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Marvin Jerome "Bad News" [1] Barnes (July 27, 1952 – September 8, 2014) was an American professional basketball player. A forward , he was an All-American at Providence College , and played professionally in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA).
For the 1972–73 season, the team began playing in downtown Providence at the brand-new 12,000-seat arena, the Providence Civic Center (renamed the Dunkin' Donuts Center in 2001). That season was the Friars' best to date; led by Ernie DiGregorio and the troubled center Marvin Barnes , the team went on a 17-team game winning streak that ended ...
Each piece brings to light a story of the North Providence Summer Basketball League, or NPSBL, an NCAA-sanctioned league that ran from 1962 until 1995. ... Marvin Barnes (N.P. Liquors team ...
DiGregorio, Marvin Barnes and Kevin Stacom led the Providence team to a Final Four appearance in the 1973 National Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA) Tournament in DiGregorio's senior season. [2] They eventually lost to Memphis State, [6] but only after Barnes sustained a knee injury that forced an early exit, after playing only 11 minutes ...
Providence made its first deep run in the tournament during the 1972-73 season. They finished that year with a 27-4 record and was No. 4 in the nation in the AP Poll. ... The team had three future ...
The consensus 1973 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four major All-American teams. [1] To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, The United Press International and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
The 1972–73 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the 1972–73 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by fourth-year head coach Dave Gavitt, played their home games at the Providence Civic Center. They finished the season 27–4.
Providence College basketball: 10 things to know about the Friars PC basketball 'started from humble beginnings' “Friar basketball is really a Cinderella story,” school president Rev. Kenneth ...