- Tim Welsh
Tim Welsh (born October 4, 1960, Massena, New York) is the current head basketball coach at Providence College. Previously, he served as the head coach at Iona College. - Jim Larranaga
James Larranaga (born October 2 1949 in the Bronx, New York) is an American college basketball coach who currently holds the head coaching position at George Mason University. He became a media darling during the Patriots' improbable run into the Final Four of the 2006 NCAA tournament. - Brian J. Shanley
Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P., S.T.L., Ph.D., a priest of the Order of Preachers, is the President of Providence College. A native of Warwick, Rhode Island, Father Shanley holds a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Toronto and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Notre Dame's Center for Philosophy of Religion. After completing undergraduate studies in history at Providence College in 1980, … - Marvin Barnes
Marvin Barnes (born July 27 1952, in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'8" forward from Providence College, Barnes (nicknamed "Bad News") played in the American Basketball Association from 1974 to 1976 and in the National Basketball Association from 1976 to 1980. He had his most success in the ABA, where he starred for the Spirits of St. Louis and was named Rookie of the Year for the 1974-75 season. - John Daly
Hartford, Conn., native John Daly began working as a newspaper and television journalist after he graduated from Providence College. In 1990 he became the main anchor, then newsroom managing editor for KTNV-13 in Las Vegas, where his work as a producer and host helped the station to win three Emmy awards. John hosted Real TV, a nationally syndicated show, for four seasons, and recently formed Daly Productions, Inc., to develop television and film projects. - Joe Hassett
Joseph (Joe, or Joey) Patrick Hassett (born September 11 1955, in Providence, Rhode Island, US) is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. A 6'5" 180 lb guard, he played college basketball at Providence College, where he still shares a record with four other players to score at least 500 points in a season in three consecutive years. He also represented the US in the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City. - Stu Jackson
Stuart (Stu) Wayne Jackson (born December 11, 1955, in Reading, Pennsylvania), is an American former head coach and current executive in the National Basketball Association. He has coached two different NBA teams; the New York Knicks in 1990 and 1991, and the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1997; he also has served as the Grizzlies' general manager. Jackson worked as an associate coach and head recruiting coordinator under Pitino at Providence College from 1985-87. - Gordon Chiesa
Gordon Chiesa is an assistant basketball coach for the Seattle SuperSonics. From 1989 to 2004, he served as an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz. He coached as an assistant coach at Dartmouth from 1979 to 1981. From 1981 to 1985, he served as the head coach at Manhattan. In 1983, he was named the Metro Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. He later served as the head basketball coach at Providence College. - Gary Cohen
Gary Cohen (born April 29,1958 in Queens, New York) is an American sportscaster, best known as a radio and television play-by-play announcer for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. Cohen joined the Mets' broadcast team in 1989, after stints as the voice of the minor league Durham Bulls and Pawtucket Red Sox. He also called ice hockey and basketball games for Providence College, and football for Brown University. - Gordon D. Fox
Gordon D. Fox (born December 21, 1961) is a Rhode Island politician, currently serving as Majority Leader of the State House of Representatives. A Democrat, he represents the 4th District in the House, containing parts of Providence. He was first elected a State Representative in November 1992 and has served as Majority Leader since late 2002. He was re-elected - both as a state representative and as Majority Leader - in November 2006. - Bob Bellemore
Bob Bellemore (born in Providence, Rhode Island, United States) was a goaltender and assistant coach for Providence College in the National Collegiate Athletic Association for many years as well as a former goaltending coach for the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils. - Timothy J. Kehoe
Timothy J. Kehoe (born June 13, 1953) is a renowned American economist and professor at the University of Minnesota. His area of specialty is macroeconomics and international economics. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Providence College in 1975 and was awarded his Ph.D. in economics from Yale University in 1979. His Ph.D. supervisor was Herbert Scarf. - Christopher Dodd
Christopher John Dodd is a second generation U.S. Senator from Willimantic, Conn. He was born in 1944 to Grace Mary Dodd and Sen. Thomas Dodd . The Dodd father lost his first run for the Senate in 1956 to Prescott Bush , father of President George H. W. Bush and grandfather of the current president. After attending a Jesuit boys school in Maryland, Chris Dodd matriculated to Providence College, where he received a degree in English Literature in 1966. - Clark McCauley
Clark Richard McCauley is an American psychologist. He currently is a professor of psychology at Bryn Mawr College. McCauley received his Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Providence College in 1965, his Master of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1967, and his Ph.D in social psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1970. He has worked a a psychology professor at Bryn Mawr College since 1970, … - Rubén Garcés
