Coaches ID college basketball's top sleeper teams for 2021-22 season
Jeff Borzello surveyed anonymous coaches from each of the top conferences to ID the teams from their leagues that have flown beneath the offseason radar.
2022 Schedule
2022 Schedule
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DePaul clocks Providence advancing to Big East quarterfinals
— Javon Freeman-Liberty and Charlie Moore each scored 21 points and DePaul surprised Providence 70-62 in a Big East Conference tournament first round game Wednesday night.
Dunn scores 21 to lead St. John's past Providence 81-67
— Rasheem Dunn had a season-high 21 points as St. John’s defeated Providence 81-67 on Wednesday night.
Horchler scores 20 to carry Providence over Xavier 83-68
— Noah Horchler had a season-high 20 points as Providence defeated Xavier 83-68 on Wednesday night.
Bouknight scores 18 to carry UConn over Providence 73-61
— James Bouknight and Tyrese Martin each scored 18 points to lead UConn to a 73-61 win over Providence on Tuesday night.
Duke leads Providence past DePaul 57-47
— David Duke recorded 17 points and 13 rebounds to lift Providence to a 57-47 win over DePaul on Saturday night.
Watson scores 17 to lift Providence over UConn 70-59
— Nate Watson and David Duke each had 17 points as Providence got past UConn 70-59 on Wednesday.
Mamukelashvili leads Seton Hall past Providence 60-43
— Sandro Mamukelashvili had 20 points as Seton Hall defeated Providence 60-43 on Wednesday night.
Late jumper by Wahab carries Georgetown over Providence
— Qudus Wahab made a jumper with 1:16 remaining to give Georgetown the lead en route to a 73-72 win over Providence on Saturday.
Providence controls OT, tops Marquette 72-63
— Providence never trailed in overtime, topping Marquette 72-63 on Wednesday night.
Gillespie, Moore lead No. 3 Villanova past Providence 71-56
— Collin Gillespie and Justin Moore scored 15 points apiece, and No. 3 Villanova used a dominating second half to defeat Providence 71-56 on Saturday.
Watson scores 29 to lead Friars past No. 11 Creighton 74-70
— Nate Watson scored a career-high 29 points and Providence turned back Creighton each time it pulled close to beat the 11th-ranked Bluejays 74-70 on Wednesday night.
Garcia scores 20 to lead Marquette past Providence 79-69
— Dawson Garcia tied his season high with 20 points as Marquette topped Providence 79-69 on Tuesday night.
Jones 3 at buzzer lifts Xavier over Providence 74-73
— Colby Jones hit a 3-pointer with one tenth of a second left to lead Xavier to a 74-73 win over Providence on Sunday.
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Late dunk lifts No. 11 Creighton to win over Providence
— Christian Bishop had a go-ahead dunk with 0.8 seconds left and the 11th-ranked Creighton Bluejays held off a late rally to beat the Providence Friars 67-65 on Saturday.
Duke scores 22 to lift Providence over Butler 71-55
— David Duke had 22 points and 13 rebounds as Providence got past Butler 71-55 on Wednesday.
Late basket lifts Providence over DePaul in 2OT
— David Duke scored 24 points, including the clinching free throws with a half minute to play and Providence defeated DePaul 95-90 in double overtime on Sunday.
Coles scores 14 to carry Butler past Providence 70-64
— JaKobe Coles had 14 points off the bench to lead Butler to a 70-64 win over Providence on Wednesday night.
Providence defeats Seton Hall in OT on last-second shot
— A.J. Reeves hit a wide-open corner 3-poi nter on a busted play with 3.1 seconds left in overtime to lead Providence to an 80-77 win over Seton Hall on Sunday.
Duke scored 28 points again, Providence beats TCU 79-70
— David Duke scored 28 points for the second straight game, and Providence beat TCU 79-70 on Wednesday night in the Big East-Big 12 Battle.
Duke carries Providence over Fairleigh Dickinson 79-67
— David Duke had 28 points and Nate Watson added 20 points as Providence topped Fairleigh Dickinson 79-67 on Saturday.
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2020-21 Big East Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova | 11-4 | - | 18-7 |
| Creighton | 14-6 | +0.5 | 22-9 |
| UConn | 11-6 | 1 | 15-8 |
| St. John's | 10-9 | 3 | 16-11 |
| Seton Hall | 10-9 | 3 | 14-13 |
| Providence | 9-10 | 4 | 13-13 |
| Xavier | 6-7 | 4 | 13-8 |
| Georgetown | 7-9 | 4.5 | 13-13 |
| Marquette | 8-11 | 5 | 13-14 |
| Butler | 8-12 | 5.5 | 10-15 |
| DePaul | 2-13 | 9 | 5-14 |
Team Stats
Points Per Game69.8231st
Rebounds Per Game35.7Tied-166th
Assists Per Game13.5174th
Points Allowed69.7
2022 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quant'e Berry | SG | Committed | 80 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 2 |
| Tournament Record | 15-21 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 20 |