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.
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 19–12 (12–6 Big East) |
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Home arena | Dunkin' Donuts Center |
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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 |
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
editThe 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
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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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
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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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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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 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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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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 |