2021–22 Providence Friars men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 11th-year head coach Ed Cooley, and played their home games at Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island as a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 27–6, 14–3 in Big East play to win the school's first regular season championship.[1] The Friars defeated Butler in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament before losing to Creighton in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated South Dakota State and Richmond to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they lost to No. 1 seed and national champion Kansas.

2021–22 Providence Friars men's basketball
Big East regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record27–6 (14–3 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Battle (7th season)
  • Brian Blaney (11th season)
  • Ivan Thomas (7th season)
Home arenaDunkin' Donuts Center
2021–22 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Providence14–3 .82427–6  .818
No. 6 Villanova †16–4 .80030–8  .789
No. 21 UConn13–6 .68423–10  .697
Creighton12–7 .63223–12  .657
Seton Hall11–8 .57921–11  .656
Marquette11–8 .57919–13  .594
Xavier8–11 .42123–13  .639
St. John's8–11 .42117–15  .531
Butler6–14 .30014–19  .424
DePaul6–14 .30015–16  .484
Georgetown0–19 .0006–25  .194
† 2022 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Friars finished the 2020–21 season 13–13, 9–10 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost to DePaul in the first round.

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Greg Gantt1F6'8"220SophomoreFayetteville, NCTransferred to NC State
Kris Monroe2F6'8"215JuniorCreedmoor, NCTransferred to North Carolina Central
David Duke Jr.3G6'5"205JuniorProvidence, RIDeclared for the 2021 NBA draft[2]
Jimmy Nichols Jr.5F6'8"220JuniorConway, SCTransferred to VCU
Jyare Davis13F6'7"215FreshmanNewark, DETransferred to Delaware

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Al Durham[3]1G6'4"180Graduate StudentLilburn, GAIndiana
Matteus Case3G6'5"190FreshmanPickering, ONPenn
Justin Minaya15F6'7"210Graduate StudentHarrington Park, NJSouth Carolina

2021 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rafael Castro
#24 PF		 Dover, NJ Dover High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Legend Geeter
#30 PF		 River Rouge, MI River Rouge High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 11, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.

2022 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Quant'e Berry
#40 SG		 Cleveland, TN Winston-Salem Prep 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 5, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Jayden Pierre
#39 PG		 Brookville, NY Long Island Lutheran High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 26, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Christ Essandoko
C		 Paris, France Winston-Salem Prep 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Oct 2, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

Roster
2021–22 Providence Friars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 0 Nate Watson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg) GSBishop O'Connell High School Portsmouth, Virginia
G 1 Al Durham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) GSBerkmar
Indiana		 Lilburn, Georgia
G 3 Matteus Case 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrChaminade College Prep
Penn		 Pickering, Ontario
G 4 Jared Bynum 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrGeorgetown Prep
Saint Joseph's		 Largo, Maryland
F 5 Ed Croswell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrSt. Joseph's Prep
La Salle		 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 10 Alyn Breed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoMcEachern High School Powder Springs, Georgia
G 11 A. J. Reeves 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrBrimmer and May School Roxbury, Massachusetts
G 12 Brycen Goodine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrSt. Andrew's School
Syracuse		 New Bedford, Massachusetts
F 14 Noah Horchler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) GSMelbourne High School
North Florida		 Melbourne Beach, Florida
F 15 Justin Minaya 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) GSNorthern Valley at Old Tappan
South Carolina		 Harrington Park, New Jersey
G 22 Luke Fonts (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrPortsmouth Abbey School Portsmouth, Rhode Island
F 23 Legend Geeter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrRiver Rouge High School River Rouge, Michigan
G 24 Andrew Fonts (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) GSPortsmouth Abbey School Portsmouth, Rhode Island
F 30 Rafael Castro 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrDover High School Dover, New Jersey
F 31 Kieran O'Haire (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrThe Albany Academy Menands, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

The Friars had games against Creighton,[4] UConn,[5] and Seton Hall canceled due to COVID-19 protocols.[6] An additional game against Georgetown was originally canceled[7] and then later rescheduled for January 20, 2022.[8]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m.		 Stonehill W 95–71 
 17 – Watson  8 – Durham  5 – Durham  Dunkin' Donuts Center (3,895)
Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., FS1		 Fairfield W 80–73  1–0
  22 – Watson  11 – Horchler  4 – Bynum  Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,990)
Providence, RI
November 11, 2021*
6:30 p.m., FS1		 Sacred Heart W 92–64  2–0
  15 – Breed  10 – Watson  4 – Bynum  Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,716)
Providence, RI
November 15, 2021*
9:00 p.m., FS1		 at Wisconsin
Gavitt Tipoff Games		 W 63–58  3–0
  24 – Watson  9 – Bynum  7 – Bynum  Kohl Center (15,773)
Madison, WI
November 18, 2021*
6:30 p.m., FS2		 New Hampshire W 69–58  4–0
  19 – Durham  12 – Horchler  4 – Horchler  Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,872)
Providence, RI
November 22, 2021*
9:30 p.m., ESPN+		 vs. Northwestern
Legends Classic semifinals		 W 77–72  5–0
  16 – Watson  7 – Horchler  7 – Durham  Prudential Center (3,719)
Newark, NJ
November 23, 2021*
7:30 p.m., ESPN2		 vs. Virginia
Legends Classic championship		 L 40–58  5–1
  14 – Horchler  7 – Horchler  3 – Bynum  Prudential Center (2,787)
Newark, NJ
November 27, 2021*
12:00 p.m., FS2		 Saint Peter's W 85–71  6–1
  25 – Horchler  11 – Horchler  5 – Horchler  Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,978)
Providence, RI
December 1, 2021*
8:30 p.m., FS1		 Texas Tech
Big East–Big 12 Battle		 W 72–68  7–1
  23 – Durham  8 – Reeves  2 – 2 tied  Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,022)
Providence, RI
December 4, 2021*
2:00 p.m., CBSSN		 Rhode Island
Ocean State Cup		 W 66–52  8–1
  16 – Horchler  15 – Croswell  6 – Durham  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,947)
Providence, RI
December 7, 2021*
6:30 p.m., FS1		 Vermont W 68–58  9–1
  24 – 2 Tied  10 – Horchler  5 – Durham  Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,087)
Providence, RI
December 11, 2021*
2:00 p.m., FS1		 Central Connecticut W 68–53  10–1
  17 – Reeves  10 – Horchler  7 – Reeves  Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,111)
Providence, RI
Big East regular season
December 18, 2021
5:00 p.m., FOX		 at No. 20 UConn W 57–53  11–1
(1–0)		  16 – Reeves  7 – Watson  4 – Durham  XL Center (15,564)
Hartford, CT
December 29, 2021
7:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 21 No. 15 Seton Hall W 70–65  12–1
(2–0)		  17 – Horchler  13 – Horchler  4 – Bynum  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,069)
Providence, RI
January 1, 2022
3:00 p.m., FOX		 No. 21 at DePaul W 70–53  13–1
(3–0)		  17 – Durham  11 – Minaya  7 – Bynum  Wintrust Arena (2,956)
Chicago, IL
January 4, 2022
9:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 16т at Marquette L 56–88  13–2
(3–1)		  16 – Durham  8 – Watson  3 – Bynum  Fiserv Forum (11,757)
Milwaukee, WI
January 8, 2022
12:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 16т St. John's W 83–73  14–2
(4–1)		  22 – Watson  13 – Horchler  3 – Bynum  Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,008)
Providence, RI
January 11, 2022
9:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 23 at Creighton Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols CHI Health Center Omaha 
Omaha, NE
January 15, 2021
2:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 23 UConn Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
January 18, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 21 at Seton Hall Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
January 20, 2022
5:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 21 Georgetown
Rescheduled from December 22		 W 83–75  15–2
(5–1)		  15 – 2 Tied  9 – Minaya  8 – Bynum  Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,105)
Providence, RI
January 23, 2022
12:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 21 Butler W 69–62  16–2
(6–1)		  18 – Watson  8 – 2 tied  6 – Bynum  Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,561)
Providence, RI
January 26, 2022
6:30 p.m., CBSSN		 No. 17 at No. 21 Xavier W 65–62  17–2
(7–1)		  22 – Durham  11 – Horchler  4 – 2 tied  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
January 30, 2022
12:30 p.m., FS1		 No. 17 No. 22 Marquette W 65–63  18–2
(8–1)		  17 – Watson  10 – Horchler  6 – Bynum  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,157)
Providence, RI
February 1, 2022
9:00 p.m., CBSSN		 No. 15 at St. John's W 86–82  19–2
(9–1)		  16 – Bynum  7 – Horchler  4 – 2 tied  Carnesecca Arena (4,781)
Queens, NY
February 6, 2022
12:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 15 at Georgetown W 71–52  20–2
(10–1)		  32 – Bynum  10 – Horchler  3 – Durham  Capital One Arena (5,575)
Washington, D.C.
February 12, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1		 No. 11 DePaul W 76–73 OT 21–2
(11–1)		  25 – Bynum  7 – 3 Tied  6 – Bynum  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,810)
Provdience, RI
February 15, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN		 No. 8 No. 10 Villanova L 84–89  21–3
(11–2)		  20 – Watson  7 – Tied  3 – Tied  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,636)
Providence, RI
February 20, 2022
1:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 8 at Butler W 71–70 OT 22–3
(12–2)		  22 – Watson  11 – Horchler  5 – Bynum  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,588)
Indianapolis, IN
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN		 No. 11 Xavier W 99–92 3OT 23–3
(13–2)		  27 – Bynum  9 – Horchler  6 – Durham  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,400)
Providence, RI
February 26, 2022
8:30 p.m., FS1		 No. 11 Creighton W 72–51  24–3
(14–2)		  23 – Reeves  11 – Minaya  7 – Bynum  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,400)
Providence, RI
March 1, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1		 No. 9 at No. 11 Villanova L 74–76  24–4
(14–3)		  19 – Bynum  7 – Horchler  10 – Bynum  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
Big East tournament
March 10, 2022
12:00 p.m., FS1		 (1) No. 11 vs. (9) Butler
Quarterfinals		 W 65–61  25–4
  26 – Watson  8 – Minaya  3 – Reeves  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
March 11, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1		 (1) No. 11 vs. (4) Creighton
Semifinals		 L 58–85  25–5
  21 – Durham  6 – Minaya  3 – Durham  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2022
12:40 p.m., truTV		 (4 MW) No. 13 vs. (13 MW) South Dakota State
First Round		 W 66–57  26–5
  13 – Durham  9 – Tied  6 – Durham  KeyBank Center 
Buffalo, NY
March 19, 2022
6:10 p.m., TNT		 (4 MW) No. 13 vs. (12 MW) Richmond
Second Round		 W 79–51  27–5
  16 – Horchler  14 – Horchler  6 – Bynum  KeyBank Center 
Buffalo, NY
March 25, 2022
7:29 p.m., TBS		 (4 MW) No. 13 vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Kansas
Sweet Sixteen		 L 61–66  27–6
  21 – Durham  8 – Horchler  4 – Tied  United Center (20,857)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[9][10]

Awards and honors

All-Big East Awards

All-Big East Second Team

Sources[11][12][13]

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