Providence Friars 79 (4-0) Green Bay Phoenix 65 (1-3) Stop me if you've heard this one before. The Providence Friars started off the first half playing sloppily, letting Green Bay control the tempo of the game and once again needed a strong effort from the bench in order to pull away for a win in …
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 …
I definitely wasn’t expecting heart-stopping moments this early in the season, but the Friars managed to keep my blood pressure sky-high throughout their opener against Central Connecticut State. A win is a win, no matter the margin (even if KenPom might disagree), but there were plenty of red flags in this underwhelming performance. The team …
Per usual, some of my pre-season picks were a little off. There were a few players who didn't do as well as I thought they would this season, like Justin Moore, and others who were just the unfortunate victim of an injury, like Bryce Hopkins. The biggest surprises of the season were some of the …
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Providence Friars 84 (14-6) Georgetown Hoyas 76 (8-12) Just kidding. He acted like an arrogant and pompous egomaniac with his post game comments after falling apart down the stretch to the greatness that is Devin Carter. Always talking out of both sides of his mouth, he ...He leads off with wanting to talk about the elephant in …
Providence Friars 73 (11-5) St. John's Red Storm 75 (12-4) In what is seemingly becoming an unfortunate habit, the Friars found themselves in an early hole and fought back to get the lead before eventually coming up just short by the end of the game. Providence is now on a three-game losing streak and the effect …
#23 Providence Friars 57 (11-3) Seton Hall Pirates 61 (9-5) If losing to Seton Hall at home for the second time in as many seasons wasn't enough, the Friars received the devastating news that Bryce Hopkins will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL that he suffered early in the second half …
Providence Friars 72 (10-2) #6 Marquette Golden Eagles 57 (9-3) They don't say that Providence is where ranked teams go to die for no reason. The AMP (or Dunk if you will) continues to be one of the toughest places to play in the country with the Friars sporting a record of 40-3 at home over …
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Providence Friars 78 (9-2) Sacred Heart Pioneers 64 (4-8) After a sluggish first half that saw Providence holding on to a slim one-point lead at the break, the Friars were able to get back on track and eventually pull off a comfortable win in their last non-conference game before Big East play against the visiting …
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Providence Friars 74 (8-2) Brown Bears 54 (3-9) Following a sizable loss (72-51) in their first true road game against the #19 ranked Oklahoma Sooners, the Friars responded positively against in-state foe Brown, racing to an early first half lead with a strong defensive effort that held the Bears to just 13 points in the …
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