Where: PNC Arena – Raleigh, NC
When: 9:40pm EDT
How: TBS (Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller & Dan Bonner with Lewis Johnson)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV
Where: PNC Arena – Raleigh, NC
When: 9:40pm EDT
How: TBS (Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller & Dan Bonner with Lewis Johnson)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV
Providence coach Ed Cooley and players Kris Dunn, Ben Bentil, Junior Lomomba and Kyron Cartwright are part of this news conference ahead of Thursday’s First Round matchup with USC. The players go first, followed by the coach. This is streaming live, but the entire afternoon of North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida Gulf Coast and Providence will be available for viewing at this same YouTube link. Watch here:
Follow me on Twitter @pcbb1917
Where: PNC Arena – Raleigh, NC
When: 9:50pm EDT
How: TBS (Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller & Dan Bonner with Lewis Johnson)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV
The Providence Friars are in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season and 18th time overall in school history. Ed Cooley has accomplished this streak for the first time since Dave Gavitt took Providence teams with Ernie DiGregorio and Marvin Barnes to three straight Big Dances between 1972-74. This is the third streak of three consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament with the first being 1964-66. Those previous runs included trips to Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight and Final Four. The current streak has yet to yield a single win.
Continue reading NCAA Tournament 2016: Examining Providence’s Draw
| Final Score | |
| (4) Providence | 68 |
| (1) Villanova | 76 |
| Leading Scorer | Leading Rebounder | |
| (4) Providence | Bullock: 18 | Bullock: 7 |
| (1) Villanova | Jenkins: 21 | Arcidiacono: 7 |
Continue reading Friars Lose: (1) Villanova 76, (4) Providence 68