Long-time legendary Georgetown Coach and former Providence Friar player John Thompson Jr. ('64), sadly passed away at the age of 78. Most well known as the leader behind the Hoyas, Thompson led the 1984 Georgetown Men's Basketball Team to an NCAA Championship, the first ever for a black head coach at the time. In doing …
Versatile Forward Bryce Hopkins officially de-committed from Louisville after verbally committing to the Cardinals back in November. The 6'6'' 2021 prospect has a solid frame that already looks like it's ready to handle the uptick in size with transitioning from High School to College basketball. RESPECT MY DECISION🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/zzreiTlR5n — Bryce Hopkins (@BryceHopkins) August 9, …
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The college basketball season might be cancelled but the Providence Friars and Ed Cooley haven't stopped rolling. After finishing the season on a 6 game win streak, the Friars have added back-to-back transfer targets early in the college basketball off-season to continue on their hot streak. Ed Croswell had narrowed down his potential transfer destinations …
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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 (4-1) 93 Merrimack Warriors (3-3) 56 The Providence Friars and Friartown were more than happy to welcome back Big Dog Nate Watson to the court en route to an eventual blowout of first year Division I basketball team Merrimack. Watson was definitely on a minutes count for his first action of the season, …
Continue reading Game Recap: After a Slow Start, Friars Get it Together to Steamroll Merrimack 93-56
Providence Friars (3-1) 68 Saint Peter's Peacocks (0-2) 47 Even without A.J. Reeves (back), Greg Gantt (personal reasons), and Nate Watson (still), the Friars were able to handily beat the visiting St. Peter's Peacocks at The Dunk over the weekend. First off, who knew that St. Peter's was the Peacocks? Anyway, the first half was …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Bounce Back from First Loss to Thump St. Peter’s 68-47
Providence Friars (2-0) 76 NJIT Highlanders (0-2) 47 David Duke Jr. was everything the Friars needed at the exact time that they needed it during their 76-47 win over a visiting NJIT Highlanders team. Duke scored a career-high 21 points, displaying all facets of his game during stretches where Providence needed a bucket, needed a …
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