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2020–21 Providence Friars men's basketball team

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2020–21 Providence Friars men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record13–13 (9–10 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Seasons
2020–21 Big East men's basketball standings
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2019-11-01

Schedule and results

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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

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Providence College Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2020.