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Ben Bentil, Kris Dunn, Player News

Providence Lands Two Players on NBCSports.com’s Midseason Awards List

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It may be difficult for Friar fans to get over last night’s home loss against Marquette. This may help and it may also help them to recall how special this season has been to date. NBCSports.com has released their midseason awards and All-American teams. While these awards mean little in that they aren’t official, they do give a good snapshot of Providence’s first half of the season. Kris Dunn was named Player of the Year and Ben Bentil was named Most Improved Player. Dunn was also named a First Team All-American.

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Links of the Day

#pcbb Links of the Day 1/6/16

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Player News, Ryan Gomes

Report: Ryan Gomes Signs NBA D-League Contract

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It appears Ryan Gomes is taking another shot at the NBA. Chris Reichert of the D-League blog UpsideMotor.com tweeted that Gomes has signed a deal with the NBA D-League, according to a league source. Gomes last played in the NBA for the Oklahoma City Thunder during the 2013-14 season, though Gomes’ contract was waived by the Boston Celtics after the Thunder traded Gomes to Boston as part of a 3-team deal between Oklahoma City, Boston and Memphis. Gomes’ was waived on January 7, 2014 and last played a game on December 29, 2013 — his last of 5 games played that season for the Thunder — in a 31-point blowout win against Houston.

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National Polls

Weekly College Basketball Polls Update: January 4th

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Week 9 of the college basketball polls have been released and Providence moved back up in both polls. The Friars opened Big East play 2-0, including an impressive comeback win at Butler. Kris Dunn averaged 23 points/game, 8 rebounds/game, 7.5 assists/game and 2.5 steals/game during both games and was named Big East Player of the Week for the third time this season. This is the first time Providence has been ranked in the AP Poll for 6 straight weeks since the 2003-04 season when the Friars spent the final 8 weeks ranked in the AP Top 25. The Friars moved from 12th to 8th in the AP Poll and slid up from 13th to 9th in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll this week. This is the first time Providence has been in the top 10 of both polls this season. It’s also Providence’s highest ranking since the Friars were ranked 8th in the AP Poll on March 1, 1977.

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Kris Dunn, Player News

Fox Sports: Kris Dunn’s emotional connection to Ed Cooley goes beyond basketball

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This is a must-watch video produced by Fox Sports. Vin Parise interviews Kris Dunn:

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Bracketology/RPI

First 2016 Bracketology Updates Made by ESPN and CBS Sports

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Both ESPN and CBS Sports came out with their inaugural 2016 Bracketology updates on Monday. Joe Lunardi and Jerry Palm are in agreement on the Friars in opponent and location of the First Round game. Each man’s bracket has the Friars facing off against High Point University in Brooklyn in the opening round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament. They do differ on the particular seed, however.

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Game Previews & Recaps

Friars Win: (9) Butler 73, (12) Providence 81

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This post will serve as the recap and Thoughts from the Road: Church Pew Edition. I attended a wedding during the game and was following the game tracker on my phone, during the mass — sorry I’m not sorry Bridget — and only got a chance to actually watch the game on New Year’s Day. Big thanks to FriarTV for having the recap available at his site.

Final Score
Providence 81
Butler 73

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