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Makai Ashton-Langford is coming to Providence and Ed Cooley has his next dynamic point guard prospect to groom. And, Langford just picked up some valuable tips for his arsenal from none other than Allen Iverson himself at the recent Allen Iverson Roundball Classic in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Ashton-Langford has been a prized recruit for virtually...

Before Ed Cooley was known as a developer of point guards, his reputation was actually just the opposite - a big man's coach. His history of evaluating and developing big men dated back to his time working under Al Skinner at Boston College and then followed him to Fairfield and then to Providence. So while the...

When Makai Ashton-Langford announced his decommitment from the UConn Huskies less than two weeks ago, every Providence Friar fan around the country had the same thought: do we have a chance at redemption? Ashton-Langford, the #36 recruit in the 2017 class, had narrowed his list down to UConn and Providence when he originally selected the...

While the Big East got seven teams into the NCAA Tournament this season, perhaps the most surprising of them all made it the furthest in the Big Dance. Squarely on the bubble heading into Selection Sunday, the Xavier Musketeers played their way to the Elite Eight as an 11-seed. Losing six straight games before getting a...

Dash to the Desert continued with Episode 2 on Sunday night, as YurView analysts Vin Parise and Scott Williams were joined by Mark Ewing, Adam Finkelstein, Kevin McNamara and Chris DiSano to look at the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. With Rhode Island losing a heartbreaker on Sunday night to the Oregon Ducks,...

Dash to the Desert continued with Episode 2 on Sunday night, as YurView analysts Vin Parise and Scott Williams were joined by Mark Ewing, Adam Finkelstein, Kevin McNamara and Chris DiSano to look at the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. With Rhode Island losing a heartbreaker on Sunday night to the Oregon Ducks,...

One of the hottest college basketball teams in the nation resides in the Ocean State and returns to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999. It's Dan Hurley's Rhode Island Rams (24-9), winners of eight straight games including a sweep of three in the Atlantic 10 Tournament in claiming the league's automatic...

Earlier this week, I watched something truly special happen: I watched a team save itself just a bit from possibly ending up disappointed on Selection Sunday. The Xavier Musketeers were once thought to be a Final Four contender early in the season. They had talent, were firing on all cylinders, and were regularly in the...

You know, at some point, these other Big East coaches are REALLY going to need to stop doubting what Ed Cooley and the Providence Friars are capable of. It seems like every year there's a routine that happens: Providence gets picked either in the middle or bottom of the Big East pact by the coaches....

Fox Sports, ESPN and Cox Sports College basketball analyst Vin Parise, along with Providence Journal basketball writer Kevin McNamara discuss leading contenders heading into conference tournament week and the NCAA Tournament. Providence College head coach Ed Cooley also joins us as he calls-out the 'elephant in the room', specifically his team's drive for an...