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
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big East regular season
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Rankings
References