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Providence Friars

Providence Friars

Providence Friars

15-16 (6-12), 12th Big East

 Last Game
Mar 12 at West Virginia, L 53-58
Big East Conference Tourney (MSG)
Prov: Weyinmi Efejuku 4-15, 12 Pts
WVU: Joe Alexander 8-17, 22 Pts
 
 Next Game
No game scheduled.
 Team News  
 •  On Smith Hill, it’s deja vu Jul 4 (The Providence Journal)*
 •  On Smith Hill, it's deja vu Jul 4 (The Providence Journal)*
 •  PC basketball team has home-and-home series with Villanova, Rutgers and Cincinnati Jul 2 (The Providence Journal)*
 •  Powell: 'Don't just talk the talk' Jul 1 (The Providence Journal)*
 •  Kennedy proposes intervention team for mentally ill Jun 30 (The Providence Journal)*
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 Team Report

Providence Team Report

Providence Team Report Jun 27, 2008

After another year of not meeting expectations, Providence decided to move forward with a new coach for the 2008-09 season, saying goodbye to Tim Welsh after 10 seasons. One priority for the new hire will be a better record in the postseason.

Keno Davis, the 36-year-old reigning college coach of the year, has a pretty sparkling record. His postseason success is debatable, perhaps, but Drake did win its first conference championship and conference tournament since sideburns were made fashionable.

Davis was announced April 15. Son of Tom Davis, former Boston College coach, the family has ties to the area and a familiarity with the fan base. Drake went to the NCAA Tournament and posted a 28-5 record, a miraculous turnaround with a roster of mostly upperclassmen who hadn't ...More

 
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 Scores & Schedule
Date Opponent Result Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Thu, Nov 15 Temple W 66-64 ---- 
 Fri, Nov 16 (18) Arkansas W 67-51 ---- 
 Sun, Nov 18 at Miami (FL) L 58-64 ---- 
 Sat, Nov 24 Harvard W 93-70 ---- 
 Tue, Nov 27 Maine W 78-48 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 1 at Boston Coll. W 98-89 ---- 
 Tue, Dec 4 at Rhode Island L 60-77 ---- 
 Thu, Dec 6 South Carolina L 67-68 ---- 
 Sun, Dec 9 Brown W 70-51 ---- 
 Wed, Dec 19 Sacred Heart W 94-89 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 22 Florida St. W 101-95 ---- 
 Mon, Dec 31 St. Peter's W 83-78 ---- 
 Thu, Jan 3 at (10) Marquette L 67-96 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 5 at DePaul L 65-70 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 9 Rutgers W 76-50 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 12 South Florida W 86-70 ---- 
 Thu, Jan 17 at Connecticut W 77-65 ---- 
 Thu, Jan 24 Seton Hall L 75-88 ---- 
 Sun, Jan 27 at Syracuse L 64-71 ---- 
 Thu, Jan 31 at Notre Dame L 74-81 ---- 
 Sat, Feb 2 West Virginia L 65-77 ---- 
 Tue, Feb 5 DePaul W 79-65 ---- 
 Sat, Feb 9 at St. John's L 62-64 ---- 
 Tue, Feb 12 at (22) Pittsburgh L 63-82 ---- 
 Sat, Feb 16 (23) Louisville L 72-80 ---- 
 Mon, Feb 18 (8) Georgetown L 58-68 ---- 
 Sat, Feb 23 at West Virginia L 53-80 ---- 
 Sun, Mar 2 at Cincinnati W 81-79 ---- 
 Thu, Mar 6 (13) Connecticut W 85-76 ---- 
 Sat, Mar 8 Villanova L 63-73 ---- 
 
 Postseason - All postseason broadcasts are subject to availability
Date Opponent Result Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Wed, Mar 12 at West Virginia L 53-58 ---- 
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 Big East Conference Standings
  Conf  All 
 Georgetown (8) 15-3  28-6 
 Notre Dame (15) 14-4  25-8 
 Louisville (13) 14-4  27-9 
 Connecticut (16) 13-5  24-9 
 Marquette (25) 11-7  25-10 
 West Virginia 11-7  26-11 
 Pittsburgh (17) 10-8  27-10 
 Villanova 9-9  22-13 
 Syracuse 9-9  21-14 
 Cincinnati 8-10  13-19 
 Seton Hall 7-11  17-15 
 Providence 6-12  15-16 
 DePaul 6-12  11-19 
 St. John's 5-13  11-19 
 South Florida 3-15  12-19 
 Rutgers 3-15  11-20 
 Other Conferences
 Individual Leaders
 PPGJeff Xavier12.4 
 REBGeoff McDermott8.1 
 ASTGeoff McDermott4.9 
 FG%Randall Hanke63.3 
 FT%Dwain Williams90.2 
 3PT%Sharaud Curry100.0 
 BLKGeoff McDermott1.2 
 STLJeff Xavier2.3