USA East Coast team and played in Madrid, Spain this summer. Providence's Drew Edwards (knee) has been fully cleared …

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Game Recap: Friars Finally Get a Big Road Victory, 68-66 Over #23 Creighton

Providence Friars (17-11) 68 #23 Creighton Bluejays (22-6) 66 The Providence Friars followed up a pair of big home wins against Butler and Xavier with their biggest road win of the year of #23 Creighton at the Bluejays home in Omaha.  After trailing by as much as 13, Providence battled back and eventually took the lead down the stretch to …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Win First NCAA Game Since 1997 on Bullock Late Bucket

#9 Providence College Friars 70 #8 USC Trojans 69 Well, it was certainly worth it to stay up all night for this Providence.  It was pretty much the exact opposite outcome of having to labor through the Dayton game last year.  With just 1.3 seconds left in the game, Rodney Bullock was able to slip through a …

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Game Recap: Kris Dunn Drops a Game Winner for #12 PC’s 50-48 Over Creighton in an Ugly One

#12 Providence College Friars (15-2) 50   Creighton Bluejays (12-6) 48   Well, that was something alright. I had my blog all written up in my mind where I was just going to list every single thing in the game and say how much it sucked and that the whole thing should just be wiped from our memory.  A little …

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Game Recap: The Friars Take the Ocean State Rivalry over URI 74-72 on a Buzzer Beater from Ben Bentil

#23 Providence Friars 74 (8-1) Rhode Island Rams 72 (5-3)  The Friars were able to ride their two big guns, Kris Dunn and Ben Bentil, to a last second win over Rhode Island to take home the rivalry game in the Ocean State Rivalry.  Ben Bentil has emerged as a legitimate stud in the Big East in his …

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