*Ed Cooley was named BIG EAST Coach of the Year. *Jared Bynum earned the BIG EAST Sixth Man Award. *Nate Watson and Jared Bynum were named All-BIG EAST Second Team. *Record in unis this season: white (11-1) black (5-1) grey (4-0) retro white (3-1) retro black (3-1) pinkout (0-1). *Al Durham leads the BIG EAST in free throws made (160) and attempted (189). 20, 2021, the last time the Friars had been ranked was Feb. *The highest the Friars have been ranked this season was #8/#9 on Feb. The Friars entered the polls at #22/#23 on Dec. *The Friars are ranked #13/#13 (13th week being ranked). *Jared Bynum is the 1st BIG EAST player in 25 years with 3 games of 25+ points off the bench in the same season. *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 won 20 or more games in a season for the 28th time. *The Friars have earned 20 wins in a season for the first time since 2017-18 and the sixth time under Ed Cooley. *The Friars are attempting to reach 27 wins in a season for the first time since 1973-74 (28-4). *The Friars have earned 26 wins in a season for the for the frist time since 1973-74. *The Friars are 3-0 in overtime games this season. *Since the 2013-14 season (nine years), the Friars are 68-27 (.716) in games decided by 5 points or less. *The Friars are 11-2 in games decided by five points or less. *The Friars won 14 games in BIG EAST play for the FIRST time ever in 2022. *The Friars won the BIG EAST regular-season title for the FIRST time ever in 2022. 4 seed, which is the highest seed they have achieved. *The Friars are making their FIRST appearance as a No. *Ed Cooley has led the Friars to SIX NCAA Tourneys in 11 years, which is more than any other coach at PC. *The Friars are 16-21 all-time in the NCAA Tournament with two trips to the Final Four (19). *The Friars have advanced to the NCAA Second Round for the first time since 2016. *The Friars are making their 21st NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2018. In the only post-season game between the two teams, the Friars earned a 67-49 win in the NIT at Richmond on March 19, 2003. The last time the two teams met, the Friars earned a 57-56 win at Richmond on December 23, 2003. In the first game ever between the two teams, Richmond defeated the Friars, 55-54, on Februin Richmond. The Friars are 1-1 at home versus the Spiders and 2-1 on the road versus Richmond. The Friars have posted a 3-2 mark all-time versus Richmond. The Friars and the Spiders are meeting for the sixth time ever on Saturday and the first time in the NCAA Tournament. Providence hasn't advanced past the first weekend of the NCAAs since reaching the Elite Eight under coach Pete Gillen in 1997. GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE - SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST On Thursday, the Friars fended off the hot shooting South Dakota State University from wire-to-wire and won 66-57 in the opening round of the tournament.Ī win over Richmond (24-12) would give the Friars a spot in the Midwest Regional semifinals on March 25 in Chicago. The fourth-seeded Providence College Friars tip-off against number twelve seed Richmond Spiders Saturday night in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. PC's Cooley (pictured) is looking to guide the Friars to the Sweet 16.
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