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Television Listings for Providence vs. Harvard on 11/14/15

Game 1 of the 2015-16 Providence College basketball season is on Saturday but it won’t air on Fox Sports 1 or 2. This game is being televised on regional Fox Sports Networks but don’t worry I’ve got you covered.

These are the networks that will be airing the game. Check your local listings to confirm. You can click on any network name with a link for a channel finder based on your zip code and TV provider:

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Kenpom’s 2015-16 Preseason Rankings Released

Ken Pomeroy — or Kenpom as he and his website are more commonly known — came out with his preseason rankings for the 2015-16 season on Sunday night. While these rankings aren’t meant to be 100% accurate they do give a decent guideline and perspective on how teams compare within each conference and how the conferences compare to each other. Before I get into the rankings, here is an excerpt from Pomeroy’s blog post October of 2013 after he released the 2013-14 preseason rankings:

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Kris Dunn Named to 2016 Bob Cousy Award Watch List

The preseason honors and attention hasn’t slowed down for Providence’s Kris Dunn. After being named the #1 player in college basketball in 2015-16 by CBS Sports on Monday, Dunn was named to the preseason watch list for the 2016 Bob Cousy Award — given to top point guard in college basketball each season. Dunn joins 19 other players on the preseason watch list. He was also on the in-season watch list last season announced on February 20th, along with 16 other players. Utah’s Delon Wright won the award in 2015. No Providence player has ever won the award that was established in 2003 with Jameer Nelson of St. Joseph’s winning the inaugural award.

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Bill Raftery to Emcee Providence’s 2015 Late Night Madness

Providence’s Late Night Madness events keep growing year after year under Ed Cooley and the 2015 version is no different. After announcing that Ludacris would be the performer back on September 1st, Providence athletics released a statement on Thursday that the emcee of the 2015 festivities will be none other than broadcasting legend Bill Raftery.

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Ludacris to Perform at Providence’s 2015 Late Night Madness

After a week’s worth of teasers from the Providence Athletics Twitter and Snapchat accounts the announcement has finally been made about who will be performing at the 2015 Late Night Madness festivities in Friartown: Ludacris. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, October 17th. Doors open at 6:30pm and the event is open to Providence College students only.

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God Shammgod to be Graduate Assistant Next Season for Friars

After weighing his options as his undergraduate time was coming to an end God Shammgod has opted to continue his education at Providence College by enrolling in graduate school. That also allows him to stay on the Friar coaching staff and continue his work with Kris Dunn and the rest of the Friar guards. The news was first reported by John Rooke in his weekly “Thinking Out Loud” column on WEEI.com.

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With Degree in Hand, God Shammgod Weighing Options

6,535 days. That’s the number of days between the 1997 NBA Draft and the 2015 Providence College Commencement ceremony. Nearly 18 years between two very significant events in the life of God Shammgod. A lot happened on the court during those 6,535 days. 20 games in the NBA with the Washington Wizards who drafted him in the second round of the 1997 NBA draft. 13 years playing in leagues across the USA and the world, including stops in Poland, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Croatia and China. China was the last place he played and it was a knee injury suffered in his final season there that may have been the catalyst to him returning to Providence College and taking up his studies again on the Smith Hill campus.

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