Rubén Santiago Garcés Riquelme is a Panamanian professional basketball player currently playing with Pamesa Valencia from the Spanish ACB. A 6'9" power forward/center, he played US college basketball with Navarro Junior College in Texas, and with Providence College in Rhode Island, and had a brief career in the NBA in the 2000-01 season, playing with Phoenix and Golden State. He has also played in the American CBA, the Spanish ACB, in Argentina, Venezuela, and France. - Pete Gillen
Pete Gillen joined CBS College Sports Network in 2005, and serves as a game and studio analyst. Gillen was formerly head basketball coach at University of Virginia, Xavier University and Providence College. In over two decades of college basketball coaching, he compiled a record of 392-221. - God Shammgod
God Shammgod (born April 29 1976 in New York City, New York) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the Portland Chinooks of the International Basketball League. Prior to this he played in the Chinese Basketball Association for several teams, including Zhejian Cyclones and Shanxi Yujun. He has played professionally in several countries, including Poland and Saudi Arabia. - Brian Burke
Brian P. Burke (born June 30, 1955 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an executive in the National Hockey League and currently the general manager and executive vice president of the Anaheim Ducks. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Burke graduated from Providence College in 1977 with a BA in History. While attending Providence, he played for the Friars Division-I ice hockey team, where, during his senior year, he served as captain. The team was coached by Lou Lamoriello. - Raymond Flynn
Raymond Leo Flynn (born July 22, 1939), also known as Ray Flynn, was elected Mayor of Boston (1984-1993), appointed American ambassador to the Vatican (1993 - 1997) by President Bill Clinton. - Billy Donovan
William John “Billy” Donovan, Jr. is the head coach of the Florida Gators basketball team. He has taken the Gators to three NCAA championship game appearances, in 2000, 2006 and 2007. The Gators lost to the Michigan State Spartans in the 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball final. The Gators won the national championship in 2006 with a 73-57 win over UCLA and again in 2007 with an 84-75 win over Ohio State, … - Michael Smith
Michael John Smith (born March 28, 1972 in Washington, D.C.) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "The Animal," he played in seven seasons from 1994-2001 in the NBA. A 6'8" power forward from Providence College, Smith was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 1994 NBA Draft. He would play for the Kings, Vancouver Grizzlies, and Washington Wizards, tallying 2,527 career points and 3,193 career rebounds. - Birdie Tebbetts
George Robert "Birdie" Tebbetts was an American catcher, manager, scout and front office executive in Major League Baseball. Born in Burlington, Vermont, and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire. Tebbetts acquired his nickname as a boy when an aunt said of his high-pitched voice, "He chirps like a bird". In 1934 he graduated from Providence College with a degree in philosophy, an unusual beginning for one of the most abrasive managers in baseball history, … - John Treacy
John Treacy (born June 4, 1957 in Villierstown near Dungarvan, County Waterford) is a former Irish athlete. He went to school at Cappoquin, Co. Waterford. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles he won a silver medal in the marathon, placing Ireland 33rd on the medals table. He is currently Chief executive of the Irish Sports Council. He is married to Fionnuala and they have four children, Caoimhe and Deirdre, Sean and Conor. - Lou Lamoriello
Louis "Lou" Lamoriello (born October 21, 1942) is the CEO, president, general manager and current interim head coach of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. Lamoriello, who has been with the Devils since 1987, has served longer than any current GM in the league. He played a key part in negotiating the settlement of the 2004-05 NHL lockout. - Louis Orr
Louis M. Orr (born May 7 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American men's basketball coach. Orr became the 15th different men's basketball head coach at Bowling Green State University on April 4, 2007, replacing Dan Dakich whose contract ran out following the 2006-2007 season. Orr was the former head coach at Seton Hall University from April 4, 2001 until his firing on March 24, 2006. He was formerly an assistant at Xavier University, Providence College, … - Eric Williams
Eric C. Williams (born July 17 1972 in Newark, New Jersey) is a professional basketball player currently with the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs. Following a collegiate career at Providence College, the 6' 8" small forward was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 14th pick in the 1995 NBA Draft. He played two years with them before being traded to the Denver Nuggets during the 1997 offseason for a couple of second round draft picks. - J. Howard McGrath
James Howard McGrath was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Rhode Island. McGrath, a Democrat, served as District Attorney before becoming Governor, U.S. Senator, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and U.S. Attorney General McGrath was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He graduated from La Salle Academy, Providence in 1922, from Providence College in 1926, and from Boston University in 1929. - Ryan Gomes
