2025–26 Providence Friars men's basketball team

2025–26 Providence Friars men's basketball
2025–26 Providence Friars men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	7–5 (0–1 Big East)
Head coach	Kim English (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Dennis Felton (3rd season); Bryan Tibaldi (1st season); Matt Palumbo (2nd season); Corey Wright Jr. (2nd season); Ryan Gomes (1st season);
Home arena	Amica Mutual Pavilion

2025–26 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 UConn	2	–	0	1.000	12	–	1	.923
Creighton	2	–	0	1.000	7	–	5	.583
Seton Hall	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
St. John's	1	–	0	1.000	7	–	4	.636
Butler	1	–	1	.500	9	–	3	.750
Xavier	1	–	1	.500	9	–	4	.692
Georgetown	1	–	1	.500	8	–	4	.667
Villanova	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
DePaul	0	–	2	.000	8	–	5	.615
Providence	0	–	2	.000	7	–	6	.538
Marquette	0	–	2	.000	5	–	8	.385

† 2026 Big East tournament winner As of December 21, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Providence Friars men's basketball team represents Providence College during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by 3rd-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 2024–25 season 12–20, 6–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As No. 8 seed in the Big East tournament they lost in the first round to Butler. This was the Friars' worst season since the 1984-85 season.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Wesley Cardet Jr.	0	G	6'6"	210	Senior	Tallahassee, FL	Transferred
Jayden Pierre	1	G	6'2"	182	Junior	Elizabeth, NJ	Transferred to TCU
Christ Essandoko	2	C	7'0"	290	Sophomore	Paris, France	Transferred to South Carolina
Jabri Abdur-Rahim	3	G	6'8"	220	Graduate Student	South Orange, NJ	Transferred
Justyn Fernandez	4	G	6'5"	205	Sophomore	Richmond, VA	Transferred to Delaware
Anton Bonke	5	C	7'2"	270	Sophomore	Port Vila, Vanuatu	Transferred to Charlotte
Bensley Joseph	7	G	6'1"	188	Senior	Arlington, MA	Graduated
Eli DeLaurier	12	F	6'10"	225	Freshman	Shipman, VA	Transferred to East Carolina
Bryce Hopkins	23	G/F	6'7"	220	Senior	Oak Park, IL	Transferred to St. John's
Luke Fonts	24	G	6'1"	190	Senior	Portsmouth, RI	Walk-on; graduated
Kieran O'Haire	33	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Menands, NY	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jason Edwards	1	G	6'1"	175	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Vanderbilt
Jaylin Sellers	2	G	6'4"	205	Graduate Student	Columbus, GA	UCF
Daquan Davis	3	G	6'1"	176	Sophomore	Baltimore, MD	Florida State
Cole Hargrove	13	F	6'8"	235	Senior	Norristown, PA	Drexel
Duncan Powell	31	F	6'8"	235	Graduate Student	Dallas, TX	Georgia Tech

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jamier Jones #15 SF	Sarasota, FL	Oak Ridge High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 12, 2024
Jamier Jones #15 SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (86)
Jaylen Harrell #24 SF	Needham, MA	Saint Sebastians Country Day School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 1, 2024
Jaylen Harrell #24 SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Stefan Vaaks SG	Estonia	KK Viimsi	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Apr 4, 2025
Stefan Vaaks SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved 2025-07-31.

Roster

2025–26 Providence Friars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Jason Edwards	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Parkview High School Vanderbilt	Atlanta, Georgia
G	2	Jaylin Sellers	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Spencer High School UCF	Columbus, Georgia
G	3	Daquan Davis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	St. John's College High School Florida State	Baltimore, MD
G/F	4	Jaylen Harrell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology (CATS)	Boston, Massachusetts
F	5	Jamier James	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Fr	Oak Ridge High School	Sarasota, Florida
G	7	Stefan Vaaks	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Audentese E-Gümnaasium	Tabasalu, Estonia
G	8	Jack Williams (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Ann Arbor High School	Ann Arbor, Michigan
G/F	10	Rich Barron	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	St. Ignatius	Chicago, Illinois
F	11	Ryan Mela	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Newman School	Natick, Massachusetts
F	13	Cole Hargrove	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Methacton High School Drexel	Norristown, PA
G	14	Corey Floyd Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	RS Sr	Roselle Catholic High School UConn	Franklin, New Jersey
F	17	Peteris Pinnis	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	Riga French Lycée	Salaspils, Latvia
G	20	Nilavan Jotham Daniels (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Link Year Prep	St. Louis, Missouri
F	31	Duncan Powell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	DeSoto High School Georgia Tech	Dallas, Texas
F	55	Oswin Erhunmwunse	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Putnam Science Academy (CT)	Benin City, Nigeria

