2024–25 Providence Friars men's basketball team

2024–25 Providence Friars men's basketball
2024–25 Providence Friars men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	9–8 (3–3 Big East)
Head coach	Kim English (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Dennis Felton (2nd season); Nate Tomlinson (2nd season); Tim Fuller (2nd season); Matt Palumbo (1st season);
Home arena	Amica Mutual Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Marquette	6	–	0	1.000	15	–	2	.882
St. John's	6	–	1	.857	15	–	3	.833
No. 14 UConn	5	–	1	.833	13	–	4	.765
Creighton	4	–	2	.667	11	–	6	.647
Villanova	4	–	3	.571	11	–	7	.611
Georgetown	3	–	3	.500	12	–	5	.706
Xavier	3	–	4	.429	11	–	7	.611
Providence	3	–	4	.429	9	–	9	.500
Seton Hall	1	–	4	.200	6	–	10	.375
Butler	0	–	6	.000	7	–	10	.412
DePaul	0	–	7	.000	9	–	9	.500

† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of January 14, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Providence Friars men's basketball team represents Providence College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by 2nd-year head coach Kim English, and play their home games at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island as a member of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Friars finished the 2023–24 season 21–14, 10–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As a No. 7 in the Big East tournament they defeated Georgetown in the first round and Creighton in the quarterfinals before losing to Marquette in the semifinals. They received automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament as No. 4 seed in the Seton Hall bracket where they lost in the first round to Boston College.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Davonte Gaines	0	G	6'7"	190	GS Senior	Buffalo, NY	Graduated
Donvoan Santoro	2	F	6'8"	205	Freshman	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to Green Bay
Garwey Dual	3	G	6'5"	190	Freshman	Houston, TX	Transferred to Seton Hall
Josh Oduro	13	F	6'9"	240	GS Senior	Gainesville, VA	Graduated
Devin Carter	22	G	6'3"	195	Junior	Miami, FL	Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 13th overall by Sacramento Kings
Rafael Castro	30	F	6'11"	220	Sophomore	Dover, NJ	Transferred to George Washington

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Wesley Cardet Jr.	0	G	6'6"	204	Senior	Tallhahassee, FL	Chicago State
Christ Essandoko	2	C	7'0"	285	Freshman	Paris, France	Saint Joseph's
Jabri Abdur-Rahim	3	G	6'8"	215	GS Senior	South Orange, NJ	Georgia
Anton Bonke	5	C	7'2"		Sophomore	Port Vila, Vanuatu	Eastern Arizona College
Bensley Joseph	7	G	6'1"	195	Senior	Arlington, MA	Miami (FL)

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Oswin Erhunmwunse* #23 C	Putnam, CT	Putnam Science Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jan 11, 2024
Oswin Erhunmwunse* #23 C	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Ryan Mela SF	Natick, MA	The Newman School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 1, 2023
Ryan Mela SF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2024-07-22.

*Originally class of 2025, but reclassified to 2024.^[1]

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jamier Jones #8 SF	Sarasota, FL	Oak Ridge High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 12, 2024
Jamier Jones #8 SF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Jaylen Harrell #29 SF	Needham, MA	Saint Sebastians Country Day School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 1, 2024
Jaylen Harrell #29 SF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2024-07-22.

Roster

2024–25 Providence Friars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Wesley Cardet Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	West Oaks Academy Chicago State	Tallahassee, Florida
G	1	Jayden Pierre	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Long Island Lutheran High School	Elizabeth, New Jersey
C	2	Christ Essandoko	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	RS So	Winston Salem Christian School Saint Joseph's	Paris, France
G	3	Jabri Abdur-Rahim	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Blair Academy Georgia	South Orange, NJ
G	4	Justyn Fernandez	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	IMG Academy George Mason	Richmond, Virginia
C	5	Anton Bonke	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	So	Lycée Français J. M. G. Le Clézio Eastern Arizona College	Port Vila, Vanuatu
G	7	Bensley Joseph	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Putnam Science Academy (CT) Miami (FL)	Arlington, Massachusetts
G/F	10	Rich Barron	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	St. Ignatius	Chicago, Illinois
F	11	Ryan Mela	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Newman School	Natick, Massachusetts
F	12	Eli DeLaurier	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	Miller School	Shipman, Virginia
G	14	Corey Floyd Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Roselle Catholic High School UConn	Franklin, New Jersey
G	20	Nilavan Jotham Daniels (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Link Year Prep	St. Louis, Missouri
G/F	23	Bryce Hopkins	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Fenwick High School Kentucky	Oak Park, Illinois
G	24	Luke Fonts (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Portsmouth Abbey School	Portsmouth, Rhode Island
F	33	Kieran O'Haire (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	The Albany Academy	Menands, New York
F	55	Oswin Erhunmwunse	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy (CT)	Benin City, Nigeria

