List of Providence Friars men's basketball seasons

Last updated December 27, 2024

This is a list of the seasons completed by the Providence Friars men's basketball team.

Providence has fielded a men's college basketball team since 1926. The team played as an independent until 1979, when it became a charter member of the original Big East Conference. Providence was among seven schools to leave the original Big East in 2013 to become charter members of a new Big East Conference.^{[Note A]}

From 1975 to 1978, during four of the five seasons immediately preceding the formation of the original Big East Conference, Providence took part in the Eastern College Athletic Conference's regional Division I ECAC Men's Basketball Tournaments for schools which played as independents during the regular season. These tournaments gave colleges and universities in the Northeastern United States which otherwise did not have one access to a tournament with an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I tournament. Each ECAC regional tournament champion received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I tournament. Providence qualified for the ECAC New England Region Tournament in each season from 1975 to 1978, but never won the tournament championship. The Friars did not qualify for the ECAC Tournament in 1979.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Although Providence never won the regular-season championship in the original Big East Conference of 1979–2013, it won the tournament championship in 1994. In the new Big East Conference, it won the tournament championship in 2014 and the regular-season championship in the 2021–22 season.

Providence has appeared in the NCAA Tournament 22 times, reaching the Final Four in 1973 and 1987.

Providence has made 21 appearances in the National Invitation Tournament, winning it in 1961 and 1963. It has made one appearance in the NAIA tournament

