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2020-21 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL DePaul (4-13, 2-13) vs. Providence College (13-12, 9-10) Wednesday, March 10, 2021 • 9:00 p.m. Madison Square Garden • New York, N.Y. BIG EAST Tournament First Round • Game #26 • FS1 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2020-21 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE ROSTER NOVEMBER Probable Starters 2020-21 PPG/RPG 25 Wed. FAIRFIELD FS1 W, 97-56 0 NATE WATSON, SR., C, 6-10, 260 16.8/6.6 30 Mon. vs. Indiana ^ ESPN2 L, 79-58 PORTSMOUTH, VA./BISHOP O’CONNELL HS ‘17 1 GREG GANTT, SO., F 6-8, 220 4.1/3.2 DECEMBER 1 Tue. vs. Davidson ^ ESPN2 W, 63-62 FAYETTEVILLE, N.C./TRINITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL '19 2 Wed. vs. Alabama ^ ESPN2 L, 88-71 3 DAVID DUKE, JR., G, 6-5, 205 17.2/6.4/4.8APG 5 Sat. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON FS2 W, 79-67 PROVIDENCE, R.I./CUSHING ACADEMY '18 9 Wed. at Texas Christian ESPNU W, 79-70 11 A.J. REEVES, JR., G, 6-6, 205 9.8/3.6 20 Sun. at Seton Hall FS1 W, 80-77 OT ROXBURY, MASS./BRIMMER AND MAY SCHOOL '18 23 Wed. at Butler * CBS Sports Net L, 70-64 27 Sun. DEPAUL FS1 W, 95-90 2OT 14 NOAH HORCHLER, RS SR., F, 6-8, 220 6.3/5.6 30 Wed. BUTLER * FS1 W, 71-55 MELBOURNE BEACH, FLA./MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL '16/NORTH FLORIDA JANUARY Off The Bench 2020-21 PPG/RPG 2 Sat. #11/#10 CREIGHTON * FOX L, 67-65 RIS ONROE R 10 Sun. at Xavier * FOX L, 74-73 2 K M , J ., F, 6-8, 215 1.1/0.7 12 Tue. at Marquette * FS1 L, 79-69 RALEIGH, N.C./ST. DAVID'S SCHOOL '18 16 Sat. GEORGETOWN * FS1 Postponed 4 JARED BYNUM, RS SO., G, 5-10, 180 5.8/3.7 APG 20 Wed. at #11/#11 Creighton * FS1 W, 74-70 LARGO, MD./GEORGETOWN PREP '18/SAINT JOSEPH'S 23 Sat. at #3/#3 Villanova * FOX L, 71-56 5 JIMMY NICHOLS, JR., F, 6-8, 220 6.1/2.4 27 Wed. MARQUETTE * CBS Sports Net W, 72-63 OT 30 Sat. at Georgetown * CBS L, 73-72 CONWAY, S.C./CONWAY HIGH SCHOOL '18 10 ALYN BREED, FR., G, 6-3, 180 5.2/2.2 FEBRUARY POWDER SPRINGS, GA./MCEACHERN '19 3 Wed. SETON HALL * FS1 L, 60-43 12 BRYCEN GOODINE, SO., G, 6-4, 185 1.2/0.8 6 Sat. ST. JOHN'S * FS1 L, 92-81 NEW BEDFORD, MA./ST. ANDREW'S SCHOOL '19/SYRACUSE 10 Wed. CONNECTICUT * FS1 W, 70-59 13 Sat. at DePaul * FS1 W, 57-47 13 JYARE DAVIS, FR., F, 6-7, 215 DNP 16 Tue. at Connecticut * FS1 L, 73-61 NEWARK, DEL./SANFORD SCHOOL '20 24 Wed. XAVIER * FS1 W, 83-68 21 ED CROSWELL, JR., F, 6-8, 245 2.4/2.0 PHILADELPHIA, PA./ST. JOSEPH'S PREP '18/LASALLE MARCH NDREW ONTS R 3 Wed. at St. John's CBS Sports Net L, 81-67 24 A F , S ., G, 6-2, 175 0.0/0.0 6 Sat. #10/#9 VILLANOVA * FOX W, 54-52 PORTSMOUTH, R.I./PORTSMOUTH ABBEY SCHOOL ‘17 10 Wed. vs. DePaul @ BE Tourney FS1 9:00 p.m. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 11 Thur. at BIG EAST Tourn. (MSG) FS1 9:00 p.m. HORCHLER - HORK LUR JYARE DAVIS - JIAIR 12 Fri. at BIG EAST Tourn. (MSG) FS1 9:00 p.m. 13 Sat. at BIG EAST Tourn. (MSG) FOX 6:30 p.m. Friars Looking To Capture Third BIG EAST Title: In the Friars’ 41-year history ALL GAMES ARE EASTERN TIME AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE at the BIG EAST Tournament, the team has captured the BIG EAST Champion- ^- Maui Invitational (Asheville, N.C.) * - BIG EAST Game ship title twice - 1994 and 2014. When they captured their first title, the Friars HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS defeated Georgetown, 74-64, on March 13, 1994 in the championship game. In 2014, Providence earned a 65-58 win over Creighton in the championship game. BROADCAST INFORMATION In 2019, the Friars posted a 1-1 mark in the BIG EAST Tournament. Television Broadcast: FS1 Tim Brando (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst) Friar Tid Bits Entering Wednesday's Game: Radio Broadcast: WPRO-99.7 FM/630 AM *On Wednesday, the Friars will play just their fourth game in the last 22 days. John Rooke (play-by-play) & Joe Hassett (analyst) *The Friars have posted a 2-2 mark versus ranked teams this season, with a wins at No. 11 Creighton and at home versus No. 10 Villanova. Internet Broadcast: 630wpro.com and TuneIn app *The Friars are 4-1 in their last five games versus DePaul and 1-0 all-time in the BIG EAST Tourney vs. DePaul *Ed Cooley is 