The 2019–20 Providence Friars men's basketball team represents

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in the

2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2019. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020. The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was sch ...

. The Friars, led by ninth-year head coach Ed Cooley, play their home games at the

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as members of the Big East Conference. At the time of the cancellation of the

2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was a planned single-elimination tournament of 68 teams to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball national champion for the 2019– ...

, the Friars were listed as a projected member of the tournament field by every major college basketball publication.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2018–19 season 18–16, 7–11 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for last place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated

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before losing to Villanova in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NIT as the No. 4 seed in the

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bracket where they lost to

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in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2019 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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Providence Friars men's basketball seasons