Tag: Providence Friars
One of the hardest parts about being a high school evaluator is weighing the here-and-now against the future.When you're asked to do so in something as inflexible as rankings, which doesn't allow for any variables or context to be...
Well, that didn't go as planned for the Providence Friars.
After riding high momentum from the out of conference closeout, I thought the Friars had found their groove. Given their strong finish and the lineup of Big East opponents to...
Providence dropped their Big East opener to Creighton on New Year's Eve in a game in which they gave up an uncharacteristic 13 threes, including 9 (on 15 attempts) in the second-half.
Three-point defense has been a hot topic among...
I've never been much of a New Year's resolution type person. Maybe it's the idea that making a promise to myself that I won't care about in two weeks seems like a waste of energy. Or it could be...
College programs have a way of re-evaluating their recruiting needs once the season starts.
There are, inevitably, some surprises. Some players may exceed expectations, some may disappoint. Early season returns could lead to unforeseen rumors of transfers or NBA declarations....
At one point during the Friday night matchup between the Providence Friars and UMass Minutemen, I grabbed my Nintendo Switch and started playing the new Super Smash Bros. game.
It wasn't that I didn't want to watch the Friars -...
Coming off Saturday night's win over Rhode Island, Providence will take on two more local New England challengers in the coming week as they travel to Boston College on Tuesday and host UMass on Friday before a nine-day hiatus...
What makes a college basketball rivalry?
I've thought about this question a lot in context of the rivalry between the Providence Friars and the Rhode Island Rams. I've thought about what makes this rivalry great. Is it the long history...
It's college basketball season and important nonconference games have been played, but as the calendar turns to December, there is one game that Rhode Islanders look forward to every year. Saturday will mark the 131st meeting (depending who you...
Last year when they were freshly committed to Ed Cooley's Providence College Friars, both David Duke and A.J. Reeves were our first guests on this Podcast.
Now after 5 games with the program, both Freshman standouts are living up to...
