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Steve DeMeo returns to Providence with hungry St. John's team

Jan 14, 2020 at 5:07 PM

PROVIDENCE – When Steve DeMeo walks into the Dunkin’ Donuts Center Wednesday night for the first time in 12 years, he’ll still see an awful lot of familiar faces.

It’s been that long since DeMeo sat alongside Tim Welsh and helped coach five Providence College teams to post-season tournaments in perhaps the toughest decade to ever navigate the Big East’s shark-filled waters. The basketball road has taken DeMeo far and wide since 2008 but he’s always kept the Friars in his sights.

“I loved my time at Providence,” said DeMeo, who has returned to the Big East as an assistant coach at St.