Tuesday, September 06, 2022
PC’s Ed Cooley has agreed to a contract extension. PHOTO: Richard McCaffrey for GoLocal
Providence College announced Tuesday that Men’s Basketball Head Coach Ed Cooley has agreed to a multi-year contract extension.
Cooley, who earned Naismith Coach of the Year honors, guided the Friars to a 27-6 mark in 2022.
“Providence is my home and Providence is where I want to be,” said Cooley. “Not many coaches are able to live the dream of coaching in their hometown and I feel blessed every day that I have this opportunity. I have had the good fortune of working for great administrators and coaching some of the best players in the country.”
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“I believe in the leadership at Providence College and with that I want to thank Fr. Sicard and Steve Napolillo for allowing me to continue my career in Friartown,” added Cooley. “The support that our donors and fans have shown towards our program has grown to new heights over the last 11 years. We had a special season in 2022, and I am excited as we look ahead to this season and the opportunity to compete for another BIG EAST title.”
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In the 2021-2022 season, Cooley also was named National Coach of the Year by The Sporting News and The Field of 68. His team, which earned the highest seed ever for the Friars (No. 4 seed), advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 where the squad was defeated by eventual national champion Kansas, 66-61.
It marked the sixth time overall and the first time in 25 years that the Friars reached the Sweet 16. PC’s 27 victories are tied for the second-highest single-season win total in the history of the program.
Cooley also led the Friars to a 16-1 record at home, which is the squad’s best mark since 1973-74 (16-0).
In March, Cooley was named Big East Coach of the Year, the first Friar coach to earn that honor. In league play, the Friars set a team record for wins after registering a 14-3 mark and capturing the program’s first Big East regular season title.
“Ed Cooley is such an inspirational member of our College community,” said PC President Fr. Kenneth R. Sicard. “There is widespread agreement that he is an excellent basketball coach as underscored by his recent recognition as the Naismith Coach of the Year. But he is so much more than that to our Friar family.”
“Ed is fully engaged in the depth and breadth of the Providence College mission and the daily life of the College,” Sicard continued. “We are so very pleased with and grateful for his continued commitment to PC, and this contract extension is, in turn, our commitment to him that we will continue to support him and the men’s basketball program to the highest degree.”
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