2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball team

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.

2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
2013–14 record23–12 (10–8 Big East)
Head coachEd Cooley
Assistant coaches
  • Andre LaFleur
  • Bob Simon
  • Brian Blaney
Home arenaDunkin' Donuts Center
2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Villanova16–2 .889  29–5  .853
No. 16 Creighton14–4 .778  27–8  .771
Providence †10–8 .556  23–12  .657
Xavier10–8 .556  21–13  .618
St. John's10–8 .556  20–13  .606
Marquette9–9 .500  17–15  .531
Georgetown8–10 .444  18–15  .545
Seton Hall6–12 .333  17–17  .500
Butler4–14 .222  14–17  .452
DePaul3–15 .167  12–21  .364
† 2014 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Source:[1]

Roster
2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Brandon Austin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrImhotep Charter High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 3 Kris Dunn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoNew London High School New London, Connecticut
G 4 Josh Fortune 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoKecoughtan High School Hampton, Virginia
F 5 Rodney Bullock 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrKecoughtan High School Hampton, Virginia
F 10 Kadeem Batts 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrMcEachern High School Boston, Massachusetts
G 11 Bryce Cotton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrPalo Verde High School Tucson, Arizona
G 12 Casey Woodring 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrCushing Academy Darien, Connecticut
F 13 Brice Kofane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrThe Miller School of Albemarle Yaoundé, Cameroon
F 21 Lee Goldsbrough 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrLoreto College Newcastle, England
G 22 Ted Bancroft 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrBishop Stang High School Marion, Massachusetts
F 23 LaDontae Henton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrEastern High School Lansing, Michigan
F 25 Tyler Harris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoSt. Benedict's Prep Dix Hills, New York
G 32 Junior Lomomba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoMadison Memorial Montreal, Quebec
F 33 Carson Desrosiers 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrCentral 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

Roster
Last update: October 21, 2013

Incoming recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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
    US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    Name Hometown 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 
    Recruiting star ratings: 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 
    Recruiting star ratings: 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 
    Recruiting star ratings: 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 
    Recruiting star ratings: 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 
    Recruiting star ratings: 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:

      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. No. 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 No. 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 No. 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      		 No. 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      		 No. 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 No. 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. No. 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      		 No. (11 E) vs. No. 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
      1. "Big East Conference Standings - 2013-14." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2014.
      2. "Schedule". Friars.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
      3. "Bryce Cotton Named BIG EAST Player Of The Week". Providence College. 20 Jan 2014. Retrieved 16 Mar 2014.
      4. "Bryce Cotton Named First Team All-BIG EAST, Kadeem Batts Named Second Team". Providence College. 9 Mar 2014. Retrieved 16 Mar 2014.
      5. "Bryce Cotton Named First Team All-BIG EAST, Kadeem Batts Named Second Team". Providence College. 9 Mar 2014. Retrieved 16 Mar 2014.
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