2021–22 Providence Friars men's basketball team
Big East Conference men's basketbal
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
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
Departures
Incoming transfers
Recruiting classes
2021 recruiting class
2022 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
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 : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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 : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : 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
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
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 Cup
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
Big East Conference honors
All-Big East Awards
All-Big East Second Team
Sources [11] [12] [13]
References
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^ "Providence Native & PC Star David Duke Jr. Declares For 2021 NBA Draft" . ABC6 . April 3, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021 .
^ Wallace, Dylan. "Al Durham Announces Grad Transfer to Providence" . Sports Illustrated Indiana Hoosiers News, Analysis and More . Retrieved December 15, 2021 .
^ "Creighton's home game Tuesday against Providence canceled" . KETV . January 11, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022 .
^ Serritella, Ric. "BIG EAST Announces Cancellation of UConn at Providence Game" . Huskies Report . Retrieved February 21, 2022 .
^ Zagoria, Adam (January 14, 2022). "Providence-Seton Hall game canceled due to COVID-19 issues with Friars" . nj . Retrieved February 21, 2022 .
^ 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 .
^ Koch, Bill. "Providence College Friars return to action Thursday against Georgetown Hoyas" . The Providence Journal . Retrieved February 21, 2022 .
^ "2021-22 Providence Friars Schedule and Results" . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved December 15, 2021 .
^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule" . Providence College Athletics . Retrieved October 15, 2021 .
^ "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 .
^ "Big East Announces Individual MBB Awards" . Big East Conference . March 7, 2022. Archived from the original on March 9, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022 .
^ 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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