2025–26 Providence Friars men's basketball team

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season

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