Archive for the ‘PC Friars’ Category
Saturday, October 25th, 2008
It looks like the 11 year NBA career of former Providence College star forward Austin Croshere might be coming to an end. The Indiana Pacers, the team with which Croshere has spent most of his time, cut the veteren forward on Thursday. Croshere, easily one of the greatest Friars players of all-time, ...
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
6' 8" forward, Kadeem Batts, from John McEachern High in Powder Springs has committed to the Providence College Friars. A local product, who was also being recruited by Indiana, Marquette, Minnesota, Western Kentucky and the College of Charleston, Batts grew up in Boston before moving to Georgia last year. While Batts only averaged ...
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
The Providence Journal is reporting that guard Duke Mondy out of Catholic Central High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan has committed to play for the Providence College Friars. Mondy, a 6' 3" shooting guard was being recruited by mostly mid-major schools including Friars' coach Keno Davis' former school, Drake. Mondy ...
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
The newly renovated Dunkin' Donuts Center in Downtown Providence had it's unofficial grand opening ceremony today as officials from across the state celebrated the completion of the three year, $80 million dollar project.
Projo.com has a short video up with a sneak peak of what the new Dunk will have to ...
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
ESPN.com recently ran a feature ranking all NCAA Men's Basketball programs in order from most to least "prestigious" from 1984-1985. Somewhat shockingly Providence College and the University of Rhode Island, two schools with a long tradition of great basketball, didn't even crack the top 100 of the ESPN poll. Providence College ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
Fans of the Providence Friars men's basketball program will be interested to know that God has returned. God Shammgod that is. Shammgod, a legend of NYC and PC hoops, made an appearance at the Tri-State Classic in Harlem last week. Shammgod dropped 38 points and dished out 15 dimes in a performance ...
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
As expected, Providence guard Dwain Williams has decided to transfer. The 6-foot guard, who was Providence's third leading scorer last year, was released from his scholarship earlier this month, and has decided to spend his final two years of eligibility at Long Beach State. Williams is from California, and it ...
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
A few quick college basketball updates to whet the offseason appetite.
It appears that Providence College has agreed to release guard Dwain Williams from his scholorship. Williams was the team's third leading scorer last year before going down with an injury and finishing the season physically unable to perform. This is ...
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Providence College has hired Drake's Keno Davis to be their new head basketball coach. After a coaching search that lasted nearly a month, strike outs with their first two choices Jim Larranaga and Travis Ford (who looks to be pulling a scum bag move on UMASS and jumping ship to Oklahoma State ...
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