Friar Basketball Newsletter: How Devin Carter Stole the Show on Saturday, Ed Cooley's Return to Providence, Breaking Down the Win Over Georgetown, and much more
We can all exhale now.
Providence won its third consecutive game on Saturday, and it was a significant one — an 84-76 victory against the returning Ed Cooley and his Georgetown Hoyas.
Devin Carter continued his amazing junior season by scoring 11 of his 29 points in the final two minutes of a victory that improved PC’s record to 14-6 overall and 5-4 in the Big East.
Our coverage of Providence’s win over Georgetown is highlighted by a feature story on Carter, who grabbed the spotlight and further cemented himself as one of the best guards in the country with his performance on Saturday.
Interested in seeing this one again? Here is the game condensed to ten minutes:
Our coverage of the game also includes a lengthy News and Notes column for subscribers, which details Ed Cooley’s approach to his return, the impression made on a top ten player in the class of 2025 who visited on Saturday, a key defensive play by Corey Floyd Jr. late, the Hoyas decision to go zone, and much more.
What’s ahead?
Bill and I are going to record a podcast on Monday night, and publish it shortly after. The pod will dig into the victory over Georgetown and preview Providence’s matchup with #1 Connecticut on Wednesday.
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