Who is coming to Providence for March Madness? Here is everything you need to know
PROVIDENCE — Madness has arrived in Providence.
The NCAA men's basketball tournament opening-round games are downtown on March 20 and 22. And here's who you can see at the Amica Mutual Pavilion this week.
No. 2. St. John's and coach Rick Pitino, the onetime Providence Friars coach, lead the eight-team field heading to Providence. No. 4. Purdue and No. 5 Clemson are a potentially intriguing second-round matchup to watch. And Bill Self's Kansas Jayhawks will also be in Rhode Island, facing off with ex-UMass coach John Calipari, who's brining his Arkansas Razorbacks.
For the full bracket, read on below:
Meet the basketball teams coming to Providence
No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 12 McNeese
No. 4. Purdue vs. No. 13 High Point
No. 7 Kansas vs. No. 10 Arkansas
No. 2. St. John's vs. No. 15 Omaha
All the Providence games will played Thursday. The schedule is still to be announced.
Tickets for Providence games are available here.
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This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Here are the teams coming to Providence for March Madness
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