It was announced today that Providence College freshman guard Ricky Ledo will forego his four years of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2013 NBA Draft. “I want to thank Providence College for the opportunity to be a Friar,” Ledo said. “As much as I wanted to play for the Friars and help the team win a BIG EAST championship, I felt I could not pass up this opportunity to enter the NBA Draft now. I had a great experience this [...]
“Waiting for Godot,” is an absurdist play by Samuel Beckett, where the characters wait endlessly and in vain for the arrival of someone named Godot. Despite the fact that the PC Friars just finished their most successful season in years, there remains a sentiment in Friartown of “Waiting for Ledo” – mainly because the subject of PC fans impatience is such an exciting basketball talent that it would not be absurd for him to be a 1st round NBA draft pick this year – without ever [...]
The Providence College men’s basketball team defeated Robert Morris, 77-68, in the second round of the NIT on Monday, March 25 at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. Sophomore LaDontae Henton’s 21 points led all scorers; while junior Bryce Cotton added 20 points. The Friars won the rebound battle, 43-18, to overcome the Colonials 11-for-25 performance from the three point line. With the victory, the Friars advance to the third round of the NIT to play at Baylor on [...]
“Recruiting Insider” Adam Finkelstein gives another report on the awesome basketball talent that was on display at the NPSI tournament last month. Watch 6 NPSI games replayed Sunday starting at noon OSN, channels 5 1005HD in March. Jared Terrell is a 6’3″ shooting guard from Brewster Academy, with an NBA-ready jumper. Watch Terrell and his Brewster Academy team vs St. Thomas Moore at 1:30. Wilbraham’s 6’9″ Goodluck Okonoboh (watch him at 3pm) is a monster shot-blocker cut in the style [...]
The PC Friars will will host Charlotte of the Atlantic 10 on Wednesday at 7:15 pm, in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament. PC is the four seed in its region of the bracket. Charlotte is a formidable opponent. The 49ers finished the season with a 21-11 record. Charlotte placed ninth in the Atlantic 10 Conference with an 8-8 mark. Charlotte is led on offense by senior forward Chris Braswell. He is averaging 11.6 ppg and 5.5 rpg. [...]
Below is a printable NIT bracket (Click the image for the full version & to download.) Coach Cooley and his PC Friars will open at home versus Charlotte – that game will be airing on ESPN3. Based on what we’ve seen from the 49ers this season, they could have some trouble scoring against the Friars; this is a pretty good matchup at home for PC. More exciting for Friar fans is that, if PC can advance to the second round, [...]
PC Friar Coach Ed Cooley gives his post game remarks following the Providence College basketball team’s 61-44 loss to the hands of the Cincinnati Bearcats in their last “Old Big East” Tournament game.
Tip-Off Show’s Joe Kayata talks with PC Friar point guard Vincent Council, now the all-time assist leader at Providence College and the Big East Conference. Need more basketball action? Check out “Watch Like A Champion” and get all of your hoop updates, trivia, and tournament talk! Then enter to win a Samsung 60″ LED TV, Galaxy Note Tablet, Panasonic Cordless Phone System, and One Year of Free Service through the Cox Ultimate Entertainment Sweepstakes! http://shout.lt/gD9t
In a game televised over OSN Saturday night, the Friars eaked out a gritty victory over St. John’s, 62-59. The victory is PC’s sixth in its last seven games and pushes the Friars to 16-12 overall and 8-8 in the conference. “It was a gutsy win,” Coach Cooley said after the game. “When we needed him, we definitely got on Cotton’s shoulders…These young men deserve a lot of credit because there were times when everything looked really, really bad. [...]
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