2020–21 Providence Friars men's basketball team

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2020–21 Providence Friars men's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference
Record	13–13 (9–10 Big East)
Head coach	Ed Cooley (10th season)
Home arena	Alumni Hall
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Villanova	11	–	4	.733	18	–	7	.720
No. 19 Creighton	14	–	6	.700	22	–	9	.710
UConn	11	–	6	.647	15	–	8	.652
St. John's	10	–	9	.526	16	–	11	.593
Seton Hall	10	–	9	.526	14	–	13	.519
Providence	9	–	10	.474	13	–	13	.500
Xavier	6	–	7	.462	13	–	8	.619
Georgetown †	7	–	9	.438	13	–	13	.500
Marquette	8	–	11	.421	13	–	14	.481
Butler	8	–	12	.400	10	–	15	.400
DePaul	2	–	13	.133	5	–	14	.263

† 2021 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by tenth-year head coach Ed Cooley, and played their home games at Alumni Hall in Providence, Rhode Island as a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 13-13, 9-10 in Big East Play to finish in 6th place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to DePaul.

Roster

2020–21 Providence Friars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	0	Nate Watson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	Bishop O'Connell High School	Arlington, Virginia
F	1	Greg Gantt	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Trinity Christian School	Fayetteville, North Carolina
F	2	Kris Monroe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	St. David's School	Creedmoor, North Carolina
G	3	David Duke	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Cushing Academy	Providence, Rhode Island
G	4	Jared Bynum	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Georgetown Prep Saint Joseph's	Largo, Maryland
F	5	Jimmy Nichols, Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Conway High School	Conway, South Carolina
G	10	Alyn Breed	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	McEachern High School	Powder Springs, Georgia
G	11	A. J. Reeves	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Brimmer and May School	Roxbury, Massachusetts
G	12	Brycen Goodine	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	St. Andrew's School Syracuse	New Bedford, Massachusetts
F	13	Jyare Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Sanford School	Newark, Delaware
F	14	Noah Horchler	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	Melbourne High School North Florida	Melbourne Beach, Florida
F	21	Ed Croswell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	St. Joseph's Prep La Salle	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	24	Andrew Fonts (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Portsmouth Abbey School	Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Head coach

Ed Cooley (Stonehill)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Battle (Marshall)
Brian Blaney (Roanoke)
Ivan Thomas (VCU)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2019-11-01

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 2:00 p.m., FS1		Fairfield	W 97–56	1–0	23 – Watson	10 – Watson	8 – Bynum	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
November 30, 2020* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Indiana Maui Invitational Quarterfinals	L 58–79	1–1	12 – Tied	9 – Horchler	3 – Duke	Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC
December 1, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Davidson Maui Invitational Second Consolation Round	W 63–62	2–1	22 – Watson	8 – Horchler	5 – Bynum	Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC
December 2, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Alabama Maui Invitational Fifth Place Game	L 71–88	2–2	19 – Duke	4 – Tied	6 – Duke	Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC
December 5, 2020* 4:30 p.m., FS2		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 79–67	3–2	28 – Duke	8 – Duke	5 – Gantt	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
December 9, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU		at TCU Big East/Big 12 Battle	W 79–70	4–2	28 – Duke	8 – Tied	8 – Bynum	Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
Big East regular season
December 12, 2020		Xavier	Postponed					Alumni Hall Providence, RI
December 17, 2020		UConn	Postponed					Alumni Hall Providence, RI
December 20, 2020 4:30 p.m., FS1		at Seton Hall	W 80–77 ^OT	5–2 (1–0)	23 – Watson	11 – Watson	8 – Bynum	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Butler	L 64–70	5–3 (1–1)	19 – Watson	8 – Duke	5 – Duke	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,724) Indianapolis, IN
December 27, 2020 4:30 p.m., FS1		DePaul	W 95–90 ^2OT	6–3 (2–1)	24 – Duke	14 – Watson	6 – Duke	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
December 30, 2020 5:00 p.m., FS1		Butler	W 71–55	7–3 (3–1)	22 – Duke	13 – Duke	8 – Duke	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
January 2, 2021 12:00 p.m., FOX		No. 11 Creighton	L 65–67	7–4 (3–2)	13 – Tied	8 – Watson	4 – Duke	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
January 10, 2021 11:00 a.m., FOX		at Xavier	L 73–74	7–5 (3–3)	30 – Duke	14 – Watson	6 – Duke	Cintas Center (300) Cincinnati, OH
January 12, 2021 9:00 p.m., FS1		at Marquette	L 69–79	7–6 (3–4)	18 – Watson	6 – Tied	9 – Duke	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
January 16, 2021 12:00 p.m., FS1		Georgetown	Postponed					Alumni Hall Providence, RI
January 20, 2021 9:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 11 Creighton	W 74–70	8–6 (4–4)	29 – Watson	8 – Reeves	5 – Duke	CHI Health Center Omaha (1,731) Omaha, NE
January 23, 2021 2:30 p.m., FOX		at No. 3 Villanova	L 56–71	8–7 (4–5)	18 – Breed	11 – Tied	4 – Tied	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 27, 2021 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Marquette	W 72–63	9–7 (5–5)	31 – Duke	7 – Watson	6 – Duke	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
January 30, 2021 12:00 p.m., FS1		at Georgetown	L 72–73	9–8 (5–6)	28 – Reeves	7 – Horchler	7 – Duke	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
February 3, 2021 7:00 p.m., FS1		Seton Hall	L 43–60	9–9 (5–7)	10 – Tied	8 – Tied	6 – Duke	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m., FS1		St. John's	L 81–92	9–10 (5–8)	30 – Watson	8 – Tied	7 – Duke	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
February 10, 2021 4:00 p.m., FS1		UConn	W 70–59	10–10 (6–8)	17 – Tied	10 – Horchler	6 – Reeves	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
February 13, 2021 8:00 p.m., FS1		at DePaul	W 57–47	11–10 (7–8)	17 – Duke	13 – Duke	4 – Duke	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 16, 2021 6:30 p.m., FS1		at UConn	L 61–73	11–11 (7–9)	14 – Breed	6 – Watson	2 – 3 Tied	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 24, 2021 9:00 p.m., FS1		Xavier	W 83–68	12–11 (8–9)	20 – Horchler	9 – Tied	9 – Duke	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
March 3, 2021 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at St. John's	L 67–81	12–12 (8–10)	19 – Watson	9 – Duke	3 – Tied	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
March 6, 2021 2:30 p.m., FOX		Villanova	W 54–52	13–12 (9–10)	20 – Tied	13 – Horchler	3 – Duke	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
Big East tournament
March 10, 2021 9:00 p.m, FS1	(6)	vs. (11) DePaul First round	L 62–70	13–13	18 – Watson	9 – Watson	4 – Duke	Madison Square Garden (–) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Providence College Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

v t e Providence Friars men's basketball
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