13-5 all-time versus DePaul as a head coach at Providence. *Ed Cooley has posted an 8-7 mark all-time in BIG EAST Tournament action. GENERAL INFORMATION *The Friars are 8-3 this season at Alumni Hall, 4-7 on the road and 1-2 in neutral site games. Location: Providence, R.I. 02918 *Noah Horchler needs nine points to reach 1,000 for his career. He scored 833 points at North Florida Founded: 1917 before transferring to Providence in 2019. He was required to sit out last season. He has 158 points this Enrollment: 4,143 season. President: Rev. Kenneth Sicard, O.P. Assoc. VP/Athletic Director: Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. *Jimmy Nichols has missed the last seven games with an injury. He will not return to action this season. Conference: BIG EAST *Jared Bynum suffered a lower body injury on Jan. 2 vs. Creighton. He missed nine games due the injury. Home Arena: Alumni Hall (1,854) Dunkin’ Donuts Center (12,410) He returned to action versus DePaul on Feb. 13. The team was 3-6 in the nine games he missed. 1st Yr of Basketball: 1926-27 (94th season) *Nate Watson and David Duke were named Second Team All-BIG EAST on March 7. All-Time Record: 1,495-1,007 (.598) Years in NCAA Tournament: 20 Times -- 2018 (last) *David Duke was named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Feb. 15. It marked his second Player of the Week Years in NIT: 20 Times -- 2019 (last) honor this season. He was named to the Honor Roll five times. Head Coach: Ed Cooley (Stonehill ‘94) Career Record: 286-203/15th Season *David Duke scored his 1,000th career point on Feb. 24 versus Xavier. He now has 1,044 career points. Record at Providence: 194-134 (92-89)/10th Season *Nate Watson scored his 1,000th career point on Dec. 20 versus Seton Hall. He now has 1,299 career points. Assistant Coach: Jeff Battle Assistant Coach: Brian Blaney *Nate Watson (421 pts) and David Duke (431 pts) have scored 49 percent (852 pts) of the team's 1,754 Assistant Coach: Ivan Thomas points this season. Nine other players have combined to score 902 points. Dir. of Basketball Operations: Kevin Kurbec *David Duke had a season high of 31 points vs. Marquette on Jan. 27. It was his second 30-point game Associate Director Player Development: Bob Walsh Spec. Asst. to the Head Coach/Video Coord: Matthew Garvey this season. Senior Associate AD for Media Relations: Arthur Parks *Nate Watson registered a career-high 30 points in the Friars' loss to SJU on Feb. 6. Office Phone: (401) 865-2759 Cell Phone: (401) 378-7334 *Nate Watson was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Jan. 25. He has earned that honor four times this E-mail: [email protected] season. Website: friars.com Twitter: @PCFriarsMBB *Three of the Friars' 10 league losses were by a combined four points (Creighton 67-65; at Xavier 74-73 and @PCAthletics at Georgetown 73-72. Facebook: Facebook.com/FriarFaithful 2020-21 Providence Basketball All-Time BIG EAST Tournament REGULAR SEASON BIG EAST TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT PROVIDENCE RECORD PROVIDENCE OPPONENT SITE 1979-80 0-6 (7th) PC 44 Vs. (2nd) St. John’s 48 Providence Civic Center 1980-81 3-11 (8th) PC 67 Vs. (1st) BOSTON COLLEGE 65 Carrier Dome PC 49 Vs. (4th) Villanova (OT) 58 1981-82 2-12 (7th) PC 48 Vs. (2nd) Georgetown 62 Hartford Civic Center 1982-83 4-12 (8th) PC 64 Vs. (9th) Seton Hall 73 Madison Square Garden 1983-84 5-11 (8th) PC 59 Vs. (9th) SETON HALL 55 Madison Square Garden PC 50 Vs. (1st) Georgetown 70 1984-85 3-13 (8th) PC 77 Vs. (9th) SETON HALL (OT) 75 Madison Square Garden PC 62 Vs. (1st) St. John’s 90 1985-86 7-9 (5th) PC 63 Vs. (4th) Villanova 75 Madison Square Garden 1986-87 10-6 (4th) PC 80 Vs. (5th) ST. JOHN’S 51 Madison Square Garden PC 66 Vs. (1st) Georgetown 84 1987-88 5-11 (8th) PC 62 Vs. (9th) Connecticut 75 Madison Square Garden 1988-89 7-9 (6th) PC 76 Vs. (3rd) Syracuse 79 Madison Square Garden 1989-90 8-8 (6th) PC 77 Vs. (3rd) Georgetown 78 Madison Square Garden 1990-91 7-9 (7th) PC 72 Vs. (2nd) ST. JOHN’S 64 Madison Square Garden PC 55 Vs. (6th) Georgetown 71 1991-92 6-12 (9th) PC 68 Vs. (8th) Boston College 78 Madison Square Garden 1992-93 9-9 (5th) PC 73 Vs. (4th) CONNECTICUT 55 Madison Square Garden PC 60 Vs. (1st) Seton Hall 69 1993-94 10-8 (4th) PC 77 Vs.