2020-21 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL #3/#3 Villanova (9-1, 4-0) vs. Providence College (8-6, 4-4) Saturday, January 23, 2021 • 2:30 p.m. ET Finneran Pavilion • Philadelphia, Pa. Game #15 • FOX 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 19.1/7.1 30 Mon. vs. Indiana ^ ESPN2 L, 79-58 PORTSMOUTH, VA./BISHOP O’CONNELL HS ‘17 3 DAVID DUKE, JR., G, 6-5, 205 19.4/5.8/4.8 APG DECEMBER 1 Tue. vs. Davidson ^ ESPN2 W, 63-62 PROVIDENCE, R.I./CUSHING ACADEMY '18 2 Wed. vs. Alabama ^ ESPN2 L, 88-71 5 JIMMY NICHOLS, JR., F, 6-8, 220 6.2/2.4 5 Sat. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON FS2 W, 79-67 CONWAY, S.C./CONWAY HIGH SCHOOL '18 9 Wed. at Texas Christian ESPNU W, 79-70 10 ALYN BREED, FR., G, 6-3, 180 3.5/1.5 20 Sun. at Seton Hall FS1 W, 80-77 OT POWDER SPRINGS, GA./MCEACHERN '19 23 Wed. at Butler * CBS Sports Net L, 70-64 27 Sun. DEPAUL FS1 W, 95-90 2OT 11 A.J. REEVES, JR., G, 6-6, 205 8.7/3.9 30 Wed. BUTLER * FS1 W, 71-55 ROXBURY, MASS./BRIMMER AND MAY SCHOOL '18 JANUARY Off The Bench 2020-21 PPG/RPG 2 Sat. #11/#10 CREIGHTON * FOX L, 67-65 REG ANTT O 10 Sun. at Xavier * FOX L, 74-73 1 G G , S ., F 6-8, 220 4.6/4.1 12 Tue. at Marquette * FS1 L, 79-69 FAYETTEVILLE, N.C./TRINITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL '19 16 Sat. GEORGETOWN * FS1 Postponed 2 KRIS MONROE, JR., F, 6-8, 215 1.6/1.1 20 Wed. at #11/#11 Creighton * FS1 W, 74-70 RALEIGH, N.C./ST. DAVID'S SCHOOL '18 23 Sat. at #3/#3 Villanova * FOX 2:30 p.m. 4 JARED BYNUM, RS SO., G, 5-10, 180 5.8/4.5 APG 27 Wed. MARQUETTE * CBS Sports Net7:00 p.m. 30 Sat. at Georgetown * FOX/FS1 12:00 p.m. LARGO, MD./GEORGETOWN PREP '18/SAINT JOSEPH'S 12 BRYCEN GOODINE, SO., G, 6-4, 185 1.3/0.9 FEBRUARY NEW BEDFORD, MA./ST. ANDREW'S SCHOOL '19/SYRACUSE 3 Wed. SETON HALL * FS1 7:00 p.m. 13 JYARE DAVIS, FR., F, 6-7, 215 DNP 6 Sat. ST. JOHN'S * FOX/FS1 2:00 p.m. NEWARK, DEL./SANFORD SCHOOL '20 10 Wed. CONNECTICUT * TBD TBD 13 Sat. at DePaul * FOX/FS1 TBD 14 NOAH HORCHLER, RS SR., F, 6-8, 220 4.6/4.0 16 Tue. at Connecticut * FS1 TBD MELBOURNE, FLA./MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL '16/NORTH FLORIDA 24 Wed. XAVIER * TBD TBD 21 ED CROSWELL, JR., F, 6-8, 245 3.1/2.2 PHILADELPHIA, PA./ST. JOSEPH'S PREP '18/LASALLE MARCH NDREW ONTS R 3 Wed. at St. John's CBS Sports Net TBD 24 A F , S ., G, 6-2, 175 DNP 6 Sat. VILLANOVA * FOX/FS1 TBD PORTSMOUTH, R.I./PORTSMOUTH ABBEY SCHOOL ‘17 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ALL GAMES ARE EASTERN TIME AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE HORCHLER - HORK LUR JYARE DAVIS - JIAIR ^- Maui Invitational (Asheville, N.C.) * - BIG EAST Game HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS Friars To Play At Villanova On January 23: The Friars will play at Villanova on Saturday, January 23 at 2:30 p.m. on FOX. The Friars have posted a 40-67 mark all-time versus the Wildcats. The Friars are 25-22 at home, 14-32 on the road and 1-12 on neutral courts all-time against Villanova. The two teams first met on February 15, 1936 with the Friars earning a 46-37 win in Providence. In the first BROADCAST INFORMATION meeting with the Wildcats last season, Villanova earned a 64-60 win on January Television Broadcast: FOX Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Jim Jackson (analyst) 25, 2020 in Providence. In the second game, the Friars defeated the Wildcats, 58-54, in Philadelphia on February 29, 2020. Radio Broadcast: WPRO-99.7 FM/630 AM John Rooke (play-by-play) & Joe Hassett (analyst) Internet Broadcast: 630wpro.com and TuneIn app Friar Tid Bits Entering Saturday's Game: *The Friars are playing the fourth of four consecutive road games, including the second straight versus a ranked team. *The Friars are 1-1 versus ranked teams this season and will play their second game this week versus a ranked GENERAL INFORMATION opponent. *With Friars' win on Wednesday at No. 11 Creighton, the team has now won seven of its last eight games versus Location: Providence, R.I. 02918 Founded: 1917 ranked teams dating back to last season. Enrollment: 4,143 *Friars are 1-4 in their last five games versus the Wildcats. President: Rev. Kenneth Sicard, O.P. Assoc. VP/Athletic Director: Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. *Friars are 