Corey Floyd Jr. announced that he will be returning to Providence for his fourth season with the Friars, becoming the third such player to confirm he will be playing for Kim English next season following the previous announcements from Ryan Mela and Oswin. https://twitter.com/CoreyFloydJr/status/1903207086265426086 Floyd Jr. was the first player to commit to Kim English …
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Almost immediately following the announcements of Justyn Fernandez & Bryce Hopkins entering the Transfer Portal, the Friars two All-Big East Freshmen team members, Ryan Mela and Oswin Erhunmwunse announced that they will be returning to Friartown for their Sophomore seasons. Despite the Providence coaching staff missing on the majority of their incoming transfers from this …
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Providence Friars 78 (5-0) Delaware State Hornets 48 (2-3) Oswin Erhunmwunse came off the bench to drop 13 points, leading Providence to a 78-48 win over Delaware State on Tuesday night. Erhunmwunse also grabbed six rebounds for the Friars, who remain undefeated at 5-0. Corey Floyd Jr. added 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 2-for-4 …
Providence Friars 79 (4-0) Green Bay Phoenix 65 (1-3) Stop me if you've heard this one before. The Providence Friars started off the first half playing sloppily, letting Green Bay control the tempo of the game and once again needed a strong effort from the bench in order to pull away for a win in …
Providence Friars 60 (3-0) Hampton Pirates 51 (1-2) In their first-ever matchup against the visiting Hampton Pirates, led by former longtime Ed Cooley assistant Ivan Thomas, the Friars didn’t exactly start like a team desperate for a win. The first half was plagued by turnovers, empty possessions, and a lackluster effort. Frustrated, head coach Kim …
Providence Friars 76 (2-0) Stonehill Skyhawks 49 (1-2) The Providence College Friars advanced to a 2-0 record with a dominant 76-49 victory over the visiting Stonehill Skyhawks at The Amp. Despite another slow start, the Friars found their rhythm faster than in their season opener against Central Connecticut, taking the lead with 12:07 remaining in …
I definitely wasn’t expecting heart-stopping moments this early in the season, but the Friars managed to keep my blood pressure sky-high throughout their opener against Central Connecticut State. A win is a win, no matter the margin (even if KenPom might disagree), but there were plenty of red flags in this underwhelming performance. The team …
Big East Media Day for the 2024-2025 basketball season was held at Madison Square Garden on today and with it, the announcement of the preseason Big East awards and conference rankings. The Providence Friars checked in at number 6 in the preseason standings and although preseason projections and prognostications don't really mean all that much, …
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Jaylen Harrell announced his commitment to the Providence Friars live on the On3 Recruits YouTube channel with On3's own Joe Tipton. https://twitter.com/TiptonEdits/status/1807917812524241374 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBMSqZXUmaE&ab_channel=On3Recruits The 2025 Forward and Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year who plays at CATS Academy selected the Friars over the likes of Rutgers, Xavier, Alabama, Virginia Tech, & Kansas. Harrell was originally …
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Following the culmination of an extremely successful collegiate career between George Mason and Providence College where he finished with 1,913 points and 976 rebounds, Josh Oduro will be joining the New Orleans Pelicans team in the NBA Summer League come July. Oduro had worked out with a number of teams leading up to this year's …
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