EDITORIAL: PC Is a Class “A” Program Playing in a Class “F” Facility
Thursday, February 24, 2022
For the third time in the last four years on national television, the Dunkin’ Donuts Center has served as a national embarrassment, as games have had to be canceled or delayed because the management of the facility can't maintain the building properly.
Twice before, concerns about players’ safety forced games to be stopped, and in one case, a game had to be shifted to Providence College’s Alumni Hall. The Friars lost that game.
The cause of the previous incidents was moisture on the floor.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTOn Wednesday night, with less than three minutes in the game against Xavier remaining, the game was stopped for more than 10 minutes due to a leaking roof. According to the Dunk's staff, it was caused by water on the roof. This begs the question of, aren't roofs supposed to keep the water out?
CBS Sports announcers said the officials were considering putting the players on a bus to complete the game on the PC campus, marking another national embarrassment playing out in the Dunk.
While this year’s Friars are a national success story and the team has served as a rallying point for Rhode Islanders recovering from the stress of the pandemic, the ongoing inability of the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority and the management team to properly maintain the building continues to place player’s health and careers at risk and embarrass the Friars program.
Having the Friars play downtown is a benefit to restaurants and the economy, but the rightful discussion now for PC leadership is the development of an on-campus facility.
The only ones to blame are the incompetents at managing the Dunk.
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