- ICYMI – Thoughts from the Road: 2015-16 Friars Make Dunk Debut Against D2 Stonehill
- 2016 PF Sedee Keita committed to South Carolina last night
- BigEastCoastBias.com – Robert O’Neill – BECB Season Preview Hangout #7: Providence
- Cox Hub – New England Recruiting Report – How PC’s Versatility Gives Ed Cooley Defensive Options
- The Sports Quotient – Evan Lefkovitz – Conference Preview Part II: The Big East – College Basketball’s Most Compelling Conference
- FoxSports.com – Reid Forgrave – College basketball’s top 50 players, from 50 to 1
- Friars.com – Men’s Hockey Rises to No. 2 in National Polls
Thoughts from the Road: 2015-16 Friars Make Dunk Debut Against D2 Stonehill
The “Thoughts from the Road” posts will be back this season and I’m looking forward to getting to write one of these following an actual Providence basketball game that counts. But for now I’ll give you my thoughts from the road after an exhibition matchup against Division II Stonehill that was played at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center on October 31st….
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Halftime Stats and Impressions: Providence vs. Stonehill 10/31/15
Halftime Score
Stonehill |
40 |
Providence |
50 |
- Notable Stats: Rodney Bullock 18 points on 7/9 shooting and 6 rebounds, Ben Bentil 7 points on 3/4 shooting, Kris Dunn 8 points and 6 assists
Halftime Impressions
Whistles. Lots of them. It’s clear the emphasis on hand-checking and whatever else the NCAA has decided will increase offensive flow is back and the refs are blowing their whistles early and often through the first 20 minutes. The Friars were called for their 10th team foul with 5:42 left in the half.
In terms of the actual play I have been impressed with Rodney Bullock who has shown an array of moves, both in the post and off the dribble from the elbow. He even nailed a 3-point jumper. He had a few rusty moments but clearly has a nose for the ball on rebounds and could turn into a nice weapon for Ed Cooley.
The freshmen all played — in fact all 13 players made appearances in the first half — and they each had nice moments. Ricky Council had a few out of bounds plays ran for him. Ryan Fazekas confidently knocked down a 3-point jumper on his first attempt. Drew Edwards got fed from Kris Dunn on a pair of nice layups. Quadree Smith picked up 2 fouls — one on a moving screen which is another point of emphasis for the zebras — but grabbed a couple rebounds.
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#pcbb Links of the Day 10/31/15
- ICYMI – Game Notes & Preview: Providence vs. Stonehill (Exhibition) 10/31/15
- Providence Journal – Kevin McNamara – Ed Cooley looking for some answers in Saturday exhibition game vs. Stonehill
- Friarbasketball.com – Kevin Farrahar – The Divergent Paths of Dunn and Ledo
- WEEI.com – John Rooke – Thinking Out Loud: Patriots fans should put aside talk of undefeated season, but they won’t
- Rush The Court – Joe Papandrea – Trick-or-Treat: Burning Questions for Five Big East Teams, Part II
- BigEastCoastBias.com – Mike Hopkins – Villanova Has Best Odds Among Big East Schools to Win 2016 NCAA Tournament
- Cox Hub – Mike Logan – Friars Have Momentum As They Head to Colgate
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Game Notes & Preview: Providence vs. Stonehill (Exhibition) 10/31/15
Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center – Providence, RI
When: 2:00PM
How: Audio Only on Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)
Game Notes
- Providence is 67-39 all time in exhibition games including 18 straight wins at home. Their last exhibition game loss was in 2007 against Siviglia Wear Teramo while the team was in Italy.
- Stonehill was 19-10 last season including a 14-7 record within Northeast-10 conference play. They return 4 of their 5 top scorers from a season ago, including starers Ryan Logan (13.7 ppg) and Carter Smith (13.4 ppg).
- Friar coach Ed Cooley is an alumnus of Stonehill from the class of 1994. He was a 3-time team captain for the Skyhawks. Cooley played in 107 career games while at Stonehill amassing 795 points and 594 rebounds good for averages of 7.4 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game for his career. He also was an assistant coach at Stonehill for the 1995-96 season under then-coach Dave DeCiantis.
- The last time Cooley coached against his alma mater prior to last season’s exhibition game was in 2010 while he was the head coach at Fairfield. The Skyhawks beat Cooley’s Stags squad 61-60.
- Providence defeated Stonehill last season, 93-49, in exhibition action on November 8, 2014.
- Stonehill’s first official game of the season will be played on November 13th against Post University as part of the Stonehill Tip-Off Classic.
- Providence begins their 89th season of basketball against Harvard at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center on November 14th. Click here for Providence’s full 2015-16 schedule.
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#pcbb Links of the Day 10/30/15
- Providence offered a skilled 2018 shooter in Nate Laszewski on Wednesday, according to Adam Finkelstein.
- Yahoo Sports – Jeff Eisenberg- Five-minute season preview: Big East
- ESPN.com – Chad Ford – Kentucky’s Jamal Murray tops 2016 point guard prospect rankings
- Friarbasketball.com – Kevin Farrahar, Craig Leighton & Craig Belhumeur – Big East Predictions
- NCAA.com – Joe Boozell – Big East basketball preview: Seven questions that will define the Big East
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#pcbb Links of the Day 10/29/15
- ICYMI – Providence Recruiting Update: Big Man Search Going South
- ICYMI – Kris Dunn Named Top Player in College Basketball by NBC Sports
- Friarbasketball.com – Kevin Farrahar, Craig Leighton & Craig Belhumeur – PC Season Predictions
- Cox Hub – New England Recruiting Report – Who will be the Breakout Player for PC this Season?
- SI.com – SI Staff – Gonzaga’s Kyle Wiltjer leads SI.com’s 2015-16 preseason All-America team
- ESPN.com – Dick Vitale – Dickie V’s picks for conference champs, players of the year
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