Providence Slips Past Brown, 78-62

Providence College improved to 6-3 on the season with a tougher than it looked 78-62 win over intra-city rival Brown on Monday night at the Dunk. The Friars continued their early season pattern of bouncing back with a big win after a loss.   Full Story

A Friar team losing at URI Saturday by the score 86-82 didn’t surprise that many people given that the Rams were a home favorite with more experience. What was surprising was that Providence had a sixteen point lead early in the second half before ultimately coming up short.   Full Story

Road wins aren’t easy in any sport, and Keno Davis and his Friars were happy to grab their first one of the season at Northeastern on Tuesday, winning 76-72. Some hot shooting and a well executed inbound lob down the stretch sealed the win for Providence.   Full Story

Providence College dropped to 4-2 on the season with a disappointing 82-75 loss to Boston College, before an energized crowd of 10,782. Despite playing poorly, the Friars had a chance to steal this game but executed poorly once again down the stretch.   Full Story

How do you put a disappointing loss behind you? Keep working, keep improving and come out and pummel your next opponent. That’s exactly what the Friars did as they dismantled Vermont, 106-64 at the Dunk Tuesday night.   Full Story

It’s hard to believe that after fighting for a one point lead with 1:36 to go that Providence would end up losing 84-75 at Alabama. But that is exactly what happened, and so begins the growing pains of a young Friar basketball team.   Full Story

Better to win ugly than lose pretty. That’s got to be the mantra after the Providence College Friars hung on by their fingernails and captured the World Vision Invitational championship with a 79-77 win over a talented Mercer squad from Georgia.   Full Story

During the course of any season, some wins are of the blowout variety, while others are all about survival. The young Friars experienced a blowout over Bryant on Friday and then barely survived a valiant effort by Bucknell on Saturday, winning 76-65.   Full Story

Is it still exhibition season? It certainly felt that way at the Dunk Friday night as Providence steam rolled Division 1 newbie Bryant College by a score of 96-53. The victory for Providence was the first in three opportunities this weekend in the World Vision Invitational.   Full Story

Jamine “Greedy” Peterson waited a long time for last night’s game, as it was his first appearance against another college opponent since March of 2008. He took advantage of it, and along with Marshon Brooks, the two accounted for 41 points in an easy 91-55 exhibition win over Division II Stonehill.   Full Story

Providence College kicked off the 2009-10 season with a 97-74 win over Merrimack in a Halloween special played in steamy Alumni Hall. Marshon Brooks, with 33 points, and Bilal Dixon, with 16 points and 15 boards, led the way.   Full Story

Providence held its annual Mal Brown scrimmage and about 1500 fans showed up to acquaint themselves with a young and new team.   Full Story

October 16 marked the first day that college basketball teams were allowed to hold official practices, and most schools choose to tip off their season with Late Nite Madness festivities. Providence College is no different, but what really appealed was the opportunity to take in the first two-hour practice.   Full Story

With the start of official practice for the college basketball season only weeks away, ScoutFriars.com talks with Friar Head Coach Keno Davis on some topics of interest as fans await the next edition of Providence College basketball.   Full Story

Keno Davis has a year of coaching in the Big East under his belt, but next season will be the first one in which he can coach players that he’s brought in to play his preferred style of basketball. ScoutFriars.com sat down with the Friar head basketball coach for a Q and A that covers everything from the Friar recruits to Coach Davis’ thoughts on installing his up tempo style at Providence.   Full Story

Keno Davis has a year of coaching in the Big East under his belt, but next season will be the first one in which he can coach players that he’s brought in to play his preferred style of basketball. ScoutFriars.com sat down with the Friar head basketball coach for a Q and A that covers everything from the Friar recruits to Coach Davis’ thoughts on installing his up tempo style at Providence.   Full Story

Providence College hosted its annual end of the year banquet and several hundred die-hard fans gathered at the Rhode Island Convention Center for the festivities.   Full Story

Ohio University Bobcats land a 6'7" Big East transfer.   Full Story

As one of the top juniors in Ohio with a strong basketball pedigree, Nick Kellogg has no trouble getting noticed on the court. His athleticism and ballhandling skills make him one of the premier combo guards in the Buckeye state.   Full Story

When Providence College’s season ended last Wednesday night in the NIT against Miami, an era ended. A core group of seniors who made up Tim Welsh’s last big recruiting class was departing, and left behind were a few answers and a whole bunch of questions. We'll take a look at five questions for Friar fans to ponder.   Full Story

And then it was over. A season in which Providence College won 19 games, finished in the top half of the Big East with ten wins, grabbed a win in the Big East Tournament, defeated the number one team in the nation, and stayed in the NCAA Tournament bubble talk until the end. Just as suddenly, it all ended.   Full Story

Contrary to what a few pundits and a lot of fans may think, there is basketball in late March outside of the NCAA Tournament. The NIT has remade itself since being taken over by the NCAA, and Providence finds itself making its 18th appearance in the venerable tourney and its first postseason appearance in two years.   Full Story

Providence traveled to the Big East Tournament hoping to do enough to secure an NCAA bid this Sunday. The Friars managed to power past suddenly inspired Depaul down the stretch in the 2nd round of the tournament, but were overmatched in a loss versus #1 seed Louisville in the quarter finals. Now Keno Davis and his team await post season judgement.   Full Story

NEW YORK - Sharaud Curry scored 25 points and Providence held DePaul without a field goal for nearly 8 minutes to beat the surprising Blue Demons 83-74 in the second round of the Big East tournament Wednesday.   Full Story

The DePaul Blue Demons (9-23) take on the Providence Friars (18-12) in Madison Square Garden in the second round of the Big East Tournament on Wednesday.   Full Story