Providence released their 2016-17 non-conference schedule and it features some interesting matchups to go along with the usual amount of buy games. The Friars home schedule is boosted by an improved Rhode Island Rams squad that has a chance to be ranked in the top 25 in the preseason with the return of EC Matthews from a knee injury suffered in URI’s first game last season. The Friars are again playing in the Gavitt Tipoff Games against a Big Ten opponent and they will play in the Emerald Coast Classic for their multi-team exempt event in the 2016-17 season. Below I’ll give a brief preview of each of Providence’s 7 non-conference games in November with some information on how those teams fared in 2015-16 and what to expect from them in 2016-17. The 6 non-conference games in December will get the same treatment.

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