2020–21 Providence Friars men's basketball team

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.

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

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

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.