Providence College NCAA News

The Providence College men's basketball team will open the season on Friday, November 13 versus Bryant University at 7:30 p.m. in the World Vision Invitational at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence.

One of the Friars' biggest questions heading into this season is how their inexperienced and undersized front court will match up against the BIG EAST's best.A For all the faults Geoff McDermott, Jonathan Kale, and Randall Hanke had, we generally knew what we were going to get on a consistent basis.A With newcomers Kadeem Batts, Russ Permenter, ...

As they sat and watched their Providence College basketball teammates all last season, Jamine Peterson and Bilal Dixon endured similar yet very different experiences.

"It's a start," said a Men's Basketball supporter as he passed through the glass doors of Ruane Atrium, referring to the Friars' 97-74 exhibition win versus the Merrimack Golden Eagles in Alumni Hall this past Saturday.

In a season where so much curiosity is focused on fresh faces, it's clear that the few remaining older Providence Friars will carry the day this coming season.

While some of his friends and family members were telling him to take his time in weighing numerous college basketball scholarship offers, Michael Carter-Williams says he knew where he wanted to go to college all along.

The Providence Friars have just finished polishing off the Warriors of Merrimack College, 97-74, at Alumni Hall.

Keno Davis: Hi Friar Fans, Coach Keno Davis here. I look forward to your questions today.

In catching up with some stuff from last weekend, I saw two articles focused on Friar guards that I thought were interesting.

This off-season I was sent a nice note from an overseas blogger who covers the German professional team Phoenix Hagen .A In mid September, the team signed our former Friar Jonathan Kale.A Here is the original article for when he signed - if anyone knows any German, please let me know! Jonathan seems to be doing quite well over there.A He recently ...

Not a day goes by when Keno Davis doesn't send a grateful perk of the eyes or an appreciative pat on the back toward his three assistant coaches.

Providence College Head Coach Keno Davis and his Friars opened the 2009-10 college basketball season on Friday, October 16 at their annual Late Night Madness Celebration at the College's Mullaney Gym.

After the smoke from the light shows disappears, after the confetti from the whacky student contests is brushed away, basketball practice finally begins across the country on Saturday.

When the Providence College Men's Basketball Team trots out onto the hardwood for the first time this season there will be a lot of new faces sporting the black and white.

The Providence College Men's Basketball Team will face a challenging non-conference schedule in the months of November and December.

You'd think that as soon as Keno Davis sees Bill Self, Jay Wright, Jim Calhoun or Billy Donovan walk into the same high school gym, he'd excuse himself, walk the other way and start recruiting someone else.

Brian McKenzie admits there were times last season when he was unsure of what he could contribute when Keno Davis called his number.

Don't let Sharaud Curry hear anyone tell him the Providence Friars are in for a long, difficult, rebuilding season in 2009-10. He won't listen to any of that talk.

Tuesday was a little like Christmas morning for Keno Davis, Sharaud Curry and the rest of the Providence College Friars.

Jason King of Yahoo! Sports has the Providence College men's basketball team ranked 12th in the 16 team Big East for the upcoming season.