Legendary Georgetown Coach and Former Friar Player John Thompson Jr., Passes Away at 78

Long-time legendary Georgetown Coach and former Providence Friar player John Thompson Jr. ('64), sadly passed away at the age of 78. Most well known as the leader behind the Hoyas, Thompson led the 1984 Georgetown Men's Basketball Team to an NCAA Championship, the first ever for a black head coach at the time. In doing …

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Providence Friars Make Final Cut Lists for Bryce Hopkins, Kuluel Mading, & Legend Geeter

With the Providence Friars still searching for their first 2021 class commitment, this weekend brought some encouraging news to the Friartown Faithful that PC can join the rest of the Big East in securing a loaded recruiting class. In fact, the Big East currently has 8 of the top 31 recruiting classes of 2021 according …

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Friars Extend Offer to Former Louisville Commit Bryce Hopkins

Versatile Forward Bryce Hopkins officially de-committed from Louisville after verbally committing to the Cardinals back in November.  The 6'6'' 2021 prospect has a solid frame that already looks like it's ready to handle the uptick in size with transitioning from High School to College basketball. RESPECT MY DECISION🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/zzreiTlR5n — Bryce Hopkins (@BryceHopkins) August 9, …

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Providence Friars Offer 2021 Point Guard Breon Pass

The Providence Friars' recruiting success for the 2021 basketball class has gotten off to a rather rough go so far in 2020, but there are a few select High School basketball players that not only make sense for Providence as a College destination but who I would be psyched if that's where they ended up …

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Kyron Cartwright Signs with Phoenix Hagen in Germany

After playing his first two seasons in Hungry (Alba Fehérvár) and Engalnd (Leicester), Providence College alum Kryon Cartwright has officially signed with Phoenix Hagen in Germany for this upcoming basketball season. In 11 games last season, Cartwright averaged 9.1 assists, 8.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, and sported a fantastic 3.1:1 assist to turnover ratio.  Cartwright was …

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Point Guard Bensley Joseph Includes Providence in his Final Five Schools

Bensley Joseph, a 2021 point guard from Arlington, MA narrowed his college basketball destination down to five schools, including the Providence Friars in his cut down list.  Along with PC, Joseph also included fellow Big East schools Georgetown and Marquette, along with Boston College and Miami. Top 5..🙏🏿 pic.twitter.com/w2hyQOCuN3 — Bensley Joseph (@BensleyJoseph_) July 21, …

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Kalif Young Signs with the Hamilton Honey Badgers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League

Almost as soon as I posted about Kalif Young being Close to an Agreement with Bornova Belediye in Turkey, he turns right around and officially signs with the Hamilton Honey Badgers in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). Oh, did you think we were done? 😏🖋 Excited to welcome 6’9 forward out of @PCFriarsmbb, Kalif Young …

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Kalif Young Close to an Agreement with Bornova Belediye in Turkey

Let the Big Dog EAT!!! ÖZEL HABER | Bornova Belediye, 1997 doğumlu Kanadalı çaylak uzun Kalif Young ile anlaşmaya yakın.#TBL pic.twitter.com/l0ZXLoAZuc — güncel TBL (@guncelTBL) July 8, 2020 Let's fire up the old google translate to see what's actually going on with the beginning of.  Kalif's professional basketball career. SPECIAL NEWS - Bornova Municipality is …

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My Pre-Season Big East Men’s Basketball Awards for 2020-2021

Here are my Pre-Season picks for the Big East last season: 2019-2020 Pre-Season All-Big East 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 Myles Powell (Seton Hall) - 1st Team Paul Reed (DePaul) - 2nd Team Alpha …

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Providence Friars Named to the 2021 Empire Classic Field with Gonzaga, Louisville, and OK State

The four team field for the 2021 Empire Classic has been announced and joining the Providence Friars will be Louisville, Gonzaga, & Oklahoma State. Source: Oklahoma State will be the fourth team in the 2021 Empire Classic at MSG and will not participate in the 2021 Legends Classic at Barclays Center as originally scheduled. Current …

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