Providence Friars basketball
Providence Friars basketball history
Providence College (Providence, RI)
Amica Mutual Pavilion
Big East Conference
Current head coach: Kim English (2023-)
- Asst: Dennis Felton (2023-)
- Asst: Nate Tomlinson (2023-)
- Asst: Tim Fuller (2023-)
- Asst: Matt Palumbo (2023-)
- Asst: Corey Wright Jr. (2024-)
- DBO: Dr. T.J. Grams (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 2 (1973, 1987)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 6 (1965, 1974, 1974, 1987, 1997, 2022)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 22 (1964, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 17-23
- NIT Championships: 2 (1961, 1963)
- NIT Appearances: 21 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2019, 2024)
- NIT Overall Record: 32-22
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1951)
- NAIA Overall Record: 0-1
Conference Titles (ECAC, Big East):
- Big East Regular Season Championships: 1 (2022)
- Big East Tournament Championships: 2 (1994, 2014)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 10 (last = Kris Dunn, 2016)
- Big East Player of the Year: 3 (last = Devin Carter, 2024)
Providence head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Kim English | 2023-Pres | 21-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Cooley | 2011-23 | 242-153 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Keno Davis | 2008-11 | 46-50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Welsh | 1998-2008 | 160-143 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Gillen | 1994-98 | 72-53 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Barnes | 1988-94 | 108-76 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gordon Chiesa | 1987-88 | 11-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Pitino | 1985-87 | 42-22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Mullaney | 1955-69, 81-85 | 290-147 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gary Walters | 1979-81 | 21-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Gavitt | 1969-79 | 209-84 | – | 5 | 0 |
| Vin Cuddy | 1949-55 | 75-64 | – | 1^ | 0 |
| Lawrence Drew | 1946-49 | 25-40 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Crotty | 1938-43, 44-46 | 58-53 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Al McClellan | 1927-38 | 147-65 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Golembeski | 1926-27 | 8-8 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These tournament appearances came when the Providence program was at the NAIA level; Providence moved to Division I prior to the 1958-59 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.