Khavon Moore Includes Providence in his List of Final 12 Schools

5-Star recruit Khavon Moore cut his final list of schools to 12 and wouldn't you know it, Providence College made the cut.  The final list of schools includes Providence, UCLA, USC, Oklahoma, Marquette, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Clemson, and Mercer. #Final12 😈 pic.twitter.com/UKGiOnya5V — _shelovesKD (@KhavonMoore) July 10, 2017 That's a really interesting mishmash of …

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Top 50 Recruit A.J. Reeves Commits to Providence College

Providence Friar target and Top 50 2018 recruit A.J. Reeves committed to Ed Cooley and the Providence College Friars on campus during their hosting of the Elite Camp and in person this morning...and just like that, the Friars have a stud for next year already. Reeves is a true two-way player and is within range …

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ESPN Lists Providence College as Best College Basketball Job in Rhode Island

Rhode Island: Providence Friars Ed Cooley ($2 million) coaches in the Big East, arguably the nation's pound-for-pound conference king, and his opponents hate to play his squad at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. He makes nearly $1 million more per year than Rhode Island's Danny Hurley. Other Division I schools in Rhode Island (3): Brown, Bryant, and …

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Rodney Bullock Returning to PC Next Year

Providence's Rodney Bullock plans to return to school next year, per a source. Initially entered 2017 NBA Draft process without agent. #pcbb — Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 1, 2017 Providence coach Ed Cooley told ESPN that Rodney Bullock informed him he will be back next season. Withdrawing from NBA Draft process. — Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) May 1, 2017 …

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Makai Ashton-Langford Commits to PC

Yesterday was a massive day for Providence Friars Men's Basketball.  The Friars were able to get a commitment from Brewster Academy guard Makai Ashton-Langford for next year's incoming Freshmen class.  Let's take a little trip down memory lane to go through the timeline of how Ed Cooley and the Friars landed the stud guard. April …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Fall to USC 75-71 in NCAA First Four Revenge Game

#11 USC Trojans (25-9) 75 #11 Providence Friars (20-13) 71 It was a game of two halves, that's as simple as you can put it.  Providence College raced out to what looked to be an insurmountable 15-point lead at half time in their first four NCAA Tournament rematch with the USC Trojans, but that wasn't the end of the story. …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Drop a Sloppy Game to Creighton in the BE Tourney 70-58

Providence Friars (20-12) 58 Creighton Bluejays (24-8) 70 Ed Cooley summed up the game perfectly in the post-game conference, "We just didn't play well.  We picked a bad time to play our worst game in probably 5 or 6 weeks." After finishing the Big East regular season with 6 straight wins and seemingly gelling and peaking at the most …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Make it 6 in a Row with 86-75 Win at the Garden

Providence Friars (20-11) 86 St. John's Red Storm (13-18) 75 6...Can I get a 6 in a row!?! The Friars needed to complete their 6-game Big East win streak in order to solidify themselves both a first round bye in the Big East Tournament and a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The win gave their Friars at least 1 …

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Game Recap: Make It 4 in a Row for the Friars with a 73-69 Win Over Marquette

Providence Friars (18-11) 73 Marquette Golden Eagles (17-11) 69 Let the good times roll baby!  Make it 4 wins and a row against NCAA caliber teams and the Friars have just put themselves in a position to win out and secure a bid to the Big Dance.  With 7:20 left in the game, the Friars faced a 12-point deficit …

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Game Recap: PC Knocks Off #21 Butler at Home 71-65

Providence Friars (15-11) 71 #21 Butler Bulldogs (19-6) 65 Just what the doctor ordered. Not since the Friars beat a ranked URI team at home have the Friars come through against a ranked opponent this year.  They had lost 6 of their 7 games against ranked opponents this year (UVA, Creighton, Butler, Nova 2x, & Xavier) and were in desperate …

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