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	15–18 (7–13 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. 10 St. John's †	18	–	2	.900	29	–	6	.829
No. 7 UConn	17	–	3	.850	30	–	5	.857
Villanova	15	–	5	.750	24	–	9	.727
Seton Hall	10	–	10	.500	21	–	12	.636
Creighton	9	–	11	.450	15	–	17	.469
DePaul	8	–	12	.400	16	–	16	.500
Marquette	7	–	13	.350	12	–	20	.375
Butler	7	–	13	.350	16	–	16	.500
Providence	7	–	13	.350	15	–	18	.455
Xavier	6	–	14	.300	15	–	18	.455
Georgetown	6	–	14	.300	16	–	18	.471

† 2026 Big East tournament winner As of March 20, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 3rd-year head coach Kim English and played 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	Rank^#	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 (10,993) Providence, RI
January 3, 2026 12:00 p.m., FOX		at St. John's	W 77–71	8–6 (1–2)	16 – Vaaks	10 – Jones	2 – Tied	Madison Square Garden (19,047) New York, NY
January 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock		No. 4 UConn	L 98–103 ^OT	8–7 (1–3)	19 – Mela	7 – Erhunmwunse	4 – Tied	Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,789) Providence, RI
January 10, 2026 4:00 p.m., FS1		at Xavier	L 84–97	8–8 (1–4)	16 – Edwards	7 – Tied	5 – Floyd Jr.	Cintas Center (9,693) Cincinnati, OH
January 13, 2026 6:30 p.m., FS1		Villanova	L 82–88	8–9 (1–5)	24 – Sellers	7 – Floyd Jr.	3 – Tied	Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,476) Providence, RI
January 16, 2026 6:30 p.m., FS1		Creighton	W 93–88	9–9 (2–5)	24 – Vaaks	13 – Erhunmwunse	7 – Vaaks	Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,655) Providence, RI
January 19, 2026 6:00 p.m., FS1		at Marquette	L 104–105 ^OT	9–10 (2–6)	27 – Sellers	15 – Erhunmwunse	5 – Sellers	Fiserv Forum (13,881) Milwaukee, WI
January 24, 2026 12:30 p.m., TNT		Georgetown	L 78–81	9–11 (2–7)	18 – Sellers	10 – Erhunmwunse	4 – Tied	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,304) Providence, RI
January 27, 2026 7:30 p.m., TNT/TruTV		at No. 2 UConn	L 81–87	9–12 (2–8)	20 – Jones	10 – Erhunmwunse	4 – Jones	Gampel Pavilion (10,244) Storrs, CT
January 30, 2026 7:00 p.m., FS1		at Villanova	L 73–87	9–13 (2–9)	25 – Vaaks	12 – Erhunmwunse	4 – Vaaks	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock		Butler	W 97–87 ^2OT	10–13 (3–9)	36 – Sellers	10 – Tied	3 – Vaaks	Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,152) Providence, RI
February 7, 2026 4:00 p.m., FS1		DePaul	W 90–72	11–13 (4–9)	25 – Edwards	13 – Erhunmwunse	5 – Floyd Jr.	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,023) Providence, RI
February 11, 2026 7:30 p.m., Peacock		at Seton Hall	L 80–87	11–14 (4–10)	23 – Sellers	8 – Erhunmwunse	4 – Sellers	Prudential Center (7,590) Newark, NJ
February 14, 2026 1:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV		No. 17 St. John's	L 69–79	11–15 (4–11)	20 – Vaaks	9 – Mela	3 – Tied	Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,714) Providence, RI
February 21, 2026 8:00 p.m., FS1		at DePaul	W 71–68	12–15 (5–11)	21 – Sellers	12 – Erhunmwunse	6 – Edwards	Wintrust Arena (5,895) Chicago, IL
February 25, 2026 7:30 p.m., TruTV		Xavier	W 94–84	13–15 (6–11)	27 – Sellers	10 – Erhunmwunse	3 – Edwards	Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,069) Providence, RI
February 28, 2026 5:30 p.m., TNT/TruTV		at Creighton	W 79–76	14–15 (7–11)	27 – Sellers	11 – Erhunmwunse	4 – Edwards	CHI Health Center Omaha (17,115) Omaha, NE
March 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock		Marquette	L 56–78	14–16 (7–12)	18 – Sellers	8 – Erhunmwunse	3 – Vaaks	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
March 7, 2026 8:00 p.m., TruTV		at Georgetown	L 79–80	14–17 (7–13)	21 – Sellers	11 – Erhunmwense	5 – Vaaks	Capital One Arena (6,308) Washington, D.C.
Big East tournament
March 11, 2026 4:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN	(9)	vs. (8) Butler First round	W 91–81	15–17	28 – Vaaks	9 – Mela	5 – Mela	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
March 12, 2026 12:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN	(9)	vs. (1) No. 13 St. John's Quarterfinals	L 72–85	15–18	23 – Vaaks	6 – Tied	1 – Tied	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

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