- ICYMI – Game Notes & Preview: PC vs North Carolina NCAA Tournament 3/21/14 #pcbb
- ICMYI – Upcoming Alumni Gamewatches and Gatherings: NCAA Tournament Edition #pcbb
- CoxSportsOnline.com – Vin Parise – Friar Blog from San Antonio
- Friarbasketball.com – Craig Leighton – Previewing North Carolina
- Scout.com – Dan James – Previewing the Tar Heels
- Woonsocket Call – Brendan McGair – Providence College stands to benefit financially from NCAA Tournament appearance
- Providence Journal – Kevin McNamara – Friars Journal: It’ll be an epic battle at point with Paige
- Providence Journal – Kevin McNamara – Friars Journal: Coach Williams says Tar Heels in full stride
- Providence Journal – Kevin McNamara – Friars Journal: Cooley & Co. are having time of their lives
- Providence Journal – Bill Reynolds – Providence College facing basketball royalty in NCAA Tournament
- CoxSportsOnline.com – Cooley Credits Keno for Recruiting Cotton, Batts
- College Hockey News – Joe Meloni – Providence Benefits From Reset By Young Stars
- The Tennessean – Chip Cirillo – Ex-CPA star Jalen Lindsey achieves goal with transfer
Tag Archives: Providence
CoxSportsOnline.com – PC Friars Are Ready for Hockey East Playoffs #pcmih
Upcoming Alumni Gamewatches and Gatherings: NCAA Tournament Edition #pcbb
Are You Friared Up?
It’s a big week for the Friars with key matchups for the men’s basketball and hockey teams in San Antonio and Boston.
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| Buffalo Billiards 1330 19th St. NW Washington, DC 201.331.7665Contact: Brittany McHale ’11 mchale.brittany@gmail.com |
Pre-game reception: 3/21 6:00 p.m. ESTGame watches: Men’s Basketball vs. UNC @ 7:20 If men’s basketball advances will meet 3/23; time and location TBD |
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| Greater Boston Area Club | |
| Hurricane O’Reillys 150 Canal St. Boston, MA 617.772.0161Contact: Mark McGwinn ’81 mmcgwin@santander.us |
Pre-game reception for Hockey East semi finals: 3/21 5:00 -8:00 p.m. ESTGame watches: Men’s basketball vs. UNC @ 7:20 Men’s hockey vs. UNH @ 8:00 |
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| Greater Chicago Area Club |
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| Cortland’s Garage 1645 W. Cortland St. Chicago, IL 773.862.7877Contact: Sean Olvany ’09 solvany@gmail.com |
Pre-game reception: 3/21 6:00 p.m. CSTGame watches: Men’s basketball vs. UNC @ 6:20 CST Men’s hockey vs. UNH @ 7:00 CST If men’s basketball advances, will meet 3/23; time TBD |
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| Greater Providence Area Club (Mal Brown Club) Co-Sponsored by Athletics, Cox Communications & Whiskey Republic |
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| Whiskey Republic 515 S Water St. Providence, RI (401) 588.5158Contact lauren@thewhiskeyrepublic.comfor reservations |
Pre-game reception: 3/21 7:00 p.m. ESTGame watches: Men’s basketball vs. UNC @ 7:20 Men’s hockey vs. UNH @ 8:00 |
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| Philadelphia Area Club | |
| Fado Irish Pub 1500 Locust St. Philadelphia, PA 215.893.9700Contact: Chris Casserly ’09 casserly.christopher@gmail.com |
Pre-game reception: 3/21 7:00 p.m. ESTGame watch: Men’s basketball vs. UNC @ 7:20 p.m. EST If men’s basketball advances, will meet 3/23; time TBD |
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| Providence College Clubs of New York If men’s Basketball advances, will meet in both locations 3/23 Time TBD |
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| Location One: Session House 1009 2nd Ave. New York, NY 646.559.4404 |
Pre-game reception: 3/21 7:00 p.m. ESTGame watch: Men’s basketball vs. UNC @ 7:20 p.m. EST |
| Location Two: Midtown 1015 1015 2nd Ave. New York, NY 212.207.3777Contact: Lizzie Reilly ’09 lizzie.reilly1@gmail.com |
Pre-game reception: 3/21 7:00 p.m. ESTGame watch: Men’s basketball vs. UNC @ 7:20 p.m. EST Men’s hockey vs. UNH @ 8:00 p.m. EST |
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| San Antonio, Texas | |
| Wyndham Riverwalk Hotel 111 East Pecan St. San Antonio, TX 210.354.2800Contact: Kevin Connolly ’04 kconnol4@providence.edu |
Pre-game reception for men’s basketball: 3/21 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. CST |
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| Southern California Area Club | |
| Fat Face Fenner’s Fishack 53 Pier Ave. Hermosa Beach, CA (310) 379-5550Contact: Steve Walsh ’77 lawoobs@earthlink.net |
Pre-game reception: 3/21 4:00 p.m. PDTGame watches: Men’s basketball vs. UNC @ 4:20 PDT Men’s hockey vs. UNH @5:00 PDT If men’s basketball advances and the game is played during local business hours, will meet 3/23; time TBD |
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| West Palm Beach area | |
| Grease Burger Bar 213 Clematis St. West Palm Beach, FL 33401 561.651.1075Contact: Sarah Firetto ’03 sfiretto@providence.edu |
Pre-game reception: 3/21 6:30 p.m. ESTGame watches: Men’s basketball vs. UNC @ 7:20 EST Men’s hockey vs. UNH @ 7:00 p.m. EST |
If you cannot attend the games in person or join fellow fans at one of the game-watch events, here’s the television schedule:
Basketball
- Friday’s game will be on TNT, with the broadcast scheduled to begin at 7:20 p.m.
- Sunday’s broadcast schedule has not yet been announced.
Hockey
- Friday’s Hockey East semifinal, scheduled for 8:00 p.m. face-off, will be on NBC Sports Network and NESN Plus.
- The Saturday 7:00 p.m. Hockey East championship game will also be on NBC Sports Network and NESN Plus.
- The NCAA Hockey Tournament Selection Show is scheduled for Sunday at 12 noon on ESPNU.
Visit this site to find your local NBC Sports Network channel. Information about NESN Plus listings is also available online.
Accuscore.com – East Region Tournament Preview #pcbb
This is a cool tool that you can use to run simulations for each region. You can click here to run your own simulation of a region or the entire NCAA Tournament.
#pcbb Recruiting Note: 2014 PG Kyron Cartwright Released from LMU
Now that the conference tournaments are over and the dust has settled after the NCAA Tournament selections have been made, the coaching carousel has begun. There have already been a few guys that got the axe including Steve Donohue at Boston College. But one particular coaching change of interest to PC in terms of recruiting is Max Good being let go by Loyola Marymout University. Because of this, a 2014 PG has returned to the market after getting a full release.
Kyron Cartwright is a 5’11 165 lb left handed lead guard from Compton, CA. When he decided on a school in November, he picked LMU over Grand Canyon, a for-profit school where Dan Majerle is the head coach in their first season going from Division II to Divison I this season. Cartwight’s brother, Bryce, played his last 2 years at Iowa after transferring in from a JC. According to Scout.com’s Evan Daniels, KC has early interest from Providence after getting his full release on Tuesday. He wants to make a pretty quick decision and is hoping to get away from home this time:
Continue reading #pcbb Recruiting Note: 2014 PG Kyron Cartwright Released from LMU
#pcbb Links of the Day 3/19/14
- ICYMI – Friar Bracket Challenge: Which Friar Win is the Greatest of All Time?
- ICYMI – Thoughts on the Week Leading to the Game
- CoxSportsOnline.com – Daniel James – Bubble Bursters
- Providence Journal – Jim Donaldson – PC’s Rev. Shanley thrilled with Friars season
- CBSSports.com – Matt Norlander – NCAA Tournament: 15 seniors to appreciate in their final days
- CBSSports.com – Jeff Borzello – NCAA Tournament: 15 go-to-guys you want with the ball in their hands
- BigEastCoastBias.com – Matt LaFortune – The Turning Point: Providence’s Road a Title
- BannersOnTheParkway.com – Brad D- East Region Preview
- RantSports.com – Gregory Philson – 2014 NCAA Tournament: North Carolina Tar Heels Could Be In Trouble Against Providence Friars
- RapidCityJournal.com – Padraic Duffy – Watch out: these ‘Bracket Busters’ could ruin your tournament pool
