Providence men’s basketball coach Kim English was caught off guard when asked about his relationship status in a postgame press conference following the Friars’ statement win over Creighton in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night.
Providence upset No. 8 Creighton 78-73, with Devin Carter scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds.
“I believe this was a must-win game. “We want to keep our tournament dreams alive, and we also want to win the Big East championship,” Carter stated after the game.
English, who is in his first year as Providence head coach, called the win “one of our best efforts of the season,” adding the players “deserve all the glory.”
During a postgame press conference, one reporter told the coach he was “trending on Black Twitter,” and, more specifically, people were wondering what his marital status was.
“Um, I’ll uh – man, yeah. No comment,” English said after the room erupted into laughter over the question.
“I’m locked in on this team. I’m locked in on our team right now,” he added with a smile before the moderator moved on to another question.
For interested fans, English’s bio on the school’s website only states that he has two daughters and is a native of Baltimore.
English played college basketball at the University of Missouri before getting drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the second round of the 2012 NBA Draft. After a brief career, he turned to coaching.
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