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PC Ranked 25th in USA Today Coaches Poll

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For the first time since the 2003-2004 season Providence College is ranked in the Top 25 in the weekly USA Today Coaches Poll, coming in at 25th. The Big East Conference now has two teams in the Top 25 (Villanova is 11) and two other schools also receiving votes (Georgetown and Creighton). The University of Rhode Island also received two votes after earning an impressive victory over Nebraska Saturday in Kingston. In the AP writers poll the Friars received 63 votes and finished 28th.

There was more good news for the Friars as LaDontae Henton was named the National Player of the Week by both CBS Sports and NBC Sports. Henton had an incredible week which was culminated by his 38 point performance against Notre Dame in the championship game of the Mohegan Sun Tipoff.

When you combine the great success the hoops team had this week along with the men’s soccer team advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16, both men’s and women’s cross country teams finishing 13th in the country in the NCAA’s, and a shutout victory for the PC Hockey team against New Hampshire it will go down as one of the greatest weeks in PC sports history.

19 Comments

  1. Anthony Razza

    November 24, 2014 at 6:53 pm

    25th and RISING!!

  2. Anthony Pacitto

    November 24, 2014 at 7:01 pm

    Nice

  3. Anthony Pacitto

    November 24, 2014 at 7:02 pm

    Now if Rhody can knock off Kansas, maybe both ranked

  4. Dan Diegnan

    November 24, 2014 at 7:06 pm

    Wow….first time in a long time. In Cooley We Trust!

  5. David Randall

    November 24, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    Great start… that P.C.- Rhody game gona be special

  6. Jennifer McGee

    November 24, 2014 at 7:25 pm

    Thrilled beyond belief!

  7. Sean Phillip

    November 24, 2014 at 7:52 pm

    Henton is tough as a $2 steak.

  8. Mariruth Wild

    November 24, 2014 at 8:03 pm

    Respect!

  9. John Walmsley

    November 24, 2014 at 8:33 pm

    This Team looks Dirty, blew the doors off FSU, and then down by 8 w 3 mins left to vs the Irish and come back with the Big W !!!! Watch out NCAA !!

  10. Alice Taylor

    November 24, 2014 at 8:42 pm

    Sounds like a fun basketball season!! 😉

  11. Jeremy Nunes

    November 24, 2014 at 9:03 pm

    Ranked in the top 25 before Thanksgiving!! When was the last time that happened??

  12. Thomas Kiley

    November 24, 2014 at 9:16 pm

    Awesome!

  13. Zac Morin

    November 24, 2014 at 9:42 pm

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  14. Michael Trenn

    November 24, 2014 at 10:56 pm

    Boo Yah!

  15. Nancy Noon Cronin

    November 24, 2014 at 11:11 pm

    We’re Baaaaaaack!!

  16. Matt Heine

    November 25, 2014 at 1:05 am

    Art, the kid is a stud. Was in CT to watch our friends kid who plays for ND. He had 38 yesterday in Prov win.

  17. James Clark

    November 25, 2014 at 1:53 am

    LET’S GO FRIARS!!!!

  18. D.j. Gardien de L'argent

    November 25, 2014 at 6:17 am

    yap..uhh..wouldnt get too excited just yet

  19. Michael Waldon

    November 25, 2014 at 6:53 am

    Friars are back , now let’s make sure we keep Cooley !!!!! Hopefully the start of something special .

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