Community Picks: Rhode Island 0% vs Providence 0%

While the Friars have gone to the NCAA Tournament the last three years under Ed Cooley, the Rams have been building. It's also the Rams coming off a tough loss at Valparaiso that may well knock them out of the top 25 (even though Valpo is looking like a ranked team) -- and losing to the Friars would certainly spell top 25 doom for URI. "We got a little tight with our rotation," Rhody coach Dan Hurley said Thursday. Continue to Article

December 02, 2016 7:12:pm EST

No. 23 Rhode Island extended its strong start Saturday night -- and didn't even do it on the basketball court. Dan Hurley's players, who won their only game last week -- over Belmont -- and should remain ranked when the new poll comes out Monday, served dinner and prepared beds at the Providence Rescue Mission, according to a post on the team's Twitter account. Rhode Island visits Valparaiso (6-1) on Tuesday and then has its always tough local rivalry game against Providence at the Dunkin' Donuts Center -- the Friars' home floor -- Saturday. Continue to Article

November 27, 2016 9:03:pm EST

Providence got physical with No, 7 Virginia and scored 52 points, the most anyone has had this season against the nation's top-ranked defense. Virginia beat the Friars 63-52 to win the Emerald Coast Classic on Saturday night. ''Virginia's very, very fundamentally sound,'' Providence coach Ed Cooley said. Continue to Article

November 26, 2016 10:33:pm EST

NICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- London Perrantes and Darius Thompson scored 11 points each and No. 7 Virginia beat Providence 63-52 to win the Emerald Coast Classic on Saturday night. Continue to Article

November 26, 2016 9:41:pm EST

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rodney Bullock scored 11 of his 19 points in the first half and Providence pulled away early from St. Francis-Brooklyn to win 64-48 Monday in an Emerald Coast Classic on-campus game. Continue to Article

November 21, 2016 8:54:pm EST