Providence Friars 66 (8-1) Rhode Island Rams 52 (6-3) Ed Croswell showed out for the second game in a row, clarifying that his current high level of play was not just a one game thing. To put an exclamation point on what has turned from "The Ed Croswell Game" to "The Ed Croswell Week," the …
Continue reading Game Recap: Ed Croswell’s Ascension Continues As He Leads Providence Over URI 66-52
Providence Friars 85 (6-1) St. Peter's Peacocks 71 (1-3) Noah Horchler put together his single best game as a Friar en route to helping Providence start off their five game home stand with a win over the visiting Peacocks of St. Peter's. Horchler was nearly perfect from the field, going 9 for 10, totaling his …
Continue reading Game Recap: Noah Horchler Does it All to Help Beat St. Peter’s 85-71
Providence Friars 40 (5-1) Virginia Cavaliers 58 (4-2) I guess that's where they get the saying, you can't win them all. A day after catching fire from three against Northwestern to the the tune of making 14 three pointers, the Friars went ice cold from deep, connecting on only 3 of their 22 attempts (13.6%). …
Providence Friars 77 (5-0) Northwestern Wildcats 72 (4-1) Nate Watson provided his consistently dominant performance in the paint as a number of Friars shot the lights out from the outside to get Providence their 2nd win away from home against a Big Ten team this year. The 75-72 win was the Friar's 1,500 career win …
Providence Friars 69 (4-0) New Hampshire Wildcats 58 (1-2) In another game where the Providence Friars let a lesser team hang around a little too close for comfort for a little too long, it was the transfer portal products who put the game out of reach as the Friars improved to 4-0 with a win …
Continue reading Game Recap: Trio of Transfers Lead the Friars to a 69-58 Victory over UNH
Providence Friars 63 (3-0) Wisconsin Badgers 58 (2-1) Nate Watson was able to carry the Friars throughout the game and seemingly score at will when given the ball anywhere on the floor. Watson scored a season-high 24 points and did so in a variety of ways, finishing around the basket, cleaning up the glass, and …
Continue reading Game Recap: Nate Watson Feasts on Some Badgers as Providence Beats Wisconsin 63-58
The NCAA College Basketball season gets underway tomorrow, so now is as good a time as any to drop in with my pre-season selections for my All-Big East Teams and individual award winners. You can pick apart my selections as you please but I'm just happy that we have College Basketball back in our lives. …
Continue reading My Pre-Season Big East Men’s Basketball Awards for 2021-2022
One of my favorite blogs to write before each college basketball season is that of assembling the “How Is That Guy Still in College” Team. These are the guys who you could swear have been in college for at least a decade but somehow they’re still contributing to College teams. Maybe they have tenure or …
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Big things are expected, and rightfully so, for Nate Watson, who chose to return to Providence for a 5th year of eligibility. A year after setting careers bests in points (16.9 ppg), rebounds (6.7 rpg), assists (0.7 apg), blocks (1.0 bpg), field goal percentage (60.2%), and minutes (32.3 mpg), Watson is primed to even further …
Continue reading Nate Watson Named To Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Preseason Watch List
Although he didn't hear his name called on Draft night, David Duke has signed with the Brooklyn Nets as an undrafted free agent. Duke was projected as a potential late second round pick but will still have an opportunity to make a Nets roster that is filled with stars (Durant, Harden, Irving) but in desperate …
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