The Providence Friars had one heck of a weekend. After completely dismantling the Florida State Seminoles in the first round of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off, the Friars parlayed it a day later by beating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 75 to 74. It wasn’t the same dominating performance, but it may have been…
Yesterday, Zurg previewed the South Region, and today he will be looking at the East Region. Led by top seed Virginia, the East Region will play its Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games at the Mecca of Basketball, Madison Square Garden, in New York, NY. Without further ado, let’s jump in: (1) Virginia vs. (16)…
It will be a battle of new versus old in the Big East Championship tonight, as Creighton takes on Providence. Doug McDermott has been a man on a mission over the last two days, scoring 35 against DePaul (including a Big East Tournament record for points in a half with 27 in the first 20…
Well, here we are. The showdown we were all expecting in the top half of the Big East Tournament bracket: Seton Hall vs. Providence. Not exactly. Seton Hall shocked the college basketball world by defeating top-seeded Villanova Thursday afternoon, just 15 hours after beating Butler on Wednesday night. Sterling Gibbs hit this shot to lead…
Team Name: Providence Friars Coach: Ed Cooley Top Performer: Bryce Cotton (21.7 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 5.9 APG) Providence’s Season: This season has been a roller coaster ride for the Friars, as they have experienced extreme highs and lows. They started off the season 10-2 with losses to Maryland and Kentucky. Then, they proceeded to lose…
– Posted by Zurg – Led by Bryce Cotton and Kadeem Batts, Providence sits at 15-5 overall and 5-2 in the Big East. Ed Cooley has his Friars trending upward and firmly inside the NCAA Tournament field headed into February, according to the lead bracketologists. January 28th: Jerry Palm at CBS Sports has Providence as…
Big East and Beyond 