Freddie MO Drops Song “Ball Like Bentil” Honoring Ben Bentil

Rapper Freddie MO recently released a song titled, "Ball Like Bentil," honoring the former PC Friars Men's Basketball player.  The song features Donzy and is produced by ChrisBeatz. Apparently Bentil and Freddie Mo are childhood friends, so that explains how the Ghanians are linked and why he chose to make the song about Big Ben. …

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Providence Men’s Basketball to Play at Texas in Late December

As first reported by Mike Hopkins of pcbb1917.com, the Providence Friars and Texas Longhorns have finalized a home-and-home series to be played over the next two seasons.  For this upcoming season, the Friars will travel to Texas to take on the Shaka Smart led Longhorns on December 21st. Texas will return to Rhode Island for …

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Schedule for 2018 Tip-Off Tournament

The Providence Friars will once again be participating in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament as part of their 2018-2019 non-conference schedule.  The full schedule for the tournament can be found here. The Friars will be returning to Mohegan Sun Arena, otherwise known as Friartown South, for the bracketed portion of the Tournament (Naismith …

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URI to Play at Providence on December 1st This Season

The annual Ocean State Rivalry between the University of Rhode Island Rams and the Providence College Friars has been scheduled for December 1st for this upcoming men's basketball season. This year's game will be at Providence in the Dunkin' Donuts Center following URI's win last season.  The Rams win broke a streak of seven straight …

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Kyron Cartwright Named Team Sport Male Athlete of the Year at the 2018 All-Sports Gala

Kyron Cartwright was named the Team Sport Male Athlete of the Year at the Providence College end of the year All-Sports Gala.  Last year's winner was the reigning MLS Rookie of the Year, Julian Gressel. This year, Cartwright led the Providence Friars Men's Basketball team to their 5th straight 20+ win season, as well as …

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A Look at the Final 2018 Class Rankings for the Incoming Friar Men’s Basketball Class

With the 2017-2018 High School basketball season officially wrapped up, the rankings for players in the 2018 class have been finalized.  Here's how the lists break down for the ones that I usually look at. Rivals has a Top-150 list. ESPN has a Top-100 list. 247Sports/Scout has a Top-247 list. Here's a look at how …

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A.J. Reeves Named to USA Today’s ALL-USA Massachusetts Boys Basketball Team

Friday signee A.J. Reeves was named to the 2017-2018 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Massachusetts Boys Basketball Team by USA Today.  Not only was the future Friar named to the First Team, but he was also named the Player of the Year. This comes on the heels of Reeves being named the Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the …

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PC Men’s Basketball Announces End of the Year Player Awards for the 2017-2018 Season

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 …

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MarShon Brooks Signs Multi-Year Deal with the Memphis Grizzlies

Former Providence Friar scoring machine MarShon Brooks has signed a fully-guaranteed two-year deal with the Memphis Grizzlies.  Having played just three games since signing a 10-day contract with Memphis, Brooks has put his offensive prowess on display. Brooks became the first player in Grizzlies history to record 20+ points in each of his first three …

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Bryce Cotton Signed to Play with Italian Basketball Team Leonessa Brescia

Bryce Cotton has signed with the Italian Club, Basket Brescia Leonessa of Italian Basket Serie A. The signing comes after his Perth Wildcats, the defending Australian League Champions were unexpectedly and narrowly bounced from the playoffs. of the NBL. Bryce Cotton has signed on to play with top-level Italian club, @LeonessaBrescia. All the best, MVP! …

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