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Providence to Scrimmage Northeastern Behind Closed Doors

Providence will play Harvard in November this season and it will be the 3rd straight November that has happened. The difference this year is that fans, media and TV cameras are allowed to attend the game since it’s part of the official schedule. Harvard had been a “secret scrimmage” opponent for Cooley’s Friars the prior two seasons and that means the game can’t be publicized, score can’t be kept and media and fans are not allowed to attend. Northeastern takes over Harvard’s role this year and the Huskies will travel to Mullaney Gymnasium on November 7th for this closed door scrimmage, per ESPN’s Jeff Goodman. Goodman released his list of all these scrimmages on Thursday. Continue reading Providence to Scrimmage Northeastern Behind Closed Doors

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Providence Recruiting Update: Sedee Keita and New Offers, Interest

Providence held their Late Night Madness event over the weekend and there was an impressive turnout of recruits in attendance. Among them were a pair of 2016 big men in Sedee Keita and Isaiah Whaley. Keita is a known target that the Friar coaching staff has been chasing hard for awhile now. Whaley is a name many Friar fans may not have heard. Jeff Battle began expressing interest in Whaley back in June but the Friars didn’t offer until this weekend. The Friars offered another big man on Monday in Serbian Nik Popovic and they are reported to have interest in Sudanese big man Gorjok Gak. More on all and more below.

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Providence Recruiting Update: Late Night Madness is Here

Brisk mid-October temperatures are heading for the Northeast this weekend but the temperature inside Alumni Hall on Providence College’s campus figures to be red-hot. Senior Associate Athletic Director Steve Napolillo and Ed Cooley have managed to keep the bar high for Providence’s Late Night Madness festivities that will kick off at 8pm on Saturday with the introduction of the men’s and women’s basketball teams by broadcasting legend Bill Raftery. Doors open at 6pm for those students with season tickets and all other students can enter at 6:45pm. The event is open only to Providence College students. Ludacris will perform around 9pm. Cox Hub will have free live streaming of Late Night Madness from 8pm-9pm.

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