2023–24 Providence Friars men's basketball team

2023–24 Providence Friars men's basketball
2023–24 Providence Friars men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	11–6 (2–4 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

2023–24 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UConn	5	–	1	.833	15	–	2	.882
Seton Hall	5	–	1	.833	12	–	5	.706
No. 18 Creighton	4	–	2	.667	13	–	4	.765
St. John's	4	–	2	.667	12	–	5	.706
Villanova	4	–	2	.667	11	–	6	.647
No. 17 Marquette	3	–	3	.500	12	–	5	.706
Xavier	2	–	3	.400	8	–	8	.500
Butler	2	–	4	.333	11	–	6	.647
Providence	2	–	4	.333	11	–	6	.647
Georgetown	1	–	5	.167	8	–	9	.471
DePaul	0	–	5	.000	3	–	13	.188

† 2024 Big East tournament winner As of January 15, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

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

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
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	Recruiting 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

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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	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 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 Providence, RI
January 17, 2024 9:00 p.m., FS1		at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 24, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1		at Seton Hall						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 27, 2024 12:30 p.m., FOX		Georgetown						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
January 31, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1		at UConn						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1		at Villanova						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS2		Creighton						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., FS1		at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		St. John's						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
February 17, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1		DePaul						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
February 21, 2024 TBA, CBSSN		at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1		at Marquette						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
March 2, 2024 12:00 p.m., FOX		Villanova						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1		at Georgetown						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
March 9, 2024 TBA, FOX		UConn						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
Big East tournament
March 13–16, 2024 TBD		vs. TBD						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*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	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	25	23	RV	—									Not released
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. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Providence College Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

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[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. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

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

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Providence Friars men's basketball
Venues	Bishop Harkins Hall (1926–1955) Alumni Hall (1955–1972, 2020–21) Amica Mutual Pavilion (1972–2020, 2021–present)
Rivalries	Rhode Island
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics