- ICYMI – Game Notes & Preview: (15) Providence (9-1) vs. Bryant (2-8) 12/12/15
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- Cox Hub – Vin Parise – Bryant Next In-State Foe For Friars
- Sports Illustrated – Dan Greene – Darkness Unto Light: Kris Dunn’s path to stardom at Providence
- Woonsocket Call – Brendan McGair – Friar Film Review: Edwards’ impact stretched well beyond the box score
- WEEI.com – John Rooke – Thinking Out Loud
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Thoughts from the Road: Gritty Friars Defeat BC Eagles
This Thoughts from the Road: Desk Edition is brought to you from my brand-spanking new home office, complete with my chair that arrived Wednesday just in time for me to be sweating from putting it together at the tip-off.
- This game harkened some memories of the 2014-15 Friar season. By the end of the game, I was reminded of Providence’s first Big East road win last season at Hinkle Fieldhouse where Ed Cooley relied on the “all-grit team” lineup of Kris Dunn, Ted Bancroft, Junior Lomomba, LaDontae Henton and Paschal Chukwu. Cooley ran 4 of those 5 guys for the entire 20 minute second half, en route to an impressive Providence road win. That was the good part, the ending. The beginning of the second half reminded me of another of Providence’s Big East road contests from last season: Xavier. Right as the second half was getting underway, Cooley walked off the bench and into the locker room. He would be taken to a Cincinnati hosptial and spent the night there. What ensued was ugly basketball from the Friars while Andre LaFleur at the helm. Providence played sloppy, looked totally out of sync and got overrun by the Musketeers, who would win the game by 9 after the Friars took a 5 point lead into the break. That seemed to be exactly what was happening in the beginning of the second half of this game. Providence had twice as many turnovers as points 8 minutes into the half and they looked lost on offense. Boston College failed to take advantage, the Eagles themselves dealing with their own depletion thanks to a norovirus caught at Chipotle over the weekend. The young Friars managed to do enough on defense and feed Rodney Bullock enough to keep the Eagles at arm’s length before pulling back away in the last 5 minutes.
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Friars Win: Hartford 66, (23) Providence 89
| Final Score | |
| Hartford | 66 |
| Providence | 89 |
| Leading Scorer | Leading Rebounder | |
| Hartford | Ross: 21 | Thomas: 5 |
| Providence | Bentil: 21 | Dunn: 10 |
Notes:
- Kris Dunn got off to a fast start dishing the ball with 11 assists at the break. He notched a double-double after his first made basket of the second half and was on #TripleDoubleWatch for much of his time on the court in the second half. Dunn grabbed his 10th rebound with 6:29 remaining to notch his second career triple-double. Dunn’s other triple-double came on January 29, 2015 against DePaul. Dunn tied his career high with 14 assists in the game and had 16 points on 8/12 shooting. The only other Friars to have two career triple-doubles are Marvin Barnes and Bob Misevicius.
- Ben Bentil was impressive on the offensive end of the floor again and finished with 21 points on 9/12 shooting. That marks the fourth straight game with 20+ points for Bentil. Bentil’s streak of 20-point performances is the most consecutive 20-point games since LaDontae Henton accomplished the feat 4 separate times last season. Bryce Cotton had a stretch of 7-straight 20-point games during the 2013-14 season.
- Jalen Lindsey made back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers in a 1 minute span beginning at the 5:07 mark of the first half and would finish the game 4/6 from beyond the arc. Lindsey scored 15 points in the game and maybe this is something that will get him going on the offensive end. He also grabbed 8 rebounds.
- Ryan Fazekas appeared to injure himself when he took a knee to the thigh at the end of the first half. He didn’t start the second half and was seen riding the exercise bike in the tunnel. He did eventually get some action in the second half but returned to the bike when subbed out. It’s probably nothing but something to keep an eye on with Providence playing their next game in a few days.
- The rest of the freshmen got some run in this game and all had some freshmen moments with sloppy play and fouls but it was good for them to get on the floor against some non-teammate competition. Drew Edwards got minutes in the first half before the result was lopsided so he definitely appears to be the closest to cracking the rotation. Tyree Chambers also got some minutes, along with the two walk-on’s Casey Woodring and Tom Planek.
- The Friars return to action Saturday against in-state rival Rhode Island at the Ryan Center in Kingston. That game tips at 7pm EST and is on ESPNU.
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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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#pcbb Links of the Day 10/24/15
- ICYMI – Friartown Fan Voice Podcast – Episode 2 – 10/23/15
- Cox Hub – Nick Rojas – Around Friartown with Guests Mac Steeves and Drew Edwards
- WEEI.com – John Rooke – Thinking Out Loud: URI Poised for Run at A-10 Basketball Title
- Woonsocket Call – Brendan McGair – Checking in with some of the recruits who checked out Late Night Madness
- CityofBasketballLove.com – CoBL College Preview: Big East Conference
- Cox Hub – Mike Logan – PC’s Jake Walman Talks about His Journey and the Buckeyes
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#pcbb Links of the Day 10/10/15
- ICYMI – Kevin Marfo Chooses George Washington
- WEEI.com – John Rooke – Thinking Out Loud: Lousville scandal another black mark for Rick Pitino
- BigEastCoastBias.com – Andrew Padyk – Get to Know an Incoming Recruit: Providence’s Drew Edwards
- Rivals.com – Dan McDonald – Jalen Johnson closing in on decision
- Highlights from Carson Desrosiers’ 2nd career professional game in Finland. He finished with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks in 25 minutes in his team’s win:
- Friars.com – Friars Select Vivid Seats as Official Ticket Marketplace
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#pcbb Links of the Day 9/18/15
- Providence Journal – Kevin McNamara – Putting schedules of R.I.’s four D-I college basketball teams under microscope
- FriarBasketball.com – Kevin Farrahar – Learning More About the Freshmen
- There’s a new highlight mixtape out for 2016 Word of God Christian Academy PG Jalen Harris. Harris is scheduled for an official visit to Providence on October 9th.
- JJ Matthews had successful knee surgery yesterday. He is scheduled to visit Providence the first weekend in October.
- Here is the video of the Big East coaches roundtable from Wednesday night on America’s Pregame on Fox Sports 1 courtesy of FriarTV:
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