# 2019–20 Providence Friars men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by ninth-year head coach Ed Cooley, played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center as members of the Big East Conference.
At the time of the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, the Friars were listed as a projected member of the tournament field by every major college basketball publication.

## Previous season

The Friars finished the 2018–19 season 18–16, 7–11 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for last place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Butler before losing to Villanova in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NIT as the No. 4 seed in the Indiana bracket where they lost to Arkansas in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Makai Ashton–Langford | 1 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | Worcester, MA | Transferred to Boston College |
| Drew Edwards | 25 | F | 6'4" | 190 | RS Junior | Perry Hall, MD | Graduate Transfer to Charlotte |
| Isaiah Jackson | 44 | G | 6'6" | 225 | RS Senior | Gainesville, FL | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Luwane Pipkins | 12 | G | 5'11" | 180 | Grad Student | Chicago, IL | UMass |
| Noah Horchler | 14 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Senior | Melbourne Beach, FL | North Florida |
| Jared Bynum | 21 | G | 5'10" | 175 | Sophomore | Largo, MD | Saint Joseph's |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Greg Gantt SF | Fayetteville, NC | Trinity Christian School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jul 27, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 86 ||||||
| 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 1, 2019. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 19, 2019* 3:00 pm | | Stonehill Exhibition | W 87–68 | – | 23 – Diallo | 13 – Holt | 6 – Duke | Dunkin' Donuts Center (3,469) Providence, RI |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, FSN | | Sacred Heart | W 106–60 | 1–0 | 19 – Diallo | 14 – Diallo | 8 – Duke | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,103) Providence, RI |
| November 9, 2019* 4:30 pm, FSN | | NJIT | W 76–47 | 2–0 | 21 – Duke | 10 – Diallo | 5 – Tied | Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,102) Providence, RI |
| November 13, 2019* 9:00 pm, BTN | | at Northwestern Gavitt Tipoff Games | L 63–72 | 2–1 | 15 – Diallo | 14 – Diallo | 4 – White | Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,204) Evanston, IL |
| November 16, 2019* 2:00 pm, FS2 | | Saint Peter's | W 68–47 | 3–1 | 17 – Duke | 9 – Diallo | 7 – Pipkins | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,063) Providence, RI |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, FSN | | Merrimack | W 93–56 | 4–1 | 18 – Pipkins | 10 – Holt | 8 – Pipkins | Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,251) Providence, RI |
| November 23, 2019* 4:00 pm, FS2 | | Penn | L 75-81 | 4–2 | 20 – White | 8 – Diallo | 7 – Pipkins | Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,649) Providence, RI |
| November 28, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Long Beach State Wooden Legacy quarterfinals | L 65–66 | 4–3 | 12 – Pipkins | 9 – Diallo | 5 – Pipkins | Anaheim Arena Anaheim, CA |
| November 29, 2020* 4:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Charleston Wooden Legacy 2nd round consolation | L 55–63 | 4–4 | 22 – Duke | 6 – Diallo | 5 – Duke | Anaheim Arena (1,158) Anaheim, CA |
| December 1, 2019* 3:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Pepperdine Wooden Legacy 7th place game | W 80–77 | 5–4 | 15 – Tied | 9 – Diallo | 6 – Diallo | Anaheim Arena Anaheim, CA |
| December 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Rhode Island Ocean State Cup | L 61–75 | 5–5 | 13 – Diallo | 9 – Young | 3 – Tied | Ryan Center (8,052) Kingston, RI |
| December 14, 2019* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | Stony Brook | W 82–78 | 6–5 | 21 – Tied | 12 – Diallo | 7 – Pipkins | Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,861) Providence, RI |
