Providence Friars (4-2) 75 Pennsylvania Quakers (3-2) 81 There have been some maddening games that the Friars have lost over the past couple of season (hello DePaul) that they probably should have won, but this one has to be one of the more frustrating defeats in recent memory. After losing to Northwestern, a game in …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Upset in Home Game Against Penn 81-75
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 (2-1) 63 Northwestern Wildcats (1-1) 72 Northwestern was coming off a loss to first year Division I team Merrimack and the Friars were coming off two blowout victories over Sacred Heart and NJIT, so you think that the Friars would be able to go into Chicago and beat the Northwestern Wildcats on the …
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 …
One of my favorite blogs to write before the season is assembling of 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 something? Here is the …
Continue reading The “How Is That Guy Still In College” Team for 2019-2020
This will be the third year that I have ranked the Men's Basketball Non-Conference schedule for the Friars in anticipation for the upcoming season, so I guess I can officially call it my annual rankings. Here's the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 rankings if you're interested. Overall on the Friars schedule, they have two true away games …
Xavier Foster, a 2020 Center from Iowa, has included Providence in his final five schools that he is considering. The seven footer also included his home state Iowa Hawkeyes and Iowa State Cyclones, along with Virginia Tech and Baylor. View this post on Instagram I would like to say thank you to all the coach’s …
Continue reading Xavier Foster, 2020 Big Man, Lists Providence in his Final Five Schools
As anticipated, Lance Ware released his final five schools on Twitter this evening and has narrowed down his list to Providence, Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio State, and Miami. Top 5 🤷🏽♂️ @TiptonEdits pic.twitter.com/SIWllzgfA0 — lance (@lanceware12) August 4, 2019 Not only did he cut the schools he is considering down, but he also set some official …
The Providence Friars have been as in as you can get on a recruit in the 2020 class with Earl Timberlake of DeMatha Catholic. Timberlake, a consensus Top-30 prospect in his class, has gradually moved up the rankings behind some stellar play both in the High School and AAU ranks. The 6'6'' swing man recently …
Continue reading 2020 Standout Earl Timberlake Includes Providence College in his Final 7 Schools
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