2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball team

2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball

Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Second Round vs. North Carolina, L 77–79
Conference	Big East Conference
2013–14 record	23–12 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach	Ed Cooley
Assistant coach	Andre LaFleur
Assistant coach	Bob Simon
Assistant coach	Brian Blaney
Home arena	Dunkin' Donuts Center

2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Villanova	16	–	2	.889	29	–	5	.853
#16 Creighton	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Providence †	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
Xavier	10	–	8	.556	21	–	13	.618
St. John's	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Marquette	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Georgetown	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Seton Hall	6	–	12	.333	17	–	17	.500
Butler	4	–	14	.222	14	–	17	.452
DePaul	3	–	15	.167	12	–	21	.364

† 2014 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll Source:^[1]

The 2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by third-year head coach Ed Cooley, played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, and were in their first season as members of the reorganized Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They were champions of the Big East Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to North Carolina.

Roster

2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	1	Austin, BrandonBrandon Austin	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Imhotep Charter High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1.5 !G	3	Dunn, KrisKris Dunn	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	New London High School	New London, Connecticut
1.5 !G	4	Fortune, JoshJosh Fortune	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Kecoughtan High School	Hampton, Virginia
3.5 !F	5	Bullock, RodneyRodney Bullock	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Kecoughtan High School	Hampton, Virginia
3.5 !F	10	Batts, KadeemKadeem Batts	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	McEachern High School	Boston, Massachusetts
1.5 !G	11	Cotton, BryceBryce Cotton	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Palo Verde High School	Tucson, Arizona
1.5 !G	12	Woodring, CaseyCasey Woodring	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cushing Academy	Darien, Connecticut
3.5 !F	13	Kofane, BriceBrice Kofane	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	The Miller School of Albemarle	Yaoundé, Cameroon
3.5 !F	21	Goldsbrough, LeeLee Goldsbrough	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Loreto College	Newcastle, England
1.5 !G	22	Bancroft, TedTed Bancroft	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bishop Stang High School	Marion, Massachusetts
3.5 !F	23	Henton, LaDontaeLaDontae Henton	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Eastern High School	Lansing, Michigan
3.5 !F	25	Harris, TylerTyler Harris	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.5 !RS So	St. Benedict's Prep	Dix Hills, New York
1.5 !G	32	Lomomba, JuniorJunior Lomomba	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Madison Memorial	Montreal, Quebec
3.5 !F	33	Desrosiers, CarsonCarson Desrosiers	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Central Catholic High School	Windham, New Hampshire

Head coach

Ed Cooley

Assistant coach(es)

Andre LaFleur
Bob Simon
Brian Blaney

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 21, 2013

Incoming recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brandon Austin SF	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute Charter HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 19, 2012
Brandon Austin SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
Rodney Bullock SF	Hampton, VA	Kecoughtan HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 3, 2012
Rodney Bullock SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2013 Providence Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-10-22. "2013 Providence Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved 2013-10-22. "2013 Providence Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2013-10-22. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2013-10-22. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-10-22.

Class of 2014 recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Paschal Chukwu C	Westport, CT	Fairfield College Prep	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 29, 2013
Paschal Chukwu C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86
Jalen Lindsey SF	Franklin, TN	Huntington Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 15, 2013
Jalen Lindsey SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83
Ben Bentil PF	Middletown, DE	Saint Andrew's School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 30, 2013
Ben Bentil PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Kyron Cartwright PG	Compton, CA	Compton High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Apr 7, 2014
Kyron Cartwright PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Tyree Chambers PG	Bayreuth, Germany	Graf-Münster-Gymnasium	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Aug 30, 2014
Tyree Chambers PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition games
November 3* 7:00 pm		Rhode Island College	W 97–65		Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,146) Providence, RI
Regular season
November 8* 6:00 pm, FS1		Boston College	W 82–78 ^OT	1–0	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,867) Providence, RI
November 13* 7:00 pm, FSN		Brown	W 73–69	2–0	Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,891) Providence, RI
November 16* 7:00 pm, FS2		Marist Paradise Jam Tournament Opening Round	W 93–48	3–0	Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,799) Providence, RI
November 18* 7:00 pm, FS1		Vermont	W 70–49	4–0	Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,021) Providence, RI
November 22* 6:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Vanderbilt Paradise Jam Tournament First Round	W 67–60	5–0	Sports and Fitness Center (2,275) Saint Thomas, VI
November 24* 9:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. La Salle Paradise Jam Tournament semifinals	W 71–63	6–0	Sports and Fitness Center (1,766) Saint Thomas, VI
November 25* 10:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Maryland Paradise Jam Tournament championship	L 52–56	6–1	Sports and Fitness Center (2,655) Saint Thomas, VI
November 29* 12:30 pm, FS1		Fairfield	W 78–69	7–1	Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,769) Providence, RI
December 1* 8:30 pm, FS1		vs. #3 Kentucky	L 65–79	7–2	Barclays Center (8,086) Brooklyn, NY
December 5* 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at Rhode Island	W 50–49	8–2	Ryan Center (7,657) Kingston, RI
December 17* 7:00 pm, FS1		Yale	W 76–74	9–2	Dunkin' Donuts Center (3,281) Providence, RI
December 21* 2:00 pm, FSN		Maine	W 94–70	10–2	Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,328) Providence, RI
December 28* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at #23 Massachusetts	L 67–69 ^OT	10–3	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, MA
December 31 2:30 pm, FS1		Seton Hall	L 80–81 ^2OT	10–4 (0–1)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,568) Providence, RI
January 5 7:00 pm, FS1		at #11 Villanova	L 61–91	10–5 (0–2)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
January 8 7:00 pm, FS1		Georgetown	W 70–52	11–5 (1–2)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,187) Providence, RI
January 16 7:00 pm, FS1		at St. John's	W 84–83 ^2OT	12–5 (2–2)	Carnesecca Arena (4,709) Queens, NY
January 18 8:00 pm, FS1		#20 Creighton	W 81–68	13–5 (3–2)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,026) Providence, RI
January 21 9:00 pm, FS1		Butler	W 65–56	14–5 (4–2)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (2,022) Providence, RI
January 25 12:00 pm, FS1		Xavier	W 81–72	15–5 (5–2)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,112) Providence, RI
January 30 12:00 pm, FS1		at Marquette	L 50–61	15–6 (5–3)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,248) Milwaukee, WI
February 1 12:00 pm, FSN		at DePaul	W 77–72	16–6 (6–3)	Allstate Arena (7,139) Rosemont, IL
February 4 7:00 pm, FS1		St. John's	L 76–86	16–7 (6–4)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,798) Providence, RI
February 8 3:00 pm, FS1		at Xavier	L 53–59	16–8 (6–5)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
February 10 7:00 pm, FS1		at Georgetown	L 71–83	16–9 (6–6)	Verizon Center (8,063) Washington, D.C.
February 15 2:00 pm, FSN		DePaul	W 84–61	17–9 (7–6)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,069) Providence, RI
February 18 7:00 pm, FS1		#9 Villanova	L 79–82 ^2OT	17–10 (7–7)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,106) Providence, RI
February 23 6:00 pm, FS1		at Butler	W 87–81	18–10 (8–7)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,857) Indianapolis, IN
February 28 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Seton Hall	W 74–69	19–10 (9–7)	Prudential Center (8,125) Newark, NJ
March 4 9:00 pm, FS1		Marquette	W 81–80	20–10 (10–7)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,469) Providence, RI
March 8 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at #13 Creighton	L 73–88	20–11 (10–8)	CenturyLink Center (18,868) Omaha, NE
Big East Tournament
March 13 3:30 pm, FS1		vs. St. John's Quarterfinals	W 79–74	21–11	Madison Square Garden (14,925) New York City, NY
March 14 7:00 pm, FS1		vs. Seton Hall Semifinals	W 80–74	22–11	Madison Square Garden (15,580) New York City, NY
March 15 8:30 pm, FS1		vs. #14 Creighton Championship	W 65–58	23–11	Madison Square Garden (15,290) New York City, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 21 7:20 pm, TNT	#(11 E)	vs. #19 (6 E) North Carolina Second round	L 77–79	23–12	AT&T Center (11,690) San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denote seed within region E=East. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[2]

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award(s)
Bryce Cotton	Big East Player of the Week (Jan 13-Jan 19)^[3] First-Team All-Big East^[4] Big East Tournament MVP
Kadeem Batts	Second-Team All-Big East^[5]

References

↑ "Big East Conference Standings - 2013-14." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2014.
↑ "Schedule". Friars.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
↑ "Bryce Cotton Named BIG EAST Player Of The Week". Providence College. 20 Jan 2014. Retrieved 16 Mar 2014.
↑ "Bryce Cotton Named First Team All-BIG EAST, Kadeem Batts Named Second Team". Providence College. 9 Mar 2014. Retrieved 16 Mar 2014.
↑ "Bryce Cotton Named First Team All-BIG EAST, Kadeem Batts Named Second Team". Providence College. 9 Mar 2014. Retrieved 16 Mar 2014.

Providence Friars men's basketball

Venues	Bishop Harkins Hall (1926–1955) Alumni Hall (1955–1972) Providence Civic Center/Dunkin Donuts Center (1972–present)

Rivalries	In-state Division I schools

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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