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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
Seasons
2021–22 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Providence 14 – 3   .824 27 – 6   .818
No. 6 Villanova † 16 – 4   .800 30 – 8   .789
No. 21 UConn 13 – 6   .684 23 – 10   .697
Creighton 12 – 7   .632 23 – 12   .657
Seton Hall 11 – 8   .579 21 – 11   .656
Marquette 11 – 8   .579 19 – 13   .594
Xavier 8 – 11   .421 23 – 13   .639
St. John's 8 – 11   .421 17 – 15   .531
Butler 6 – 14   .300 14 – 19   .424
DePaul 6 – 14   .300 15 – 16   .484
Georgetown 0 – 19   .000 6 – 25   .194
† 2022 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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 eventual national champion Kansas.

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Greg Gantt 1 F 6'8" 220 Sophomore Fayetteville, NC Transferred to NC State
Kris Monroe 2 F 6'8" 215 Junior Creedmoor, NC Transferred to North Carolina Central
David Duke Jr. 3 G 6'5" 205 Junior Providence, RI Declared for the 2021 NBA draft[2]
Jimmy Nichols Jr. 5 F 6'8" 220 Junior Conway, SC Transferred to VCU
Jyare Davis 13 F 6'7" 215 Freshman Newark, DE Transferred to Delaware

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Al Durham[3] 1 G 6'4" 180 Graduate Student Lilburn, GA Indiana
Matteus Case 3 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Pickering, ON Penn
Justin Minaya 15 F 6'7" 210 Graduate Student Harrington Park, NJ South Carolina

Recruiting classes

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2021 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
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 
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 
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

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College recruiting information (2022)
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 
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 
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 
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

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2021–22 Providence Friars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Nate Watson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) GS Bishop O'Connell High School Portsmouth, Virginia
G 1 Al Durham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Berkmar
Indiana 		Lilburn, Georgia
G 3 Matteus Case 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chaminade College Prep
Penn 		Pickering, Ontario
G 4 Jared Bynum 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Georgetown Prep
Saint Joseph's 		Largo, Maryland
F 5 Ed Croswell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr St. Joseph's Prep
La Salle 		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 10 Alyn Breed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So McEachern High School Powder Springs, Georgia
G 11 A. J. Reeves 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Brimmer and May School Roxbury, Massachusetts
G 12 Brycen Goodine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Andrew's School
Syracuse 		New Bedford, Massachusetts
F 14 Noah Horchler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Melbourne High School
North Florida 		Melbourne Beach, Florida
F 15 Justin Minaya 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Northern 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) Fr Portsmouth Abbey School Portsmouth, Rhode Island
F 23 Legend Geeter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr River Rouge High School River Rouge, Michigan
G 24 Andrew Fonts (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Portsmouth Abbey School Portsmouth, Rhode Island
F 30 Rafael Castro 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Dover High School Dover, New Jersey
F 31 Kieran O'Haire (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 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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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 Rivalry 		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, 2022
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

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Big East Conference honors

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All-Big East Awards

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All-Big East Second Team

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Sources[11][12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Providence wins 1st Big East regular-season title". ESPN.com. February 27, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Providence Native & PC Star David Duke Jr. Declares For 2021 NBA Draft". ABC6. April 3, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Wallace, Dylan. "Al Durham Announces Grad Transfer to Providence". Sports Illustrated Indiana Hoosiers News, Analysis and More. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Creighton's home game Tuesday against Providence canceled". KETV. January 11, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Serritella, Ric. "BIG EAST Announces Cancellation of UConn at Providence Game". Huskies Report. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  6. ^ Zagoria, Adam (January 14, 2022). "Providence-Seton Hall game canceled due to COVID-19 issues with Friars". nj. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  7. ^ Gagosz, Alexa (December 21, 2021). "Providence men's basketball game vs. Georgetown canceled 'due to COVID related issues' - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  8. ^ Koch, Bill. "Providence College Friars return to action Thursday against Georgetown Hoyas". The Providence Journal. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  9. ^ "2021-22 Providence Friars Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Providence College Athletics. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "Champagnie, Gillespie Repeat on All-Big East First Team". Big East Conference. March 6, 2022. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  12. ^ "Big East Announces Individual MBB Awards". Big East Conference. March 7, 2022. Archived from the original on March 9, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  13. ^ Fitzpatrick, Mike (March 9, 2022). "Gillespie Big East POY again, Cooley 1st Friars coach to win". Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
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