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READY AND WAITING: Friars appear poised to pick up where they left off

Journal Sports Writer
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Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of previews of Rhode Island’s four Division I men’s college basketball programs

PROVIDENCE — In a normal year, college basketball teams that win their last six games of the season cut down some nets.

That’s how many victories it takes to run through the NCAA Tournament field. The upsets of the first two days, the elite matchups in the Sweet 16 and the stage afforded by the Final Four represent three of the premier sporting occasions on the calendar.