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Welcome to Friar Beat — your home for all things Providence College basketball 🏀

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Beyond box scores. All Friars. All season. #PC

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Providence’s offseason reset is officially entering its next phase. After eight weeks of summer workouts, Bryan Hodgson’s roster is starting to take shape — here is an early projection of the Friars’ 2026-27 starting five. #GoFriars
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Providence is raising the standard in Year 1 of the Bryan Hodgson era. The Friars’ non-conference slate features six teams that won 60%+ of their games last season, including six NCAA Tournament teams. The numbers behind the schedule:
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Bryan Hodgson didn’t waste time reshaping Providence basketball.

From Miles Byrd to Dink Pate to Ryan Sabol, breaking down all 10 newcomers, the roster reset, and why the Friars suddenly look built to defend again. #GoFriars
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Friartown is out. Sharktown is in.

Providence went all-in and landed Bryan Hodgson — a proven program builder with real upside. Credit to Steve Napolillo for making the swing. Now the pressure shifts. 🦈

#GoFriars #CollegeBasketball
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Kim English is out at Providence. A 3-year swing on upside ends in a reset.

Now it’s on Steve Napolillo—ceiling (Hodgson) vs. floor (Sendek) with the program, and his timeline, on the line.

Two finalists. One defining hire. #GoFriars
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Providence entered the season tournament or bust. Four months later, the writing is on the wall in Friartown.

Breaking down the disappointing season and previewing the Friars’ Big East Tournament matchup vs. Butler.

#GoFriars #BigEast #MarchMadness
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Providence isn’t dead yet. Three straight wins. Turnovers down. League-best offense (87.8 PPG). Defense trending up.

They likely need to win the Big East Tournament to dance — but this is a dangerous 7-seed.

Don’t let them get hot. #GoFriars
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Once a Sweet 16 program. Now celebrating close losses and home games vs an ex. That’s rock bottom. Recruiting isn’t coaching. Decisions matter. The Friars need a stabilizer — and a new coach. Fire Kim English. #PCFriars
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One possession. One free throw. One miss at the horn.

Providence had Marquette on the ropes, rode career nights from Stefan Vaaks and Jaylin Sellers, and still walked out with a 105-104 OT loss. Brutal.

🔗 #PCFriars #BEastHoops #CollegeBasketball
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Providence finally looked like itself again. Vaaks was fearless, the glass was owned, and Creighton was worn down possession by possession. Now comes the real test — a Milwaukee house of horrors. #PCFriars #BEastHoops
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Back-to-back BIG EAST losses, but not without signs of something building. Stefan Vaaks and Jamier Jones flash star potential as Providence’s youth grows up fast under fire. The record stings. The future intrigues. #PCFriars #BIGEAST
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Three days after staring down No. 4 UConn in OT, Providence is back in the fire. Close losses, real growth, no fear. Now the test shifts to Cincinnati. Another chance to turn inches into wins. #PCFriars #BEastHoops #Friartown
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Momentum is a fragile thing in college hoops - but Providence earned it. A ranked win, a two-week reset, and now UConn walks into the AMP riding a 10-game streak. David vs. Goliath talk is easy. Competing is harder. #PCFriars #BigEast #CBB
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Down 13. 12.5-point dogs. MSG. No problem.
Ejiofor dominates, Vaaks delivers late, and Providence locks in defensively when it mattered most.
How the Friars flipped the script to start 2026 undefeated ⬇️
#Friars 🏀
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Two weeks off. A new year. Same questions. Providence opens January at MSG needing more than a reset — it needs answers. What version of the Friars shows up against St. John’s will say plenty about what’s ahead. #FriarsMBB #BEast
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Friars dug out of an early hole, took the lead late — then watched Seton Hall land the last blows. Providence falls 72-67 in its Big East home opener as late execution slips away at the AMP. #PCFriars #BigEastBasketball
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Friars open their home slate Friday vs. Seton Hall — a rivalry nearly 100 years old. After a historic double-OT shootout at Butler, Jason Edwards & Co. look to reset at the AMP. 6:30 pm, FS1. #PCFriars #BEHoops
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Double OT. 223 points. Heartbreak at Hinkle.

Jason Edwards pours in a season-high 32, Jaylin Sellers adds 26, but Butler hits the last dagger as Providence drops a 113–110 BIG EAST opener in Indy.

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