Friars Fill Final Roster Spot with Will McNair Jr. from Mississippi State

The Providence Friars have officially strengthened their frontcourt depth for next season as Kim English announced the commitment of Will McNair Jr. McNair started his collegiate career at New Mexico State (2018-2022) before transferring to Mississippi State and playing the past season. He started on the New Mexico State squad that upset UConn in the …

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Al Durham Selected to the Midwest Region All-Tournament Team

Although the season came to an end for this year's Friars on Friday, there was a little bit of good news for one of Providence outgoing players. Al Durham was selected to the All-Tournament Team for the Midwest Region. Remy Martin was selected as the Most Outstanding Player in the Region which makes sense after …

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Friars Battle All the Way Back but Come Up Short Against Kansas, 66-61

#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 …

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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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#4 Seeded Friars Face #12 Seed Richmond in the 2nd Round at 6:10 PM on TNT

#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 …

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Game Recap: Friars Pull Out the Win Over SDSU, 66-57, to Advance to the Second Round

#4 Providence Friars 66 (26-5) #13 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 57 (30-5) Now that my hangover has finally subsided, I think I can put together some thoughts on the first round win for the Providence Friars over South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits of South Dakota State came into the game riding a 21 game winning …

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#4 Seed Providence Takes on #13 Seed SDSU at 12:40 PM on TruTV

#4 Providence Friars (25-5) #13 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (30-4) Thursday March 17th - Happy St. Patrick's Day for 'Lucky' Friartown 12:40 PM - Better than our usual Midnight time slot Buffalo, NY (KeyBank Center) TruTV Network - Find that station now before tip-off The Friars are back in the NCAA Tournament for the first …

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Drew Edwards Announces He Will Not Be Returning to Providence Next Year

It has been announced that Drew Edwards will not be using his final year of eligibility with the Providence Friars next season.  Edwards has one year left after receiving a medical redshirt for a knee injury that limited him to just 9 games in the 2016-2017 season. Providence senior guard Drew Edwards will transfer. He …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Fall Just Short Against Texas A&M in NCAA First Round, 73-69

#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 …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Fall to USC 75-71 in NCAA First Four Revenge Game

#11 USC Trojans (25-9) 75 #11 Providence Friars (20-13) 71 It was a game of two halves, that's as simple as you can put it.  Providence College raced out to what looked to be an insurmountable 15-point lead at half time in their first four NCAA Tournament rematch with the USC Trojans, but that wasn't the end of the story. …

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