Six things to know about the Providence Friars. The team's nickname — the Friars — dates back to 1929, when a Providence Journal article used it in reference to the school's baseball team.

Mark Ziady, who graduated from Providence in 1994, traveled to Chicago from Cohasset, Mass., with his son Keegan, who got to leave school early this week to watch the Friars play.

Providence has five graduate student-athletes on the roster. That’s the most the Friars have had in the program's history. That’s not surprising, with players being able to get a COVID season.

The Providence Friars have a date with Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.And while the program might not be known nationally for sending lots of players to the NBA ...