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#pcbb Links of the Day 3/24/14
- FriarBasketball.com – Kevin Farrahar – Friars Deserved Better, Fall to UNC
- Providence Journal – Kevin McNamara – After a year to savor, PC’s focus must be on the future
- Woonsocket Call – Brendan McGair – For Friars, it’s never too early to look ahead
- Providence Journal – Jim Donaldson – A tough way for Cotton to go
- Providence Journal – Bill Reynolds – Home too soon, but after one great ride
- CoxSportsOnline.com – Friars Lose Heartbreaker in 1st Round of Tourney
- Providence’s March to Madness via FriarBasketball.com’s Kevin Farrahar
- Providence Journal – Mark Divver – PC skaters to play Quinnipiac in NCAA tourney
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Watch PC vs. UNC NCAA Tournament Second Round via @FriarTV #pcbb
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Final Thoughts Heading Into Tonight
Well it’s gameday. That familiar feeling of excitement and nausea is descending on many a Friar fan. I’m pretty calm. Maybe it’s because I’ve been so busy with other things that I haven’t had idle time to think and stress about this game. But whatever the reason, I’m sure that will quickly dissipate once I’m on the train heading into NYC to watch the game with 200 or so of my closest Friar friends at Session House and Midtown 1015. By then, the tip will be less than 2 hours away. For now, though I have some final thoughts before I begin my downward spiral into excitement, nausea and panic.
What a year it has been. Whatever happens tonight, this team has been the most fun team to watch in my time as a Friar fan. Admittedly, I’ve only been a fan for the last 8+ years but I have found a way to commiserate with the pain and suffering of my fellow Friars who have been following this team religiously for much longer. Perhaps I can relate to this team and this fanbase so well because I’m also a fan of the Mets, Jets, Knicks and Islanders. The successes of yesteryear and the history that PC has only make the hard times that much more difficult to swallow. But in three short years, Ed Cooley and his staff have totally changed the culture, feeling and mindset in and around the Providence College basketball team. Their success has played in such stark contrast to the dark days of the Keno Davis era. While the off the court nonsense hasn’t totally been erased, it’s clear that the issue this season was an isolated incident and with two guys who were under Cooley’s wing for less than two months.
For me, personally, this season was thrilling. I started this blog on January 21st, 2014 (2 month anniversary!) during the Friars’ 5 game winning streak. I was able to attend 7 games this season – 1 at St. John’s, 3 at PC including Senior Night against Marquette and then all 3 Big East Tournament games. In the process, I have met some new friends via Twitter and email and have really enjoyed delving deeper into this school and program these last 3 months. I feel a sense of community with PC fans. We share the ups and downs but ultimately we share the love for this school and this team.
So, whatever the result of tonight’s game is, it’s been a hell of a ride to this point.
Go Friars!
Mike Hopkins ’10
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CoxSportsOnline.com – Tar Heels and Friars Gear Up For Friday Matchup
Tar Heels and Friars Gear Up For Friday Matchup
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Video: Follow the Friars in the NCAA Tournament – Thursday 3/20/14 #pcbb
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Cooley, Cotton, Batts, Henton, Harris, Fortune, Desrosiers Press Conference and Quotes from 3/20/14 #pcbb
THE MODERATOR: We’re joined now by Providence College student athletes, Bryce Cotton, Kadeem Batts, and LaDontae Henton:
Q. Hi, Bryce. How much is your ability to stay on the court for so long and be so productive have to do with your mental makeup and just putting your mind that I’m going to do it and never backing down from getting tired or losing your stamina?
BRYCE COTTON: Basically, our team has had to endure this for three straight years, and we’ve always had a short roster. So it’s something that our team hasn’t had to grow accustomed to.
We’re used to it, so we do a good job training our bodies throughout the preseason, and we hope for the best when the real season comes.
Q. Can you talk a little, LaDontae, about the experience of being at the NCAAs? I know it’s a realization of a dream for all of you guys to be here, and you’ve only been here a little over 24 hours, but does this feel different yet?
LaDONTAE HENTON: It has a great feel to it, bonding with my brothers and having a good time with them. Things like this, going into an interview with these guys. It’s just a great experience. We believe we’ll be able to do this during the season. But now that it came true, I’m just happy to be here.
Q. For any of you or all of you, going back to the first half practice, what are the odds that you would be sitting here at this moment and in this tournament?
LaDONTAE HENTON: Like I said before, me and the guys we talk about it all the time during the summer and during the training season, preseason, we knew we’d be able to be here if we just put our mind to it, and we bonded as a team, and we did that. We had great leaders in Bryce Cotton and Kadeem Batts, and they led us to this point.
BRYCE COTTON: Just feeding off of what LaDontae said, we’ve had the same vision from day one, and even though we’ve had a lot of ups and downs and faced a lot of adversity, our team is full of fighters and we never give up. We always believe at the end of the day that we’d get to the top of that mountain.
KADEEM BATTS: Just to add to what they’ve said. We’ve stuck together as a group and preached family all season, and we’ve been a family.
Q. Guys, was there a moment in the season that you thought, wow, we could really do this? Was there a seminal moment in there where you started thinking what you were going through today was completely possible? Kadeem, start with you, if you want?
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