2022–23 Providence Friars men's basketball team

2022–23 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record21–12 (13–7 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachJeff Battle (8th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAmica Mutual Pavilion
Seasons
2022–23 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Marquette 17 3   .850 29 7   .806
No. 13 Xavier 15 5   .750 27 10   .730
Creighton 14 6   .700 24 13   .649
No. 10 UConn 13 7   .650 31 8   .795
Providence 13 7   .650 21 12   .636
Villanova 10 10   .500 17 17   .500
Seton Hall 10 10   .500 17 16   .515
St. John's 7 13   .350 18 15   .545
Butler 6 14   .300 14 18   .438
DePaul 3 17   .150 10 23   .303
Georgetown 2 18   .100 7 25   .219
2023 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 12th-year head coach Ed Cooley, and played their home games at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island as a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the 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]

Previous season

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The Friars finished the 2021–22 season 27–6, 14–3 in Big East play to win the school's first regular season championship.[3] 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 Kansas.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Nate Watson 00 C 6'10" 260 GS Senior Portsmouth, VA Graduated
Al Durham 1 G 6'4" 180 GS Senior Lilburn, GA Graduated
Matteus Case 3 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Pickering, ON Transferred to William & Mary
A. J. Reeves 11 G 6'6" 205 Senior Roxbury, MA Graduated/undrafted in 2022 NBA draft
Brycen Goodine 12 G 6'4" 190 Junior New Bedford, MA Transferred to Fairfield
Noah Horchler 14 F 6'8" 220 GS Senior Melbourne Beach, FL Graduated
Justin Minaya 15 F 6'7" 210 GS Senior Harrington Park, NJ Graduated
Legend Geeter 23 F 6'8" 235 Freshman River Rouge, MI Transferred to Eastern Michigan
Andrew Fonts 24 G 6'2" 175 GS Senior Portsmouth, RI Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Noah Locke 10 G 6'3" 205 GS Senior Baltimore, MD Louisville
Corey Floyd Jr. 14 G 6'3" 210 RS Freshman Franklin, NJ UConn
Clifton Moore 21 F/C 6'10" 240 GS Senior Horsham, PA La Salle
Devin Carter 22 G 6'3" 188 Sophomore Miami, FL South Carolina
Bryce Hopkins 23 F 6'7" 220 Sophomore Oak Park, IL Kentucky

