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English, Kim
Kim English
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Phone:
- (401) 865-2266
On March 23, 2023, Kim English became the 16th head coach at Providence College. He came to Providence College after an impressive playing and coaching career. His coaching career included positions at Tulsa, Colorado and Tennessee before serving two seasons as the head coach at George Mason.
“Kim English is the ideal choice to lead our men’s basketball program, and I am delighted to welcome him to the Providence College community,” Providence College President Father Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P., said. “He is a proven leader with an impressive record of commitment to the holistic development of student-athletes in programs that reflect his work ethic, integrity, and passion for excellence. Those characteristics reflect the ideals of Providence College, and I am excited for the future of Friar men’s basketball under Kim’s leadership.”
In 2024-25, English had two rookies earn BIG EAST All-Freshman Team honors. Freshmen Ryan Mela and Oswin Erhunmwunse were named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team. It marked just the second time in program history that two Friar freshmen earned All-Freshman Team honors in the same season.
In his first season at Providence, he led the Friars to a 21-14 mark overall and a 10-10 record in BIG EAST play. English became the first Friar head coach to win 20 games in his first season at PC. The Friars earned six quad one victories and advanced to the NIT. Junior Devin Carter became just the second Friar ever to be named BIG EAST Player of the Year and Josh Oduro was named All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention.
Carter, who flourished in his first season under English, became the 44th Friar drafted all-time in the NBA when he was selected with the 13th pick in the 2024 Draft by the Sacramento Kings. He also is the 12th Friar selected in the First Round of the NBA Draft and the third Friar selected as a Lottery Pick since its inception in 1985.
In two seasons as the head coach at George Mason, English matched or set Atlantic 10 program bests. During his second campaign in 2022-23, the Patriots matched program records for A-10 league victories (11) and A-10 Tournament seed (5). George Mason won six-straight A-10 league contests for the first time in school history and seven-straight overall for first time since 2016-17. The Patriots reached the 20-win milestone for the first time since 2016-17. Also in 2022-23, the Patriots set a school record for three-point field goal defense (.301, ranked 17th nationally) and also tallied their best scoring defense (67.3 ppg allowed) since 2012-13.
“I am extremely excited to welcome Kim English and his family to Friartown,” Providence College Athletics Director Steve Napolillo said. “Today, we begin a new era in the proud history of Providence College basketball. As I was looking for a new head coach, I consulted some of the most knowledgeable people in the game, including Mike Tranghese and Rick Barnes. I wanted to find an individual who represented passion and integrity as well as the many other values of Providence College. That led me to Kim. Kim is known as one of the best recruiters in the country and he is a rising star in college basketball. He has had success at every level of basketball as a player and a coach. I look forward to our program reaching new heights and having the opportunity to work with him as my teammate for many years to come.”
English began his coaching career as an assistant under Frank Haith at the University of Tulsa in 2015. He spent two seasons (2015-17) at Tulsa before being hired by Tad Boyle as an assistant coach at Colorado, where he worked for two years (2017-19). In 2019, former Friar Head Coach Rick Barnes brought English to Tennessee as an assistant coach. He was an assistant coach in Knoxville until 2021 when he became the head coach at George Mason.
“I am beyond excited to be named head men’s basketball coach at Providence College,” English said. “I want to thank Father Sicard and Steve Napolillo for this incredible opportunity. I want to be clear to everyone in Friartown, we are going to do great things at Providence College for a long time. I know that this is a special place with amazing fans, a great tradition and support throughout the community. We look forward to establishing new relationships with the players, the alums and the fans. The work begins now!”
A four-year letterman under coaches Mike Anderson and Frank Haith at Missouri from 2008-12, English scored more than 1,500 points and averaged 11.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game for the Tigers. He earned Third-Team All-Big 12 honors in 2010 and 2012, and Missouri won 107 games during his four-year career, making him and two teammates the winningest players in program history. The Tigers won a school-record 31 games while making a run to the 2009 Elite Eight during English’s freshman campaign. He averaged a career-best 14.5 points as a senior in 2011-12 and ranked fifth in the Big 12 with 78 three-point makes, while leading Missouri to 30 wins, one of two Big 12 Tournament titles during his career and a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. He was named Most Outstanding Player of the 2012 Big 12 Tournament after averaging 23.0 points and shooting 78 percent during the Tigers’ championship run.
The Detroit Pistons selected English with the 44th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, and he appeared in 41 games during the 2012-13 season. He then spent two years playing professionally overseas and had a brief stint with the Chicago Bulls in 2014.
A native of Baltimore, Maryland, English attended Randallstown High School and earned Baltimore Sun All-Metro honors, before playing his postgrad year at Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, Mass.
He earned his degree in general studies from Missouri in 2012.
English has two daughters, Celine and Ari.
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