14-32 all-time on the road versus Villanova, including a 2-3 mark in the last five meetings on the road. Conference: BIG EAST *Ed Cooley has posted a 5-15 mark all-time versus Villanvoa as a head coach. Home Arena: Alumni Hall (1,854) *The Friars have had four games postponed due to opponents having COVID issues (Xavier on Dec. 12, UConn on Dunkin’ Donuts Center (12,410) 1st Yr of Basketball: 1926-27 (94th season) Dec. 17, DePaul on Dec. 17 and Georgetown Jan. 16). All-Time Record: 1,490-1,002 (.598) *The Friars are 1-2 this season vs. Power 5 teams with a win versus TCU (Big 12) and losses to Indiana (Big 10) and Years in NCAA Tournament: 20 Times -- 2018 (last) Alabama (SEC). Years in NIT: 20 Times -- 2019 (last) Head Coach: Ed Cooley (Stonehill ‘94) *The Friars are 4-1 this season at Alumni Hall, 3-3 on the road and 1-2 in neutral site games. Career Record: 281-197/15th Seasons *The Friars were picked third of 11 teams in the Preseason BIG EAST Coaches' Poll. Record at Providence: 189-128 (87-83)/10th Seasons *Sophomore guard Jared Bynum suffered a lower body injury on Jan. 2 vs. Creighton. He has missed the last three Assistant Coach: Jeff Battle Assistant Coach: Brian Blaney games since the injury. His status is day-to-day. Assistant Coach: Ivan Thomas *David Duke was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Jan. 11 - he has been named to the league honor roll three Dir. of Basketball Operations: Kevin Kurbec Associate Director Player Development: Bob Walsh times this season and he has earned one player of the week honor. Spec. Asst. to the Head Coach/Video Coord: Matthew Garvey *Nate Watson (267 pts) and David Duke (271 pts) have scored 52 percent (538 pts) of the team's 1,038 points this Senior Associate AD for Media Relations: Arthur Parks season. Nine other players have combined to score 500 points. Office Phone: (401) 865-2759 Cell Phone: (401) 378-7334 *David Duke had a season high of 30 points (7-9 from three) at Xavier on Jan. 10. E-mail: [email protected] *Nate Watson registered a career-high 29 points in the Friars' win at No. 11 Creighton on Jan. 20.. Website: friars.com *Ed Cooley earned his 275th win as a head coach (281-197) in a win over Davidson on Dec. 1. Twitter: @PCFriarsMBB @PCAthletics *Nate Watson scored his 1,000th career point on Dec. 20 versus Seton Hall. He now has 1,145 career points. Facebook: Facebook.com/FriarFaithful *Ed Cooley is wearing a towel on his shoulder this season to honor his mentor, longtime Georgetown Head Coach and former Friar, John Thompson '64. 2020-21 Providence Basketball 2020-21 Notes Friars And DePaul - The Blizzard Of 2015: The Friars and the Blue Demons were sched- uled to play at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on January 27, 2015. However, the Ocean State Friars Win At No. 11 Creighton: Senior Nate Watson (Portsmouth, Va.) registered a BIG EAST Honors was pummelled by a blizzard that dumped 30 inches of snow. DePaul was unable to get game and career-high 29 points on 12-19 shooting from the field as the Friars posted Player Date. Honor to Rhode Island and the game was moved to Thursday, January 29. Due to travel issues for a 74-70 win at No. 11 Creighton on January 20. Freshman Alyn Breed (Powder Springs, David Duke Oct. 28 Preseason All-BIG EAST 1st Team both teams, the game was played as a matinee at the the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Ga.) recorded a career-high 15 points, six rebounds and three assists. Junior David Nate Watson Oct. 28 Preseason All-BIG EAST 2nd Team Nate Watson Nov. 30 Honor Roll Providence College men's basketball downed DePaul, 83-72, on Thursday, Jan. 29 2015 at the Duke added 12 points and five assists. David Duke Dec. 7 Honor Roll Dunkin' Donuts Center. The Friars improved to 16-5 (6-2 BIG EAST), while DePaul dropped to David Duke Dec. 14 Player of the Week Nate Watson Dec. 21 Honor Roll 11-11 (5-4 BIG EAST). The game was originally scheduled to be played on Tuesday at 9 p.m. Watson Leading The Friars In Rebounding: Senior Nate Watson (Portsmouth, Va.) is Nate Watson Dec. 28 Honor Roll but due to a severe winter storm it was rescheduled to today at 2 p.m. Sophomore guard leading the Friars in rebounding (7.1 rpg). He also ranks second on the team in scor- David Duke Jan.