Providence Journal College Basketball Podcast: Kvonn Cramer returns, long road for the Friars, URI women surge

Pick and Pop College Hoops Podcast

Welcome to the latest Providence Journal College Basketball Podcast.

This is Bill Koch, sports writer for the Journal. I'm joined as usual by Morey Hershgordon, sports director at WPRI and Fox Providence, and Nick Coit, sports director at ABC6 and weekend co-host of Cordischi and Coit on WEEI Providence.

Kvonn Cramer returned Thursday night for Bryant (2:40), completing a seven-week recovery from an illness that forced him to seek care in a Cincinnati intensive care unit. He played 14 minutes as the Bulldogs took care of NJIT.

Providence lost a pair of road games against fellow Big East contenders (9:40) and returns home for a couple matchups with DePaul and Butler. Bryce Hopkins has been named to the midseason Robertson Trophy list.

Tammi Reiss and the University of Rhode Island women (27:40) are rolling. The Rams are 15-3 overall after blowing out Richmond this week.

URI's men (35:40) begin a three-game homestand Saturday against George Mason. The Rams could use some luck at the Ryan Center after their road struggles continued Tuesday night.

Brown plays a last home game against Columbia (44:30) before hitting the road for six of its next seven. The Bears are in the thick of the race for an Ivy League playoff spot.

Mike Brey and Notre Dame are parting ways at the end of the season (53:05), setting up another headline opening on the coaching carousel. More on the Fighting Irish and a course review from Professor Coit to finish the pod.

Thanks as always for joining us.