All-Time Series Scores Regular Season Game Streaks Longest Winning Streaks 19 games: Began 12/1/64 vs. Catholic 71-62 Ended 2/23/65 vs. Villanova 71-55 17 games: Began 1/24/73 vs. Massachusetts 91-78 Ended 3/24/73 vs. Memphis St. 98-85 16 games: Began 1/31/63 vs. Dayton 84-72 Ended 12/4/63 vs. Assumption 88-80 Longest Home Winning Streaks 56 games: Began 2/13/71 vs. St. Joseph’s 88-76 Ended 12/28/74 vs. St. John’s 91-79 (15 games at Alumni Hall, 41 games at Prov. Civic Center) 38 games: Began 2/5/63 vs. Massachusetts 80-61 Ended 2/17/66 vs. Rhode Island 84-61 (All 38 games at Alumni Hall) 35 games: Began 3/1/58 vs. Boston College 81-59 Ended 2/11/61 vs. Rhode Island 78-76 (All 35 games at Alumni Hall) 25 games: Began 2/20/32 vs. Alumni 35-31 Ended: 3/12/36 vs. Springfield 33-24 (17 games at Harkins Hall, 8 games at R.I. Auditorium) 24 games: Began 12/18/76 vs. Brown 102-82 Ended 1/31/78 vs. Villanova 73-66 (All 24 games at Prov. Civic Center) Longest Losing Streaks 12 games: Began 2/5/49 vs. Springfield 54-51 Ended 3/9/49 vs. Clark 46-45 11 games: Began 1/30/10 vs. Cincinnati 92-88 Ended vs. Dartmouth 11/13/10 87-52 10 games: Began 1/8/00 vs. Boston College 67-62 Ended 2/16/00 vs Miami 47-45 8 games: Began 1/30/40 vs. Rhode Island 50-30 Ended 2/27/40 vs. Connecticut 55-51 7 games: Began 1/28/85 vs. Notre Dame 70-53 Ended 2/20/85 vs. Seton Hall 74-73 Began 1/8/05 vs. Boston College 69-60 Ended 2/2/05 vs. Virginia 98-79 Longest Home Losing Streak 5 games: Began 1/3/81 vs. Boston College 98-71 Ended 2/14/81 vs. Villanova Began 1/12/85 vs. Syracuse 71-63 Ended 2/20/85 vs. Seton Hall 74-73 Began 2/6/10 vs. Marquette 82-79
FRIARS AND RADIO The first local radio package broadcast of a Friar game was January 17, 1959 when Boston College defeated PC 51-49. This year marks the 61st season that PC basketball can be heard on local radio. FRIARS AND TELEVISION PC lost to Bradley in the NIT Championship on March 22, 1960 before a national TV audience. The first game televised as part of a local package was when Holy Cross defeated PC 77-72 on March 4, 1961. This year marks the 59th season that PC can be seen on local TV. NEW ENGLAND OPPONENTS Providence has a 691-306 record versus all New England opponents, twice compiling 24 game winning streaks in the region, and has won 20 New England championships. FIVE WITH 1000 During the 2008-09 season, Providence had five players - Weyinmi Efejuku, Jeff Xavier, Geoff McDermott, Randall Hanke and Sharaud Curry - with 1000 career points apiece. In the history of college basketball, only one other school - Florida, in 2007 - also had five players with 1000 points in the same season. 100,000th POINT On January 27, 1990 when Abdul Shamsid-Deen hit the first basket of the game versus Boston College, it represented the 100,000th point in PC history.
Longest Road Winning Streak 9 games: Began 3/7/64 vs. Brown 72-67 Longest Home Losing Streak 5 games: Began 1/3/81 vs. Boston College 98-71 Ended 2/14/81 vs. Villanova Began 1/12/85 vs. Syracuse 71-63 Ended 2/20/85 vs. Seton Hall 74-73 Began 2/6/10 vs. Marquette 82-79 Ended 11/13/10 vs. Dartmouth 87-52 Longest Road Winning Streak 9 games: Began 3/7/64 vs. Brown 72-67 Ended 2/23/65 vs. Villanova 71-55 Longest Road Losing Streak 16 games: Began 1/17/10 vs. Marquette 93-63 Ended 11/14/11 vs. Fairfield 80-72 Longest BIG EAST Winning Streak 6 games: Began 1/15/20 vs. Seton Hall 74-71 Season Ended Began 1/10/87 vs. Villanova 96-78 Ended 2/3/87 vs. Boston College 67-66 Began 2/7/04 vs. Syracuse 74-61 Ended: 3/2/04 vs. Pittsburgh 88-61 Longest BIG EAST Losing Streak 11 games: Began 12/18/79 vs. Georgetown Ended 1/19/81 vs. Georgetown 61-58 Over 2 seasons: 15 games: Began 1/30/10 vs. Cincinnati 92-88 Ended 1/10/12 vs. Louisville 90-59 Longest Season-Opening Win Streaks 19 games: Began 12/1/64 vs. Catholic 71-62 Ended 2/23/65 vs. Villanova 71-55 13 games: Began 11/25/88 vs. Niagara 104-66 Ended 1/14/89 vs. Villanova 76-67 Longest Season-Opening Losing Streak 2 games: Began 12/10/32 vs. Dartmouth 44-32 Ended 12/16/32 vs. Catholic Club 27-18 Began 11/9/98 vs. Vanderbilt 72-66 Ended 11/14/98 vs. Rhode Island 87-63
LOPSIDED WINS BY THE FRIARS +64 12-13-30 NEWPORT NAVAL STATION, 80-16 +61 2-22-01 BINGHAMTON, 119-58 +60 12-11-93 ST. FRANCIS, 108-48 +60 11-27-99 American-Puerto Rico, 120-60 +58 12-15-42 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL, 97-39 +51 12-23-00 BROWN, 110-59 +50 11-23-85 ASSUMPTION, 97-47 +49 1-12-89 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, 105-56 +49 3- 3-43 ST. ANSELM, 88-39 +48 3- 4-42 Assumption, 94-46 +47 11-28-90 BROWN, 116-69 +46 3- 4-27 LOWELL TEXTILE, 65-19 +46 1-12-35 HOLY CROSS, 59-13 +46 11-5-19 SACRED HEART, 106-60 Biggest Big East home win: +40 2-20-01 VIRGINIA TECH, 96-56 Biggest Big East road win: LOPSIDED LOSSES BY THE FRIARS -54 12-17-54 Holy Cross, 101-47 -48 3- 1-45 Rhode Island, 90-42 -48 3- 5-47 Rhode Island, 101-53 -46 2-28-49 Rhode Island, 99-53 -44 1-16-79 Rhode Island, 86-42 -41 2-17-40 Worcester Tech, 64-23 -41 1-16-85 Georgetown, 85-44 -40 3-13-65 Princeton, 109-69 Biggest Big East home loss: -28 1-13-90 VILLANOVA, 102-74 Biggest Big East road loss: -41 1-16-85 Georgetown, 85-44
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