Providence basketball was riding high coming into the 1974 season. The years since Dave Gavitt became head coach were marked by steady improvement. The Friars had a winning season in 1970, made the NIT in 1971, reached the NCAA Tournament in 1972, and then arrived in the national elite when they advanced to the Final […]
Providence basketball had improved each season since Dave Gavitt took over as head coach in 1970. Gavitt started with a winning season. In 1971, Gavitt’s Friars won 20 games and reached the NIT—a signature achievement in an era when only 25 schools made the NCAA Tournament field and just 16 went to the NIT. In […]
Providence basketball entered Dave Gavitt’s third year on an upward trajectory. The Friars were coming off a 20-win season that saw them reach the quarterfinals of the NIT. In 1972 Providence kept on improving, making the NCAA Tournament, and setting the stage for even bigger things in the immediate future. BARNES & DIGREGORIO TAKE CENTER […]
To a modern audience, Dave Gavitt is a college basketball legend, the man who spearheaded formation of the Big East and transformed the sport in the 1980s. But before that, Gavitt was a simply a solid basketball coach. After spending two seasons at Dartmouth, he took the job at Providence in 1970, and his 1971 […]