Seasons

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Archie Golembeski (Independent)(1926–1927)
1926–27	Archie Golembeski	8–8
Archie Golembeski:		8–8
Al McClellan (Independent)(1927–1938)
1927–28	Al McClellan	7–9
1928–29	Al McClellan	17–3			^{[Note B]}
1929–30	Al McClellan	15–4			^{[Note B]}
1930–31	Al McClellan	14–5
1931–32	Al McClellan	19–5			^{[Note B]}
1932–33	Al McClellan	13–3
1933–34	Al McClellan	12–5
1934–35	Al McClellan	17–5			^{[Note B]}
1935–36	Al McClellan	14–7
1936–37	Al McClellan	12–10
1937–38	Al McClellan	7–9
Al McClellan:		147–65
Ed Crotty (Independent)(1938–1943)
1938–39	Ed Crotty	4–7
1939–40	Ed Crotty	5–9
1940–41	Ed Crotty	11–6
1941–42	Ed Crotty	13–7
1942–43	Ed Crotty	15–5
Program suspended for World War II (1943–1944)
Ed Crotty (Independent)(1944–1946)
1944–45	Ed Crotty	5–7
1945–46	Ed Crotty	5–12
Ed Crotty:		58–53
Lawrence Drew (Independent)(1946–1949)
1946–47	Lawrence Drew	8–11
1947–48	Lawrence Drew	10–10
1948–49	Lawrence Drew	7–9
Lawrence Drew:		25–30
Vin Cuddy (Independent)(1949–1955)
1949–50	Vin Cuddy	14–9
1950–51	Vin Cuddy	14–10			NAIA First Round
1951–52	Vin Cuddy	14–9
1952–53	Vin Cuddy	11–11
1953–54	Vin Cuddy	13–13
1954–55	Vin Cuddy	9–12
Vin Cuddy:		75–64
Joe Mullaney (Independent)(1955–1969)
1955–56	Joe Mullaney	14–8
1956–57	Joe Mullaney	15–9
1957–58	Joe Mullaney	18–6
1958–59	Joe Mullaney	20–7			NIT Semifinals
1959–60	Joe Mullaney	24–5			NIT Runner-Up
1960–61	Joe Mullaney	24–5			NIT Champion
1961–62	Joe Mullaney	20–6			NIT First Round
1962–63	Joe Mullaney	24–4			NIT Champion
1963–64	Joe Mullaney	20–6			NCAA University Division First Round
1964–65	Joe Mullaney	24–2			NCAA University Division Elite Eight
1965–66	Joe Mullaney	22–5			NCAA University Division First Round
1966–67	Joe Mullaney	21–7			NIT Quarterfinals
1967–68	Joe Mullaney	11–14
1968–69	Joe Mullaney	14–10
Joe Mullaney (1955–69):		271–94
Dave Gavitt (Independent)(1969–1979)
1969–70	Dave Gavitt	14–11
1970–71	Dave Gavitt	20–8			NIT Quarterfinals
1971–72	Dave Gavitt	21–6			NCAA University Division First Round
1972–73	Dave Gavitt	27–4			NCAA University Division Final Four
1973–74	Dave Gavitt	28–4			NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1974–75	Dave Gavitt	20–11	^{[Note C]}		NIT Runner-Up
1975–76	Dave Gavitt	21–11	^{[Note C]}		NIT Semifinals
1976–77	Dave Gavitt	24–5	^{[Note C]}		NCAA Division I First Round
1977–78	Dave Gavitt	24–8	^{[Note C]}		NCAA Division I First Round
1978–79	Dave Gavitt	10–16	^{[Note C]}
Dave Gavitt:		209–84
Gary Walters (Big East Conference (original))(1979–1981)
1979–80	Gary Walters	11–16	0–6	7th
1980–81	Gary Walters	10–18	3–11	8th
Gary Walters:		21–34	3–17
Joe Mullaney (Big East Conference (original))(1981–1985)
1981–82	Joe Mullaney	10–17	2–12	T-7th
1982–83	Joe Mullaney	12–19	4–12	8th
1983–84	Joe Mullaney	15–14	5–11	T-7th
1984–85	Joe Mullaney	11–20	3–13	8th
Joe Mullaney (1981–85):		48–70	14–48
Joe Mullaney (overall):		319–164	14–48
Rick Pitino (Big East Conference (original))(1985–1987)
1985–86	Rick Pitino	17–14	7–9	5th	NIT Quarterfinals
1986–87	Rick Pitino	25–9	10–6	T-4th	NCAA Division I Final Four
Rick Pitino:		42–23	17–15
Gordie Chiesa (Big East Conference (original))(1987–1988)
1987–88	Gordie Chiesa	11–17	5–11	8th
Gordie Chiesa:		11–17	5–11
Rick Barnes (Big East Conference (original))(1988–1994)
1988–89	Rick Barnes	18–11	7–9	T-5th	NCAA Division I First Round
1989–90	Rick Barnes	17–12	8–8	T-5th	NCAA Division I First Round
1990–91	Rick Barnes	19–13	7–9	T-7th	NIT Quarterfinals
1991–92	Rick Barnes	14–17	6–12	9th
1992–93	Rick Barnes	20–13	9–9	T-4th	NIT Semifinals
1993–94	Rick Barnes	20–10	10–8	T-4th	NCAA Division I First Round
Rick Barnes:		108–76	47–55
Pete Gillen (Big East Conference (original))(1994–1998)
1994–95	Pete Gillen	17–13	7–11	T-6th	NIT Second Round
1995–96	Pete Gillen	18–12	9–9	3rd (BE7)^{[Note D]}	NIT Second Round
1996–97	Pete Gillen	24–12	10–8	T-2nd (BE7)^{[Note D]}	NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1997–98	Pete Gillen	13–16	7–11	4th (BE7)^{[Note D]}
Pete Gillen:		72–53	33–39
Tim Welsh (Big East Conference (original))(1998–2008)
1998–99	Tim Welsh	16–14	9–9	T-6th	NIT First Round
1999–2000	Tim Welsh	11–19	4–12	12th
2000–01	Tim Welsh	21–10	11–5	2nd (East)^{[Note E]}	NCAA Division I First Round
2001–02	Tim Welsh	15–16	6–10	6th (East)^{[Note E]}
2002–03	Tim Welsh	18–14	8–8	T-3rd (East)^{[Note E]}	NIT Second Round
2003–04	Tim Welsh	20–9	11–5	T-3rd	NCAA Division I First Round
2004–05	Tim Welsh	14–17	4–12	T-8th
2005–06	Tim Welsh	12–15	5–11	T-13th
2006–07	Tim Welsh	18–13	8–8	9th	NIT First Round
2007–08	Tim Welsh	6–12	15–16	T-12th
Tim Welsh:		151–139	81–96
Keno Davis (Big East Conference (original))(2008–2011)
2008–09	Keno Davis	19–14	10–8	T-7th	NIT First Round
2009–10	Keno Davis	12–19	4–14	15th
2010–11	Keno Davis	15–17	4–14	14th
Keno Davis:		46–50	18–36
Ed Cooley (Big East Conference (original))(2011–2013)
2011–12	Ed Cooley	15–17	4–14	13th
2012–13	Ed Cooley	19–15	9–9	T-9th	NIT Quarterfinals
Ed Cooley (Big East Conference)(2013–2023)
2013–14	Ed Cooley	23–12	10–8	T-3rd	NCAA Division I First Round
2014–15	Ed Cooley	22–12	11–7	4th	NCAA Division I First Round
2015–16	Ed Cooley	24–11	10–8	T-4th	NCAA Division I Second Round
2016–17	Ed Cooley	20–13	10–8	T-3rd	NCAA Division I First Four
2017–18	Ed Cooley	21–14	10–8	T-3rd	NCAA Division I First Round
2018–19	Ed Cooley	18–16	7–11	T-8th	NIT First Round
2019–20	Ed Cooley	19–12	12–6	4th	Postseason cancelled^{[Note F]}
2020–21	Ed Cooley	13–13	9–10	6th
2021–22	Ed Cooley	27–6	14–3	1st	NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2022–23	Ed Cooley	21–12	13–7	T-4th	NCAA Division I First Round
Ed Cooley:		242–153	119–99
Kim English (Big East Conference)(2023–present)
2023–24	Kim English	21–14	10–10	T-6th	NIT First Round
Kim English:		21–14	10–10
Total:		1,352–862
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Notes

^A. After Providence and six other schools left the original Big East Conference to form a new Big East Conference in 2013, the original Big East Conference became the American Athletic Conference, marketed as "The American."

^B. Providence was deemed the New England champion in 1929, 1930, 1932, and 1935.

^C. Although an independent at the time, Providence participated from 1975 to 1978 in the end-of-season ECAC tournaments organized by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (a loosely organized sports federation of Eastern colleges and universities) for ECAC members which otherwise had no access to an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I tournament. Each of these regional tournaments gave its winner an automatic bid to that year's NCAA tournament in the same manner as conference tournaments of conventional conferences. Providence played in the ECAC New England Region Tournament in each of these four seasons, but never won an ECAC tournament championship. Providence did not qualify for the ECAC Tournament in 1979.

^D. From the 1995–1996 through 1997–1998 seasons, the original Big East Conference was divided into the Big East 6 and Big East 7 divisions. Providence played in the Big East 7 Division during all three seasons.

^E. From the 2000–2001 through 2002–2003 seasons, the original Big East Conference was divided into the East and West divisions. Providence played in the East Division during all three seasons.

^F. The 2020 Big East men's basketball tournament was cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Providence had a first-round bye and therefore did not play in the tournament. The 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and 2020 National Invitation Tournament also were cancelled due to the pandemic.

Related Research Articles

The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 15 sports. It has 220 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to South Carolina and west to Missouri. Most or all members belong to at least one other athletic conference.

ECAC Hockey is one of the six conferences that compete in NCAA Division I ice hockey. The conference used to be affiliated with the Eastern College Athletic Conference, a consortium of over 300 colleges in the eastern United States. This relationship ended in 2004; however, the ECAC abbreviation was retained in the name of the hockey conference. ECAC Hockey is the only ice hockey conference with identical memberships in both its women's and men's divisions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amica Mutual Pavilion</span> Indoor arena in Providence, Rhode Island

The Amica Mutual Pavilion is an indoor arena located in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It was built in 1972, as a home court for the Providence College Friars men's basketball program, due to the high demand for tickets to their games in Alumni Hall, as well as for a home arena for the then–Providence Reds, who played in the nearly 50-year-old Rhode Island Auditorium. Current tenants include the Providence Bruins ice hockey team, of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Providence College Friars men's basketball team, of the Big East Conference. The center is operated by the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority, which also operates the Rhode Island Convention Center and Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

The 1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 1975, and ended with the championship game on March 31 at the San Diego Sports Arena, now known as Pechanga Arena San Diego, in San Diego, California. A total of 36 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game. This was the first 32-team tournament.

The Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball program represents Georgetown University in NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball and the Big East Conference. Georgetown has competed in men's college basketball since 1907. The current head coach of the program is Ed Cooley.

The Providence Friars are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Providence College, located in Providence, Rhode Island. They compete in the Big East Conference for every sport except for ice hockey, where they compete in Hockey East. The Big East Conference was founded in 1979 by former athletic director and men's basketball coach Dave Gavitt. On December 15, 2012, Providence and the other seven Catholic, non-FBS schools announced that they were departing the Big East for a new conference; on March 7, 2013, it was officially confirmed that Providence's new conference would operate under the Big East name. The women's volleyball team, which had been an associate member of the America East Conference before the Big East split, remained in that conference for one more season before joining the Big East for the 2014 season.

The 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1978, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on March 26, 1979, at the Special Events Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Michigan State Spartans won their first NCAA national championship with a 75–64 victory over the Indiana State Sycamores.

The Providence Friars men's basketball team represents Providence College in NCAA Division I competition. They were a founding member of the original Big East Conference from 1979 until 2013, and are now a member of the current Big East Conference. They play their home games at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island.

The 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 17, 1979, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1980 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on March 24, 1980, at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. The Louisville Cardinals won their first NCAA national championship with a 59–54 victory over the UCLA Bruins.

The 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 28, 1980, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on March 30, 1981, at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. The Indiana Hoosiers won their fourth NCAA national championship with a 63–50 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels.

The 1978–79 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his seventh season as head coach. An independent, Georgetown played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C., and finished the season with a record of 24–5. The team won the ECAC South-Upstate Region tournament championship, earning its first NCAA tournament bid since 1976. The Hoyas received a first-round bye and lost in the second round to Rutgers.

The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that competes in NCAA Division I in 10 men's sports and 12 women's sports. Headquartered in New York City, the 11 full-member schools are primarily located in Northeast and Midwest metropolitan areas. The conference was officially recognized as a Division I multi-sport conference on August 1, 2013, and since then conference members have won NCAA national championships in men's basketball, women's cross country, field hockey, men's lacrosse, and men's soccer. Val Ackerman is the commissioner.

The following is a list of women's college ice hockey programs (teams) that participate in Division I ice hockey of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and compete for berths in the annual National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship. Programs (teams) are sorted by the conferences in which they play.

The ECAC men's basketball tournaments are postseason college basketball tournaments organized by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC).

The 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1977, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 27, 1978, at The Checkerdome in St. Louis, Missouri. The Kentucky Wildcats won their fifth NCAA national championship with a 94–88 victory over the Duke Blue Devils.

The 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1976, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 28, 1977, at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. The Marquette Warriors won their first NCAA national championship with a 67–59 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels.

The 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1975, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 29, 1976, at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Indiana Hoosiers won their third NCAA national championship with a 86–68 victory over the Michigan Wolverines.

The 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1974, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 31, 1975, at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California. The UCLA Bruins won their tenth NCAA national championship with a 92–85 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats.

References

Footnotes

Sources

"Providence Friars Men's Basketball School History". reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2024.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] Varsity Pride: 1975 ECAC Men's Basketball Tournaments

[2] Varsity Pride: 1976 ECAC Men's Basketball Tournaments

[3] Varsity Pride: 1977 ECAC Men's Basketball Tournaments

[4] Varsity Pride: 1978 ECAC Men's Basketball Tournaments

[5] Varsity Pride: 1979 ECAC Men's Basketball Tournaments

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

v t e Providence Friars men's basketball
Venues	Bishop Harkins Hall (1926–1955) Alumni Hall (1955–1972, 2020–21) Amica Mutual Pavilion (1972–2020, 2021–present)
Rivalries	Rhode Island
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics