Completed Event: Men's Basketball at Pitt (Exhibition) on October 19, 2025 , Loss , 74, to, 81
Men's Basketball
at Pitt (Exhibition)
Final
74
-
81
Providence College Athletics
Friday, March 11
NEW YORK, N.Y.
6:30 PM
Providence College
vs
Creighton University
No. 11/10 Men's Basketball Game Notes Vs. Creighton In BIG EAST Semifinals
3/10/2022 7:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Friars will face the Bluejays at 6:30 p.m. on FS1.
Friar Tid Bits:
*Record in unis this season: white (10-1); black (5-1); grey (4-0); retro white (3-0); retro black (3-1); pinkout (0-1).
*The Friars missed three games with a Covid pause (12 days) before defeating Georgetown on Jan. 20.
*Friars are 4-2 vs. ranked teams - (Wins at No. 20 UConn, vs. No. 15 Seton Hall, at No. 21 Xavier, vs. No. 22 Marquette).
*The Friars are 3-0 in overtime games this season.
*The Friars won 14 games in BIG EAST play for the FIRST time ever.
*The Friars are 11-2 in games decided by five points or less.
*Since the 2013-14 season (nine years, the Friars are 68-27 (.716) in games decided by 5 points or less.
*The Friars won the BIG EAST regular season title for the FIRST time ever.
*The Friars are attempting to reach the BIG EAST title game for the fourth time, where they have posted a 2-1 mark .
*The Friars are playing the BIG EAST Semifinals for the first time since 2018.
*The Friars have reached the BIG EAST Semifinals for the fifth time under Ed Cooley (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022).
*Ed Cooley has posted a 2-2 mark all-time in the BIG EAST Semifinals.
*Ed Cooley is 9-8 all-time at the BIG EAST Tournament.
*The Friars have reached the BIG EAST Semifinals for the 12th time and have posted a 3-8 mark in the Semfinals.
*The Friars are attempting to reach 26 wins in a season for the first time since 1973-74 (28-4).
*The Friars have earned 20 wins in a season for the 1st time since 2017-18 and the 6th time under Ed Cooley.
*The Friars have won 20 or more games in a season for the 28th time.
*Ed Cooley is 15-9 all-time at Providence while coaching in Madison Square Garden.
*The Friars are 67-62 all-time in Madison Square Garden.
*The Friars finished the season with a 16-1 mark at home, which is the best mark since 1973-74 (16-0).
*The Friars have suffered all four of their losses this season on Tuesdays (3-4).
*Jared Bynum is the 1st BIG EAST player in 25 years with 3 games of 25+ points off the bench in the same season.
*Friars' top 7 players (Watson, Durham, Reeves, Horchler, Minaya, Bynum, Croswell) have played 814 college games.
*On March 10, Ed Cooley was named a Naismith Coach of the Year Semifinalist.
*As of March 7, the Friars had a Net Ranking of 26, which includes a 5-3 record versus Quad 1 teams.
*The Friars are ranked #11/#10 (12th week being ranked). The Friars entered the polls at #22/#23 on Dec. 20.
*The highest the Friars have been ranked this season was #8/#9 on Feb. 14 and #9/#8 on Feb. 28
*Prior to entering the poll on Dec. 20, 2021, the last time the Friars had been ranked was Feb. 22, 2016.
*AJ Reeves returned vs. Marquette on Jan. 30. He missed five games with a finger injury.
*Jared Bynum returned vs. UConn (Dec. 18) after missing four games with an ankle injury.
* Al Durham has missed two games due to an abdominal injury.
*Al Durham leads the BIG EAST in free throws made (156) and attempted (184).
*Nate Watson and Jared Bynum were named All-BIG EAST Second Team.
*Jared Bynum earned the BIG EAST Sixth Man Award.
*Ed Cooley was named BIG EAST Coach of the Year.
*On March. 1 at Villanova, Nate Watson (1,727 points) became the 11th player at PC to score 1,700 or more points.
*On Jan. 23 in PC's win over Butler, Ed Cooley surpassed Dave Gavitt as he posted his 210th win.
*Ed Cooley (219-139) trails Joe Mullaney (319-164) for all-time wins as a head coach at Providence.
*The Friars posted a 6-1 mark in Nov., a 6-0 mark in Dec., a 6-1 record in Jan. and a 6-1 mark in Feb.
*On Jan. 8 versus St. John's, Ed Cooley earned his 300th victory (311-208) as a head coach.
*The Friars are 1-0 vs. the Big 12 this season. The Friars are 2-0 vs. the Big Ten this season.
*It marks the first time ever that the Friars have posted two wins over Big Ten teams in the same season.
*The Friars' win over Wisconsin on Nov. 15 was just the fourth time PC has won a road game versus a Big Ten team and the first since winning at Wisconsin on December 23, 1996.
