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Providence Releases 2015-16 Non-Conference Schedule

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Providence has released their non-conference schedule for the 2015-16 season. The Friars should have another very strong strength of schedule in the non-conference with road games at Rhode Island and Massachusetts, home games against Harvard and Illinois and a potential neutral site matchup against Arizona in the Wooden Legacy tournament. Here’s a brief description of each of the games on Providence’s non=conference slate this upcoming season.

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Providence to Open 2015 Wooden Legacy Against Evansville

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Jon Rothstein of CBSSports.com is reporting that the first round matchups for the 2015 Wooden Legacy tournament have been set. The Friars will open against Evansville of the Missouri Valley Conference with the other first round matchups — to be held at Titan Gym on the campus of Long Beach State — are Arizona vs. Santa Clara, Boise State vs. UC Irvine and Michigan State vs. Boston College.

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Providence to Play in 2016 Emerald Coast Classic

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Jason Smith of CommercialAppeal.com is reporting that Providence is one of the teams in the 2016 field of the Emerald Coast Classic to be held in Destin, Florida. Joining the Friars in the event are Iowa, Memphis and Virginia, according to the report.

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Big East News, Schedule

Matchups and Dates Announced for Inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games

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The Big East and Big Ten conferences announced the matchups and dates for the inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games on Wednesday. The conferences sent out a joint press release to make the announcement.

Providence will play Illinois at home, which is fitting considering the Friars play on Dave Gavitt Court at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. “Our family is excited about the Big Ten and BIG EAST launching this new series, which honors the memory of Dave Gavitt and his passion for college basketball,” said Dan Gavitt, NCAA Vice President of Men’s Basketball Championships. “He would be most pleased that the student-athletes, coaches and supporters of these historic college basketball programs can look forward to annual competition at the highest level to help open the college season with a bang. We are thankful to the two great conferences for recognizing the Gavitt legacy with the intra-conference games featuring new and old rivalries and intriguing match-ups.”

Here are the matchups and dates for the 2015 Gavitt Tipoff Games:

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Providence to Play in Wooden Legacy in 2015, Rest of Field Announced

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It was announced Thursday morning that Providence will be one of the team’s in an impressive field for the 2015 Wooden Legacy tournament that will be played in California.

Kevin McNamara of the Providence Journal first reported that Providence would in this tournament back in October but now the final field has been announced. The 2015 field is impressive. The actual matchups haven’t been announced yet but this should result in Providence getting some really good non-conference games on a neutral court.

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Providence Announces 2014-15 Non-Conference Schedule

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The school released the non-conference schedule for the upcoming season today and it just served to confirm what we already knew. Some of the blanks in terms of television and times have been filled in. You can see the full schedule by clicking here or at the top of the page.

Some of the notable dates include games at Mohegan Sun on November 22nd and 23rd against Notre Dame and Florida State as part of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off, the Friars’ trip to Rupp Arena to take on Kentucky on November 30th (2pm on ESPN2), and a return trip to the Barclays Center to take on the Miami Hurricanes.

Schedule on Friars.com

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Tickets for Hall of Fame Tip-Off at Mohegan Sun on Sale Now

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The Friars will play two games at Mohegan Sun as part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off. The first game is November 22nd at 2:30pm against Florida State and the second game will be November 23rd at 2:30pm against Notre Dame.

Tickets are now on sale to the general public as of 10am this morning. You can go to Ticketmaster.com or the Mohegan Sun Arena box office. Each ticket gives you access to both games on each day as UMass will play at noon on both days and will play Florida State and Notre Dame as well.

Prior to the games at Mohegan Sun, Providence will take on Binghamton and Navy at the Dunkin’Donuts Center as part of this tournament. The Binghamton game is on 11/17 and the Navy game is on 11/20. For a full look at the 2014-15 non-conference schedule, click here.