2022–23 Providence Friars men's basketball team explained

Sport:Basketball
Sex:men
Year:2022–23
Team:Providence Friars
Conference:Big East Conference
Short Conf:Big East
Record:21–12
Conf Record:13–7
Hc Year:12th
Assoc Coach:Jeff Battle
Ahc Year:8th
Asst Coach1:Brian Blaney
Ac1 Year:12th
Ac2 Year:8th
Tourney Result:First Round

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

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

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
00 C 6'10" 260 GS Senior Graduated
1 G 6'4" 180 GS Senior Graduated
Matteus Case 3 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Transferred to William & Mary
11 G 6'6" 205 Senior Graduated/undrafted in 2022 NBA draft
Brycen Goodine 12 G 6'4" 190 Junior Transferred to Fairfield
Noah Horchler 14 F 6'8" 220 GS Senior Graduated
15 F 6'7" 210 GS Senior Graduated
Legend Geeter 23 F 6'8" 235 Freshman Transferred to Eastern Michigan
Andrew Fonts 24 G 6'2" 175 GS Senior Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
10 G 6'3" 205 GS Senior Louisville
Corey Floyd Jr. 14 G 6'3" 210 RS Freshman UConn
Clifton Moore 21 F/C 6'10" 240 GS Senior La Salle
22 G 6'3" 188 Sophomore South Carolina
23 F 6'7" 220 Sophomore Kentucky

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-03-20 . Cooley hired to lead Georgetown's 'new chapter' . 2023-03-23 . ESPN.com . en.
  2. Web site: Providence hires Kim English: George Mason coach tabbed to lead Friars after Ed Cooley leaves for Georgetown . 2023-03-23 . CBSSports.com . March 23, 2023 . en.
  3. Web site: 2022-02-27 . Providence wins 1st Big East regular-season title . 2022-03-30 . ESPN.com . en.
  4. Web site: 2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule . Providence College Athletics . September 24, 2022 . en.