Big East Media Day for the 2024-2025 basketball season was held at Madison Square Garden on today and with it, the announcement of the preseason Big East awards and conference rankings. The Providence Friars checked in at number 6 in the preseason standings and although preseason projections and prognostications don't really mean all that much, …
Continue reading Bryce Hopkins Named to Preseason Big East 1st-Team, Friars Picked to Finish 6th
I know, whether it's the NBA or the NFL, agreeing to a Green Room invitation on the night of the draft if you're not a projected, say, top five draft pick, can be a bit of a gamble depending how trades and other things play out. https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/1800700836533969223 But, I think Devin Carter has cemented himself …
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Garwey Dual has officially committed to play for the Seton Hall Pirates next season and will still have three years of eligibility remaining. Following his declaration to go through the Draft process, Dual was invited to and participated in this year's G-League Elite Camp. When the final hours approached for the deadline to either stay …
Continue reading Garway Dual Commits to Seton Hall After Withdrawing from the NBA Draft
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 …
Providence Friars 66 (1-0) Rider Broncs 65 (0-1) My, Oh, My, it's good to have college basketball back. The Providence Friars kicked off their 2022-2023 basketball season by unveiling their first ever Big East Conference Regular Season Championship banner at The Dunk (it's still The Dunk as far as I'm concerned) in front of a …
Continue reading Game Recap: Providence Nab Their 1st Win of the Season Squeaking by Rider 66-65
UConn transfer Corey Floyd Jr. has officially returned to his rightful home in Providence. Floyd, a 6'4'' shooting guard, was originally part of the Huskies 2022 class but reclassified to move up to Storrs for 2021 and redshirted this past season. Floyd was a Top-100 recruit out of Roselle Catholic in New Jersey and will …
Continue reading Corey Floyd Jr. Commits to PC and Takes His Rightful Place in Friartown
Coach Ed Cooley was selected as the Men's Naismith Coach of the Year for the 2021-2022 college basketball season. Cooley was chosen over the other three coaching finalists, Mark Adams (Texas Tech), Greg Gard (Wisconsin), and Tommy Lloyd (Arizona). I thought that all four coaches were excellent this year and I really wouldn't have had …
Continue reading Ed Cooley Wins the Award for Naismith Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year
In an announcement that Friartown was probably expecting due to Coach Cooley's apparent slip of the tongue during a post-game interview following the Friars loss to Kansas, Ed Croswell will officially be returning to Providence College for his finish out his final year of eligibility. Check out the 35 second mark on of the interview …
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#4 Providence Friars 61 (27-6) #1 Kansas Jayhawks 66 (31-6) In their first trip to the Sweet Sixteen in 25 years, the Providence Friars came up just short against the last remaining number 1 seed left in the NCAA Tournament, the Kansas Jayhawks. The Friars couldn't buy a bucket in the first half, shooting 1/13 …
Continue reading Friars Battle All the Way Back but Come Up Short Against Kansas, 66-61
#4 Providence Friars (26-5) #12 Richmond Spiders (24-12) Saturday March 17th – Happy St. Patrick’s Day PARADES for ‘Lucky’ Friartown 6:10 PM – Oddly specific time, but I'll take it Buffalo, NY (KeyBank Center) TNT – Oh, now we're big time Yes, I would rather face Richmond than Iowa, but no, I don't think this year's Friars team …
Continue reading #4 Seeded Friars Face #12 Seed Richmond in the 2nd Round at 6:10 PM on TNT
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