2023–24 Providence Friars men's basketball team

2023–24 Providence Friars men's basketball
2023–24 Providence Friars men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	21–14 (10–10 Big East)
Head coach	Kim English (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Dennis Felton (1st season); Tim Fuller (1st season); Nate Tomlinson (1st season);
Home arena	Amica Mutual Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 1st-year head coach Kim English, and played their home games at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island as a member of the Big East Conference.

2023–24 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UConn †	18	–	2	.900	37	–	3	.925
No. 13 Creighton	14	–	6	.700	25	–	10	.714
No. 12 Marquette	14	–	6	.700	27	–	10	.730
Seton Hall	13	–	7	.650	25	–	12	.676
St. John's	11	–	9	.550	20	–	13	.606
Villanova	10	–	10	.500	18	–	16	.529
Providence	10	–	10	.500	21	–	14	.600
Butler	9	–	11	.450	18	–	15	.545
Xavier	9	–	11	.450	16	–	18	.471
Georgetown	2	–	18	.100	9	–	23	.281
DePaul	0	–	20	.000	3	–	29	.094

† 2024 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Friars finished the 2022–23 season 21–12, 13–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to UConn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the East region. There they lost to Kentucky in the first round.

On March 10, 2023, Ed Cooley left the school to take the head coach job at Georgetown.^[1] On March 23, the school named George Mason head coach Kim English the team's new head coach.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Alyn Breed	0	G	6'3"	190	Junior	Powder Springs, GA	Transferred
Quante Berry	3	G	6'4"	175	Freshman	Cleveland, TN	Transferred to Temple
Jared Bynum	4	G	5'10"	180	RS Senior	Largo, MD	Graduate transferred to Stanford
Ed Croswell	5	F	6'8"	240	RS Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Noah Locke	10	G	6'3"	205	GS Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated
Scott Morozov	13	F	6'6"	225	Freshman	Toronto, ON	Walk-on; transferred
Clifton Moore	21	F	6'10"	240	GS Senior	Horsham, PA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Davonte Gaines	0	G	6'7"	175	GS Senior	Buffalo, NY	George Mason
Justyn Fernandez	4	G	6'5"	200	Sophomore	Richmond, VA	George Mason
Josh Oduro	13	F	6'9"	235	GS Senior	Gainesville, VA	George Mason

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Garwey Dual #5 SG	Carmel, IN	Southern California Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 20, 2022
Garwey Dual #5 SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Donovan Santoro PF	Westlake, TX	Southern California Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 14, 2022
Donovan Santoro PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Richard Barron SG	Chicago, IL	Saint Ignatius College Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 3, 2023
Richard Barron SG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Eli DeLaurier PF	Charlottesville, VA	The Miller School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 6, 2023
Eli DeLaurier PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ryan Mela SF	Natick, MA	The Newman School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 1, 2023
Ryan Mela SF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Providence Friars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Davonte Gaines	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Hargrave Military Academy George Mason	Buffalo, New York
G	1	Jayden Pierre	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Long Island Lutheran High School	Elizabeth, New Jersey
F	2	Donvoan Santoro	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Southern California Academy	Los Angeles, California
G	3	Garwey Dual	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Southern California Academy	Houston, Texas
G	4	Justyn Fernandez	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	So	IMG Academy George Mason	Richmond, Virginia
G/F	10	Rich Barron	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	St. Ignatius	Chicago, Illinois
F	12	Eli DeLaurier	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Miller School	Shipman, Virginia
F	13	Josh Oduro	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Paul VI High School George Mason	Gainesville, Virginia
G	14	Corey Floyd Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Roselle Catholic High School UConn	Franklin, New Jersey
G	22	Devin Carter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Brewster Academy South Carolina	Miami, Florida
F	23	Bryce Hopkins	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Fenwick High School Kentucky	Oak Park, Illinois
G	24	Luke Fonts (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Portsmouth Abbey School	Portsmouth, Rhode Island
F	30	Rafael Castro	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Dover High School	Dover, New Jersey
F	33	Kieran O'Haire (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	The Albany Academy	Menands, New York

