The following is a list of Providence Friars men's basketball head coaches. There have been 16 head coaches of the Friars in their 97-season history.
Providence's current head coach is Kim English. He was hired as the Friars' head coach in 2023, replacing Ed Cooley, who left to become the head coach at Georgetown.
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
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1 | 1926–1927 | Archie Golembeski | 1 | 8–8 | .500 |
2 | 1927–1938 | Al McClellan | 11 | 147–65 | .693 |
3 | 1938–1943[a] 1944–1946 |
Ed Crotty | 7 | 58–53 | .523 |
4 | 1946–1949 | Lawrence Drew | 3 | 25–30 | .455 |
5 | 1949–1955 | Vin Cuddy | 6 | 75–64 | .540 |
6 | 1955–1969 1981–1985 |
Joe Mullaney | 18 | 319–164 | .660 |
7 | 1969–1979 | Dave Gavitt | 10 | 209–84 | .713 |
8 | 1979–1981 | Gary Walters | 2 | 21–34 | .382 |
9 | 1985–1987 | Rick Pitino | 2 | 42–23 | .646 |
10 | 1987–1988 | Gordie Chiesa | 1 | 11–17 | .393 |
11 | 1988–1994 | Rick Barnes | 6 | 108–76 | .587 |
12 | 1994–1998 | Pete Gillen | 4 | 72–53 | .576 |
13 | 1998–2008 | Tim Welsh | 10 | 151–139 | .521 |
14 | 2008–2011 | Keno Davis | 3 | 46–50 | .479 |
15 | 2011–2023 | Ed Cooley | 12 | 242–153 | .613 |
16 | 2023–present | Kim English | 1 | 21–14 | .600 |
Totals | 16 coaches | 97 seasons | 1,352–862 | .611 | |
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season |
- ^ Providence did not field a team during the 1943–44 season because of World War II.