Daniel James

As the calendar creeps into late February, fans are very carefully observing every move the Providence Friars make. Every win or loss will dictate their fate in a few Sundays, and fans are keen on knowing exactly how that fate will be influenced. Coming off a huge victory over Villanova, the Friars traveled to Hinkle...

It’s poetic beauty that the Friars beat Villanova on Valentine’s Day because the win against Wildcats is exactly how new fans become fans for life and veterans of the team remember what they love about the Friars. Providence’s win over Villanova was a thriller in a wide range. If you watched the game or even...

It’s almost crazy how up and down a single win or loss can get fans in college basketball. Saturday morning every fan in Friartown was feeling energized and optimistic about this year’s team. They were taking care of business in a very competitive Big East, putting themselves in a good position for the home stretch...

I still believe the Friars will end up getting to the NCAA Tournament. I’ve watched this team all season and I’ve always been a believer in the Friars, even when they were going through heartbreaks. Now, all that said: this is the loss that fans look back on during Selection Sunday when Providence doesn’t see...

Watching Game of Thrones. Playing Mortal Kombat with my girlfriend. Experiencing Providence basketball in conference play. These are the things that I sit down for genuinely not knowing the outcome, but I know it’s going to take years off my life. "You play to win the game." #pcbb — Ultimate Cranston (@UltimateCrans) February 7, 2018 Point in...

Any Providence College alum may remember learning about the theory of relativity in Western Civ class. For those who don’t know, it’s not an earth-shattering concept: it’s the idea that time feels like it moves faster sometimes, and slower other times. This is best described as time feeling like it drags forever while sitting...

I think it’s that time to say that Friar fans need to accept that this year’s Providence team may not be Big East elite. That is not something any fan should take lightly: it wasn’t too long ago that the Friars were looking like they might contend for a top spot in the Big...

Welcome to the Big East Midseason Awards! We’re now halfway through conference play and things are heating up for some teams, others are shooting themselves in the foot, and DePaul is also here. If you’re the kind of person who looks for validation on your team by seeing your player show up on a...

There are two times and only two times when someone sings Chumbawamba's hit song "Tubthumping." First, when they're drunk at a college bar drinking the $4 pitcher beer special. Second, when they just watched their team get the snot pounded out of them, but know the team will somehow recover. For Friar fans, it's probably...

As the Friars continue to show fans who they are, there’s been a question that fans have wanted to see answers to: who’s going to be that key role player behind the seniors? That fill-the-gap-wherever-needed type of player who can give you points, lock down a defender, or grab some boards when the team...