His two main pieces from last season are gone, leaving Cooley with a big challenge this season.
Ever since becoming the Providence Friars head coach in 2011, Ed Cooley has enjoyed a lot of success. They have made the NCAA Tournament for three consecutive seasons, and won a game in the “Big Dance” last season for the first time since reaching the Sweet Sixteen in 1997. His most cherished moment with the team may have come in 2014, when his Friars were crowned Big East Tournament Champions for the first time since 1994. The energy Cooley brings to his team is unlike any other coach in the nation.