Ryan Gomes (born September 1, 1982 in Waterbury, Connecticut) is a professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the NBA. Gomes is of Cape Verdean descent. Despite a highly successful career as an All-America power forward at Providence College where he also played with prospect Herbert Hill PC in the Big East Conference, the 6'7.75" Gomes fell in the 2005 NBA Draft to the late second round. - Edward D. Diprete
Edward Daniel DiPrete (born July 8, 1934), U.S. Republican Party politician, He served as Governor of Rhode Island from 1985 to 1991, and was defeated for reelection in a landslide by former federal prosecutor Bruce Sundlun in 1990. He was born in Cranston, Rhode Island. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross, and received honorary degrees from Holy Cross, Providence College, Bryant College, and the University of Rhode Island. - Kurt Kleinendorst
Kurt Kleinendorst is an ice hockey coach who is currently the head coach of the Lowell Devils, the AHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils. He was previously an assistant coach and later a scout for the Devils. Kleinendorst played four seasons at Providence College and was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997. He was selected in the fourth round (77th overall) in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers but never played in the NHL. - Derrick McKey
Derrick Wayne McKey (born October 10 1966, in Meridian, Mississippi) is an American former NBA basketball player who played the most part of his career between the small forward and the power forward positions. In addition to being a star basketball player, he was a shortstop on the baseball team despite his 6'9" height. He attended the University of Alabama for three years, leading the Tide to a regional No. - Ira Bowman
Ira Bowman (born June 11 1973 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player formerly in the NBA. He attended Providence College and the University of Pennsylvania but was not selected in an NBA Draft. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Atlanta Hawks from 1999-2001, as well as Grand Rapids Hoops of the Continental Basketball Association in 2002. He also played 13 games with the Australian NBL's Gold Coast Rollers in 1996. - Steve Stirling
Steve Stirling (Born: November 9, 1949 in Clarkson, Ontario, Canada-) is a former head coach of the National Hockey League New York Islanders. He spent a season and a half as coach of the Islanders before his dismissal in January of 2006. He has also played centre for various teams in the NCAA, AHL and NAHL. He has previously served as head coach of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Providence College and as assistant coach of the Islanders and the Lowell Lock Monsters. - Hugh Devore
Hugh Devore (November 25, 1910 - December 8, 1992) was a football player and coach whose close connection to the University of Notre Dame saw him serve in both capacities, while also seeing time as head coach at two other colleges as well as the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles. - Rick Barnes
Rick Barnes (born July 17, 1954 in Hickory, North Carolina) is the current head coach of the University of Texas Longhorns men's basketball team. He has coached Texas for the last eight seasons, taking the team to the NCAA Tournament each year, including a Final Four appearance led by T. J. Ford in 2003. Barnes previously coached at George Mason University, Clemson University and Providence College. He is a 1977 graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne College. - Harold Pressley
Harold Pressley (born July 14 1963 in the Bronx, New York) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 1st round (17th overall pick) of the 1986 NBA Draft. Pressley played four years for the Kings averaging 9.0 ppg. He played collegiately at Villanova University and was a member of their 1985 National Championship team. At Villanova, Pressley became the first player in Big East history to record a triple-double, … - Jimmy Walker
James "Jimmy" Walker (April 8 1944 - July 2 2007) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'3" guard, he played nine seasons (1967-1976) in the NBA as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, and Kansas City Kings. Walker was a two-time All-Star who scored 11,655 points in his career. He was also the father of current NBA player Jalen Rose, though he abandoned Rose's mother prior to his birth and took no part in the child's upbringing. - Kevin Stacom
Kevin M. Stacom (born September 4, 1951 in New York, New York) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'3" guard from Providence College, Stacom played six seasons (1974-1979; 1981-1982) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers, and Milwaukee Bucks. He averaged 5.1 points per game in his career and won a league championship with Boston in 1976. - Herbert Hill
Herbert Hill (born October 1, 1984) is an American college basketball player that recently ended his career at Providence College. He stands 6'10" and weighs in at 240 pounds. After coming seemingly out of nowhere after 3 very sub-par seasons for the Providence College Friars, Hill was drafted in the second round, 55th overall, by the Utah Jazz in the 2007 NBA Draft. Hill was then traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. - Eoin Lynch
Eoin Lynch (born April 4 1984 in Dublin, Ireland) is a professional soccer player with Longford Town F.C. in Ireland. He played collegiately at Providence College, where he is ranked second all time in goals scored (27) and third in points (60). He led The Friars in all four years and captained them to their first NCAA win vs. Hofstra in 2005. In his senior year, he also received All Big East and All New England honors.
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