Last year, before the basketball season even tipped off, coach Ed Cooley was asked about his team. What he expected of it and what he thought they might accomplish.
He had no clue.
But then he watched as his Friars posted 20 wins and reached the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season, the first time that feat was accomplished in the storied Providence basketball history.
This time around, however, Cooley seems a little bit more at ease with his team. Well, most of it anyway. So what’s the difference with this year’s version of the Friars?