Providence Friars NCAA Basketball News

Bryce Cotton finished with 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting as Providence held on for a 76-74 win over Yale Tuesday night at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.

The Friars are 10-7 all-time against Yale including the most recent meeting on November 15, 2010, a 58-55 win by Providence.

Gerard Coleman, Gonzaga's transfer guard from Providence College, once went for 30 points against West Virginia.

The resurgence that we all expected to see out of the Providence Friars this season looks like it may, once again, have to wait until next season.

There are many things at stake tonight when West Virginia plays host to No. 20 Gonzaga, chief among them the mental health of Coach Bob Huggins.

Sam Dower and Gerard Coleman posted season- highs with 22 and 21 points, respectively, to lead No.

I bet you didn't realize the Ocean State had a hoops rivalry like this, did you? The Rams and the Friars did battle on Thursday night in a game that turned into a dogfight pretty quickly.

GAME NOTES: Intrastate rivals will clash at the Ryan Center on Thursday night, as the Rhode Island Rams play host to the Providence Friars.

The vibes from the Ocean State have been positive for Ed Cooley and his Providence Friars.

There's not a lot that PC and URI can agree on, when it comes to basketball. Not even the number of times they've faced each other.

Cooley brought instant energy to his "dream job" and has made the Friars a major factor nationally both on the floor and in recruiting.

Kentucky's Alex Poythress shoots a three point basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Providence Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, in New York.

Sunday night's 79-65 win against Providence is a reminder of one thing: There is more to this Kentucky team than freshman Julius Randle.

Willie Cauley-Stein had 15 points, eight rebounds and a career-high nine blocks to lead No.

Two teams off to impressive starts get together at the Barclays Center tonight, as the third-ranked Kentucky Wildcats clash with the Providence Friars.

Kentucky's next opponent on the road to NCAA Tournament championship #9 is the Providence Friars in a game played in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.

GAME NOTES: The Providence Friars and Fairfield Stags meet up in non- conference action at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on Friday afternoon.

Bill Raftery, who will be part of the Fox Sports crew calling Kentucky's game against Providence Sunday, used the word "necessities" to label what UK hopes to acquire this season.

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands -- The Maryland men's basketball team came here last week with its collective confidence shaken, with third-year coach Mark Turgeon coming off his worst loss since coming to College Park.

Dez Wells split a pair of Providence defenders for a running hook shot with 1:04 left and added a pair of clutch free throws as Maryland held off a furious comeback attempt by the Friars, 56-52, to claim the 2013 Paradise Jam tournament championship Monday night.