# 2018–19 Providence Friars men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by eighth-year head coach Ed Cooley, played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the 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 where they lost in the first round to Arkansas.

## Previous season

The Friars finished the 2017–18 season 21–14, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Creighton and No. 1-seeded Xavier in back-to-back overtime games to advance to the championship game. In a third straight overtime game, the Friars fell to Villanova in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region where they lost to Texas A&M in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Rodney Bullock | 5 | F | 6'8" | 225 | RS Senior | Hampton, VA | Graduated |
| Jalen Lindsay | 21 | F | 6'7" | 227 | Senior | Murfreesboro, TN | Graduated |
| Kyron Cartwright | 24 | G | 5'11" | 185 | Senior | Compton, CA | Graduated |
| Dajour Dickens | 33 | C | 7'0" | 220 | Freshman | Hampton, VA | Transferred to Old Dominion |
| Tom Planek | 34 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Oak Park, IL | Graduated |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| David Duke #15 PG | Providence, RI | Cushing Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 14, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| A. J. Reeves #6 SG | Chestnut Hill, MA | Brimmer and May School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 25, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Kris Monroe #43 PF | Raleigh, NC | St. David's School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Aug 3, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Jimmy Nichols PF | Conway, SC | Conway High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 5, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 30, 2018. ||||||

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Greg Gantt #11 SF | Fayetteville, NC | Cushing Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 14, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 |||||||
| 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 August 30, 2018. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 19, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Bridgeport | W 96–57 | | 15 – Watson | 9 – Diallo | 4 – Tied | Dunkin' Donuts Center (3,045) Providence, RI |
| October 27, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Bowie State | W 83–55 | | 14 – Watson | 9 – Holt | 5 – Tied | Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,895) Providence, RI |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2018* 6:30 pm, FSN | | Siena Hall of Fame Tip Off campus-site game | W 77–67 | 1–0 | 29 – Reeves | 11 – Diallo | 5 – Diallo | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,021) Providence, RI |
| November 9, 2018* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Wichita State Veterans Classic | L 80–83 | 1–1 | 27 – Diallo | 10 – Diallo | 5 – Tied | Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, MD |
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS2 | | Holy Cross Hall of Fame Tip Off campus-site game | W 70–61 | 2–1 | 18 – Diallo | 10 – Tied | 5 – White | Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,042) Providence, RI |
| November 17, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. South Carolina Hall of Fame Tip Off Naismith semifinals | W 76–67 | 3–1 | 20 – Duke | 9 – Diallo | 7 – Diallo | Mohegan Sun Arena (7,231) Uncasville, CT |
| November 18, 2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 18 Michigan Hall of Fame Tip Off Naismith championship | L 47–66 | 3–2 | 12 – Duke | 7 – Diallo | 3 – Diallo | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| November 24, 2018* 4:00 pm, FSN | | Iona | W 91–79 | 4–2 | 23 – Diallo | 9 – Diallo | 6 – White | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,187) Providence, RI |
| November 27, 2018* 8:30 pm, FS1 | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 69–59 | 5–2 | 20 – Diallo | 9 – Diallo | 4 – Jackson | Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,879) Providence, RI |
| December 1, 2018* 5:00 pm, FS1 | | Rhode Island Ocean State Cup | W 59–50 | 6–2 | 15 – Reeves | 9 – Jackson | 3 – Tied | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,997) Providence, RI |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Boston College | W 100–95 $^{OT}$ | 7–2 | 24 – Reeves | 10 – Watson | 9 – Duke | Conte Forum (5,453) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Massachusetts | L 78–79 | 7–3 | 21 – Diallo | 7 – Diallo | 5 – Diallo | Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,427) Providence, RI |