Head coach

Kim English (Missouri)

Assistant coach(es)

Dennis Felton (Howard)
Bryan Tibaldi (Michigan State)
Matt Palumbo (Virginia)
Corey Wright Jr. (Providence)
Ryan Gomes (Providence)

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 19, 2025* 3:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	L 74–81		19 – Edwards	10 – Powell	3 – Vaaks	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
October 25, 2025* 4:00 p.m.	Harvard	W 85–77		16 – Edwards	9 – Erhunmwunse	3 – Tied	Amica Mutual Pavilion (2,875) Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:15 p.m., ESPN+	Holy Cross	W 89–79	1–0	19 – Vaaks	8 – Erhunmwunse	3 – Tied	Amica Mutual Pavilion (9,083) Providence, RI
November 8, 2025* 8:00 p.m., Peacock	vs. Virginia Tech Hall of Fame Tip-Off	L 101–107	1–1	28 – Edwards	11 – Erhunmwunse	4 – Edwards	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Penn	W 106–81	2–1	20 – Floyd	12 – Mela	5 – Tied	Amica Mutual Pavilion (9,472) Providence, RI
November 14, 2025* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Colorado	L 88–97	2–2	24 – Edwards	7 – Sellers	6 – Edwards	CU Events Center (6,596) Boulder, CO
November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Hampshire	W 98–66	3–2	25 – Edwards	11 – Erhunmwunse	8 – Edwards	Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,852) Providence, RI
November 22, 2025* 4:00 p.m., TruTV	vs. Penn State Hall of Fame Showcase	W 77–65	4–2	15 – Vaaks	9 – Mela	5 – Tied	Mohegan Sun Arena (6,456) Uncasville, CT
November 27, 2025* 5:30 p.m., FS1	vs. Wisconsin Rady Children's Invitational Semifinals	L 83–104	4–3	20 – Edwards	7 – Tied	4 – Vaaks	Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,955) San Diego, CA
November 28, 2025* 3:00 p.m., FOX	vs. No. 10 Florida Rady Children's Invitational 3rd Place Game	L 78–90	4–4	17 – Mela	8 – Mela	3 – Mela	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
December 2, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 94–64	5–4	24 – Edwards	4 – Tied	10 – Vaaks	Amica Mutual Pavilion (6,285) Providence, RI
December 6, 2025* 12:00 p.m., TruTV	Rhode Island Ocean State Rivalry	W 90–71	6–4	18 – Tied	10 – Sellers	4 – Vaaks	Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,924) Providence, RI
December 9, 2025* 7:30 p.m., TruTV	Brown	W 86–79	7–4	16 – Tied	8 – Floyd	4 – Tied	Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,123) Providence, RI
Big East regular season
December 13, 2025 2:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV	at Butler	L 110–113 ^2OT	7–5 (0–1)	32 – Edwards	10 – Erhunmwunse	6 – Edwards	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,321) Indianapolis, IN
December 19, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	Seton Hall	L 67–72	7–6 (0–2)	15 – Vaaks	4 – Tied	5 – Edwards	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
January 3, 2026 12:00 p.m., FOX	at St. John's						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock	UConn						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
January 10, 2026 4:00 p.m., FS1	at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 13, 2026 6:30 p.m., FS1	Villanova						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
January 16, 2026 6:30 p.m., FS1	Creighton						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
January 19, 2026 6:00 p.m., FS1	at Marquette						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
January 24, 2026 12:30 p.m., TNT/TruTV	Georgetown						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
January 27, 2026 7:30 p.m., TNT/TruTV	at UConn						Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 30, 2026 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Villanova						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock	Butler						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
February 7, 2026 4:00 p.m., FS1	DePaul						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
February 11, 2026 7:30 p.m., Peacock	at Seton Hall						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 14, 2026 1:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV	St. John's						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
February 21, 2026 8:00 p.m., FS1	at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 24, 2026 7:30 p.m., TNT/TruTV	Xavier						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
February 28, 2026 5:30 p.m., TNT/TruTV	at Creighton						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
March 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock	Marquette						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
March 7, 2026 8:00 p.m., TruTV	at Georgetown						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
Big East tournament
March 11–14, 2026 TBD	TBD						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

Rankings

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

References

^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Providence College Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2025.

[1] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Providence College Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2025.

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Providence Friars men's basketball
Venues	Bishop Harkins Hall (1926–1955) Alumni Hall (1955–1972, 2020–21) Amica Mutual Pavilion (1972–2020, 2021–present)
Rivalries	Rhode Island
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics