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Friartown PodEpisode 22: Friars Begin Big East 2-0, We Are Witnessing GreatnessThe Friars win a huge game in double OT vs Marquette to make it five in a row and a 2-0 start in the Big East. They now hit the roads for matchups vs Butler and DePaul before returning for UConn2022-12-2353 minFriartown PodEpisode 21: Friars begin 3-0, Preview of Mohegan and MiamiThe Friars win their three tune-up games before heading to Mohegan Sun to play Miami on Saturday and either St. Louis or Maryland on Sunday.2022-11-1849 minFriartown PodEpisode 20: Takeaways From Friars Scrimmages and Our Bold PredictionsNate and Matt are back for their 4th season. We’ll evaluate the Friars team scrimmage along with their game vs AIC. We share our bold predictions for the Friars this season and introduce the Friars Fun Fact!2022-10-2656 minFriartown PodEpisode 19: Portal Kombat, Introducing the Five Incoming TransfersDevin Carter, Noah Locke, Clifton Moore, Corey Floyd Jr, Bryce Hopkins. The Friars have been the most active team in the country in terms of the transfer portal. Get to know the newest Friars from this star-studded haul.2022-04-2753 minFriartown PodEpisode 18: 2021-22 in the Books, Looking Ahead to Next Year’s RosterMatt and Nate recap the Friars postseason play, along with the players who have opted to not join the Friars next year and transfers that could fill out the roster2022-04-101h 17Friartown PodEpisode 17: Big East Tournament PreviewMatt and Nate give their takeaways from the final three regular season games and winning the Big East regular season title. Previewing and predicting every matchup in the Big East Tournament.2022-03-0932 minFriartown PodEpisode 16: Friars Come Back From 19 Down on the Road, Three Games Left to Close Out the BE TitleThe Friars win 71-70 in OT on the road vs Butler after trailing by 19 in the second half. Providence loses a close one at home earlier in the week vs Villanova, but still hold onto the top seed in the Big East with three games to play.2022-02-2043 minFriartown PodEpisode 15: The Friars are #8 in the Nation, 8 Game Win Streak, Nova NextThe Friars continue their historic season as they have started Big East play 11-1 and look to come close to clinching the regular season title against Nova Tuesday night.2022-02-151h 00Friartown PodEpisode 14: Friars Snap Their Win Streak in Ugly Fashion, Man Bun Bynum is Different, Onto St. JohnsIn the first half of the podcast Matt and Nate review the Friars first three games of their Big East schedule. Around the 25:00 mark begins the instant reaction after the Marquette game, in which the Friars eight-game win streak was snapped in disappointing fashion.2022-01-0549 minFriartown PodEpisode 13: Friars Finish Non-Conference 10-1, Big East TimeThe Friars finish their home stand a perfect 5-0 to end non-conference play. Next up is the Big East opener at UConn on 12/18 and Georgetown at the Dunk on 12/222021-12-1548 minFriartown PodEpisode 12: Friars Big Week, Ed Croswell is a Beast, Looking to Finish Non-Con 10-1The Friars have won three in a row at home against Saint Peters, Texas Tech and URI. Ed Croswell is back in the rotation. Two games left until the beginning of Big East play.2021-12-0742 minFriartown PodEpisode 11 - Friars First Loss of the Season, Recapping the 5-1 StartNate and Matt are back for season three of the Friartown Pod. The Friars just lost their first game of the season 58-40 to Virginia, but there is plenty of positive to take from the five-game win streak to begin the year.2021-11-2445 minFriartown PodEpisode 10: Georgetown Postgame Reaction, Alyn Breed’s Emergence, and the state of PCBBThe Friars fall to 5-6 in Big East play after another one-point loss, this time to the Hoyas. Alyn Breed has started six games is already incredible. What is the path for a tournament-worthy resume?2021-01-301h 34Friartown PodEpisode 9: Friars Start 3-2 in Big East, The Road AheadMatt and Nate review the first five games of Big East play, assess the injury to Jared Bynum, and preview the next few games against Xavier, Marquette and Georgetown.2021-01-0958 minFriartown PodEpisode 8: COVID impacts the Friars Schedule, Recap of the Non-ConferenceThe Friars will not be playing their next two scheduled games vs Xavier and UConn due to the two schools being put on pause for COVID concerns. Will the Friars play a game before their December 20th tilt at Seton Hall? Nate and Matt recap the first six games of the season.2020-12-1242 minFriartown PodEpisode 7: Roster Turnover and Big East Preseason PredictionsThere will be many new faces playing for the Friars this season. Matt and Nate talk about the Frairs’ six new players as well as 2021 commits, Legend Geeter and Rafael Castro. The Big East Preseason Coaches Poll has Providence finishing third with two Friars on the all-conference teams. Did they get it right?2020-11-2152 minFriartown PodEpisode 6: Ed Croswell is a Friar, One Scholarship Left for 2020-21Former La Salle forward Ed Croswell is 110% committed to Providence. He will sit one year and play the following two. Matt and Nate break down how this sets up the Friars future and candidates for the final scholarship in 2020-21.2020-03-2632 minFriartown PodEpisode 5: Providence’s Early Action in the Transfer Portal, Land Former Four-Star RecruitIt is an early start to the offseason in college basketball this year, but Providence wasted no time investing in the team’s future. On Friday, Syracuse’s Brycen Goodine announced he will transfer and by Monday he was a committed Providence Friar. Nate and Matt take a look back at what could have been for the Friars in 2019-20.2020-03-1924 minFriartown PodEpisode 4: Friars on a Six-Game Win Streak, Big East Tournament PredictionsThe Friars sweep the home series this past week versus Xavier and DePaul, marking the first time the school has reached 12 wins in the Big East. Their 12-6 record places them fourth in the conference as they draw the Butler Bulldogs in the first round of the Big East Tournament for the third time in five years. Nate and Matt give their predictions on this week's tournament at Madison Square Garden and what it means for the Friars with the NCAA Tournament just one week away (23:20).2020-03-1158 minFriartown PodEpisode 3: The Pipkins and White Duo Keeps Rolling, Friars with a Chance to Make School HistoryThe Friars defeated the Villanova Wildcats on Saturday, making it the first time since 1973 they have won five consecutive games versus ranked opponents. Providence now has 10 Big East wins, giving them a chance to win a school-record 12 conference games if they can take care of business at home against Xavier (3/4) and DePaul (3/7). Nate and Matt look ahead at Providence’s potential matchups in the Big East and NCAA Tournaments.2020-03-0240 minFriartown PodEpisode 2: Four Straight Ranked Wins and Some Bracketology RespectThe Friars drop to .500 after a tough road loss in Queens to St. John's, but respond with three straight victories, including home wins over #10 Seton Hall and #19 Marquette. Nate and Matt recap the past two weeks of Friar basketball that now has them in NCAA Tournament conversations. The guys preview the week's lone game in Philadelphia vs the Villanova Wildcats and make a pair of big announcements to conclude the show, including a ticket giveaway for March 7th's home game versus DePaul. 2020-02-2557 minFriartown PodEpisode 1: Friars on the Bubble and a Big East Week 7 PreviewThe Friars split their two game last week with a win at home over #21 Creighton and a loss in Cincinnati versus the Xavier Musketeers. Nate and Matt recap the two games that now have the Friars at 6-5 and tied for 5th in the jumbled Big East conference. Meetings in Queens with St. John's on Wednesday and with #10 Seton Hall are ahead of Providence for this week's slate of games. Also, a preview on the seven games in the Big East this upcoming week and where Providence could be in the conference standings come Sunday. 2020-02-1151 min