1972–73 Providence Friars men's basketball team

1972–73 Providence Friars men's basketball
1972–73 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Fourth Place
Record	27–4 ( )
Head coach	Dave Gavitt (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Jimmy Adams; Nick Macarchuk;
Home arena	Providence Civic Center
	Seasons ← 1971–72 1973–74 →

The 1972–73 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the 1972–73 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by fourth-year head coach Dave Gavitt, played their home games at the Providence Civic Center. They finished the season 27–4. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Saint Joseph's in the East Region first round to advance to the East Regional Semifinals where they defeated Penn advanced to the East Regional Finals where they defeated Maryland to advance to the Final Four for the first time in school history, where they lost to Memphis State in the National Semifinals and lost to Indiana in the National Third Place game.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	23	Allan Baker	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	St. Anthony's R.C., Washington, D.C.	Washington, D.C.
C	24	Marvin Barnes	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Central High School (Providence, Rhode Island)	Providence, Rhode Island
G	11	Gary Bello	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Amity Regional High School	Orange, Connecticut
F	31	Francis Costello	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Catholic Memorial School	Roslindale, Massachusetts
F	22	Charles Crawford	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Hillhouse High School	New Haven, Connecticut
G	15	Ernie DiGregorio	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	St. Thomas More School (Connecticut)	North Providence, Rhode Island
F	12	Rich Dunphy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Holy Cross High School (Queens)	New York City, New York
F	30	Nehru King	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	St. Thomas More School (Connecticut)	Jersey City, New Jersey
F	14	Mark McAndrew	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. Thomas More School (Connecticut)	Westerly, Rhode Island
G	20	Dave Modest	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Linton High School	Schenectady, New York
G	44	Ron Norwood	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	New Hampton School	East Orange, New Jersey
G	25	Kevin Stacom	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Holy Cross High School (Queens)	New York City, New York
G		Thomas Walters	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	St. Anthony's R.C., Washington, D.C.	Washington, D.C.

Head coach

Dave Gavitt

Assistant coach(es)

Jimmy Adams
Nick Macarchuk

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

References

v t e 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
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics