Game Recap: Short-Handed Friars Secure a 71-64 Victory Over Georgia in the Bahamas

Providence Friars 71 (4-1) Georgia Bulldogs 64 (2-3) Following an overtime loss to Kansas State that resulted in the Friars losing two points guards, Jayden Pierre to a re-aggravated groin injury and Garwey Dual to an ejection due to a retaliatory forearm shiver, a short-handed Providence lineup was able to secure a victory in their …

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Game Recap: PC Dominates Wisconsin, Cruising to a 72-59 Win in the Gavitt Games

Providence Friars 72 (3-0) Wisconsin Badgers 59 (1-2) Photo Credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports The Friars were tasked with the toughest opponent this season, taking on a visiting Wisconsin team that was fresh off of a loss to Top Ten ranked Tennessee. The Big East had dropped their leagues first two match-ups in the Gavitt …

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Game Recap: Friars Beat Milwaukee as a Complete Team with Five Players Scoring in Double-Digits, 79-69

Providence Friars 79 (2-0) Milwaukee Panthers 69 (1-1) The Providence Friars took a step up in competition in the second game of the season, taking on the visiting Milwaukee Panthers, a team that won 22 games last season and was picked to finish 2nd in the Horizon League. The scoring on the Friars was evenly …

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Ryan Mela Signs his National Letter of Intent to attend Providence College

Ryan Mela signed his National Letter of Intent (NIL) to Providence College on Wednesday, November 8th, officially becoming the lone member of Kim English's 2024 recruiting class. With the recent decision by Daquan Davis to de-commit from Providence, Mela stands alone as the only remaining player singed up to enroll at PC next Fall. Mela, …

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Game Recap: PC Beats Columbia 78-59 to Give Kim English a Win in His Friars Coaching Debut

Providence Friars 78 (1-0) Columbia Lions 59 (0-1) Kim English officially has a better winning percentage as the Head Coach of the Providence Friars than Ed Cooley did during his 12-year stint in Friartown. There was a lot of first game jitters and over-excitement to start the game with everybody running around like chickens with …

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Happenings Around Friartown: Daquan Davis De-Commits, Bryce Hopkins Watchlists, & More

1. Daquan Davis De-Commits from Providence In an unexpected turn of events, the Friars top-ranked commit from their 2024 class, Daquan Davis, has de-committed from Providence. https://twitter.com/theedaquandavis/status/1718650081098846387 Davis will be playing this upcoming season with Overtime Elite and despite being ranked just outside the Top-100 in the 2024 class at the moment, there is no …

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My Pre-Season All-Big East Team Picks & Award Selections for 2023-2024

The Men's College Basketball season officially kicks off tomorrow, so I'm getting these pre-season picks in right under the wire before I get an actual feel for the rotations that some of these teams are going to be playing this year. As always, unlike the pre-season picks that the Big East makes, my teams are …

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Bryce Hopkins Named to Pre-Season Big East First Team, Devin Carter Named as Honorable Mention

Just as last year's end of the season 2022-2023 All-Big East Teams were named, Bryce Hopkins was once again named to the First Team and Devin Carter was named as an Honorable Mention selection for the Pre-Season All Big East Teams for the upcoming 2023-2024 season. Marquette's Tyler Kolek, the reigning Big East Player of …

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Will McNair Jr. Leaves Providence Before He Really Arrived and Eli DeLaurier Raises His Hand to Take His Place

Out with the old, in with the new. Unexpectedly, at least to Friar fans, Will McNair Jr. ended his time with the Providence Friars before it ever really got started. https://twitter.com/JamieShaw5/status/1699181722007384349 But hey, at least he got a trip to Spain out of it. Apparently, if you want to believe the rumors, McNair decided that …

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Los Friars End Spain Trip on a High, Finishing 3-0 After Smashing the Catalonia All-Stars 98-50

Team1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr4th QtrFINALProvidence Friars2628172798Catalonia All-Stars101691550 https://twitter.com/PCFriarsmbb/status/1694452170727555358 The Friars concluded their 3-game pre-season Spain trip with just about as convincing of a win that you could have, beating the Catalonia All-Stars by 48 points, nearing doubling them up to the tune of a 98-50 win. The Friars had a decent game from three-point land …

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