*The Friars win over No. 20/22 UConn on Dec. 18 was the team's 700th win over a New England team (700-307).
*With the win over Marquette on Jan. 30, Ed Cooley posted the 100th BIG EAST win (106-92) of his career.
*The Friars have a team record of five graduate students on the roster this season.
*The average age of the Friars' top seven players is 23.0 years.
*Andrew and Luke Fonts are the first brothers to suit up at the same time for the Friars in 70 years.
Friars Looking To Capture Third BIG EAST Title: In the Friars' 43-year history at the BIG EAST Tournament, the team has captured the BIG EAST Championship title twice - 1994 and 2014. When they captured their first title, the Friars 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. The Friars also reached the BIG EAST title game in 2018, where the team was defeated in overtime by Villanova, 76-66.
Friars In The BIG EAST Semifinals: The Friars are in the BIG EAST Semifinals for the first time since 2018 and the 12th time overall. The Friars have posted a 3-8 mark all-time in the Semifinals, including a 2-2 record under Ed Cooley. This will mark the first meeting all-time between the Friars and the Bluejays in the BIG EAST Semifinals.
Friars To Face Creighton On March 11: The Friars will play Creighton on Friday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. on FS1 in the BIG EAST Semifinals. Providence has posted an 18-12 mark all-time versus the Bluejays, including a 12-9 record since Creighton joined the BIG EAST in 2013-14. The Friars are 10-4 at home versus Creighton, 6-6 on the road and 2-2 in neutral arenas. The first game between the two teams this season was canceled due to Covid within the Providence program on January 11. The last time the two teams met, the Friars defeated the Bluejays, 72-51, on February 26. With the win, the Friars captured the BIG EAST Regular Season Title. The Friar have posted a 2-1 mark all-time versus Creighton in the BIG EAST Tournament, including a 65-58 win to capture the 2014 BIG EAST Championship. In other two matchups, the Friars were defeated 70-58 on March 9, 2017 and Providence earned a 72-68 win in overtime on March 8, 2018.
How The Friars Got Here: The Friars defeated Creighton, 72-51, on February 26. With the win, the Friars clinched their first ever BIG EAST Regular Season Championship. The Friars posted a program best 14 league wins. The Friars are No. 1 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament.
Watson And Bynum Named All-BIG EAST Second Team: It was announced on March 6 that graduate student center Nate Watson (Portsmouth, Va.) and junior guard Jared Bynum (Largo, Md.) each earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors. It marks the second consecutive year that the Friars have had two players earn all-league honors as Watson and David Duke received Second Team accolades last season.
Bynum Earns BIG EAST Sixth Man Award: It was announced on March 7 that Providence junior guard Jared Bynum (Largo, Md.) earned the BIG EAST Sixth Man Award. Bynum becomes the first Friar to earn the honor.
Cooley Named BIG EAST Coach Of The Year: It was announced on March 9 at Madison Square Garden in New York that Providence's Ed Cooley was named BIG EAST Coach Of The Year. Cooley, who is the first Friar coach in the 43-year history of the league to earn the honor, has guided the Friars to a 24-4 mark. In BIG EAST league play, the Friars set a team record for wins after registering a 14-3 mark and capturing the program's first BIG EAST Regular Season title. The Friars, who finished in first place, were picked to finish seventh in the annual BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll which was released in October.
Ed Cooley Named A Semifinalist for Naismith Coach Of The Year: It was announced today on March 10 that Providence's Ed Cooley was named one of 10 Semifinalist for the Werner Ladder Naismith Coach Of The Year Award. Cooley joins Mark Adams (Texas Tech), John Calipari (Kentucky), Scott Drew (Baylor), Steve Forbes (Wake Forest), Greg Gard (Wisconsin), Tommy Lloyd (Arizona), Matt McMahon (Murray State), Bruce Pearl (Auburn), and Kelvin Sampson (Houston) as Semifinalists. On March 23, the list of 10 Semifinalist will be cut to four Finalist with the winner being announced on April 3.
Friars Ranked No. 11/10 In The Nation: The Providence College men's basketball team is ranked No. 11 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 10 in the most recent Coaches Poll. Both polls were released on March 7. The Friars, who entered the polls on December 20 at No. 22/23, have been ranked for 12 consecutive weeks. The Friars were ranked No. 9/8 in both polls last week.
Friars In Overtime: The Friars recorded a 3-0 record in overtime games this season. On February 23, the Friars defeated Xavier, 99-92, in triple overtime. They have registered a 71-67 mark all-time in overtime games.
Providence College Basketball: The 2021-22 campaign marks the 95th season of basketball at Providence College. Since the program started in 1926-27, Providence has posted a 1,520-1,012 mark, good for a .600 winning percentage. The Friars have made the NCAA Tournament 20 times and the National Invitation Tournament on 20 occasions.
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