I am very excited to announce that Friarbasketball.com has moved to Substack! Starting in August we will have a newsletter and content release every Monday morning. You can read more about this change below: https://friarbasketball.substack.com/p/coming-soon We hope you join us in this next phase of our site. We have already begun posting articles at Substack and will continue to do so until we officially transition to the weekly newsletter/content release next month. Thank you, Kevin The post Friarbasketball.com has Moved to Substack! appeared first on Friar Basketball ..read more

Jared Bynum had a healthy list of suitors once he decided to transfer following a strong freshman season at St. Joseph’s. After averaging over 11 points, four assists and three rebounds, Bynum narrowed his list of potential destinations to Providence, Seton Hall, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Butler, Clemson, and Notre Dame. The Friars eventually won out, and had a redshirt season to groom Bynum while he sat out during the 2019-20 campaign. Expectations had been high for Bynum prior to him taking to the floor this past season. When the 2019-20 season started to go sideways we began h ..read more

In an otherwise disappointing season for Providence, the emergence of Noah Horchler (and his subsequent announcement in late March that he would be returning to PC next season) provided a lift for the Friars. After averaging 24 minutes per game through the first three contests of the season, Horchler was a bit player until a February resurgence that saw him average 11.3 points and 7.5 rebounds, while shooting 44% from 3-point land over the final nine games of the season. It took most of the season, and an injury to Jimmy Nichols, for Horchler to find consistent minutes, but he never looked bac ..read more

News of Al Durham’s transfer from Indiana to Providence came days prior to David Duke’s announcement that he would forego his senior season at PC to head for the NBA Draft. Suddenly, the 6’4, 175 pound guard from Georgia was elevated from nice piece to critical component of the 2021-22 Friars. The Providence athletic department made the news official on Tuesday. Al Durham To Transfer To Providence From Indiana https://t.co/iU1yrP7E3c — Providence MBB (@PCFriarsmbb) April 13, 2021 Durham is a left hander who will graduate from Indiana this spring and then use his final season of eligibil ..read more

Creating something innovative can be quite the challenge in the oversaturated world of college basketball coverage, yet that’s just what Bill Ricci did this year when he started The Friar Podcast. Ricci, a Providence native and class of 2014 PC graduate, has found a way to turn his passion for the Friars into something completely unique. Ricci has provided a forum for former Friar players, current media, and those working in the athletic department to share their stories about what Providence’s program has meant to them. What I love most about his podcast is how much I’ve learned about men lik ..read more

Here are links to five topics that may be of interest to Friar fans: 1. Providence College defeated Xavier 83-68 last night at Alumni Hall. Here are some recaps of the game: Kevin McNamara Pawtucket Times (McGair) Friars.com abc6 Go Local Providence Providence Journal Cincinnaticom goxavier.com Banners on the Parkway Hastings Tribune 2. Here are the twitter reactions after the Friar victory over Xavier last night. 3. FriarTV will have a commercial free replay of yesterday’s victory available  later on today. 4. Here are the video highlights of PC’s victory over Xavier University. 5. In ..read more

Providence defeated Xavier University, 83-65, last night at Alumni Hall. Noah Horchler led the Friars with 20 points and nine rebounds and David Duke addend 18 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists for PC. Here are some Twitter reactions after the game:   We've hit the home stretch. It's late February. No matter what's happened before now, it can only mean one thing: Here Comes the Big Dog. #CooleyTime#BIGEASThoops pic.twitter.com/wqrbcVpw4y — #BIGEASThoops (@BIGEASTMBB) February 25, 2021   THE BEST GAME WE PLAYED ALL YEAR! The Noah Horchler game. 5 Friars end with double digit ..read more

Providence could do little to slow Connecticut on Tuesday night, continuing a trouble trend this season. Read more   The post Defense is Failing Providence This Season appeared first on Friar Basketball ..read more

Here are links to five topics that may be of interest to Friar fans: 1. Kevin McNamara has a Youtube game preview for tonight’s game against UConn with Friarbasketball.com’s Kevin Farrahar. Lots of insight here on PC-UConn YouTube Game Preview. Recruiting needs, analysis with @Kevin_Farrahar .https://t.co/N2Gy5ynyH2 https://t.co/BQajpIwqOl — Kevin McNamara (@KevinMcNamara33) February 15, 2021 2. Brendan McGair: Huskies pose on court, recruiting issues for PC. 3. Friars.com: Men’s basketball game notes vs. UConn. 4. Hartford Courant: UConn Men vs. Providence: What you need to know as Fri ..read more

There were times this season in which it looked as though Noah Horchler might fall out of Ed Cooley’s rotation completely. The transfer from North Florida came to Providence with relatively high expectations after averaging 16 points and over nine rebounds a game during the 2018-19 season, but he saw sporadic minutes through the first two months of the season. Horchler has been Providence’s best rebounder this year (he grabbed 26 boards in the first three games of the season), but looked like a defensive liability early, which limited his playing time. After playing 22+ minutes through th ..read more