The Friars Men's Basketball Team had their end of the year banquet and announced the individual awards for the 2017-2018 basketball season. The Friars finished 5th in the Big East with a 21-14 overall record, including 10-8 in Big East Conference play en route to their 5th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Without further ado, here …
#10 Providence Friars 69 (21-14) #7 Texas A&M Aggies 73 (21-12) The Providence Friars had their season end in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the hands of the Aggies of Texas A&M. The two teams met on Friday in Charlotte, North Carolina and played evenly for the majority of the game, as …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Fall Just Short Against Texas A&M in NCAA First Round, 73-69
Providence Friars 66 (21-13) #2 Villanova Wildcats 76 (30-4) OT The Providence Friars once again took a team to Overtime in the Big East Tournament, but this time is was Villanova and unfortunately, the Friars were unable to make it three Overtime victories in a row in their quest to win their 3rd Big East …
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 61 (19-12) St. John's Red Storm 57 (15-16) The Friar Four of Kyron Cartwright, Rodney Bullock, Jalen Lindsey, and Tommy Planek closed out their Senior Year with a Senior Night victory over St. John's to close out the the Big East regular season for the Providence Friars. The Friars almost let this must-win …
Continue reading Game Recap: The Friars Celebrate Senior Night with a 61-57 Win Over St. John’s
Providence Friars 77 (17-11) Seton Hall Pirates 89 (19-9) This was a weird game. For the second time in two years, the floor at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence was extremely slippery and dangerous to play on due to the unusually warm conditions. This time however, both coaches agreed that it was so dangerous …
Providence Friars 54 (17-10) Butler Bulldogs 69 (18-10) Recently, whenever the Friars have played Butler, I get a look at Kelan Martin's stats coming into the game and his play never seems to match the stats. I did some digging into his numbers against the Friars before the game and came up with this: Kelan …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Shoot Like Crap, Fall at Butler 69-54
Providence Friars 76 (17-9) #3 Villanova Wildcats 71 (23-3) It's pretty hard to figure out who this Providence team is on a game to game basis. They get blown out by lowly DePaul at home and then come right back and beat the #3 team in the Nation the very next game. It's not really …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Get a Much Needed Signature Win Over #3 Nova at Home 76-71
Providence Friars 73 (16-8) Georgetown Hoyas 69 (13-10) First year Georgetown Coach Patrick Ewing coached his first game against the Friars and even thought the Hoyas lost, I was impressed to see how competitive the team already is. They are a lot closer to taking that next step and becoming a threat in the Big …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Make it Two Wins in a Row at Home, Beat Georgetown 73-69
Providence Friars 77 (15-8) Marquette Golden Eagles 75 (13-10) Whenever Providence and Marquette square off against each other, the games seem to become instant classics. Whether its the game from earlier this year where Marquette guard Markus Howard dropped 52 at Providence en route to an overtime win or last year's first ever win for …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Win at Marquette for the 2nd Year in a Row, 77-75
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