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Providence College Athletics
Ed Cooley To Be Inducted Into Rhode Island Interscholastic League High School Athletic Hall Of Fame
10/26/2022 9:08:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Cooley was a two-time Rhode Island High School Player of the Year at Central High School.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, Ed Cooley will be inducted into the Rhode Island Interscholastic League High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The Rhode Island League High School Athletic Hall of Fame is dedicated to preserving the tradition of high school athletics in Rhode Island and seeks to highlight the past in order to insure a promising future for Rhode Island high school athletics. Inductees exemplify the highest standard of sportsmanship, ethical and moral character and were considered on the merits of their contributions and achievements to high school athletics. Cooley along with Elizabeth Beisel, Frank Caparco, Margaret Conaty, Manny DaSilva, Claudia DeFaria, Kelli Fay-Wolfe, Jameson "Jamie" Gresh, William Haberek, Kathleen Kelly, Thomas A. Mezzanotte, and Bethany O'Dell Peloquin will be inducted into the 2022 Class at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Cooley, who grew up in Providence, attended Central High School in the City. He played basketball at Central High School and he was a two-time Rhode Island High School Player of the Year honoree.
Cooley, who earned Naismith Coach of the Year honors, guided the Friars to a 27-6 mark in 2022. Cooley also was named National Coach of the Year by The Sporting News and The Field of 68. His team, which earned the highest seed ever for the Friars (No. 4 seed), advanced to NCAA Sweet 16 where the squad was defeated by eventual national champion Kansas, 66-61, on March 25. It marked the sixth time overall and the first time in 25 years (1997) that the Friars reached the Sweet 16. The Friars' 27 victories are tied for the second highest single-season win total in the history of the program. The 27 wins also marked the sixth time in his 11 seasons at Providence that his team earned 20 or more victories. Cooley also led the Friars to a 16-1 record at home, which is the squad's best mark since 1973-74 (16-0).
In March, Cooley was named BIG EAST Coach of the Year. He became the first Friar coach to earn that honor. In BIG EAST league play, the Friars set a team record for wins after registering a 14-3 mark and capturing the program's first BIG EAST Regular Season title. The Friars, who finished the regular season in first place, were picked to finish seventh in the annual BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll which was released in October. Providence did not have a player selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team. Cooley became just the seventh coach, and first since 2012, to earn BIG EAST Coach of the Year honors without having a player earn All-BIG EAST First Team accolades. The Friars also won a team-record eight consecutive BIG EAST games this season.
Cooley, who is entering his 12th season at Providence, has posted a 221-141 mark during his time with the Friars. He ranks second all-time in wins at Providence. Cooley also coached for five seasons at Fairfield (2006-2011) and registered a 92-69 mark. In 16 seasons as a head coach, he has posted a 313-210 record, which includes six NCAA Tournament appearances and two NIT selections at Providence. His 2014 Friar squad captured the BIG EAST Tournament title.
Prior to becoming the head coach at Fairfield, Cooley spent nine seasons at Boston College as an assistant coach under Al Skinner.
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