| December 16, 2018* 2:00 pm, FS1 | | Central Connecticut | W 87–63 | 8–3 | 18 – White | 9 – Nichols Jr. | 6 – White | Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,876) Providence, RI |
| December 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSN | | Albany | W 73–43 | 9–3 | 20 – Diallo | 10 – Diallo | 5 – Ashton-Langford | Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,855) Providence, RI |
| December 21, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Texas | W 71–65 | 10–3 | 20 – Diallo | 8 – Young | 5 – White | Frank Erwin Center (8,610) Austin, TX |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| December 31, 2018 4:00 pm, FS1 | | Creighton | L 68–79 | 10–4 (0–1) | 18 – Diallo | 10 – Diallo | 4 – Tied | Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,343) Providence, RI |
| January 5, 2019 2:00 pm, FOX | | Villanova | L 59–65 | 10–5 (0–2) | 20 – Ashton-Langford | 8 – Watson | 3 – White | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,410) Providence, RI |
| January 12, 2019 12:00 noon, FS1 | | at Georgetown | L 90–96 $^{2OT}$ | 10–6 (0–3) | 24 – Diallo | 13 – Diallo | 8 – Ashton-Langford | Capital One Arena (10,113) Washington, D.C. |
| January 15, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1 | | Seton Hall | W 72–63 | 11–6 (1–3) | 18 – Duke | 8 – Diallo | 5 – Tied | Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,367) Providence, RI |
| January 20, 2019 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 15 Marquette | L 68–79 | 11–7 (1–4) | 21 – Watson | 7 – Jackson | 7 – Ashton-Langford | Fiserv Forum (17,524) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 23, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1 | | at Xavier | W 64–62 | 12–7 (2–4) | 13 – Jackson | 6 – Tied | 5 – Diallo | Cintas Center (10,142) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 27, 2019 12:00 pm, FS1 | | DePaul | W 70–67 | 13–7 (3–4) | 20 – Diallo | 0 – Diallo | 4 – Jackson | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,009) Providence, RI |
| January 30, 2019 7:00 pm, FSN | | at Seton Hall | L 63–65 | 13–8 (3–5) | 21 – Diallo | 7 – Jackson | 5 – Ashton-Langford | Prudential Center (7,858) Newark, NJ |
| February 2, 2019 2:30 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul | L 55–67 | 13–9 (3–6) | 17 – Duke | 8 – Diallo | 4 – Diallo | Wintrust Arena (5,173) Chicago, IL |
| February 6, 2019 7:30 pm, FS1 | | Georgetown | L 67–76 | 13–10 (3–7) | 22 – Diallo | 6 – Diallo | 4 – Jackson | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,115) Providence, RI |
| February 9, 2019 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | at St. John's | W 70–56 | 14–10 (4–7) | 18 – Watson | 15 – Diallo | 3 – Tied | Madison Square Garden (16,268) New York, NY |
| February 13, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1 | | at No. 13 Villanova | L 67–85 | 14–11 (4–8) | 18 – Watson | 7 – Diallo | 6 – Jackson | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| February 16, 2019 2:00 pm, FOX | | Xavier | L 61–75 | 14–12 (4–9) | 16 – Watson | 7 – Young | 2 – Tied | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,410) Providence, RI |
| February 20, 2019 8:30 pm, FS1 | | St. John's | W 78–59 | 15–12 (5–9) | 21 – Watson | 11 – Diallo | 5 – Jackson | Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,872) Providence, RI |
| February 23, 2019 12:00 pm, FOX | | No. 11 Marquette | L 58–76 | 15–13 (5–10) | 19 – Diallo | 8 – Duke | 3 – Diallo | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,890) Providence, RI |
| February 26, 2019 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Butler | W 73–67 | 16–13 (6–10) | 21 – Watson | 7 – Diallo | 4 – Ashton-Langford | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,149) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 6, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Creighton | L 70-76 $^{OT}$ | 16-14 (6-11) | 21 – Jackson | 12 – Diallo | 4 – Jackson | CHI Health Center Omaha (16,903) Omaha, NE |
| March 9, 2019 12:00 pm, FSN | | Butler | W 83–70 | 17–14 (7–11) | 24 – Reeves | 9 – Diallo | 6 – White | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,004) Providence, RI |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2019 7:00 pm, FS1 | (8) | vs. (9) Butler First round | W 80–57 | 18–14 | 19 – White | 8 – Diallo | 5 – White | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 14, 2019 12:00 pm, FS1 | (8) | vs. (1) No. 25 Villanova Quarterfinals | L 62–73 | 18–15 | 15 – Watson | 10 – Reeves | 3 – Tied | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 19, 2019* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | (5) Arkansas First round – Indiana bracket | L 72–84 | 18–16 | 19 – White | 11 – Diallo | 4 – Tied | Dunkin' Donuts Center (3,057) Providence, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||