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2019–20 Providence Friars men's basketball team

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2019–20 Providence Friars men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
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
Seasons
2019–20 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Creighton 13 5   .722 24 7   .774
No. 11 Villanova 13 5   .722 24 7   .774
No. 16 Seton Hall 13 5   .722 21 9   .700
Providence 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
No. 24 Butler 10 8   .556 22 9   .710
Marquette 8 10   .444 18 12   .600
Xavier 8 10   .444 19 13   .594
Georgetown 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
St. John's 5 13   .278 17 15   .531
DePaul 3 15   .167 16 16   .500
Note: The 2020 Big East tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game of the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

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

At the time of the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, the Friars were listed as a projected member of the tournament field by every major college basketball publication.[1]

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Makai Ashton–Langford 1 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Worcester, MA Transferred to Boston College
Drew Edwards 25 F 6'4" 190 RS Junior Perry Hall, MD Graduate Transfer to Charlotte
Isaiah Jackson 44 G 6'6" 225 RS Senior Gainesville, FL Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Luwane Pipkins 12 G 5'11" 180 Grad Student Chicago, IL UMass
Noah Horchler 14 F 6'8" 210 Senior Melbourne Beach, FL North Florida
Jared Bynum 21 G 5'10" 175 Sophomore Largo, MD Saint Joseph's

2019 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    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 November 1, 2019.

Roster

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2019–20 Providence Friars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Nate Watson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Bishop O'Connell High School Arlington, Virginia
F 1 Greg Gantt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Trinity Christian School Fayetteville, North Carolina
F 2 Kris Monroe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So St. David's School Creedmoor, North Carolina
G 3 David Duke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Cushing Academy Providence, Rhode Island
G 4 Maliek White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr George Wythe High School Richmond, Virginia
F 5 Jimmy Nichols, Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Conway High School Conway, South Carolina
G 10 A. J. Reeves 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Brimmer and May School Roxbury, Massachusetts
G 11 Alpha Diallo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Brewster Academy New York, New York
G 12 Luwane Pipkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Bogan High School
UMass
Chicago, Illinois
F 13 Kalif Young 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Orangeville Prep Vaughan, Ontario
F 14 Noah Horchler Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Melbourne High School
North Florida
Melbourne Beach, Florida
F 15 Emmitt Holt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Webster Schroeder
Indian Hills CC
Rochester, New York
G 21 Jared Bynum Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Georgetown Prep
Saint Joseph's
Largo, Maryland
G 22 Tommy Dempsey (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Seton Catholic Central High School Binghamton, New York
G 24 Andrew Fonts (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Portsmouth 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

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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
L 51–83  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

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Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
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APRVNot released
CoachesRV

References

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