Chronology of Important Dates Milestone Games In Friar History
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First Game - (Exhibition) First Game - (Official) 100th Game - 200th Game - 300th Game - 400th Game - 500th Game - 600th Game - 700th Game - 800th Game - 900th Game - 1,000th Game - 1,100th Game - 1,200th Game - 1,300th Game - 1,400th Game - 1,500th Game - 1,600th Game - 1,700th Game - 1,800th Game - 1,900th Game - 2,000th Game - 2,100th Game - 2,200th Game - 2,300th Game -
December 4, 1920 (at East Greenwich Academy) East Greenwich Academy 64, Providence 13 December 4, 1926 (at Bridgewater State) Providence 31, Bridgewater Normal School 19 January 30, 1932 (Providence - RI Auditorium) St. John’s 30, Providence 26 January 30, 1937 (at LaSalle) LaSalle 47, Providence 36 January 30, 1943 (Providence - Harkins Hall) Providence 66, Lowell Tech 21 March 1, 1949 (at St. Anselm) St. Anslem 70, Providence 55 December 6, 1954 (at St. Anselm) St. Anslem 70, Providence 69 January 11, 1958 (Providence - Alumni Hall) Providence 75, Springfield 46 December 6, 1961 (at Boston College) Providence 77, Boston College 73 March 2, 1965 (Providence - Alumni Hall) Providence 102, Massachusetts 75 February 2, 1976 (Providence Civic Center) Providence 83, Rhode Island 59 January 20, 1973 (at UCLA) UCLA 101, Providence 77 February 2, 1976 (Providence Civic Center) Providence 76, Niagara 67 February 20, 1979 (at Holy Cross) Holy Cross 75, Providence 65 January 18, 1983 (at St. John’s) St. John’s 74, Providence 54 February 24, 1986 (Providence Civic Center) Providence 97, Seton Hall 82 December 2, 1989 (Providence Civic Center) Providence 93, Holy Cross 80 January 16, 1993 (Providence Civic Center) Syracuse 69, Providence 57 February 3, 1996 (Providence Civic Center) Providence 79, Rutgers 68 February 13, 1999 (Providence Civic Center) Miami 69, Providence 65 November 26, 2002 (at So. Florida) So. Florida 68, Providence 64 December 27, 2005 (Dunkin’ Donuts Center) Providence 80, San Diego State 65 January 31, 2009 (at Gampel Pavillion) Connecticut 94, Providence 61 February 7, 2012 (at Villanova) Villanova 74, Providence 72 February 7, 2015 (at Xavier) Xavier 78, Providence 69
First Win - 100th Win - 200th Win - 300th Win - 400th Win - 500th Win - 600th Win - 700th Win - 800th Win - 900th Win - 1,000th Win - 1,100th Win - 1,200th Win - 1,300th Win - 1,400th Win -
December 4, 1926 (at Bridgewater State) Providence 31, Bridgewater Normal School 19 February 16, 1934 (at Harvard) Providence 25, Harvard 18 February 12, 1943 (Providence - Harkins Hall) Providence 59, Harvard Naval School 42 February 13, 1954 (at Colby ) Providence 72, Colby 59 February 29, 1960 (Providence - Alumni Hall) Providence 100, Fairfield 57 January 4, 1965 (Providence - Alumni Hall) Providence 71, St. Joseph’s 65 December 5, 1971 (Providence - Alumni Hall) Providence 77, Stetson 57 December 26, 1974 (Providence Civic Center) Providence 76, Holy Cross 75 January 2, 1980 (at Massachusetts) Providence 78, Massachusetts 68 March 5, 1987 (at Madison Square Garden) Providence 80, St. John’s 51 March 12, 1993 (at Madison Square Garden) Providence 73, Connecticut 55 November 30, 1998 (Providence Civic Center) Providence 79, Maine 72 November 26, 2004 (Madison Square Garden) Providence 72, Michigan 63 February 2, 2011 (Dunkin’ Donuts Center) Providence 68, South Florida 63 February 27, 2016 (Dunkin’ Donuts Center) Providence 87, DePaul 66
December 4, 1920 - Friars play in their first game, an exhibition, losing to East Greenwich Academy, 64-13. December 4, 1926 - After losing the first nine games in the history of the program, all exhibitions, PC defeats Bridgewater Normal School 31-19, in first “official” game. January 13, 1927 - Friars win their first home game, 31-27, defeating Middlebury. February 25, 1927 - Friars win at St. John’s, 36-33, before New York media to establish program as viable. December 18, 1928 - Win at St. John’s is upset of team that would finish 23-2 and No. 1 in East. March, 1929 - Friars finish with 17-3 record and are recognized as New England Champions and ranked No. 3 in the East. March, 1930 - Friars named New England Champions for second consecutive year. December 30, 1930 - PC defeats Newport Naval Training School 80-16, for largest margin of victory