Sport: | Basketball |
Sex: | men |
Year: | 2024–25 |
Team: | Providence Friars |
Conference: | Big East Conference |
Short Conf: | Big East |
Record: | 0–0 |
Conf Record: | 0–0 |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
Asst Coach2: | Nate Tomlinson |
Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
Ac3 Year: | 2nd |
Asst Coach4: | Matt Palumbo |
Ac4 Year: | 1st |
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 is led by 2nd-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.
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.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
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Davonte Gaines | 0 | G | 6'7" | 190 | GS Senior | Graduated | ||
Donvoan Santoro | 2 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Freshman | Transferred to Green Bay | ||
3 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | Transferred to Seton Hall | |||
Josh Oduro | 13 | F | 6'9" | 240 | GS Senior | Graduated | ||
22 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Junior | Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 13th overall by Sacramento Kings | |||
Rafael Castro | 30 | F | 6'11" | 220 | RS Sophomore | Transferred to George Washington |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
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Wesley Cardet Jr. | 0 | G | 6'6" | 204 | Senior | Chicago State | ||
Christ Essandoko | 2 | C | 7'0" | 285 | RS Freshman | Saint Joseph's | ||
3 | G | 6'8" | 215 | GS Senior | Georgia | |||
Anton Bonke | 5 | C | 7'2" | Sophomore | Eastern Arizona College | |||
Bensley Joseph | 7 | G | 6'1" | 195 | Senior | Miami (FL) |
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