Friartown got a major boost this week as head coach Kim English and the Providence Friars secured a key commitment from rising prospect Aiden Derkack. The mid-week announcement adds serious momentum to the program's recruiting efforts and already sets the tone for the rapidly approaching upcoming season. https://twitter.com/aderkack04/status/1978461679990997315 Aiden Derkack is a Top-50 wing in …
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Former Friar Ben Bentil has had an illustrious and far-reaching professional basketball career since declaring early for the 2016 NBA Draft back in and being drafted by the Boston Celtics in the second round with the 51st pick. Throughout the 2016-2017 NBA season, Bentil found his way on the roster of the Celtics, Pacers, and …
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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 …
#11 Providence Friars 72 (24-3) Creighton Bluejays 51 (19-9) It was going to be hard for Creighton to go on the road to beat Providence without stud Freshman point guard Ryan Nemhard anyway, but do try and do so on Senior Night at The Dunk with the Friars first ever Big East regular season championship …
Providence Friars (16-14) 70 OT Creighton Bluejays (17-13) 76 OT The Friars came about as close as you could get in trying to pull off the win in Creighton, losing in overtime by six. This was Providence's second straight game that went to overtime after they beat Butler in extra time in the last game. …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Fail to Pull Off the Win in Overtime at Creighton, 76-70
Providence Friars 68 (10-4) Creighton Bluejays 79 (10-4) Death by threes really is the most reasonable way to describe how this game went. Following a back-and-forth game for about the first 3/4 of the contest, Creighton displayed their biggest strength by connecting on 7 threes over the next 7 minutes. At one point, hitting 5 …
Continue reading Game Recap: Death By Threes, Friars Lose to Creighton 79-68 to Open Big East Play
Providence Friars 72 (20-12) Creighton Bluejays 68 (21-11) OT The Friars entered the Quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament in New York's Madison Square Garden with an opportunity to cement themselves a spot in the NCAA tourney with a potential win against a Creighton team that has been listed as a lock for the Big …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Beat Creighton 72-68 in OT in Big East Tournament Quarterfinals
Providence Friars 81 (13-5) - #20 Creighton Bluejays 68 (15-3) I don't have a ton to say about this game since I wasn't able to watch it because I was at the atrociousness that was the UConn/Louisville game. BUT, I will say that this is a GIGANTIC win for the Friars. Providence finally has a …
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Providence Friars 65 (23-11) - #14 Creighton Bluejays 58 (26-7) Some highlights from the game before we get started... In the words of Ed Cooley, "What bubble? There's no bubble, we bursted that bubble tonight baby." And just like that, the Providence College Friars come out of New York City as …
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Providence Friars 85 (14-6) Creighton Bluejays 71 (15-5) The Friars won their fourth game in a row and avenged an early season loss to Creighton by handily beating the Bluejays at the Dunkin' Donuts Center with a strong second half. Creighton was beating the Friars early in the 2nd half until Alpha Diallo decided that …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Avenge Early Season Loss to Creighton, Win 85-71
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