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Kris Dunn Named to Big East All-Tournament Team

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Despite a disappointing last-second loss to Villanova in the semi finals of the Big East Tournament Kris Dunn put on a show this week at Madison Square Garden. Dunn averaged 19.5 points, 10.0 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals in Providence’s two Big East Tournament games this week. That performance was good enough to land Dunn on the All-Tournament team.

Joining Dunn on the All-Tournament Team are Darrun Hilliard (Villanova), Dylan Ennis (Villanova), Jalen Reynolds (Xavier) and D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera (Georgetown). Villanova’s Josh Hart was awarded the Dave Gavitt Trophy as the Big East Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

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Bracketology/RPI

Big East Bracketology Update 3/14/15

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Joe Lunardi has updated his bracket through action on Friday night and he still has 6 Big East teams in with half of those teams on the 6 line. Villanova made a big move from the 4th 1 seed to the 2nd 1 seed with the losses of Virginia and Duke in the ACC semifinals last night. The biggest thing for Villanova is they are now locked into a 1 seed even with a loss tonight in the Big East Tournament finals. If they win they get to stay in the East region and that would be nice for their fans.

Here is a breakdown of where the 6 Big East teams fall on the seed lines Lunardi’s latest bracket:

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Polls

pcbb1917.com Poll Question: What seed should Providence be for the NCAA Tournament?

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With the NCAA Selection Sunday show airing Sunday beginning at 6pm on CBS it’s all about who, what and where for Friar fans. Who will Providence play? What will their seed be? Where will the game be played? Providence will host a viewing party open to the public at Alumni Hall on their campus Sunday with doors opening at 5:30pm. In the meantime, let me know your thoughts on where Providence should be seeded for the NCAA Tournament (note I’m using 4-8 because that’s the range on BracketMatrix.com right now:

Big East Tournament, Kris Dunn

Kris Dunn Big East Tournament Highlights via FriarTV

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Great stuff from FriarTV to put together this Dunn highlight package from the two Big East Tournament games:

Links of the Day

#pcbb Links of the Day 3/14/15

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Game Previews & Recaps

Thoughts from the Road: Providence Comes Up Short in the Semi’s

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This thoughts from the road is me cheating a little. I’m writing this from the press room in Madison Square Garden. The brownies are so good, can you blame me?

  • Ed Cooley took the high road after the game when he responded to a question asking for his thoughts on the foul call at the end of the game.

“The last play of the game was a 50-50 call. I think we have the best officials in the country. I think the Big East has always had the best officials in the country. It doesn’t come down to one play. I’m pretty sure everybody’s going to ask me about that. At the end of the day, we have the best officials in the country. It was a 50-50 call. It can go either way. It just didn’t go our way tonight.”

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Game Previews & Recaps

Big East Tournament Semifinal Game Notes & Preview: #4 Providence 22-10 (11-7) vs #1 Villanova 30-2 (16-2) 3/13/15

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Where: Madison Square Garden – New York, NY

When: 7:00 PM

How: Fox Sports 1 (Gus Johnson & Jim Jackson with Molly McGrath on sideline)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV

Game Notes

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