ever. March, 1932 - Friars crowned New England Champions again. March, 1935 - Providence re-takes New England Championship. March 12, 1936 - Providence loses to Springfield in battle to represent New England in U.S. Olympic tryouts. January 26, 1945 - John Arzoomanian scores 35 points against Hedron to become the first Friar to score 30 points in a game. December 13, 1945 - Henri Ethier hits for 34 points in 64-61 overtime loss to St. Michael’s in Boston Garden to set a Garden record. March 2-3, 1949 - Friars appear in NAIB regionals for first-ever postseason tournament. March 7, 1951 - PC defeats Tufts, 77-74, to win NAIB regionals thus making national tournament. February 29, 1952 - Jim Schlimm becomes first Friar to score 1,000 points for his career, in game versus Rhode Island. February 9, 1954 - Friars reach century mark for first time, defeating URI, 101-81. December 3, 1955 - Friars dedicate Alumni Hall, defeating Brown University 71-55, in first game ever in new on-campus facility February 14, 1956 - Friars defeat Notre Dame in overtime, 85-83, in Alumni Hall, in game that helped put Providence basketball “on the map”. January 24, 1959 - John Egan leads PC to 90-83 four-overtime win at Villanova scoring 39 points - a PC record. February 9, 1960 - PC loses at St. Bonaventure, 90-89 in three overtimes, in one of the greatest games in history. Friars, up by one with 30 seconds left in third OT, on their way to snapping Bonnies’ 91-game consecutive home win streak, when a Bonnies’ steal led to victory. March 23, 1961 - Vin Ernst missed a free throw with no time on the clock and the score tied in the NIT semifinals. Undaunted, he came back to combine with John Egan in scoring all 15 Friar points in the overtime to defeat a great Holy Cross team, 90-83. March 25, 1961 - Defeat of St. Louis, 62-59, brings first NIT Championship to Providence. February 7, 1963 - Vin Ernst’s 17 assists sets single-game Friar mark as PC defeats DePaul in Alumni Hall, 77-59. March 23, 1963 - Friars beat Canisius, 81-66, to capture second NIT title and earn Eastern Championship. December 10, 1963 - John Thompson breaks single-game scoring mark by pouring in 43 points in 77-58 defeat of Fairfield in Alumni Hall. February 23, 1965 - Friars lose at Villanova, 71-55, to end consecutive win streak at 19. March 12, 1965 - Friars defeat St. Joseph’s, 81-73, in overtime in NCAA’s, to reach 24-1. They finished 24-2 for best record ever. December 30, 1965 - PC defeats Boston College, 91-86, to earn Holiday Festival Championship as Jimmy Walker scores 50 points for new PC record. March, 1966 - Friars’ William Blair wins NCAA free throw percentage crown (101-112 for .902) in season Friars win seventh straight New England Championship. December 30, 1966 - PC defeats St. Joseph’s, 82-76, to repeat as Holiday Festival Champs. February 23, 1967 - Jimmy Walker breaks Alumni Hall scoring mark by netting 46 points in 99-73 defeat of Rhode Island. March 4, 1967 - Friars defeat Brown, 77-68, for 20th win of season and run 20-win string to nine consecutive seasons. March 11, 1967 - Jimmy Walker scores 2000th career point in NIT game versus Memphis State. March, 1967 - NIT bid is ninth straight postseason appearance. Jimmy Walker leads nation in scoring (30.4). April 1, 1967 - Jimmy Walker is NBA’s top draft choice. July 9, 1969 - Dave Gavitt is named head coach. December 8, 1971 - Marvin Barnes grabs PC record 34 rebounds in 76-58 defeat of Buffalo State in Alumni Hall. His 12 blocked shots established another PC record. January 26, 1972 - PC defeats seventh-ranked USC, 70-66, (at USC) on national television. March 1, 1972 - PC wins final Alumni Hall game, beating St. John’s, 73-65. March 6, 1972 - Friars get second top-ten upset of the year, defeating second-ranked Jacksonville (at Jacksonville), 90-76. December 11, 1972 - Civic Center hosts its first game, a 93-57 PC win over Fairfield. January 16, 1973 - PC scores 118 points against Western Kentucky (88) for largest point total ever, a mark that would stand for 27 years. January 20, 1973 - Playing its 1000th game ever, PC loses a big game at UCLA, 101-77. March 17, 1973 - Ernie DiGregorio leads Friars to 103-89 thumping of Maryland (ranked fourth nationally) in Eastern Regional for first-ever trip to the NCAA Final Four.