| December 17, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Florida Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational | L 51–83 | 6–6 | 20 – Diallo | 12 – Diallo | 2 – White | Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 21, 2019* 2:00 pm, FOX | | Texas Big East/Big 12 Battle | W 70–48 | 7–6 | 14 – Diallo | 12 – Diallo | 5 – Diallo | Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,876) Providence, RI |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| December 31, 2019 5:30 pm, FS1 | | Georgetown | W 76–60 | 8–6 (1–0) | 20 – Diallo | 8 – Diallo | 8 – Duke | Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,980) Providence, RI |
| January 4, 2020 2:00 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul | W 66–65 | 9–6 (2–0) | 16 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 5 – Duke | Wintrust Arena (4,945) Chicago, IL |
| January 7, 2020 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Marquette | W 81–80 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (3–0) | 19 – White | 11 – Diallo | 5 – Duke | Fiserv Forum (14,414) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 10, 2020 9:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 6 Butler | L 58–70 | 10–7 (3–1) | 21 – Diallo | 6 – Diallo | 2 – Tied | Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,674) Providence, RI |
| January 15, 2020 8:30 pm, FSN | | St. John's | W 63–58 | 11–7 (4–1) | 19 – Diallo | 8 – Young | 4 – Duke | Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,542) Providence, RI |
| January 18, 2020 4:30 pm, FS1 | | at No. 25 Creighton | L 74–78 | 11–8 (4–2) | 36 – Duke | 10 – Young | 3 – Tied | CHI Health Center Omaha (17,048) Omaha, NE |
| January 22, 2020 8:30 pm, FS1 | | at No. 10 Seton Hall | L 64–73 | 11–9 (4–3) | 13 – Diallo | 8 – Diallo | 5 – Duke | Prudential Center (9,267) Newark, NJ |
| January 25, 2020 1:00 pm, CBS | | No. 9 Villanova | L 60–64 | 11–10 (4–4) | 18 – Watson | 10 – Duke | 2 – White | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,927) Providence, RI |
| February 1, 2020 2:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 16 Butler | W 65–61 | 12–10 (5–4) | 22 – Pipkins | 9 – Young | 2 – 4 Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,132) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 pm, FSN | | No. 21 Creighton | W 73–56 | 13–10 (6–4) | 22 – Reeves | 7 – Young | 6 – White | Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,102) Providence, RI |
| February 8, 2020 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at Xavier | L 58–64 | 13–11 (6–5) | 16 – Watson | 7 – Watson | 7 – White | Cintas Center (10,575) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 12, 2020 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | at St. John's | L 69–80 | 13–12 (6–6) | 19 – Diallo | 17 – Diallo | 4 – Tied | Carnesecca Arena (4,083) Queens, NY |
| February 15, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 10 Seton Hall | W 74–68 | 14–12 (7–6) | 35 – Diallo | 10 – Diallo | 3 – White | Dunkin' Donuts Center (13,255) Providence, RI |
| February 19, 2019 8:30 pm, FS1 | | at Georgetown | W 73–63 | 15–12 (8–6) | 18 – Diallo | 9 – Young | 7 – White | Capital One Arena (7,371) Washington, D.C. |
| February 22, 2020 12:00 pm, FOX | | No. 19 Marquette | W 84–72 | 16–12 (9–6) | 24 – Pipkins | 5 – Watson | 4 – Tied | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,805) Providence, RI |
| February 29, 2020 12:00 pm, FOX | | at No. 12 Villanova | W 58–54 | 17–12 (10–6) | 27 – Pipkins | 7 – Young | 2 – Tied | Wells Fargo Center (15,516) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 4, 2020 6:30 pm, FS1 | | Xavier | W 80–74 | 18–12 (11–6) | 25 – Diallo | 5 – Tied | 4 – Diallo | Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,736) Providence, RI |
| March 7, 2020 6:30 pm, FS1 | | DePaul | W 93–55 | 19–12 (12–6) | 19 – Reeves | 8 – Tied | 5 – Pipkins | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,103) Providence, RI |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2020 2:30 pm, FS1 | (4) | vs. (5) No. 24 Butler Quarterfinals | | | | | | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |