Big East suspends Providence's Powell 2 games, giving him a 3-game penalty from fight-filled game
Providence forward Duncan Powell (31) is escorted off the court after getting ejected following a fight during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. John's, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, in Providence, R.I. Credit: AP/Mark Stockwell
NEW YORK — Providence forward Duncan Powell was suspended two additional games by the Big East on Sunday, meaning he will miss three games for his flagrant foul that sparked a fight in a game against St. John's.
Powell already faced an automatic one-game ban for fighting by NCAA rules, but the conference tacked on an additional penalty stemming from the 17th-ranked Red Storm's 79-69 victory Saturday that featured seven ejections.
It started when Powell flagrantly fouled Bryce Hopkins — who played three seasons in Providence — from behind as he went up for a fast-break layup. Powell was automatically ejected for the flagrant 2 foul.
The Big East said that officials determined that Powell “engaged in additional combative actions that constituted a fighting act subsequent to the flagrant foul.”
He will sit out next Saturday at DePaul, followed by a Feb. 24 home game against Xavier and a game at Creighton on Feb. 28.