Head coach

Kim English (Missouri)

Assistant coach(es)

Dennis Felton (Howard)
Nate Tomlinson (Colorado)
Tim Fuller (Wake Forest)
Matt Palumbo (Virginia)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 4:00 p.m.	UMass	W 63–54		19 – Floyd Jr.	7 – DeLaurier	8 – Joseph	Amica Mutual Pavilion (4,786) Providence, RI
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1	Central Connecticut	W 59–55	1–0	21 – Joesph	7 – Essandoko	3 – Essandoko	Amica Mutual Pavilion (9,806) Providence, RI
November 9, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FS2	Stonehill	W 76–49	2–0	16 – Abdur-Rahim	8 – Cardet	3 – Tied	Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,027) Providence, RI
November 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FS1	Hampton	W 60–51	3–0	13 – Tied	6 – Tied	5 – Joseph	Amica Mutual Pavilion (7,821) Providence, RI
November 16, 2024* 5:00 p.m., FS2	Green Bay	W 79–65	4–0	18 – Pierre	7 – Cardet Jr.	4 – Joseph	Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,927) Providence, RI
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS2	Delaware State	W 78–48	5–0	13 – Erhunmwunse	12 – Essandoko	7 – Joseph	Amica Mutual Pavilion (7,489) Providence, RI
November 27, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Oklahoma Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	L 77–79	5–1	17 – Cardet	6 – Pierre	5 – Pierre	Imperial Arena (801) Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 28, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Davidson Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round	L 58–69	5–2	14 – Pierre	11 – Erhunmwunse	3 – Floyd Jr.	Imperial Arena (760) Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 29, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2	vs. No. 14 Indiana Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game	L 73–89	5–3	22 – Pierre	5 – Tied	6 – Pierre	Imperial Arena (1,117) Paradise Island, Bahamas
December 3, 2024* 8:30 p.m., FS1	BYU Big East–Big 12 Battle	W 83–64	6–3	21 – Abdur-Rahim	6 – Essandoko	4 – Hopkins	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,005) Providence, RI
December 7, 2024* 12:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Rhode Island Ocean State Rivalry	L 63–69	6–4	16 – Tied	8 – Hopkins	3 – Joseph	Ryan Center (7,685) Kingston, RI
December 10, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1	at DePaul	W 70–63 ^OT	7–4 (1–0)	20 – Joseph	10 – Hopkins	7 – Joseph	Wintrust Arena (3,548) Chicago, IL
December 14, 2024* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. St. Bonaventure Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase	L 70–74	7–5	13 – Cardet Jr.	8 – Erhunmwunse	4 – Pierre	Mohegan Sun Arena (6,307) Uncasville, CT
December 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX	St. John's	L 70–72	7–6 (1–1)	17 – Joseph	8 – Joseph	2 – Joseph	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
December 31, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1	No. 8 Marquette	L 50–78	7–7 (1–2)	11 – Cardet Jr.	8 – Mela	6 – Pierre	Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,604) Providence, RI
January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., NBC	at No. 11 UConn	L 84–87	7–8 (1–3)	24 – Pierre	9 – Erhunmwunse	2 – Tied	Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
January 8, 2025 8:30 p.m., Peacock	Butler	W 84–65	8–8 (2–3)	18 – Tied	15 – Mela	4 – Mela	Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,111) Providence, RI
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	Seton Hall	W 91–85	9–8 (3–3)	28 – Joseph	10 – Erhunmwunse	5 – Tied	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,193) Providence, RI
January 14, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1	at Creighton						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
January 17, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Villanova						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2025 12:30 p.m., FOX	Georgetown						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock	at Seton Hall						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBSSN	at St. John's						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 5, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1	Creighton						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., Peacock	at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 12, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock	Xavier						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
February 15, 2025 TBA, CBSSN	Villanova						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Georgetown						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Marquette						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBS	UConn						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
March 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	DePaul						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
March 8, 2025 TBA, FOX/FS1	at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Big East tournament
March 12–15, 2025 TBA	vs.						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "Providence basketball recruit Oswin Erhunmwunse moves to '24 class". espn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Providence College Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

[1] "Providence basketball recruit Oswin Erhunmwunse moves to '24 class". espn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.

[2] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Providence College Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

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