The 2024–25 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Kim English, and played their home games at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island as a member of the Big East Conference. This was the Friars' worst season since the 1984-85 season.
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 seed 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 an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament as the 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 Declared 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
2025 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Regular season
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Rankings
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