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2023–24 Providence Friars men's basketball team

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2023–24 Providence Friars men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record21–14 (10–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAmica Mutual Pavilion
Seasons
2023–24 Big East men's basketball standings
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

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.

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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2023 recruiting class

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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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

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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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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APRVRVRV2523RV
Coaches2523RV

References

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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. March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Providence College Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2023.