Providence head coach Ed Cooley raises the Big East regular-season trophy after beating Creighton on Feb. 26 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. The Friars begin play in the Big East Tournament on ...

PROVIDENCE — Ed Cooley appears to have found the sweet spot. Providence College’s coach has his men’s basketball program humming like never before. The Friars have tasted their fair share of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Ed Cooley has been waiting for this moment his whole life. For the first time since 1997, the Providence Friars are headed to the Sweet 16 thanks to a dominating 79-51 win over ...

Providence Friars head basketball coach Ed Cooley is leaving the university – to take the same job at a Big East rival. According to reports from ESPN and Stadium, Cooley is expected to take the ...

The Providence Friars are in the Sweet 16 for the first time in 25 years. The New England Patriots lent a helping hand to make sure their faithful supporters got to Chicago to cheer them on.

Cooley has won at an overall 58.96% clip at Providence, but that number jumps to 65.4% in the 107 games the Friars have played at an adjusted tempo of 70 possessions or more.

He was the coach — the Providence, R.I. native — who rebuilt the Friars into a ranked program that advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2021-22.

Friars assistants Andre LaFleur and Bob Simon assumed coaching duties for the remainder of the game in Cooley's absence. • Providence coach Ed Cooley taken to hospital during game ...

COLUMN Ed Cooley overcame big odds. Now his scrappy Providence Friars are following their coach’s lead. By Dan McGowan Globe Columnist, Updated March 8, 2022, 9:03 a.m.

Providence was just 13-13 overall, its worst record since Cooley went 15-17 in his 2011-12 debut. “It just wasn’t the year I thought we would have,” Cooley said.