On Sunday night, the Providence Journal’s Kevin McNamara reported that Ed Cooley is “putting the finishing touches on a schedule “that may be too hard” and features home games against Rhode Island and Massachusetts, a trip to preseason No. 1-ranked Kentucky, a return to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for a game against Miami, and games against Florida State and Notre Dame in the Hall of Fame Tip-off at Mohegan Sun casino.”
This morning Jon Rothstein tweeted that the Miami game will be part of a doubleheader with Manhattan vs. Fordham and will be played on 12/22/14. This confirms a previous report from John Rooke who hinted at this last week.
Providence will play Miami and Manhattan will face Fordham in a doubleheader at the Barclays Center on 12/22/14, source told @CBSSports.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) June 2, 2014
Let’s take a look at what we know so far:
Home Games
- Albany
2013-14 RPI – 185
2013-14 Kenpom Rating – 173
- Brown
2013-14 RPI – 229
2013-14 Kenpom Rating – 160
- Binghamton (Hall of Fame Tipoff Campus Site) 11/17/14
2013-14 RPI – 325
2013-14 Kenpom Rating – 333
- Holy Cross
2013-14 RPI – 127
2013-14 Kenpom Rating – 157
- Massachusetts
2013-14 RPI – 23
2013-14 Kenpom Rating – 54
- Navy (Hall of Fame Tipoff Campus Site) 11/20/14
2013-14 RPI -321
2013-14 Kenpom Rating – 303
- Rhode Island
2013-14 RPI – 155
2013-14 Kenpom Rating – 103
- Stony Brook
2013-14 RPI – 165
2013-14 Kenpom Rating – 174
Road Games
- at Boston College
2013-14 RPI – 207
2013-14 Kenpom Rating – 138
- at Kentucky
2013-14 RPI – 17
2013-14 Kenpom Rating – 11
Neutral Games
- Florida State (Hall of Fame Tipoff @ Mohegan) 11/22/14
2013-14 RPI –
2013-14 Kenpom Rating –
- Miami (FL) – Barclays Center 12/22/14
2013-14 RPI – 110
2013-14 Kenpom Rating – 69
- Notre Dame (Hall of Fame Tipoff @ Mohegan) 11/23/14
2013-14 RPI – 136
2013-14 Kenpom Rating – 99
That puts the Friars at 13 non-conference matchups right now with the possibility that another game could be added with a Big 10 opponent. If this is the schedule that PC goes to battle with next season, it is certainly pretty formidable with the two worst games likely being a result of their campus site opponents for the Naismith Hall of Fame Tipoff – Binghamton and Navy.