Game Recap: Friars Get Things Back on Track Against Stonehill Behind Jabri Abdur-Rahim’s Standout Performance

Providence Friars 76 (2-0) Stonehill Skyhawks 49 (1-2) The Providence College Friars advanced to a 2-0 record with a dominant 76-49 victory over the visiting Stonehill Skyhawks at The Amp. Despite another slow start, the Friars found their rhythm faster than in their season opener against Central Connecticut, taking the lead with 12:07 remaining in …

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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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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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Friars Take Down the Valencia All-Stars 87-66 in their Second Game in Spain

Team1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr4th QtrFINALProvidence Friars2314282287Valencia All-Stars1618122066 https://twitter.com/PCFriarsmbb/status/1693738723136213427 During the Friars, I'm sorry, I mean Los Friars, first game against the Madrid All-Stars, we got to see a glimpse of what the ideal version of Kim English's offense would look like. Great three-point shooting (14/31 - 45.2%), ball distribution (23 assists on 37 buckets), and …

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Friars Beat Madrid All-Stars 103-70 in the Team’s First Game Under Kim English

Team1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr4th QtrFINALProvidence Friars28242724103Madrid All-Stars1620132170 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMJA_01QRkk&ab_channel=ProvidenceCollegeAthletics The Providence Friars are on a three-game pre-season tour of Spain and started things off against the Madrid All-Stars this Friday, the first time playing together under Kim English against a team made up of non-Friars. The result was a resounding 103-70 victory over a team that …

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Game Recap: Friars Use a Big 2nd Half to Blow Out Northeastern 89-65

Providence Friars 89 (2-0) Northeastern Huskies 65 (0-2) After an inconsistent first half of basketball had the Friars leading by just 2 at the break, Providence showed the team that they could be this season, putting up 51 points in the second half en route to blowing the doors off of a visiting Northeastern team. …

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Game Recap: Friars Obliterate Richmond 79-51 to Advance to their First Sweet Sixteen in 25 Years

#4 Providence Friars 79 (27-5) #12 Richmond Spiders 51 (24-13) The Providence Friars have officially advanced to the program's first Sweet Sixteen in 25 years. The last time the Friars were this deep in the NCAA Tournament, the 1997 team lost a heartbreaker in Overtime to Arizona in the Elite Eight. For the second straight …

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Game Recap: Jared Bynum Goes Scorched Earth on Georgetown with a Career-High 32 points

#15 Providence Friars 71 (20-2) Georgetown Hoyas 52 (6-15) After a sloppy first half that saw Providence go into the break down 3 points to a Georgetown team that is winless in Big East, the Friars came out in the second half and blew the doors off the Hoyas. Jared Bynum led the way with …

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Andrew Fonts Returning for One More Season

Andrew Fonts announced that he will be returning for a 5th year with the Providence Friars and thus the three-headed monster of Watson/Horchler/Fonts will lead us into the next season, searching for a Big East Championship and more. https://twitter.com/drewfonts_/status/1374790773024165892 The one thing that I didn't realize until now for some reason is that the Friars …

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Luke Fonts Commits to Providence College as a Preferred Walk-On

It looks like the Fonts legacy will continue at Providence College with Luke Fonts committing to the Providence Friars as a Preferred Walk On (PWO). Luke's older brother Drew Fonts is a Senior guard with the Friars and has set the foundation for Luke to slide right into his slot on the roster once he …

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