Per usual, some of my pre-season picks were a little off. There were a few players who didn't do as well as I thought they would this season, like Justin Moore, and others who were just the unfortunate victim of an injury, like Bryce Hopkins. The biggest surprises of the season were some of the …
Continue reading My Picks for the 2023-2024 All-Big East Teams & Awards
Providence Friars 84 (14-6) Georgetown Hoyas 76 (8-12) Just kidding. He acted like an arrogant and pompous egomaniac with his post game comments after falling apart down the stretch to the greatness that is Devin Carter. Always talking out of both sides of his mouth, he ...He leads off with wanting to talk about the elephant in …
Providence Friars 73 (11-5) St. John's Red Storm 75 (12-4) In what is seemingly becoming an unfortunate habit, the Friars found themselves in an early hole and fought back to get the lead before eventually coming up just short by the end of the game. Providence is now on a three-game losing streak and the effect …
After a rough two weeks in which the Providence Friars lost All-Big East star Bryce Hopkins to a torn ACL and are struggling through a 3-game losing streak (Seton Hall, Creighton, & St. John's), Kim English and Friartown got some much needed good news with the commitment of 2025 big man, Oswin Erhunmwunse. Oswin is …
Continue reading Top-20 Class of 2025 Recruit Oswin Erhunmwunse Commits to the Providence Friars
#23 Providence Friars 57 (11-3) Seton Hall Pirates 61 (9-5) If losing to Seton Hall at home for the second time in as many seasons wasn't enough, the Friars received the devastating news that Bryce Hopkins will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL that he suffered early in the second half …
Providence Friars 72 (10-2) #6 Marquette Golden Eagles 57 (9-3) They don't say that Providence is where ranked teams go to die for no reason. The AMP (or Dunk if you will) continues to be one of the toughest places to play in the country with the Friars sporting a record of 40-3 at home over …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Smother #6 Marquette 72-57 in Kim English’s First Big East Game
Providence Friars 78 (9-2) Sacred Heart Pioneers 64 (4-8) After a sluggish first half that saw Providence holding on to a slim one-point lead at the break, the Friars were able to get back on track and eventually pull off a comfortable win in their last non-conference game before Big East play against the visiting …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Close Out Non-Conference Play with 78-64 Win Over Sacred Heart
Providence Friars 74 (8-2) Brown Bears 54 (3-9) Following a sizable loss (72-51) in their first true road game against the #19 ranked Oklahoma Sooners, the Friars responded positively against in-state foe Brown, racing to an early first half lead with a strong defensive effort that held the Bears to just 13 points in the …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Bounce Back By Cruising to a 74-54 Win Over Brown
Providence Friars 84 (7-1) Rhode Island Rams 69 (5-3) In the 133rd match-up between the Providence College and URI, the Friars were able to pull away in the second half behind a determined Bryce Hopkins, who has found his footing within Kim English's offense over the last couple of games. Hopkins led the Friars with …
Continue reading Game Recap: A Strong Second Half Propels PC Past URI, 84-69
Providence Friars 86 (6-1) Wagner Seahawks 52 (2-4) Ticket Gaines kept finding corner threes within the flow of the offense and his teammates kept feeding him the ball in a perfect position to knock down shots. And knock down shots he did. Gaines had a career night in which he hit 7 three-pointers to help …
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