2019–20 Providence Friars men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Providence Friars men's basketball team represents Providence College in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by ninth-year head coach Ed Cooley, play their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center as members of the Big East Conference.

2019–20 Providence Friars men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
2019–20 record19–12 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Battle (5th season)
  • Brian Blaney (9th season)
  • Ivan Thomas (5th season)
Home arenaDunkin' Donuts Center
2019–20 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Creighton13–5 .722  24–7  .774
No. 11 Villanova13–5 .722  24–7  .774
No. 16 Seton Hall13–5 .722  21–9  .700
Providence12–6 .667  19–12  .613
No. 24 Butler10–8 .556  22–9  .710
Marquette8–10 .444  18–12  .600
Xavier8–10 .444  19–13  .594
Georgetown5–13 .278  15–17  .469
St. John's5–13 .278  17–15  .531
DePaul3–15 .167  16–16  .500
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 Big East Tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game of the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Friars finished the 2018–19 season 18–16, 7–11 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for last place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big East Tournament, they defeated Butler before losing to Villanova in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NIT as the No. 4 seed in the Indiana bracket where they lost to Arkansas in the First Round.

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Makai Ashton–Langford1G6'3"185SophomoreWorcester, MATransferred to Boston College
Drew Edwards25F6'4"190RS JuniorPerry Hall, MDGraduate Transfer to Charlotte
Isaiah Jackson44G6'6"225RS SeniorGainesville, FLGraduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Luwane Pipkins12G5'11"180Grad StudentChicago, ILUMass
Noah Horchler14F6'8"210SeniorMelbourne Beach, FLNorth Florida
Jared Bynum21G5'10"175SophomoreLargo, MDSaint Joseph's

2019 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Greg Gantt
SF		 Fayetteville, NC Trinity Christian School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jul 27, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 86
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2019-11-01.

    Roster
    2019–20 Providence Friars men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    C 0 Nate Watson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrBishop O'Connell High School Arlington, Virginia
    F 1 Greg Gantt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrTrinity Christian School Fayetteville, North Carolina
    F 2 Kris Monroe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoSt. David's School Creedmoor, North Carolina
    G 3 David Duke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoCushing Academy Providence, Rhode Island
    G 4 Maliek White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrGeorge Wythe High School Richmond, Virginia
    F 5 Jimmy Nichols, Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoConway High School Conway, South Carolina
    G 10 A.J. Reeves 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoBrimmer and May School Roxbury, Massachusetts
    G 11 Alpha Diallo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrBrewster Academy New York, New York
    G 12 Luwane Pipkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) GSBogan High School
    UMass    		 Chicago, Illinois
    F 13 Kalif Young 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrOrangeville Prep Vaughan, Ontario
    F 14 Noah Horchler  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrMelbourne High School
    North Florida    		 Melbourne Beach, Florida
    F 15 Emmitt Holt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) GSWebster Schroeder
    Indian Hills CC    		 Rochester, New York
    G 21 Jared Bynum  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoGeorgetown Prep
    Saint Joseph's    		 Largo, Maryland
    G 22 Tommy Dempsey (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSeton Catholic Central High School Binghamton, New York
    G 24 Andrew Fonts (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrPortsmouth Abbey School Portsmouth, Rhode Island
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: 2019-11-01

    Schedule and results

    [1]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 19, 2019*
    3:00 pm    		 Stonehill
    Exhibition    		 W 87–68  –
    		  23 – Diallo  13 – Holt  6 – Duke  Dunkin' Donuts Center (3,469)
    Providence, RI
    Non-conference regular season
    November 5, 2019*
    7:00 pm, FSN    		 Sacred Heart W 106–60  1–0
    		  19 – Diallo  14 – Diallo  8 – Duke  Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,103)
    Providence, RI
    November 9, 2019*
    4:30 pm, FSN    		 NJIT W 76–47  2–0
    		  21 – Duke  10 – Diallo  5 – Tied  Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,102)
    Providence, RI
    November 13, 2019*
    9:00 pm, BTN    		 at Northwestern
    Gavitt Tipoff Games    		 L 63–72  2–1
    		  15 – Diallo  14 – Diallo  4 – White  Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,204)
    Evanston, IL
    November 16, 2019*
    2:00 pm, FS2    		 Saint Peter's W 68–47  3–1
    		  17 – Duke  9 – Diallo  7 – Pipkins  Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,063)
    Providence, RI
    November 19, 2019*
    7:00 pm, FSN    		 Merrimack W 93–56  4–1
    		  18 – Pipkins  10 – Holt  8 – Pipkins  Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,251)
    Providence, RI
    November 23, 2019*
    4:00 pm, FS2    		 Penn L 75-81  4–2
    		  20 – White  8 – Diallo  7 – Pipkins  Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,649)
    Providence, RI
    November 28, 2019*
    2:00 pm, ESPNU    		 vs. Long Beach State
    Wooden Legacy quarterfinals    		 L 65–66  4–3
    		  12 – Pipkins  9 – Diallo  5 – Pipkins  Anaheim Arena 
    Anaheim, CA
    November 29, 2020*
    4:30 pm, ESPNU    		 vs. Charleston
    Wooden Legacy 2nd round consolation    		 L 55–63  4–4
    		  22 – Duke  6 – Diallo  5 – Duke  Anaheim Arena (1,158)
    Anaheim, CA
    December 1, 2019*
    3:30 pm, ESPNU    		 vs. Pepperdine
    Wooden Legacy 7th place game    		 W 80–77  5–4
    		  15 – Tied  9 – Diallo  6 – Diallo  Anaheim Arena 
    Anaheim, CA
    December 6, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 at Rhode Island
    Ocean State Cup    		 L 61–75  5–5
    		  13 – Diallo  9 – Young  3 – Tied  Ryan Center (8,052)
    Kingston, RI
    December 14, 2019*
    8:00 pm, FS1    		 Stony Brook W 82–78  6–5
    		  21 – Tied  12 – Diallo  7 – Pipkins  Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,861)
    Providence, RI
    December 17, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 vs. Florida
    Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational    		 W 83–51  6–6
    		  20 – Diallo  12 – Diallo  2 – White  Barclays Center (17,732)
    Brooklyn, NY
    December 21, 2019*
    2:00 pm, FOX    		 Texas
    Big East/Big 12 Battle    		 W 70–48  7–6
    		  14 – Diallo  12 – Diallo  5 – Diallo  Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,876)
    Providence, RI
    Big East regular season
    December 31, 2019
    5:30 pm, FS1    		 Georgetown W 76–60  8–6
    (1–0)    		  20 – Diallo  8 – Diallo  8 – Duke  Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,980)
    Providence, RI
    January 4, 2020
    2:00 pm, FS1    		 at DePaul W 66–65  9–6
    (2–0)    		  16 – Tied  6 – Tied  5 – Duke  Wintrust Arena (4,945)
    Chicago, IL
    January 7, 2020
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 at Marquette W 81–80 OT 10–6
    (3–0)    		  19 – White  11 – Diallo  5 – Duke  Fiserv Forum (14,414)
    Milwaukee, WI
    January 10, 2020
    9:00 pm, FS1    		 No. 6 Butler L 58–70  10–7
    (3–1)    		  21 – Diallo  6 – Diallo  2 – Tied  Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,674)
    Providence, RI
    January 15, 2020
    8:30 pm, FSN    		 St. John's W 63–58  11–7
    (4–1)    		  19 – Diallo  8 – Young  4 – Duke  Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,542)
    Providence, RI
    January 18, 2020
    4:30 pm, FS1    		 at No. 25 Creighton L 74–78  11–8
    (4–2)    		  36 – Duke  10 – Young  3 – Tied  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,048)
    Omaha, NE
    January 22, 2020
    8:30 pm, FS1    		 at No. 10 Seton Hall L 64–73  11–9
    (4–3)    		  13 – Diallo  8 – Diallo  5 – Duke  Prudential Center (9,267)
    Newark, NJ
    January 25, 2020
    1:00 pm, CBS    		 No. 9 Villanova L 60–64  11–10
    (4–4)    		  18 – Watson  10 – Duke  2 – White  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,927)
    Providence, RI
    February 1, 2020
    2:00 pm, FS1    		 at No. 16 Butler W 65–61  12–10
    (5–4)    		  22 – Pipkins  9 – Young  2 – 4 Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,132)
    Indianapolis, IN
    February 5, 2020
    7:00 pm, FSN    		 No. 21 Creighton W 73–56  13–10
    (6–4)    		  22 – Reeves  7 – Young  6 – White  Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,102)
    Providence, RI
    February 8, 2020
    8:00 pm, FS1    		 at Xavier L 58–64  13–11
    (6–5)    		  16 – Watson  7 – Watson  7 – White  Cintas Center (10,575)
    Cincinnati, OH
    February 12, 2020
    8:30 pm, CBSSN    		 at St. John's L 69–80  13–12
    (6–6)    		  19 – Diallo  17 – Diallo  4 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (4,083)
    Queens, NY
    February 15, 2020
    8:00 pm, CBSSN    		 No. 10 Seton Hall W 74–68  14–12
    (7–6)    		  35 – Diallo  10 – Diallo  3 – White  Dunkin' Donuts Center (13,255)
    Providence, RI
    February 19, 2019
    8:30 pm, FS1    		 at Georgetown W 73–63  15–12
    (8–6)    		  18 – Diallo  9 – Young  7 – White  Capital One Arena (7,371)
    Washington, D.C.
    February 22, 2020
    12:00 pm, FOX    		 No. 19 Marquette W 84–72  16–12
    (9–6)    		  24 – Pipkins  5 – Watson  4 – Tied  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,805)
    Providence, RI
    February 29, 2020
    12:00 pm, FOX    		 at No. 12 Villanova W 58–54  17–12
    (10–6)    		  27 – Pipkins  7 – Young  2 – Tied  Wells Fargo Center (15,516)
    Philadelphia, PA
    March 4, 2020
    6:30 pm, FS1    		 Xavier W 80–74  18–12
    (11–6)    		  25 – Diallo  5 – Tied  4 – Diallo  Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,736)
    Providence, RI
    March 7, 2020
    6:30 pm, FS1    		 DePaul W 93–55  19–12
    (12–6)    		  19 – Reeves  8 – Tied  5 – Pipkins  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,103)
    Providence, RI
    Big East Tournament
    March 12, 2020
    2:30 pm, FS1    		 (4) vs. (5) No. 24 Butler
    Quarterfinals    		 Madison Square Garden 
    New York City, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
    AP RV Not released 
    Coaches RV

    References
    1. https://friars.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball
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