2019-2020 Providence Friars

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2019-2020 Providence Friars Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
22 Tommy Dempsey, Jr. RS-Fr G 6-3 180 Jan 2, 2000 Binghamton (NY) United States Seton Catholic
11 Alpha Diallo Sr SF 6-6 207 Jun 29, 1997 Denver (CO) United States / Guinea Abraham Lincoln High School
3 David Duke So SG 6-4 204 Oct 13, 1999 Providence (RI) United States Cushing Academy
24 Andrew Fonts Jr G 6-2 175 Jul 10, 1999 Portsmouth (RI) United States Portsmouth Abbey School
1 Greg Gantt Fr SF 6-8 210 Sep 29, 2000 Fayetteville (NC) United States Trinity Christian
15 Emmitt Holt Sr F 6-7 230 Apr 23, 1996 Webster (NY) United States Webster Schroeder High School
2 Kris Monroe So SF 6-8 212 Aug 8, 1999 Raleigh (NC) United States St. David's School
5 Jimmy Nichols, Jr. RS-So SF 6-8 225 Jul 6, 2000 Conway (SC) United States Conway High School
12 Luwane Pipkins Sr PG 5-11 180 Mar 10, 1996 Chicago (IL) United States / Portugal Bogan High School
10 A.J. Reeves So SG 6-6 205 Jun 4, 1999 Chestnut Hill (MA) United States Brimmer & May School
0 Nate Watson Jr C 6-10 260 Oct 19, 1998 Arlington (VA) United States Bishop O'Connell High School
4 Maliek White Sr PG 6-3 190 Jun 6, 1998 Richmond (VA) United States George Wythe High School
13 Kalif Young Sr C 6-9 250 Apr 5, 1997 Toronto Canada Orangeville Prep

Providence Transfers Sitting Out 2019-2020

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
21 Jared Bynum So PG 5-10 185 Mar 16, 1999 Rockville (MD) United States Saint Joseph's
- Noah Horchler Sr F 6-8 220 Jan 1, 1998 Indian Head (MD) United States / England North Florida

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

2019-2020 Providence Friars Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Alpha Diallo All-Big East Second Team
Emmitt Holt Big East Sportsmanship Award
Alpha Diallo Big East Player of the Week (Feb 17, 2020)

2019-2020 Providence Friars Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Pipkins D. Duke A. Reeves A. Diallo N. Watson
Rotation M. White   E. Holt   K. Young
Lim PT A. Fonts   G. Gantt    
Lim PT T. Dempsey, Jr.   J. Nichols, Jr.    
Lim PT     K. Monroe    

2019-2020 Providence Friars Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Alpha Diallo 31 32.7 14.1 7.8 2.5 1.5 0.9 3.0
David Duke 31 32.1 12.0 4.2 3.1 1.5 0.4 2.2
Luwane Pipkins 31 26.5 10.8 2.9 2.8 1.3 0.1 2.0
Nate Watson 27 18.8 9.0 4.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 1.0
Maliek White 30 25.8 7.8 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.1 1.9
A.J. Reeves 28 21.9 7.4 3.1 1.2 0.8 0.2 1.3
Kalif Young 31 19.9 5.0 4.9 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.5
Emmitt Holt 27 15.3 4.8 3.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.6
Greg Gantt 27 12.6 2.6 2.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.7
Jimmy Nichols, Jr. 5 11.8 2.2 2.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.8
Kris Monroe 6 7.7 1.3 1.5 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2
Andrew Fonts 12 1.5 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1
Tommy Dempsey, Jr. 6 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2

2019-2020 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)
Matt Garvey Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2019-2020 Graduate Assistant (Providence, 2016 to 2019)
Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
Kevin Kurbec Director of Basketball Operations 2019-2020 Basketball Operations Coordinator (Providence, 2016 to 2019)
Bob Walsh Director of Player Development 2019-2020 Head Coach (Maine, 2014 to 2018)
Ken White Strength and Conditioning Coach 2003-2004 N/A