Recruiting classes

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2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Garwey Dual
#11 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: 83
Drew Fielder
#20 C
Boise, ID Southern California Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 19, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
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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2022–23 Providence Friars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Alyn Breed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr McEachern High School Powder Springs, Georgia
G 1 Jayden Pierre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Long Island Lutheran High School Elizabeth, New Jersey
G 3 Quante Berry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Winston Salem Christian School Cleveland, Tennessee
G 4 Jared Bynum 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Georgetown Prep
Saint Joseph's
Largo, Maryland
F 5 Ed Croswell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr St. Joseph's Prep
La Salle
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 10 Noah Locke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS McDonogh School
Louisville
Baltimore, Maryland
F 13 Scott Morozov (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Hoosac School Toronto, Ontario
G 14 Corey Floyd Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Roselle Catholic High School
UConn
Franklin, New Jersey
F 21 Clifton Moore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Hatboro-Horsham Sr. High School
La Salle
Horsham, Pennsylvania
G 22 Devin Carter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Brewster Academy
South Carolina
Miami, Florida
F 23 Bryce Hopkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Fenwick High School
Kentucky
Oak Park, Illinois
G 24 Luke Fonts (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Portsmouth Abbey School Portsmouth, Rhode Island
F 30 Rafael Castro 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Dover High School Dover, New Jersey
F 33 Kieran O'Haire (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr 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
Exhibition
October 20, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
American International W 99–57 
 18  Castro   8  Castro   4  Bynum  Amica Mutual Pavilion (3,583)
Providence, RI
October 29, 2022*
4:00 p.m.
Assumption W 106–69 
 18  Croswell   8  Tied   5  Bynum  Amica Mutual Pavilion (3,656)
Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FS1
Rider W 66–65  1–0
 18  Hopkins   10  Croswell   5  Bynum  Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,018)
Providence, RI
November 12, 2022*
8:00 p.m., FS2
Northeastern W 89–65  2–0
 21  Bynum   11  Hopkins   9  Bynum  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,011)
Providence, RI
November 15, 2022*
5:00 p.m., FS2
Stonehill W 100–76  3–0
 16  Tied   9  Croswell   4  Tied  Amica Mutual Pavilion (5,887)
Providence, RI
November 19, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPNews
vs. Miami (FL)
Hall of Fame Tip Off semifinals
L 64–74  3–1
 16  Hopkins   8  Hopkins   3  Bynum  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 20, 2022*
3:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Saint Louis
Hall of Fame Tip Off consolation
L 73–76  3–2
 20  Hopkins   10  Croswell   3  Tied  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 23, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FS2
Merrimack W 71–57  4–2
 17  Croswell   10  Carter   6  Bynum  Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,269)
Providence, RI
November 26, 2022*
4:00 p.m., FS2
Columbia W 78–64  5–2
 13  Tied   7  Hopkins   8  Bynum  Amica Mutual Pavilion (9,215)
Providence, RI
November 30, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at TCU
Big East–Big 12 Battle
L 62–75  5–3
 17  Tied   7  Castro   4  Tied  Schollmaier Arena (5,593)
Fort Worth, TX
December 3, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Rhode Island
Ocean State Rivalry
W 88–74  6–3
 14  Tied   15  Hopkins   5  Bynum  Ryan Center (7,662)
Kingston, RI
December 7, 2022*
8:30 p.m., FS1
Manhattan W 99–59  7–3
 22  Hopkins   11  Hopkins   8  Bynum  Amica Mutual Pavilion (5,822)
Providence, RI
December 10, 2022*
4:00 p.m., FS1
Albany W 93–55  8–3
 18  Croswell   10  Castro   11  Pierre  Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,229)
Providence, RI
Big East regular season
December 17, 2022
12:00 p.m., FOX
at Seton Hall W 71–67  9–3
(1–0)
 24  Hopkins   10  Hopkins   4  Locke  Prudential Center (10,147)
Newark, NJ
December 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 24 Marquette W 103–98 2OT 10–3
(2–0)
 29  Hopkins   23  Hopkins   4  Carter  Amica Mutual Pavilion (10,869)
Providence, RI
December 29, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1
at Butler W 72–52  11–3
(3–0)
 21  Carter   10  Croswell   7  Bynum  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,577)
Indianapolis, IN
January 1, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1
at DePaul W 74–59  12–3
(4–0)
 22  Carter   10  Croswell   3  Breed  Wintrust Arena (3,316)
Chicago, IL
January 4, 2023
8:30 p.m., FS1
No. 4 UConn W 73–61  13–3
(5–0)
 27  Hopkins   13  Croswell   3  Breed  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,400)
Providence, RI
January 7, 2023
12:00 p.m., FS1
St. John's W 83–80  14–3
(6–0)
 20  Locke   9  Croswell   5  Carter  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,401)
Providence, RI
January 14, 2023
2:00 p.m., FS1
No. 19 at Creighton L 67–73  14–4
(6–1)
 20  Hopkins   10   2 Tied   3  Carter  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,443)
Omaha, NE
January 18, 2023
9:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 22 at No. 20 Marquette L 75–83  14–5
(6–2)
 20  Croswell   10  Hopkins   4  Tied  Fiserv Forum (14,544)
Milwaukee, WI
January 21, 2023
2:00 p.m., FS1
No. 22 DePaul W 75–64  15–5
(7–2)
 29  Locke   11  Hopkins   5  Carter  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,400)
Providence, RI
January 25, 2023
8:30 p.m., FS1
No. 23 Butler W 79–58  16–5
(8–2)
 16  Hopkins   10  Carter   4  Tied  Amica Mutual Pavilion (10,869)
Providence, RI
January 29, 2023
12:00 p.m., FS1
No. 23 at Villanova W 70–65  17–5
(9–2)
 19  Bynum   9  Hopkins   5  Bynum  Wells Fargo Center (15,053)
Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1
No. 17 at No. 16 Xavier L 83–85 OT 17–6
(9–3)
 22  Locke   13  Hopkins   6  Bynum  Cintas Center (10,334)
Cincinnati, OH
February 8, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 20 Georgetown W 74–62  18–6
(10–3)
 17  Hopkins   9  Carter     Carter 7  Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,892)
Providence, RI
February 11, 2023
12:00 p.m., FOX
No. 20 at St. John's L 68–73  18–7
(10–4)
 29  Hopkins   9  Hopkins   10  Bynum  Madison Square Garden (10,210)
New York, NY
February 14, 2023
7:00 p.m, FS1
No. 24 No. 18 Creighton W 94–86 2OT 19–7
(11–4)
 25  Carter   9  Hopkins   6  Bynum  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,400)
Providence, RI
February 18, 2023
4:30 p.m., FOX
No. 24 Villanova W 85–72  20–7
(12–4)
 21  Croswell   12  Hopkins   2  5 tied  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,659)
Providence, RI
February 22, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1
No. 20 at No. 18 UConn L 69–87  20–8
(12–5)
 16  Hopkins   5  Croswell   2  2 tied  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
February 26, 2023
12:38 p.m., FOX
No. 20 at Georgetown W 88–68  21–8
(13–5)
 25  Croswell   13  Croswell   6  Tied  Capital One Arena (7,085)
Washington, D.C.
March 1, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1
No. 20 No. 19 Xavier L 89–94  21–9
(13–6)
 17  2 tied   13  Croswell   3  2 tied  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,400)
Providence, RI
March 4, 2023
12:00 p.m., FOX
No. 20 Seton Hall L 58–82  21–10
(13–7)
 14  Carter   9  Croswell   3  2 tied  Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,589)
Providence, RI
Big East tournament
March 9, 2023
2:30 p.m., FS1
(5) vs. (4) No. 11 UConn
Quarterfinals
L 66–73  21–11
 16  Hopkins   7  Hopkins   3  Hopkins  Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2023*
7:10 pm, CBS
(11 E) vs. (6 E) Kentucky
First Round
L 53–61  21–12
 16  Croswell   8  Hopkins   5  Bynum  Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[4]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRV1922231720242020RVNot released
CoachesRV1920211717211820RV

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. ^ "Providence wins 1st Big East regular-season title". ESPN.com. February 27, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Providence College Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2022.