Who is Providence Friars coach Ed Cooley?

ED Cooley is the head basketball coach of the Providence College Friars.

Providence College is currently ranked first in the Big East Conference.

Who is Ed Cooley?

Ed Cooley is the Head coach of the Providence College men's basketball team.

Cooley has been the Friars coach since 2011.

Prior to coaching the Friars, Cooley was the head coach at Fairfield University from 2006 to 2011.

He received the 2010 Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year Award, an award presented to the nation's top minority men's college basketball coach.

Born on September 10, 1969, in Providence, Rhode Island, Cooley is one of nine children.

Most read in Sport

Cooley was the assistant coach at multiple colleges and universities such as UMass-Dartmouth, Stonehill College, University of Rhode Island, and Boston College.

He won the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) regular season in 2011 and the Big East Tournament in 2014.

Cooley played basketball at Central High School in Providence and earned Rhode Island Player of the Year honors twice.

After graduating, he continued to play for the Stonehill College Skyhawks in Easton, Massachusetts.

Is Ed Cooley married?

Cooley is married to Nurys Cooley.

The couple has one daughter, Olivia, and one son, Isaiah.

What is Providence College ranked in basketball?

The Friars are ranked first in the Big East Conference, teams that compete in the NCAA Division I.

Providence College men's basketball is currently ranked 11th in the country, according to the AP College Basketball rankings.

We pay for your stories!

Do you have a story for The US Sun team?