Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at Pitt (Exhibition) on October 19, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.
Men's Basketball
at Pitt (Exhibition)
2:00 p.m.
Providence College Athletics
Men's Basketball
Matthew Garvey
- Title:
- Special Assistant to Head Coach
- Email:
- mgarvey4@providence.edu
- Phone:
- (401) 865-2849
Matthew Garvey enters his first season as the Special Assistant to Head Coach Ed Cooley at Providence College. Prior to being named Special Assistant to the Head Coach Garvey spent six years working with the Friar men’s basketball program. He was an undergraduate manager (2012-16) and a graduate assistant (2016-18) on Ed Cooley’s staff.
Garvey oversees all content for the men’s basketball social media accounts, attends on and off-campus functions to assist with preparation for the events, and works in conjunction with the athletic media department to control video operations in the Ruane Friar Development Center.
Garvey’s duties as a graduate assistant included developing scouting reports, supervising the 12 student managers and facilitating campus visits for recruiting candidates. Garvey also played an essential role as the Director of Operations for the Ed Cooley basketball camp. He served as a guest speaker, coach and marketing coordinator for multiple camps of 250 or more participants.
Garvey received his master’s degree in education from Providence College in 2018 as well as his bachelor’s degree in economics with a certificate in business studies from Providence College in 2016.
He is single and resides in Providence.
Birthdate: March 10, 1993
Family: Single
College:
Providence College ‘18
Master’s Degree in Education
Providence College ’16
Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
Business Studies Certificate
Experience:
Graduate Assistant for Men’s Basketball, Providence College
2016-18
Director of Operations for the Ed Cooley Basketball Camp, Providence College
2013-18
Student Manager for Men’s Basketball, Providence College
2012-16
Garvey oversees all content for the men’s basketball social media accounts, attends on and off-campus functions to assist with preparation for the events, and works in conjunction with the athletic media department to control video operations in the Ruane Friar Development Center.
Garvey’s duties as a graduate assistant included developing scouting reports, supervising the 12 student managers and facilitating campus visits for recruiting candidates. Garvey also played an essential role as the Director of Operations for the Ed Cooley basketball camp. He served as a guest speaker, coach and marketing coordinator for multiple camps of 250 or more participants.
Garvey received his master’s degree in education from Providence College in 2018 as well as his bachelor’s degree in economics with a certificate in business studies from Providence College in 2016.
He is single and resides in Providence.
Birthdate: March 10, 1993
Family: Single
College:
Providence College ‘18
Master’s Degree in Education
Providence College ’16
Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
Business Studies Certificate
Experience:
Graduate Assistant for Men’s Basketball, Providence College
2016-18
Director of Operations for the Ed Cooley Basketball Camp, Providence College
2013-18
Student Manager for Men’s Basketball, Providence College
2012-16
2018-2019 Men's Basketball Highlight Video
Saturday, April 13
