There is reason for great optimism in Friartown as we look forward to the upcoming seasons of Providence Basketball. The development of our younger players, combined with early success on the recruiting trail gives us reason to believe we can continue to improve each season.

In order for us to maximize our success we need to improve all areas of the program. Some of the areas we are working on right now are recruiting, scheduling and fundraising. Another area that we can improve is our home court advantage at "The Dunk." Please send your  comments and ideas on how we can have the best crowd and how to create one of the toughest places to play in the country.

Thanks for your support and keep checking back for updates at www.coachkenodavis.com.

All the Best,

Coach Keno Davis

In building a successful basketball program there are many areas that must be addressed and improved (at the top of our list you would find recruiting and player development). Although I can't talk specifically about our recruiting efforts [per NCAA rules], I can say that I am more than pleased with the early results. Through the tireless work of my staff, we have been able to secure some of the country's best student-athletes.

Thanks again for all of our great fans that back our program! Whether you contribute financially, buy season tickets, or just cheer for the Friars, we value your support. Keep checking back to www.coachkenodavis.com for new features and updates on our program. Our fans truly understand that hard work pays dividends, and I can promise you that no one will work harder!

All the Best,

Coach Keno Davis

We have had the most difficult stretch of the season in the nation with five of our last eight games against teams in the top eight in the country.  We have shown great effort in those games and held leads in the second half in three out of the five.  Of our other three games two were on the road, a 4 point loss at Cincinnati and a last play loss at South Florida.  The other game was a three point home loss to Marquette.

#4 rated Syracuse (25-2) starts off our week at The Dunk Tuesday night. Although we have had a tough stretch of games and injuries, our team continues to improve. Our short-term goal is to be playing our best basketball by the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden. The exciting element about tournament play is that records are thrown out and the game is decided on the court.

Our long-term approach as individuals and as a team is for off-season dedication and improvement. We are excited about our recruiting efforts, but will rely on our returners to set the tone for years to come.

Thanks for all the support from many true Friar fans that have written and emailed the office. We are indeed proud of our past at Providence College but excited about our future!

All the Best,

Coach Keno Davis

This week will be a demanding one as we host UConn on Wednesday and travel to Cincinnati for a Saturday matchup. Although we will be underdogs in both games I am looking forward to seeing our team respond from a tough loss.  There is no better opportunity to come together and motivate ourselves than when we face adversity.  It is my belief that we will look back at the experiences from the beginning of this season, as a time that was necessary for us to have consistent success in the Big East for years to come.  I want to thank our season ticket holders, our donors/supporters, and our fans for their support of the program.  We are building the program so that we can be a contender each year without limits for our success.  As we all are well aware of, this takes time, but I thank you for your support of the young men currently in our program.  It is their hard work which will set the tone for the program for the future.

In scheduling news we are still awaiting the field for the Cancun Challenge on 11/23-24 for next season.  However it is not too early for those of you that are considering a warm weather destination mixed in with some great basketball.  For hotel accomodations and tournament ticket information please contact either Brent Amick or Melissa Koza at Triple Crown Sports.

Location:    Moon Palace Resort Convention Center

Date:          11/23-24, 2010

Brent Amick:  970-672-0573;   Melissa Koza:  972-672-0567

I will continue to update you on other scheduling news on the website as contracts become finalized.

Thanks again for all the support!

All the Best,

Coach Keno Davis

It was a week of some exciting basketball in Providence as we hosted Louisville on Wednesday and Rutgers Saturday night. Our team showed some very good offensive and defensive play in stretches on Wednesday, and came out focused Saturday. All in all a split for the week while gaining invaluable experience was a postive result.

Individually, we have already seen great progress from our young team. The statistic that stood out Saturday was Jamine Peterson's 29 point, 20 rebound game. Developing players to be multi-dimensional with their game is important for their individual and our team success.

We go on the road for a pair of games this week as we play DePaul and Marquette. We again will focus on effort, with the understanding that executing will come in time.

Thanks for your support and make sure to send in your questions under the "Ask Coach Davis" link.

All the Best,

Keno Davis

We have finished the non-conference part of our schedule with an 8-4 record. Matching last year's team record in the non-conference is impressive when you take into account the nine new faces on the court.  Let's review where we are from a statistical stand point at this time of year:

In the seventeen NCAA categories we have improved in thirteen and down in four.  On the negative side, our aggressiveness has led to more fouling - which we are currently working on in practice.

Thanks again for all your support of the new website and make sure you sign up for the free monthly newsletter for more updates.

All the Best,

Keno Davis

It is finals week on the PC campus, where our student-athletes are working hard on their studies. We are off to a 7-4 start, one win behind last year's 8-4 non-conference mark. With our final non-conference game against Yale on Monday, December 21st we have some time to prepare for the always tough BIG EAST conference.

We have made solid progress as one can see when you compare last year's statistics with this team. As always, we are focused on effort and improvement. If we continue to do that, the wins and losses will take care of themselves.

Although I'm not allowed to give out specifics regarding our recruiting, I'm very pleased with the talent and character level of recruits we are involved with. In order for us to compete nationally, we must always look to improve in all areas of our program, and recruiting is always in the conversation.

Thanks for all your support of our program and continue to check-in at www.coachkenodavis.com.

All the Best,

Keno Davis

We are entering a tough week with a 5-3 record and games against Brown, George Washington, and Iona. Our staff is working hard on our schedule and expect to hear some news on this website in the near future.

Both Providence and Brown will have quick turn-arounds by playing on Monday night at "The Dunk." We are looking forward to every game as an opportunity to improve and prepare ourselves for the always tough BIG EAST schedule.

We have shown great improvement in many areas from last year and continue to work for bigger and better things in the future. It's an exciting time to be a fan of Providence College Basketball and I appreciate your support!

All the Best,

Keno Davis

Three victories in three days resulted in winning the World Vision Invitational to open the season. Our victories came against Bryant 96-53, Bucknell 76-65, and Mercer 79-77. Although none of the teams were in mid-season form, there was great effort by all the teams throughout the weekend.

We have three days to prepare to play our first road game at Alabama. It will be a good test for our young team to be able to play with the same intensity we showed in front of our home fans. In addition we will be working on improving our execution on offense, deffense and special situations. Hopefully starting off 3-0 gives us added motivation to improve as a team.

Thanks for checking out the weekly blog and keep an eye out for upcoming videos from my radio and television show.

Go Friars!

All the Best,

Keno Davis

Our exhibition season is over as we came away with two victories, 97-74 over Merrimack and 91-55 over Stonehill.  We were led in those games by a couple of our returning players in MarShon Brooks and Jamine Peterson.  The fans attending those games saw the up-tempo type of basketball that Providence will soon be known for.  Although our scoring was effective, I am most excited about the depth of this year’s team (we were able to play twelve players the majority of the minutes during our exhibition games).

The regular season opens up for us this weekend with games verses Bryant, Bucknell, and Mercer.

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It’s hard to believe we open up on Saturday night with an exhibition game versus Merrimack College.  We have been practicing for just over a week and now we’re getting ready to kick off the season.

We’ve had some great early season practices with competition for all five starting spots and our rotation for the upcoming season.  I’ve been impressed with our newcomers the most as they seem to improve every day.  The most important element in our players must be their work ethic, and we see our student-athletes starting to embrace that.

In the past week I had the opportunity to represent Providence College along with Seniors Brian McKenzie and Sharaud Curry at Madison Square Garden for BIG EAST Media Day.  I had many people tell me how impressed they were with these two young men and I have no doubt they’ll be successful in the future.

All the Best,

Keno Davis

The official start of the basketball season kicked off with Late Night Madness on the PC campus Friday night.  With a capacity crowd in Alumni Hall, our students were introduced to this year’s Friar team.  I want to give recognition to the students, as we got an unbelievable turnout of over half of our students in attendance to support all the teams.  It is going to be exciting to not only watch our team progress, but to watch our student support increase in numbers and vocally.

In a short amount of time we have had 5 practices and an opportunity to improve as a group.  There is definitely a lot of competition this year for starting spots as well as playing time.  The statistics from our practices this week should give everyone an idea where they currently stand.  Thanks for everyone checking out the website (as we have over 100,000 hits already this month).  I encourage you to sign up for the free monthly newsletter to get more PC Basketball info!
           

All the Best,
 

Coach Keno Davis