PC Friars Announce Hoop Schedule
Ken Bell
PC basketball news release…
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE ANNOUNCES 2012-13 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
PROVIDENCE, R.I.
— Providence College Head Coach Ed Cooley announced the men's
basketball 2012-13
schedule on Wednesday, September 5. The schedule is highlighted by home
games against BIG EAST opponents Syracuse, Connecticut, Villanova and
Notre Dame.
The
Friars will play 18 BIG EAST games this season, six of which will be
televised on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. The 18-game format will allow each
team to play
10 opponents once and four teams twice. PC's home league schedule will
feature games versus DePaul on January 5, Syracuse on January 9,
Villanova on January 19, Pittsburgh on January 22 on ESPN2 at 7:00 p.m.,
Connecticut on January 31 on ESPN/ESPN2 at 7:00
p.m., Cincinnati on February 6, Notre Dame on February 16, St. John's
on March 2 and Seton Hall on March 5.
Providence
will open its BIG EAST season on the road with a game at Louisville on
January 2. PC's other league road games will be at Seton Hall on
January
13, at Georgetown on January 16, at Marquette on January 26, at
Villanova on February 3, at USF on February 13 on ESPNU at 9:00 p.m., at
Syracuse on February 20 on ESPN2 at 7:00 p.m., at Rutgers on February
23 on ESPNU at 9:00 p.m., and at Connecticut on March
9 on ESPNU at 12:00 p.m.
Only
start times for league games televised on ESPN, ESPN 2 and ESPNU have
been released today. The remainder of the game times and the full
television schedule
will be released at a later date.
In
non-conference action, the Friars will play 12 games, including seven
at home. PC will play its first game of the season on Saturday,
November 10 versus
NJIT at 2:00 p.m. Other key home games during the non-conference
season will be against Mississippi State in the SEC-BIG EAST Challenge
on December 1 at 12:00 p.m. on ESPNU and versus Rhode Island on December
6 at 7:00 p.m. The remainder of the Friars' non-conference
homes games are against Bryant on November 12, Fairfield on November
23, Holy Cross on November 27, and Colgate on December 18.
PC
will face two long-time New England rivals in non-conference road
action when they travel to Boston College on December 22 and Brown on
December 28 at
7:00 p.m.
Providence
College will travel to Puerto Rico and play three games in the Puerto
Rico Tip-Off in San Juan. The Friars will open the tournament versus
UMass
on November 15 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU. In the team's second game it
will face either NC State or Penn State on November 16 at 5:00 p.m. or
7:30 p.m. on ESPN2, ESPN3 or ESPNU. Providence will play its final game
of the tournament in Puerto Rico on November
18.
The
Friars will open their season with an exhibition contest versus
Assumption on Saturday, October 27 at 2:00 p.m. on the Providence
College campus at Alumni
Hall. The Friars' second exhibition game will take place on Saturday,
November 3 versus Rhode Island College at 7:00 p.m. at the Dunkin'
Donuts Center.
Fans
can get their first glimpse of the team at the annual Late Night
Madness festivities at PC's Alumni Hall on Friday, October 12. Season
tickets for all
home games can be purchased Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m. at the PC Ticket Office in Alumni Hall or by calling (401) 865-GO
PC or online at friars.com.
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2012-13 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
OCTOBER
27
Sat. ASSUMPTION (exhibition game at Alumni
Hall)
2:00 p.m.
NOVEMBER
3
Sat. Rhode Island College (exhibition game
at DDC)
7:00 p.m.
10
Sat.
NJIT
2:00 p.m.
12
Mon.
BRYANT
7:00 p.m.
15
Thurs. vs. UMass
$
ESPNU
7:30 p.m.
16
Fri. vs. NC State/Penn State
$ ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 5:00 p.m./7:30
p.m.
18
Sun. vs. Puerto Rico Tip
Off ESPN2, ESPNU,
ESPN3
TBA
23
Fri.
FAIRFIELD
7:00 p.m.
27
Tue. HOLY
CROSS
7:00 p.m.
DECEMBER
1
Sat. MISSISSIPPI
STATE
ESPNU
12:00 p.m.
6
Thur. RHODE
ISLAND
7:00 p.m.
18
Tue.
COLGATE
7:00 p.m.
22
Sat. at Boston College
TBA
28
Fri. at
Brown
7:00 p.m.
JANUARY
2
Wed. at Louisville
*
TBA
TBA
5
Sat. DePAUL
*
TBA
TBA
9
Wed.
SYRACUSE
TBA
TBA
13
Sun. at Seton Hall
*
TBA
TBA
16
Wed. at Georgetown
*
TBA
TBA
19
Sat. VILLANOVA
*
TBA
TBA
22
Tue. PITTSBURGH
*
ESPN2
7:00 p.m.
26
Sat. at Marquette
*
TBA
TBA
31
Thur. CONNECTICUT
*
ESPN/ESPN2
7:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY
3
Sun. at Villanova
*
TBA
TBA
6
Wed.
CINCINNATI*
TBA
TBA
13
Wed. at USF
*
ESPNU
9:00 p.m.
16
Sat. NOTRE DAME
*
TBA
TBA
20
Wed. at Syracuse
*
ESPN2
7:00 p.m.
23
Sat. at Rutgers
*
ESPNU
9:00 p.m.
MARCH
2
Sat. ST. JOHN'S
*
TBA
TBA
5
Tue. SETON HALL
*
TBA
TBA
9
Sat. at Connecticut (Gampel Pavilion)
* ESPNU
12:00 p.m.
12-16 Tue.-Sat. at BIG EAST Championship
ALL GAMES ARE EASTERN TIME AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
* – BIG EAST Game
$ – Puerto Rico Tip-Off at San Juan, Puerto Rico
HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS
