PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The JWU (Providence) men's basketball team opened the 2026-27 campaign with a 77-62 loss to Lesley University Friday night in non-conference action at the Wildcat Center.
Sophomore
Omar Grullon scored a game-high 22 points and snared eight rebounds for the Wildcats in the head coaching debut for
Derrick Seldon II. Junior
Jason Hines added 10 points while freshman
Orden Roberts added eight points and three rebounds before fouling out.
Freshman
Jonathan Jones filled the stat sheet with seven points, seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals for JWU, which shot 40 percent from the field and 50 percent from the charity stripe (9-of-18).
The Wildcats outrebounded the Lynx 34-33 and forced 18 turnovers which led to 18 points. Lesley, meanwhile, shot 51 percent – including 46 percent from downtown (6-of-13) – and scored 30 points of its own off 20 Wildcat turnovers.
