The Big East entered Nov. 15 as one of four conferences with no blemishes in the loss column. Of course, Kent State changed that against West Virginia by noon.
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Providence Friars 2011-12 Preview
Providence has a new coach in Ed Cooley and a need to find some balance after relying heavily on scoring phenom Marshon Brooks last season.
Providence Has New Coach But Same Old Players
As Providence College enters the 2011-12 season, there’s a tale of the new and the old. The new is reason for optimism, the old is reason for patience if you’re a Friar fan, and there was a little more of the old on Saturday as the Friars narrowly escaped their second exhibition game with a 76-75 win over a UMass-Lowell team that projects to be one of the best in Division II.
Recent Wins May Make Providence’s Confidence Soar
Sometimes one win is all it takes to get a team’s confidence going. In the case of Providence, two in a row over ranked teams might send it soaring.
Providence Breaks Through Against Louisville
The first Big East win for Providence came against one of the conference leaders in Louisville on Saturday night. It’s a win that they had been looking for, in a perfect game for them, and it was a result of what the team has been through thus far.
Young Friars Learning and Winning
The young Providence Friars are learning, despite some formidable obstacles placed in their path. They went 5-1 during a recent stretch of six games in less than two weeks, and enter a break for final exams with a 10-2 mark that might not have been expected by many.
Providence Has a New and Unlikely Identity
Last year, anytime “Providence” and “defense” were used in the same sentence, it was almost never good for the Friars. That appears to be changing if the first three games of the season are any indication.
Providence is Young Again – Very Young
This wasn’t supposed to be another rebuilding year for Providence. But after a couple of off-court incidents led to three players leaving the school before their eligibility was up, including the team’s top scorer and rebounder, the Friars will enter this season in a very similar place to last year.
Quick Hitters – May 25, 2010
We have some quick hitters on Providence’s bad off-season, DePaul and Maine with late additions, a couple of high school players with a big month of June ahead and some good news out of Texas following a sad story.
Friars Hope to Show They Grew During Brutal Stretch
Four games against teams ranked in the top 10 are in the books for Providence. It would be a challenging stretch for anyone, but for the young Friars it was a bigger challenge. The Friars lost all four, three by double digits.
