Georgetown hired Providence coach Ed Cooley away from the Friars earlier this week, a contentious in-conference move that has shaken up the balance of power in the Big East.
Cooley, a Rhode Island native who spent 12 years as the Friars coach, now departs to Georgetown after winning 221 games and taking the Friars to six NCAA tournaments.
After Cooley’s departure to D.C., Providence athletic director Steve Napolillo made it clear that he was not happy with Georgetown AD Lee Reed poaching his former coach.