# 2024–25 Providence Friars men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Providence Friars men's basketball team represents Providence College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by 2nd-year head coach Kim English, and play their home games at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island as a member of the Big East Conference.

## Previous season

The Friars finished the 2023–24 season 21–14, 10–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As a No. 7 in the Big East tournament they defeated Georgetown in the first round and Creighton in the quarterfinals before losing to Marquette in the semifinals. They received automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament as No. 4 seed in the Seton Hall bracket where they lost in the first round to Boston College.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Davonte Gaines | 0 | G | 6'7" | 190 | GS Senior | Buffalo, NY | Graduated |
| Donvoan Santoro | 2 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Freshman | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Green Bay |
| Garwey Dual | 3 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | Houston, TX | Transferred to Seton Hall |
| Josh Oduro | 13 | F | 6'9" | 240 | GS Senior | Gainesville, VA | Graduated |
| Devin Carter | 22 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Junior | Miami, FL | Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 13th overall by Sacramento Kings |
| Rafael Castro | 30 | F | 6'11" | 220 | Sophomore | Dover, NJ | Transferred to George Washington |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Wesley Cardet Jr. | 0 | G | 6'6" | 204 | Senior | Tallhahassee, FL | Chicago State |
| Christ Essandoko | 2 | C | 7'0" | 285 | Freshman | Paris, France | Saint Joseph's |
| Jabri Abdur-Rahim | 3 | G | 6'8" | 215 | GS Senior | South Orange, NJ | Georgia |
| Anton Bonke | 5 | C | 7'2" | | Sophomore | Port Vila, Vanuatu | Eastern Arizona College |
| Bensley Joseph | 7 | G | 6'1" | 195 | Senior | Arlington, MA | Miami (FL) |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Oswin Erhunmwunse* #23 C | Putnam, CT | Putnam Science Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jan 11, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Ryan Mela SF | Natick, MA | The Newman School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024. ||||||
*Originally class of 2025, but reclassified to 2024.

#### 2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jamier Jones #8 SF | Sarasota, FL | Oak Ridge High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 12, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 |||||||
| Jaylen Harrell #29 SF | Needham, MA | Saint Sebastians Country Day School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| 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: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 26, 2024* 4:00 p.m. | | UMass | W 63–54 | | 19 – Floyd Jr. | 7 – DeLaurier | 8 – Joseph | Amica Mutual Pavilion (4,786) Providence, RI |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | Central Connecticut | W 59–55 | 1–0 | 21 – Joesph | 7 – Essandoko | 3 – Essandoko | Amica Mutual Pavilion (9,806) Providence, RI |
| November 9, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FS2 | | Stonehill | W 76–49 | 2–0 | 16 – Abdur-Rahim | 8 – Cardet | 3 – Tied | Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,027) Providence, RI |
| November 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | Hampton | W 60–51 | 3–0 | 13 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 5 – Joseph | Amica Mutual Pavilion (7,821) Providence, RI |
| November 16, 2024* 5:00 p.m., FS2 | | Green Bay | W 79–65 | 4–0 | 18 – Pierre | 7 – Cardet Jr. | 4 – Joseph | Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,927) Providence, RI |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS2 | | Delaware State | W 78–48 | 5–0 | 13 – Erhunmwunse | 12 – Essandoko | 7 – Joseph | Amica Mutual Pavilion (7,489) Providence, RI |
| November 27, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Oklahoma Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals | L 77–79 | 5–1 | 17 – Cardet | 6 – Pierre | 5 – Pierre | Imperial Arena (801) Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| November 28, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Davidson Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round | L 58–69 | 5–2 | 14 – Pierre | 11 – Erhunmwunse | 3 – Floyd Jr. | Imperial Arena (760) Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| November 29, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 14 Indiana Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game | L 73–89 | 5–3 | 22 – Pierre | 5 – Tied | 6 – Pierre | Imperial Arena (1,117) Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| December 3, 2024* 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | BYU Big East–Big 12 Battle | W 83–64 | 6–3 | 21 – Abdur-Rahim | 6 – Essandoko | 4 – Hopkins | Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,005) Providence, RI |
| December 7, 2024* 12:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Rhode Island Ocean State Rivalry | L 63–69 | 6–4 | 16 – Tied | 8 – Hopkins | 3 – Joseph | Ryan Center (7,685) Kingston, RI |
| December 10, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | at DePaul | W 70–63 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 (1–0) | 20 – Joseph | 10 – Hopkins | 7 – Joseph | Wintrust Arena (3,548) Chicago, IL |
| December 14, 2024* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. St. Bonaventure Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase | L 70–74 | 7–5 | 13 – Cardet Jr. | 8 – Erhunmwunse | 4 – Pierre | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,307) Uncasville, CT |
| December 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX | | St. John's | L 70–72 | 7–6 (1–1) | 17 – Joseph | 8 – Joseph | 2 – Joseph | Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI |
| December 31, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 8 Marquette | L 50–78 | 7–7 (1–2) | 11 – Cardet Jr. | 8 – Mela | 6 – Pierre | Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,604) Providence, RI |
| January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., NBC | | at No. 11 UConn | L 84–87 | 7–8 (1–3) | 24 – Pierre | 9 – Erhunmwunse | 2 – Tied | Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT |
| January 8, 2025 8:30 p.m., Peacock | | Butler | W 84–65 | 8–8 (2–3) | 18 – Tied | 15 – Mela | 4 – Mela | Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,111) Providence, RI |
| January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Seton Hall | W 91–85 | 9–8 (3–3) | 28 – Joseph | 10 – Erhunmwunse | 5 – Tied | Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,193) Providence, RI |
| January 14, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Creighton | L 64–84 | 9–9 (3–4) | 10 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 3 – Mela | CHI Health Center Omaha (17,063) Omaha, NE |
| January 17, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Villanova | L 73–75 | 9–10 (3–5) | 20 – Joseph | 8 – Erhunmwunse | 7 – Pierre | Wells Fargo Center (10,253) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 25, 2025 12:35 p.m., FOX | | Georgetown | W 78–68 | 10–10 (4–5) | 14 – Tied | 7 – Essandoko | 5 – Floyd Jr. | Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,400) Providence, RI |
| January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock | | at Seton Hall | W 69–67 | 11–10 (5–5) | 16 – Pierre | 7 – Tied | 5 – Floyd Jr. | Prudential Center (8,422) Newark, NJ |
| February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at No. 15 St. John's | L 66–68 | 11–11 (5–6) | 27 – Abdur-Rahim | 12 – Joseph | 7 – Joseph | Madison Square Garden (19,196) New York, NY |
| February 5, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | Creighton | L 69–80 | 11–12 (5–7) | 16 – Floyd Jr. | 10 – Floyd Jr. | 5 – Pierre | Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,726) Providence, RI |
| February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., Peacock | | at Butler | L 81–82 | 11–13 (5–8) | 26 – Joseph | 5 – Erhunmwunse | 8 – Pierre | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,312) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 12, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock | | Xavier | L 82–91 | 11–14 (5–9) | 15 – Tied | 10 – Mela | 7 – Joseph | Amica Mutual Pavilion (5,752) Providence, RI |
| February 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Villanova | W 75–62 | 12–14 (6–9) | 19 – Pierre | 9 – Mela | 6 – Tied | Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,444) Providence, RI |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Georgetown | L 72–93 | 12–15 (6–10) | 25 – Joseph | 7 – Mela | 4 – Joseph | Capital One Arena (5,326) Washington, D.C. |
| February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 21 Marquette | L 52–82 | 12–16 (6–11) | 13 – Pierre | 8 – Erhunmwunse | 3 – Pierre | Fiserv Forum (16,094) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBS | | UConn | L 63–75 | 12–17 (6–12) | 10 – Pierre | 5 – Fernandez | 5 – Joseph | Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,400) Providence, RI |
| March 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | DePaul | L 77–80 | 12–18 (6–13) | 25 – Floyd Jr. | 8 – Floyd Jr. | 6 – Joseph | Amica Mutual Pavilion (9,169) Providence, RI |
| March 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Xavier | L 68–76 | 12–19 (6–14) | 27 – Joseph | 7 – Mela | 4 – Tied | Cintas Center (10,532) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2025 4:00 p.m., Peacock | (8) | vs. (9) Butler First round | L 69–75 | 12–20 | 20 – Joseph | 11 – Erhunmwunse | 55 – Pierre | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
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