2018-2019 Providence Friars

2018-2019 Providence Friars Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
1 Makai Ashton-Langford So PG 6-3 185 Oct 3, 1997 Worcester (MA) United States Brewster Academy
11 Alpha Diallo Jr SF 6-6 207 Jun 29, 1997 Denver (CO) United States / Guinea Abraham Lincoln High School
3 David Duke Fr SG 6-4 204 Oct 13, 1999 Providence (RI) United States Cushing Academy
25 Drew Edwards Jr SG 6-4 190 May 20, 1997 Towson (MD) United States Calvert Hall College High School
24 Andrew Fonts So G 6-2 175 Jul 10, 1999 Portsmouth (RI) United States Portsmouth Abbey School
15 Emmitt Holt RS-Sr F 6-7 230 Apr 23, 1996 Webster (NY) United States Webster Schroeder High School
44 Isaiah Jackson Sr PG 6-6 225 Feb 27, 1995 Gainesville (FL) United States The Villages Charter High School
2 Kris Monroe Fr SF 6-8 212 Aug 8, 1999 Raleigh (NC) United States St. David's School
5 Jimmy Nichols, Jr. Fr SF 6-8 225 Jul 6, 2000 Conway (SC) United States Conway High School
10 A.J. Reeves Fr SG 6-6 205 Jun 4, 1999 Chestnut Hill (MA) United States Brimmer & May School
0 Nate Watson So C 6-10 260 Oct 19, 1998 Arlington (VA) United States Bishop O'Connell High School
4 Maliek White Jr PG 6-3 190 Jun 6, 1998 Richmond (VA) United States George Wythe High School
13 Kalif Young Jr C 6-9 250 Apr 5, 1997 Toronto Canada Orangeville Prep

Recent Providence Friars History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 21-14 (10-10) 6th (Big East) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2022-2023 21-12 (13-7) 4th (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 27-6 (14-3) 2nd (Big East) 3rd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2020-2021 13-13 (8-10) 6th (Big East) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 19-12 (12-6) 4th (Big East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 18-16 (7-11) 8th (Big East) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2017-2018 21-14 (10-8) 3rd (Big East) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2016-2017 20-13 (10-8) 3rd (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2015-2016 24-11 (10-8) 4th (Big East) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2014-2015 22-12 (11-7) 4th (Big East) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2013-2014 23-12 (10-8) 3rd (Big East) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2012-2013 19-15 (9-9) 9th (AAC) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2011-2012 15-17 (4-14) 15th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 15-17 (4-14) 14th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 12-19 (4-14) 15th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 19-14 (10-8) 7th (AAC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2007-2008 15-16 (6-12) 12th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 18-13 (8-8) 10th (AAC) 1st Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2005-2006 12-15 (5-11) 13th (AAC) N/A N/A
2004-2005 14-17 (4-12) 9th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 20-9 (11-5) 3rd (AAC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2002-2003 18-14 (8-8) 7th (AAC) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd

2018-2019 Providence Friars Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Alpha Diallo NABC All-District (5) Second Team
Alpha Diallo All-Big East Second Team
A.J. Reeves Big East Freshman of the Week (Nov 26, 2018)
A.J. Reeves Big East Freshman of the Week (Dec 3, 2018)
A.J. Reeves Big East Freshman of the Week (Nov 12, 2018)
Alpha Diallo Hall of Fame Tip-Off Naismith Bracket All-Tournament Team

2018-2019 Providence Friars Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. White D. Duke A. Reeves A. Diallo N. Watson
Rotation I. Jackson D. Edwards     K. Young
Lim PT M. Ashton-Langford   J. Nichols, Jr.    
Lim PT A. Fonts   K. Monroe    
Lim PT     E. Holt    

2018-2019 Providence Friars Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Alpha Diallo 34 35.4 16.0 8.1 3.1 1.6 0.5 2.7
Nate Watson 34 23.5 11.7 5.2 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.3
A.J. Reeves 25 22.8 9.8 3.0 0.6 1.0 0.1 1.0
Isaiah Jackson 34 26.3 9.6 4.6 2.3 1.3 0.2 1.1
David Duke 34 24.7 7.1 2.6 2.1 0.7 0.3 2.1
Maliek White 33 22.5 6.7 1.9 2.3 1.1 0.3 1.4
Kalif Young 33 15.9 3.8 4.0 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.5
Makai Ashton-Langford 32 17.1 3.7 1.5 2.3 0.6 0.2 1.7
Drew Edwards 30 11.0 3.2 1.2 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.4
Jimmy Nichols, Jr. 30 11.5 2.7 2.3 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.8
Kris Monroe 20 3.9 1.1 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Emmitt Holt 6 6.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3
Andrew Fonts 7 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

2018-2019 Providence Friars Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Ed Cooley Head Coach 2011-2012 N/A
Brian Blaney Assistant Coach 2011-2012 N/A
Jeff Battle Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Wake Forest, 2000 to 2013)
Ivan Thomas Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Associate Director of Player Development (Providence, 2015 to 2016)
Nikola Knezevic Video Coordinator 2016-2017 Graduate Assistant (Providence, 2014 to 2015)
Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
Ken White Strength and Conditioning Coach 2003-2004 N/A