PROVIDENCE — Anyone fortunate enough to sit a few rows away from the Providence College bench at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center knows Ed Cooley isn’t very shy.
The Friar coach rarely sits down, paces up and down the sideline and is an almost non-stop talker. He’ll bark at his players, the referees and his assistant coaches and is even fond of looking into the crowd and shouting, “C’mon Dunk, let’s hear it!”
On Friday night when the Friars play for the first time at DePaul’s new Wintrust Arena, Cooley’s game-long monologue is going national. For what is believed to be the first time ever, a men’s college basketball game will be presented commercial-free and both head coaches will wear microphones for the entire night.