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Big East News

Villanova’s Josh Hart is Big East Player of the Year, Butler’s Holtmann COY

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The Big East held their annual awards ceremony this afternoon at Madison Square Garden ahead of the league’s postseason tournament that begins later tonight. The results weren’t overly shocking.

Villanova’s Josh Hart, a finalist for the Wooden Award, was named the Big East’s Player of the Year. Hart is the fourth Villanova player to win this award and the first since Ryan Arcidiacono shared the award with Kris Dunn in 2015. Other Villanova winners were Randy Foye (2006) and Kerry Kittles (1995).

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Game Previews & Recaps

Friars Win: (22) Butler 65, Providence 71

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1H 2H Final Score
(22) Butler 25  40  65
Providence 23  48  71

Stat Leaders

Points Rebounds Assists
(22) Butler Fowler: 19 Baldwin: 11 Chrabascz: 4
Providence  Diallo: 15  Bullock: 7 Cartwright: 7

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Game Previews & Recaps

Friars Lose: Providence 61, (13) Butler 78

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Final Score
Providence 61
(13) Butler 78
Leading Scorer Leading Rebounder
Providence Cartwright: 26 Holt: 7
(13) Butler Martin: 15 Martin: 8

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Game Previews & Recaps

Game Notes & Preview: Providence (10-4, 0-1) at (13) Butler (11-2, 0-1) 1/1/17

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Where: Hinkle Fieldhouse – Indianapolis, IN

When: 3:00pm EST

How: CBS Sports Network (Rich Waltz & Doug Gottlieb with Tina Cervasio )/CBS Sports Network Streaming (Where Available)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV

Game Notes

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Ben Bentil, Player News

Ben Bentil is a Finalist for 2016 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award

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Ben Bentil was named a finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award on Friday. He joins teammate Kris Dunn who is a finalist for another positional award presented by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame — the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. Frank Kaminsky won the inaugural Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award. The other finalists are Domantas Sabonis (Gonzaga), A.J. Hammons (Purdue), Jakob Poeltl (Utah) and Joel Bolomboy (Weber State).

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Links of the Day

#pcbb Links of the Day 3/11/16

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Big East Tournament, Game Previews & Recaps

Notes and Quotes: Providence Beats Butler in Big East Tourney Quarterfinals

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Providence took care of business in the 4/5 game of the 2016 Big East Tournament quarterfinals by beating Butler, 74-60. The Friars got a school record tying 38 points from Ben Bentil and Kris Dunn scored 15 points while dishing out 7 assists. The Friars will take on top seeded Villanova in a re-match of the 2015 Big East Tournament semifinals. Here are some notes and quotes from today’s game:

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