Kolek transferred from George Mason to Marquette in the offseason and will play under Shaka Smart, the former VCU and Texas head coach. Smart, a Wisconsin native, made a stunning move from the Longhorns to the Golden Eagles to replace former coach Steve Wojciechowski. 29, as the Golden Eagles close the first full month of conference play at the Friars. 12 meeting against the Blue Demons. Xavier and Creighton follow the visit to the Bulldogs, as the Friars will be ideally positioned to make a late push for a March Madness berth.Ĭumberland native Tyler Kolek makes his return with Marquette on Jan. Providence will play four of five games downtown starting with a Feb. 20 breaks up an extended home stretch for the Friars.

Providence finished 13-13 overall in 2020-21, including 9-10 in league play. Providence split a pair of meetings with the Huskies last season, including a 73-61 loss on the road that all but closed the door on any at-large NCAA Tournament hopes the Friars still harbored. The Friars open league play with a short trip to Connecticut on Dec. Providence will be idle for at least eight days ahead of the Big East Tournament, which will be held at Madison Square Garden from March 9-12. 15 and close their 20-game slate with a trip to face Villanova on March 1.

More: Former University of Pennsylvania guard Matteus Case transfers to Providence Collegeīoth of Providence’s matchups with defending league champion Villanova will take place late in the season. That event was ultimately canceled along with the remainder of the sport’s postseason, as the COVID-19 pandemic took America and the world into its deadly grip. The Friars routed DePaul, 93-55, to notch a sixth straight victory heading into the conference tournament. Providence’s last home game downtown turned out to be its final contest of the 2019-20 season.

More: What you need to know about URI men's basketball Atlantic 10 schedule More: 'Old school' Ed Cooley discusses state of Friars, NCAA hoops Providence played each of its league foes last season on campus at Alumni Hall. That’s when Providence will host Georgetown in conference action, the first of 10 home league games for the Friars in 2021-22. Big East basketball makes its long-awaited return to the Dunkin’ Donuts Center on Dec.

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