For those of you that enjoy hearing John Rooke all over the play by play and Joe Hassett all over the refs, check out this version of the Big East Championship game courtesy of FriarTV:
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#pcbb On: The Benefits of a Preseason International Trip for Providence
NCAA rules allow every Division 1 men’s basketball program to take an international trip as a team every 4 years. Some teams travel to Canada, Asia or somewhere more tropical. The Providence College Friars will travel to another popular overseas trip locale this Summer – Italy. The trip will be for 10 days from August 12th-22nd. No specifics have been announced about opponents or number of games but it seems reasonable to assume that the Friars will play about 4 games against Italian professional teams during their stay.
The benefits of these trips are numerous for teams. One of the more obvious benefits is being able to play against someone other than yourself. This is especially valuable for coaches to be able to see any transfers and/or freshman compete in a game atmosphere. The additional practice allowed as a result of and during these trips is another benefit. Normally relegated to 8 weeks of offseason work at only 2 hour per week clips, this trip will afford Coach Cooley and his staff an additional 10 practices before the trip and all kinds of additional practice and game scenarios to evaluate, teach and get a feel for their team during the trip itself. But, at least in my opinion, where the largest benefit of these trips lies is in the bonding and team building potential. Last year we heard from more than one player about the benefit that the preseason Navy SEAL training that the 2013-2014 Friars underwent in August 2013.
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Support Dunks for Donovan; The Purple Friar
Please read the below and click the link here to support Donovan Lindo aka The Purple Friar:
Let’s introduce you to Donovan; an amazing 14 year old boy who is battling Lafora disease. Lafora disease, also known as “Lafora Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy” (MELF) is a fatal recessive genetic disorder. In layman’s terms… Lafora disease is a severe, and extremely rare form of epilepsy.
Unfortunately, Donovan’s family is all too familiar with Lafora disease. Donovan’s older sister, Mallorie, passed away on March 20, 2013 of the same illness. There are only 20 cases of Lafora disease known throughout the world, and only 2 pairs of siblings with it; Donovan and his sister Mallorie were one of them. Doctors estimate that Donovan suffers some kind of seizure every 10 seconds…can you help?
Our goal is to raise funds for Donovan to support his current medical care and extensive bills. At one point, Donovan needed to be transported via med-flight to Children’s Hospital in Boston and that bill is an astounding $15,000! This is just one of the many bills that Donovan’s family is being forced to deal with in their daily lives…
In addition, we will also be supporting Donovan a.k.a. “The Purple Friar” by creating a 3 on 3 basketball tournament at Providence College to be held this Spring. Donovan loved playing basketball, and now loves watching his favorite team; the 2014 Big East Champion Providence College Friars!
He is a part of the Friar family! Every amount donated will go DIRECTLY to Donovan’s care.
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CoxSportsOnline.com – Video of Cox Basketball Luncheon Awards Winners
Cox Basketball Luncheon Awards Winners
This past week Cox Sports held its’ annual Awards Luncheon honoring our Division I, II and III players and coaches of the year. There were a few familar faces in this year’s winner’s circle.
Providence College’s Ed Cooley was named Coach of the Year for the Joe Mullaney Award after leading the Friars to the team’s second BIG EAST Tournament title and first since 1994. He also guided the team to a 23-12 mark and the Friars’ first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2004.
Bryce Cotton earned the Bill Reynolds Award as the Rhode Island Division I Men’s Players of the Year. Cotton earns the award after leading the BIG EAST in assists with 6.1 apg in league contests. The senior also ranked second in the BIG EAST in scoring (21.8 ppg, 23.4 ppg BIG EAST play). He ranks ninth in the nation in scoring this season at 21.8 ppg.
The men’s basketball team won the Dave Gavitt Award for the Team of the Year. The Friars finished as BIG EAST Tournament Champions and posted a 23-12 overall record.
Click the link above to watch the video.
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BREAKING: Goalie Jon Gillies To Return For His Junior Season at Providence
Jon Gillies made the announcement via his Instagram page. This is really great news for the Friars who are still young and will be looking to take the momentum from their first NCAA Tournament win since 1991 into next season which could be a special one in Friartown.
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Jalen Lindsey and Huntington Prep Advance to Semifinals of DICK’S Sports High School National Tournament
Lindsey scored 11 points in the 65-63 buzzer beater win over La Lumiere (IN). Former PC recruit JaQuan Lyle hit a 3 at the buzzer to get the Irish the win. Huntington Prep (WV) is now in the semifinals tomorrow at Christ the King at 4:30pm on ESPN2. They will face the winner of Montverde Academy (FL) and the Sagemont School (FL) who will play at 6pm tonight at CTK. I’ll have a review of Lindsey’s play today in the weekly recruiting update that I post every Friday at 12pm.
#4 HUNTINGTON PREP (WV) |
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65 |
#5 LA LUMIERE SCHOOL (IN) |
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