2021-22 Men's Basketball Prospectus GENERAL INFORMATION COACHING STAFF
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2021-22 Men's Basketball Prospectus GENERAL INFORMATION COACHING STAFF LOCATION: Providence, RI 02918 HEAD COACH: Ed Cooley FOUNDED: 1917 ALMA MATER/YEAR: Stonehill '94 ENROLLMENT: 4,143 RECORD AT PC/SEASONS: 194-135/10 seasons NICKNAME: Friars OVERALL RECORD/SEASONS: 286-204/14 seasons COLORS: Black, White and Silver (PMS 877) NCAA TOURN. RECORD: 1-5 (five appearances) ARENA: Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,410) NIT TOURN. RECORD: 3-3 AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I BEST TIME TO REACH COACH: Contact SID CONFERENCE: BIG EAST ASSISTANT2019-20 COACHES: PROVIDENCE COLLEGE ROSTER PRESIDENT: Reverend Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P. Jeff Battle (Marshall ‘85) ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Robert Driscoll Brian Blaney (Roanoke College '94) ATHLETIC DEPT. PHONE: (401) 865-2500 Ivan Thomas (VCU ‘97) TICKET INFORMATION: (401) 865-GOPC DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPS.: WEB SITE: www.friars.com Kevin Kurbec (Providence ‘02) ASSOC. DIR. OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT: Bob Walsh (Hamilton '94) HISTORY SPECIAL ASST. TO THE HEAD COACH: LaDontae Henton (Providence '15) FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1926-27 BASKETBALL OFFICE: (401) 865-2266 OVERALL ALL-TIME RECORD: 1,495-1,008 (.597) SENIOR OFFICE MANAGER: Susan Gibree YEARS IN NCAA TOURNAMENT/LAST: 20 times/2018 STRENGTH COACH: Kenneth White (Vermont '92) RESULTS FROM LAST NCAA APPEARANCE (2018): ATHLETIC TRAINER: Chris Hagemann (Ithaca '04) vs. Texas A&M - First Round (L, 73-69) YEARS IN NIT/LAST: 20 times/2019 RESULTS FROM LAST NIT APPEARANCE (2019): TEAM INFORMATION vs. Arkansas-First Round (L, 84-72) 2020-21 RECORD: 13-13 (Home: 8-3, Away: 4-7, Neutral: 1-3) CONFERENCE RECORD: 9-10 (Home: 6-3, Away: 3-7) SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 4/1 LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 8/4 SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD / MEDIA RELATIONS: CONFERENCE FINISH: 6th BIG EAST Arthur Parks BIG EAST POST-SEASON RESULTS: Lost in first round to DePaul Office Phone: (401) 865-2759 FINAL RANKING (POLL): 87 (NCAA NET); - NA (Associated Press); - Cell Phone: (401) 378-7334 NA (USA Today Coaches’ Poll) E-mail address: [email protected] Returning Players 2021-22 PPG/RPG Fax Number: (401) 865-2583 0 Nate Watson, Gr., C, 6-10, 260 16.9/6.7 Portsmouth, Va./Bishop O’Connell HS ‘17 Press Row: (401) 751-9737 4 Jared Bynum, RS Jr., G, 5-10, 180 5.8/3.7 Largo, Md./Georgetown Prep '18/Saint Joseph's 10 Alyn Breed, So., G, 6-3, 190 5.0/2.1 GRAD ASSISTANT / MEDIA RELATIONS Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern '19 Sal Sillari 11 A.J. Reeves, Sr., G, 6-6, 205 9.6/3.6 Roxbury, Mass./Brimmer and May School '18 Office Phone: (401) 865-1733 12 Brycen Goodine, Jr., G, 6-4, 190 1.6/1.1 Cell Phone: (781) 336-7189 New Bedford, Mass./St. Andrew's School '19/Syracuse 14 Noah Horchler, Gr., F, 6-8, 220 6.7/5.7 E-mail address: [email protected] Melbourne, Fla./Melbourne High School '16/North Florida 21 Ed Croswell, Sr., F, 6-8, 245 2.3/1.9 Philadelphia, Pa./St. Joseph's Prep '18/LaSalle SOCIAL MEDIA 24 Andrew Fonts, Gr., G, 6-2, 175 0.0/0.0 MBB Twitter: @PCFriarsMBB Portsmouth, R.I./Portsmouth Abbey School ‘17 General Twitter: @PCAthletics Newcomers 1 Al Durham, Gr., G, 6-4, 180 11.3/2.6 apg Facebook: Facebook.com/FriarFaithful Lilburn, Ga./Bermar High School '17/Indiana '21 3 Matteus Case, Fr., G, 6-5, 190 DNP Pickering, Ontario/Chaminade College Prep '20/Pennsylvania PROVIDENCE ATHLETIC WEBSITE: 15 Justin Minaya, Gr., F, 6-7, 210 7.0/6.3 www.friars.com Harrington Park, N.J./Northern Valley at Old Tappan '17/ South Carolina '21 22 Luke Fonts, Fr., G, 6-1, 180 17.0/5.0 SID MAILING ADDRESS: Portsmouth, R.I./Portsmouth Abbey School '21 23 Legend Geeter, Fr., F, 6-8, 235 16.0/10.0 Sports Information Office / Alumni Hall River Rouge, Mich./River Rouge High School '21 1 Cunningham Square 30 Rafael Castro, Fr., F, 6-10, 215 20.3/16.3 Dover, N.J./Dover High School '21 Providence College 33 Kieran O'Haire, Fr., F, 6-3, 185 11.0/6.0 Providence, RI 02918 Menands, N.Y./The Albany Academy '21 Departing Players 1 Greg Gantt, So., F 6-8, 220 4.0/3.1 Fayetteville, N.C./Trinity Christian School '19 2 Kris Monroe, Jr., F, 6-8, 215 1.1/0.7 Raleigh, N.C./St. David's School '18 3 David Duke, Jr., G, 6-5, 205 16.8/6.3/4.8 apg Providence, R.I./Cushing Academy '18 