Podcast: URI men heating up, Providence men cooling off, more

Pick and Pop College Hoops Podcast

Welcome to the latest edition of the Providence Journal's College Basketball Podcast. This is Bill Koch, sports writer for the Journal. I'm joined as always by Nick Coit, the sports director at ABC6 and the weekend co-host of Cordischi and Coit on WEEI Providence.

The University of Rhode Island men are red-hot -- four straight wins and a 3-0 start in the Atlantic 10. The Rams blitzed Massachusetts on Saturday in their latest victory (3:00).

Providence's men are the opposite. The Friars are adrift, losing their fourth straight in Big East play when they fell to Xavier on Saturday (23:20).

Bryant's men continue to show significant upside. The Bulldogs are 3-0 in America East after a solid road win at New Hampshire and have won five of six overall (36:30).

Brown's women head into a Monday home tip looking for a 3-0 start in the Ivy League. The Bears blew out Dartmouth and dominated Yale for the first 35 minutes before hanging on in New Haven (50:00).

Bryant's women are back to .500 in league play after a tense home victory against New Hampshire. The Bulldogs executed late against the Wildcats, finding a defensive stop and securing a key rebound (61:35).

Thanks as always for listening.