Head coach

Kim English (Missouri)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FS1		Columbia	W 78–59	1–0	14 – Hopkins	10 – Hopkins	4 – Carter	Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,069) Providence, RI
November 11, 2023* 6:00 p.m., FS2		Milwaukee	W 79–69	2–0	16 – Pierre	12 – Oduro	5 – Tied	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,090) Providence, RI
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., FS1		Wisconsin Gavitt Tipoff Games	W 72–59	3–0	21 – Carter	8 – Carter	4 – Oduro	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,069) Providence, RI
November 17, 2023* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Kansas State Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship semifinals	L 70–73 ^OT	3–1	19 – Carter	10 – Hopkins	3 – Dual	Baha Mar Convention Center (1,833) Nassau, Bahamas
November 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Georgia Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship consolation	W 71–64	4–1	19 – Tied	11 – Carter	5 – Carter	Baha Mar Convention Center (–) Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FS2		Lehigh	W 78–64	5–1	29 – Oduro	14 – Hopkins	4 – Floyd Jr.	Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,397) Providence, RI
November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FS1		Wagner	W 86–52	6–1	21 – Gaines	13 – Carter	6 – Carter	Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,069) Providence, RI
December 2, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1		Rhode Island Ocean State Rivalry	W 84–69	7–1	24 – Hopkins	11 – Carter	3 – 2 tied	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,513) Providence, RI
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at No. 19 Oklahoma Big East–Big 12 Battle	L 51–72	7–2	17 – Carter	6 – Oduro	5 – Oduro	Lloyd Noble Center (7,234) Norman, OK
December 10, 2023* 12:00 p.m., CBSSN		Brown	W 74–54	8–2	18 – Carter	7 – Hopkins	4 – Gaines	Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,655) Providence, RI
December 16, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FS1		Sacred Heart	W 78–64	9–2	26 – Hopkins	12 – Hopkins	7 – Dual	Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,813) Providence, RI
Big East regular season
December 19, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1		No. 6 Marquette	W 72–57	10–2 (1–0)	22 – Carter	9 – 2 tied	7 – Dual	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,108) Providence, RI
December 23, 2023 12:00 p.m., FS1		Butler	W 85–75 ^OT	11–2 (2–0)	24 – Carter	14 – Oduro	6 – Tied	Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,602) Providence, RI
January 3, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 23	Seton Hall	L 57–61	11–3 (2–1)	23 – Oduro	10 – Carter	6 – Carter	Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,458) Providence, RI
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., FS1	No. 23	at Creighton	L 60–69	11–4 (2–2)	25 – Carter	10 – Carter	5 – Pierre	CHI Health Center Omaha (17,253) Omaha, NE
January 10, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1		at St. John's	L 73–75	11–5 (2–3)	31 – Carter	13 – Carter	5 – Pierre	Madison Square Garden (11,832) New York, NY
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., FS1		Xavier	L 65–85	11–6 (2–4)	20 – Oduro	7 – Carter	4 – Tied	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,348) Providence, RI
January 17, 2024 9:00 p.m., FS1		at DePaul	W 100–62	12–6 (3–4)	25 – Carter	9 – Oduro	5 – Pierre	Wintrust Arena (2,889) Chicago, IL
January 24, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1		at Seton Hall	W 67–63	13–6 (4–4)	17 – Gaines	8 – Oduro	6 – Carter	Prudential Center (8,895) Newark, NJ
January 27, 2024 12:38 p.m., FOX		Georgetown	W 84–76	14–6 (5–4)	29 – Carter	7 – Gaines	4 – Gaines	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,580) Providence, RI
January 31, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1		at No. 1 UConn	L 65–74	14–7 (5–5)	20 – Tied	9 – Tied	4 – Carter	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
February 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1		at Villanova	L 50–68	14–8 (5–6)	18 – Oduro	12 – Oduro	4 – Carter	Wells Fargo Center (13,168) Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS2		No. 19 Creighton	W 91–87 ^OT	15–8 (6–6)	32 – Oduro	12 – Oduro	6 – Carter	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,078) Providence, RI
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., FS1		at Butler	L 72–75	15–9 (6–7)	20 – Floyd Jr.	5 – Tied	5 – Pierre	Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,934) Indianapolis, IN
February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		St. John's	W 75–72	16–9 (7–7)	28 – Oduro	11 – Carter	5 – Pierre	Amica Mutual Pavilion (10,258) Providence, RI
February 17, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1		DePaul	W 81–70	17–9 (8–7)	31 – Carter	13 – Carter	3 – Tied	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,400) Providence, RI
February 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Xavier	W 79–75	18–9 (9–7)	22 – Carter	11 – Carter	7 – Carter	Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 5 Marquette	L 69–91	18–10 (9–8)	18 – Carter	6 – Oduro	5 – Carter	Fiserv Forum (15,341) Milwaukee, WI
March 2, 2024 12:00 p.m., FOX		Villanova	L 60–71	18–11 (9–9)	16 – Oduro	9 – Tied	3 – Tied	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,525) Providence, RI
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1		at Georgetown	W 71–58	19–11 (10–9)	24 – Carter	12 – Carter	5 – Gaines	Capital One Arena (5,287) Washington, D.C.
March 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX		No. 2 UConn	L 60–74	19–12 (10–10)	24 – Carter	15 – Carter	4 – Carter	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,608) Providence, RI
Big East tournament
March 13, 2024 6:40 p.m., FS1	(7)	vs. (10) Georgetown First Round	W 74–56	20–12	20 – Oduro	9 – Tied	6 – Carter	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
March 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1	(7)	vs. (2) No. 8 Creighton Quarterfinal	W 78–73	21–12	22 – Carter	11 – Carter	7 – Pierre	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
March 15, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1	(7)	vs. (3) No. 10 Marquette Semifinal	L 68–79	21–13	27 – Carter	10 – Tied	3 – Carter	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
National Invitation Tournament
March 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	(3)	Boston College First Round - Seton Hall Bracket	L 57–62	21–14	21 – Pierre	9 – Oduro	4 – Oduro	Amica Mutual Pavilion (6,507) Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	25	23	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	23	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "Cooley hired to lead Georgetown's 'new chapter'". ESPN.com. March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Providence hires Kim English: George Mason coach tabbed to lead Friars after Ed Cooley leaves for Georgetown". CBSSports.com. March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Providence College Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

[1] "Cooley hired to lead Georgetown's 'new chapter'". ESPN.com. March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[2] "Providence hires Kim English: George Mason coach tabbed to lead Friars after Ed Cooley leaves for Georgetown". CBSSports.com. March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[3] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Providence College Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

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