5 Jimmy Nichols, Jr., F, 6-8, 220 6.1/2.4 Conway, S.C./Conway High School '18 13 Jyare Davis, Fr., F, 6-7, 215 DNP Newark, Del./Sanford School '20 2021-22 Providence Basketball 2020-21 Notes Watson And Duke Named Second Team All-BIG EAST: It was announced on March BIG EAST Honors 7 that Providence College senior center Nate Watson (Portsmouth, Va.) and junior Player Date. Honor David Duke Oct. 28 Preseason All-BIG EAST 1st Team guard David Duke (Providence, R.I.) each earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors. Nate Watson Oct. 28 Preseason All-BIG EAST 2nd Team Nate Watson Nov. 30 Honor Roll It marks the first time since 2017 that the Friars have had two players earn all-league David Duke Dec. 7 Honor Roll David Duke Dec. 14 Player of the Week honors. Watson (Portsmouth, Va.) led the Friars in scoring (16.9 ppg) and rebounding Nate Watson Dec. 21 Honor Roll (6.7 rpg). He ranked third in the league in scoring (16.9 ppg). Duke, who averaged a Nate Watson Dec. 28 Honor Roll David Duke Jan. 4 Honor Roll team-best 4.8 apg, ranked fourth in the league in scoring and second in assists. The David Duke Jan. 11 Honor Roll Nate Watson Jan. 25 Honor Rol junior ranked first in the league in minutes played at 37.1 mpg. AJ Reeves Feb. 1 Honor Roll David Duke Feb. 15 Player of the Week David Duke March 1 Honor Roll Ed Cooley All-Time Coaching PC At Madison Square Garden: Head Coach Ed Cooley has David Duke March 7 Honor Roll Watson And Duke Named USBWA All-District 1: It was announced on March 16 Nate Watson March 7 All-BIG EAST Second Team posted a 13-8 mark all-time as the Friar head coach at Madison Square Garden. He is 8-7 in that Providence College senior center Nate Watson (Portsmouth, Va.) and junior guard David Duke March 7 All-BIG EAST Second Team the BIG EAST Tournament, 3-1 versus St. John's in regular season action and 2-0 in the 2017 2K David Duke (Providence, R.I.) each earned U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Classic. All-District 1 honors. Double-Doubles Watson And Duke Named NABC All-District 5 Second Team: It was announced on Player Opp. Stats N. Watson Fairfield-11/25 23 pts, 10 rbs. March 16 that Providence College senior center Nate Watson (Portsmouth, Va.) and N. Watson Seton Hall-12/20 23 pts, 11 rbs junior guard David Duke (Providence, R.I.) each earned National Association of Basket- D. Duke Seton Hall-12/20 18 pts., 10 rbs N. Watson DePaul-12/27 18 pts., 14 rbs ball Coaches (NABC) All-District 5 Second Team honors. D.. Duke Butler -12/30 22 pts, 13 rbs N. Watson Xavier-1/10 17 pts, 14 rbs D. Duke Villanova-1/23 10 pts, 11 rbs Friars Defeat No. 10 Villanova: In the Friars' final game of the regular season, the A. Breed Villanova-1/23 18 pts, 11 rbs team defeated the No. 10 Villanova Wildcats, 54-52, on Saturday, March 6 at Alumni D. Duke DePaul-2/13 17 pts, 13 rbs Hall in Providence, R.I. The Friars improved to 2-2 on the season versus ranked teams. N. Horchler Villanova-3/6 10 pts, 13 rbs Total Double-Doubles (10) Senior Nate Watson (Portsmouth, Va.) and junior David Duke (Providence, R.I.) were the Watson (4); Duke (4), Breed (1), Horchler driving forces in the win, with 20 points each. Noah Horchler (Melbourne Beach, Fla.) finished with a double-double, with 10 points and 13 rebounds. 20-Point Performances Watson Led The Friars In Scoring And Rebounding: Senior Nate Watson (Portsmouth, Va.) Player Opponent/Date Points led the Friars in scoring (16.9 ppg) and rebounding (6.7 rpg). He ranked second in the league Watson Fairfield/Nov. 25 23 Watson Davidson/Dec. 1 22 in field goal percentage (60.2), third in the league in scoring (16.9 ppg) and 10th in rebounding Watson FDU/Dec. 5 20 (6.7 rpg). In 26 games, he recorded four double-doubles and seven games with 20 or more Duke FDU/Dec. 5 28 Duke TCU/Dec. 9 28 points. Watson shot 60 percent (180-299) from the field. Watson Seton Hall/Dec. 20 23 Duke DePaul/Dec. 27 24 Reeves DePaul/Dec. 27 22 Watson To Return For 2021-22 Season: It was announced on March 17 that Providence Col- Duke Butler/Dec. 30 22 lege senior center Nate Watson (Portsmouth, Va.) will return for his fifth season with the Fri- Duke Xavier/Jan. 10 30 ars. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the NCAA granted all winter athletes an extra season of Watson Creighton/Jan. 20 29 Duke Marquette/Jan. 27 31 eligibility. Watson (Portsmouth, Va.), who earned All-BIG EAST Second Team accolades, NABC Reeves Georgetown/Jan. 30 28 All-District 5 Second Team honors and USBWA All-District 1 accolades in March, led the Friars in Watson St.