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	0–0 (0–0 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

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 is 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
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 6 UConn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 8 Creighton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
DePaul	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 5 Marquette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Providence	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. John's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 22 Villanova	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Xavier	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 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
Will McNair Jr.	15	F	6'11"	265	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Mississippi State

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: N/A 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
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
DaQuan Davis #31 PG	Baltimore, MD	St. Frances Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 25, 2023
DaQuan Davis #31 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
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	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
F	15	Will McNair Jr.	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr	Martin Luther King High School Mississippi State	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBA* TBA		Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FS1	Columbia	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
November 11, 2023* 6:00 p.m., FS2	Milwaukee	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., FS1	Wisconsin Gavitt Tipoff Games	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
November 17, 2023* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Kansas State Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship semifinals	Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
November 19, 2023* 12:00 a.m./2:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Georgia/Miami (FL) Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship	Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FS2	Lehigh	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FS1	Wagner	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
December 2, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1	Rhode Island Ocean State Rivalry	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Oklahoma Big East–Big 12 Battle	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
December 10, 2023* 12:00 p.m., CBSSN	Brown	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
December 16, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FS1	Sacred Heart	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
Big East regular season
December 19, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1	Marquette	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
December 23, 2023 12:00 p.m., FS1	Butler	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
January 3, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1	Seton Hall	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., FS1	at Creighton	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
January 10, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1	at St. John's	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., FS1	Xavier	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	TBA TBA
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
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

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.

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	In-state Division I schools Rhode Island
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics