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 …
Providence Friars (1-0) 106 Sacred Heart Pioneers (0-1) 60 Now THAT is how you open a college basketball season. I didn't think that the Friars could play well enough to match my excitement for meaningful college basketball games to be back, but they actually managed to somehow exceed my high anticipation. We saw a couple …
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 …
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Here are my Pre-Season picks for the Big East last season: 2018-2019 Pre-Season Big East Team picks. Here is what the actual team ended up being compared to where my pre-season pick had them. 1st Team Markus Howard (Marquette) - 1st Team (Player of the Year) Jessie Govan (Georgtown) - 2nd Team Shamorie Ponds (St. John's) …
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(4) Providence Friars (18-16) 72 (5) Arkansas Razorbacks (18-15) 84 What the shit was that? The Friars were given a home game to open up the NIT Tournament against an Arkansas team who was without their best player, Daniel Gafford, a projected mid-to-late first round pick in this year's NBA Draft, who chose to skip …
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Providence Friars (17-14) 83 Butler Bulldogs (16-15) 70 This game was more about Big East Tournament seeding and making sure that everything is clicking going into Madison Square Garden than anything else. The one thing that the Friars needed to get going in order of having a chance of making a run this coming week …
Providence Friars (3-2) 47 #18 Michigan Wolverines (5-0) 66 Well, shit. Michigan is a really freaking good team. They have depth, experience, and are really, really, good defensively. Michigan was able to hold the Friars to just 47 points on 28.1% shooting and a paltry 11.1% from three. They also out-rebounded Providence and forced more …
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Providence Friars (3-1) 76 South Carolina Gamecocks (2-2) 67 In the first game of the semifinals of the Air Force Reserve Tip-Off, the Providence Friars were able to show some great resilience and come back from an 8-point halftime deficit to defeat South Carolina at Mohegan Sun. With a 10-0 run at the beginning of …
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Wichita State Shockers (1-1) 83 Providence Friars (1-1) 80 The Providence Friars traveled down to Annapolis to take on the Wichita State Shockers in the Veteran's Classic double-header (followed by Navy vs. Maryland) at Navy's Alumni Hall. The Friars came up short against the shockers in a back-and-forth game, ultimately losing 83-80. Wichita State's Markis …
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Providence Friars (1-0) 77 Siena Saints (0-1) 67 A.J. Reeves, Welcome to Friartown. A.J. Reeves made an emphatic arrival to the Providence Friars by dropping a team-high 29 points for PC as they opened their season at The Dunk against the visiting Siena Saints. The Friars gained control of the game with a run at …
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