2022–23 Providence Friars men's basketball team
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
Incoming transfers
Recruiting classes
2022 recruiting class
2023 recruiting class
Roster
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
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 –
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 –
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
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP — RV RV 19 22 23 17 20 24 20 20 RV Not released Coaches RV 19 20 21 17 17 21 18 20 RV
References
Venues Rivalries People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics