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Friars in the Hall of Fame In September of 2006, former Friar Dave Gavitt was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Gavitt is the third member of the Providence basketball family to earn the honor and joins John Thompson and Lenny Wilkens. Gavitt - former BIG EAST Conference Commissioner and one of the founding fathers of the league spent 17 years at Providence College, first from 1962-66 as an assistant men’s basketball coach under the direction of Joe Mullaney, then from 1969-79 as head coach. Gavitt was also PC’s athletics director from 1971-82. In 1982, he resigned to be the director of the BIG EAST. As head coach of the Providence College men’s basketball program from 1969-79, Gavitt led the Friars to the school’s first Final Four berth in 1973, in addition to eight 20-win seasons, five NCAA Tournaments, three NIT Tournaments and five New England Coach of the Year trophies. He registered a record of 209-84 (.713) during his 10 seasons with the Friars, including 23 wins over Top-20 teams. His success as coach at Providence led to his selection as Head Coach of the 1980 United States Olympic Team. Lenny Wilkens, who graduated from Providence College in 1960, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989 and 1998. The first PC player to earn the honor, Wilkens was ushered in as a player on May 9, 1989, and as a coach on October 2, 1998, making him one of only two individuals (John Wooden being the other) enshrined in the Hall of Fame in both categories. Thompson, who graduated from Providence College in 1964, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.
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